DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she has directed $490 million of the $1.25 billion in Coronavirus relief funds Iowa was provided through the CARES Act, to be deposited into Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The deposit will ensure that eligible Iowans continue to receive unemployment insurance benefits, and will also enable Iowa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday night it was KIIC Thunder Country Night at the races as all five classes were in action on the Great ½ mile on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa. The headliner of the night was the 16 lap Oskaloosa Quality Rental Sportmod main event. Logan Anderson shot into the lead by overtaking […]
Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference recently honored its top academic achievers as its 2019-2020 Scholar-Athletes were announced. William Penn tallied 52 award recipients, paced by nine honorees from the softball program. A total of 946 student-athletes were honored (up 125 from last year) from the 13 reporting schools, including a number of student-athletes receiving […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of over 200 people sat on the East side of the bandstand in downtown Oskaloosa on Tuesday night to hear the Declaration of Independence read aloud. The event took place just days before the July 4th holiday. The event was put together by the Mahaska County Republican Central Committee and […]
PELLA—Three former student-athletes who reached the national championship stage and received distinctions in other areas as well are the newest members of the Central College Athletics Hall of Honor. A pair of NCAA Division III individual champions, men’s high jumper Craig Cantrall ’94 and decathlete Peter Wagner ‘03, will be inducted along with all-America defensive […]
Pella, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport Committee met on Tuesday evening. The meeting was held electronically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At issue were two land agreements. The agenda also included creating a property committee and designated an executive committee. A discussion developed around the passage of Resolution No. 47. The resolution would […]
Clients have been inquiring about what they should replace their dead ash (or other kind of) tree with or what trees to plant at their new/new-to-them home. Extension can help with this decision! We encourage diversity within landscapes. We encourage people to plant different types of trees. We encourage people to plant trees that are […]
Bill contains Loebsack priorities, including funding for expanded broadband access, bus transit, building energy efficient schools Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack today praised House passage of HR 2, the Moving Forward Act, a comprehensive infrastructure bill that includes key investments toward our surface transportation, broadband, and public education infrastructure. “It’s all too clear for […]
