A Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Theft of items from the Sully Area Recovered On 02-07-2023 the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, and the MINE East drug task force conducted an investigation in eastern Mahaska County today. A search warrant was applied for and granted for an address in the small […]
Terrie Rae Staffenhagen March 30, 1944 – February 5, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Terrie Rae Staffenhagen, 78, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Oelwein, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at her home in Oskaloosa. Terrie Rae Staffenhagen, daughter of Harold George and Mary Eula (Keefer) Stade, was born March 30, 1944, […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 3, 2023 An Iowa college student whose YouTube video of a police traffic stop generated 1.6 million views is now suing the city of Newton for false arrest. In a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Tayvin Galanakis, 19, of […]
February 5th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A major waterline broke early Sunday morning on the east side of Oskaloosa, causing water pressure to drop across the city. The first real test for Oskaloosa’s new city manager Amal Eltahir proved to be a mixed bag of results. However, the good from the day has come from […]
by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 3, 2023 WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his planned trip to Beijing after the U.S. detected a supsected Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over Montana. A senior State Department official said Friday that despite the Chinese government claiming the balloon had entered U.S. airspace […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team could not put away #13 Missouri Baptist Friday, falling 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The fifth-ranked Statesmen (1-4, 0-2 Heart) lost by scores of 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13. The hosts held a .279-.254 hitting clip, but committed seven more service errors (21-14) than the Spartans […]
PELLA — In a field with six Division I entries, Central College women’s track and field athlete Olivia Bohlen (freshman, Belle Plaine) took second place in the pentathlon at the Wartburg Select Friday. In the men’s heptathlon, Grant Miller (freshman, Norwalk) is in third and Gavin Smith (freshman, Audubon) is in fifth after four events. […]
DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Patrick McAvan as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 8A. McAvan, of Fairfield, Iowa, currently serves as an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney. He received his undergraduate degree from Loras College and his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law. McAvan […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom Because I had a new hip installed on January 25, I was unable to publish a newsletter last week. Today, I’ll try to get my constituents caught up with some of the major legislative news. Funding for K-12 students is always one of the first things we address each year during […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44, After a chilly week, it’s nice to see a warm weekend ahead of us. This week has consisted of committee meetings, visiting with countless constituents, and voting on a handful of bills that hit the Senate floor. Over the next month, the push to get bills out of […]
