Environmental Learning Center, Caldwell Park Wednesday, March 27, 2019 11:00 am – 12:30 pm The OWLS – Older, Wiser, Learning Seniors, is a new “lunch and learn” group program with the Mahaska County Conservation Board and is designed for adults and senior learners with an interest in nature, environmental science and conservation topics. Programs are […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Just as soon as it began, the 2019 session of Eggs and Issues came to a close on Saturday, as all three of Mahaska County’s legislators took questions from the public. The issue of Medicaid privatization once again provided the most commentary and sparks from members of the public, as well as […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – If attorneys for Luke VanHemert have their way, their client will walk out of jail as a free man. Defense Attorney Allen Cook has filed a motion requesting that a judge declare immunity from prosecution for VanHemert, under Iowa’s Stand Your Ground law. The request was filed on March 14 in Mahaska […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As of now, an Oskaloosa mother charged with murdering her daughter in 2014 will face a second trial by jury in Mahaska County in August. Judge Myron Gookin had not, as of press time, ruled on a motion for a change of venue filed by Alicia Ritenour’s attorney, Gina Messemer, seeking to […]
Mary Lou McBride May 30, 1935 – March 22, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 Mary Lou McBride, 83, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown, Iowa. Mary Lou (Phipps) McBride was born May 30, 1935 in New Sharon, Iowa to Claib Albert and Ida May DeWeese Phipps. […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite This week has been a rather eventful one in the Iowa House. I have been the floor manager of several bills which saw debate this week. However, this week I am not going to talk about policy or bills, or anything that has gone on at the Statehouse. Instead, I want […]
by Wade Steinlage Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team opened Heart of America Athletic Conference play on a sour note, falling twice to MidAmerica Nazarene Friday. WPU (9-11, 0-2 Heart) lost by scores of 8-4 and 3-0. The visitors unfortunately failed to come up with a hit in the day’s first competition. Only two batters reached […]
by Wade Steinlage Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team came up just shy of its second upset in less than 48 hours as it fell 88-86 to #2 seed Lewis-Clark State in the second round of the NAIA Division I National Championship Friday. The loss ends an incredible streak for #6 seed WPU […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom In the Iowa Senate, floor debate has taken up most of our time in week ten of the 2019 legislative session. We are already over halfway through the session and while we’ve been busy, there is still much to accomplish in the next few weeks. As we continue to consider major […]
by Rep. Holly Brink 3/22/2019 Hello Friends, Moving along from last week, the House committees has begun to assign Senate files for consideration. Early this week I met for my first Senate file subcommittee meeting for Senate File 316. SF 316, if signed by Governor Reynolds, would establish an interim study committee to conduct a […]
