Groenendyk Wins Second Term and Chuck Webb elected to fill the vacant supervisor seat. Mahaska County, Iowa – The dust has settled in Mahaska County after Tuesday night’s election. In the closely watched supervisor race between incumbent Mark Groenendyk (R) and challenger Kathryn Kaul-Goodman (D), the vote favored Groenendyk 7055 to 3559. A similar result […]
Local News The Election Is Over Locally EMA Commission Meets To Discuss COVID-19 Reimbursement SCRAA Approves Rental Agreements And Enters Closed Session Over Lawsuit No Changes To Oskaloosa Return To Learn Plan Mahaska Public Health Talks Latest COVID-19 Information Local Veteran Honored With Quilt Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Legion To Collect For Those […]
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds announced today that she is allocating an additional $28 million in direct relief to Iowa’s hospitals and local county health departments to help manage increased needs due to COVID-19. The funding comes from the $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds allocated to the state. “As COVID-19 continues to […]
By Sonya Sellmeyer, Consumer Advocacy Officer for the Iowa Insurance Division Con artists target consumers age 60 and older, swindling more than 7 million Americans out of almost $3 billion each year. Those older consumers may have caregivers – a spouse, family member, friend, paid professional or volunteer, official guardian, or conservator. All types of […]
The funds will be used to create job training opportunities to Iowans impacted by the Coronavirus. DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds announced 46 awardees of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Earn and Learn Grant, totaling $5.85 Million. A summary of awards can be found here. The grants will fund projects that support the creation and […]
Cedar Rapids–Ouriya Maiga (So., Opelousas, La., Biology) found an opportune time to score her first career goal as the William Penn women’s soccer team shut out Mount Mercy 1-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. WPU (3-10, 2-9 Heart) earned its first shutout of the season, recording 17 shots, while limiting the Mustangs […]
Julia H. Davis December 12, 1924 – November 2, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 95 Julia H. Davis, 95, of Oskaloosa, entered into the presence of her Lord on Monday, November 2, 2020 at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born December 12, 1924, in Perry, Iowa, the daughter of Reese […]
On Monday, November 2, 2020 the Oskaloosa Community School District Administration was notified of a potentially threatening message at the Oskaloosa High School. Administration and local law enforcement immediately began investigating. The investigation is ongoing and the district will work with law enforcement to determine the origin of the message. The district and law enforcement […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 2, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Iowa’s crop progress continues to be ahead compared to past years with 97% of soybeans […]
Oskaloosa–Rafael Martins (Jr., Boca Raton, Fla.) stood strong between the pipes last Saturday in a big rivalry matchup, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Martins won his first weekly laurel after guiding the Statesmen men’s soccer team (8-6, 8-4 Heart) to […]
