By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2014-15 budget on Monday morning. “I think it’s a pretty good budget, and I think department heads did a good job of keeping costs down,” said Supervisor Mike Vander Molen. The board held a public hearing on […]
CRI Weekly News for February 28, 2014 Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast Interim WPU President Faces Enrollment Challenges MHP’s New 64-Slice CT Scanner Bus Route to Soon Be Running in Town Alleged Murderer Still in Jail with Higher Bail District Reports on Funding to School Board Youth Special Olympics Play Day
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Wednesday night, the Oskaloosa School Board discussed next year’s budget, and the establishment of board goals. Board Treasurer Chad Vink gave the board a 50-minute presentation outlining the proposed budget for next year. Vink said ‘headcount’ enrollment increased by 35.1 students, which is a 1.5 percent […]
CRI Weekly News for February 21, 2014 Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast City Leaders Lobby Legislators on Transportation Needs County Roads Dept Take Hit from Winter County Taking Applications for County Engineer Animal Shelter Looking to Build New Facility WPU vs. Viterbo Basketball Highlights
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Oskaloosa City Council unanimously approved a tentative union contract agreement with the Oskaloosa Association of Professional Firefighters. The agreement includes wage increases of 2.5 percent, 2.75 percent, and 3 percent over three years, and a 30-cent increase to the “acting” pay for fire fighters […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors received a presentation reviewing the county’s health plan, and discussed the county engineer hiring process. Brad Reiman from Bearance Management Group presented the county’s health plan mid-year review. Reiman discussed how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
CRI Weekly News for February 14, 2014 Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast Alicia Ritenour Released on Bail, Now Back in Jail Cold Temps Cause Many Leaks in Water Mains Cemetery to Receive Financial Assistance from City AccuGrain Invention to Help Farmers Water Board Makes Rate Increase Official City and Water Talk Sharing Services
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Oskaloosa School Board unanimously approved an early start to the upcoming school year. Classes will start on Monday, Aug. 18. Last year, classes started on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The board held a public hearing for the early start request, but received no comments. The […]
CRI Weekly News for February 7, 2014 Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast Mother Charged in Death of 18-Month-Old City to Amend and Approve Budgets More Road Projects Slated for 2014 Propane Shortage Affects Businesses Wooly Mammoth Presentation Given
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council unanimously approved the proposed 2014-15 budget. However, the budget will not be finalized until after the public hearing. The council set the public hearing for March 3. After that hearing, the council will then vote again on the budget. […]
