Tips for creating a pollinator-friendly garden AMES, Iowa – The beauty and diversity of pollinators can be enjoyed within the home garden or landscape, if some basic steps are taken to assure their habitat. In a recent publication called “Gardening for Butterflies and Pollinators,” horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach explain the […]
Tips for growing edible garden beans and late-summer care AMES, Iowa — Beans are a staple in nearly every vegetable garden. Edible beans come in many sizes, shapes and colors and include green beans, pinto beans, lima beans, edamame (soybeans), cowpeas, kidney beans and others. While Iowa is known for growing soybeans, there are many […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at approximately 7:00 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Des Moines River located in the southwest part of the county. It was reported that a capsized canoe, along with personal items, were seen floating down river. Rescue […]
July 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met Monday at 9:00 am in the 3rd-floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse. The Board approved a tax abatement for parcel #1014477026. The parcel has been abated, and the fees attached to the property because of the abatement make the property […]
July 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met inside the city hall council chambers at 6:00 pm, July 18th, 2022. During the public comment portion of the meeting, a landlord, Scott VerSteegh, spoke about the inspection process landlords go through to have their properties certified by the city of Oskaloosa. “First, I’d […]
Kevin Daniel Brehm May 2, 1959 – July 18, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 63 Kevin Brehm, 63, of Oskaloosa, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 18, 2022, at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa. Kevin Daniel Brehm, son of Daniel John and Joyce Elaine (Knotts) Brehm, was born May 2, 1959, in Burlington, Iowa. As a young […]
Mahaska County office of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) along with the Mahaska County Master Gardeners will host an Local/Urban Prairie Field Day Tuesday, August 23, beginning at 6 pm at the Oskaloosa Elementary. Other stops for the field day include Watson planting at William Penn and the NRCS -Oskaloosa Service Center. The event is […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 18, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Near-average temperatures and timely rainfall helped push along tasseling corn over the past week,” said Secretary […]
BY APPLYING FOR GRANTS FOR CLEAN SCHOOL BUSES Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand is encouraging Iowa school districts to apply for rebates offered by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2022 Clean School Bus Program (CSBP) as a way to save Iowa tax dollars. After the application process closes on August 19, the EPA will offer […]
OSKALOOSA – Lexi Van Utrecht, a 2022 graduate of North Mahaska High School, is wearing a new crown. The 2021 North Mahaska homecoming queen is this year’s Southern Iowa Fair Queen. Van Utrecht was crowned at a ceremony Monday night to open the fair. Van Utrecht is the daughter of Mike and Julie Van Utrecht […]
