The Iowa Legislature, on near unanimous votes, approved the 1st proposed redistricting plans this week. As a result of this vote, Mahaska County and surrounding areas are facing an all new Congressional District as well as an all new State Senate and State House District. Currently, Mahaska County and all surrounding counties are in the […]
The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session Tuesday evening. The main item on the Agenda was approval of the certified budget for the 2012 fiscal year. Superintedent Russ Reiter reported that the school district is budgeting for zero percent allowable growth this year. If the state does go ahead and provide some allowable growth […]
Montezuma voters trooped to the polls again on Tuesday to vote on a school tax levy for the 2nd time since September. Preliminary vote totals from the Poweshiek County Auditor’s office show that the issue was defeated after failing to gain the 60% required majority needed in order to be approved. Of those who voted, […]
Last week, we asked you if you approved of the way President Obama was handling the situation in Iraq. 59 residents responded with 33 residents (56%) saying No, 20 residents (34%) saying Yes, and 6 residents (10%) saying Unsure. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and doesn’t reflect the view of Osky News. […]
Des Moines- The first proposed Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Plan to be submitted to the Iowa General Assembly will be the topic of four public hearings to be held in Council Bluffs, Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines the first week of April. The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, created pursuant to law, will hold the […]
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced last week that he has formed an exploratory commitee to explore a bid for President. Pawlenty is the first major candidate to announce the formation of an exploratory committee. Pawlenty’s announcement came via a video on his Facebook page. In addition to serving as Minnesota’s Governor, Pawlenty was on […]
The Oskaloosa High School Speech team finished the year strong with a performance by Sophomore Bob Leonard at the IHSSA All-State Festival. Leonard competed in the Public Address category giving a speech by Hubert H. Humphrey. Leonard was nominated as an Outstanding Performer at the IHSSA State Festival on March 12th. The Speech team started […]
Last week, we asked you if you believed that Oskaloosa Schools were making the right improvements to bring them out of the “in need of improvement” status. 53 residents responded with 37 residents (70%) saying No, 11 residents (21%) saying Unsure, and 5 residents (9%) saying Yes. The question of the week poll is unscientific […]
Voters in the Montezuma Community School District will head to the polls in a couple of weeks to vote on a new bond issue. The vote is on whether or not the Montezuma School Board will issue $8.5 million dollars in General Obligation Bonds to help pay for a school renovation project. This combined with […]
The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session this evening. To start out the meeting, the council considered a request from Jim DeWitt for a reduction of sanitary sewer charges in the amount of $594.66. The request came after the home owners discovered that vandals had smashed their mailbox and turned on the water faucet […]
