Archive for: March, 2023

Walter Lewis Brown

Walter Lewis Brown August 28, 1921 – March 22, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 101 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Walter Brown, 101, of Oskaloosa, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Oskaloosa Care Center. Walter Lewis Brown was born in Oskaloosa on August 28, 1921, to David Jay and Gladys Marie […]

Carol L Stanley

Carol L Stanley July 14, 1956 – March 22, 2023 Des Moines, Iowa | Age 66 Carol L. Stanley, age 66, of Des Moines, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines. She was born on July 14, 1956, at the Mahaska County Hospital, the daughter of Horace […]

Bill for Teacher Empowerment Passes Iowa House

The Iowa Capitol

Author: Rep. Helena Hayes, Iowa House District 88 House File 604: Teacher Empowerment On Wednesday, March 22nd the Iowa House of Representatives passed House File 604- an act for teacher empowerment. This bill addresses several concerns House members have been hearing from teachers across the state. What the bill does: ● Allows the ombudsman to […]

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 2.9 Percent in February

Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.9 percent in February from 3.0 percent in January. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate increased from 3.4 percent to 3.6 percent in February. The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 50,100 in February from 51,200 in January. The total number of working Iowans increased […]

EXECUTIVE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAHASKA COUNT YMCA

The Mahaska County YMCA

This is an excellent opportunity to lead a Y with a brand-new facility for the community and its members. While we have experienced delays in construction, we are excited about opening this new center and have been getting the recreation side of the facility ready to open. The new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will join […]

LOCAL WHEEL OF FORTUNE FAN SPINS FOR BIG MONEY ON WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Wheel of Fortune

Cory Houser from Oskaloosa, Iowa, appeared on Wheel of Fortune on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Cory has been an avid Wheel of Fortune fan his whole life. When he was a kid, Cory dressed up as the iconic Wheel with Christmas lights all around it. After Halloween, Cory put the Wheel on a lazy susan […]

Indian Hills present speaker Dan Harris

Dan Harris (submitted image)

OTTUMWA– Indian Hills Community College and the Iowa Faculty Development Collaborative invite you to attend a presentation by Dan Harris on Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 12:30 – 1:30 PM in the Hellyer Student Life Center in Ottumwa, IA Dan Harris is the former co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC […]

Iowa Senate passes asset, income tests for SNAP eligibility

Some fresh produce that was available Tuesday at the Oskaloosa Farmers Market

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 22, 2023 Iowans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would have to go through an asset test to continue receiving benefits under a bill passed by the Iowa Senate Wednesday. Senate File 494 would require Iowa families on SNAP to match federal asset test guidelines, meaning recipients […]

House passes bill to restrict eminent domain for pipelines

The Iowa Capitol

by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 22, 2023 Legislation that would restrict carbon dioxide pipeline companies’ ability to use eminent domain was overwhelmingly approved by the Iowa House on Wednesday. “I believe that the issue before us today — and the vote that we will take on this issue — is indeed historic,” said […]

WARRIORS DROP RANGER, ADVANCE AT HUTCH

Indian Hills Athletics

Hutchinson, KS – Behind a 26-point performance from sophomore Don McHenry (Milwaukee, WI/Hawaii-Hilo), the sixth-seeded Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team cruised to the quarterfinal round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Basketball National Tournament with an 88-68 win over Ranger College (TX). In its tournament opener at the Hutchinson Sports Arena […]

             

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