March 3rd, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa area businesses came together recently to give Oskaloosa Middle School students a chance to ask professionals about their careers and learn a little more about those careers that interest them. OMS Principal Mark Scholes said the day helped sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students expand beyond the careers students […]
February 25th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – After introductions of the panel, which included Barb Kniff McCulla from House District 37, Helena Hayes from House District 88, Adrian Dickey from Senate District 41, and Ken Rozenboom, Senate District 19. All four are Republicans in the 2023 Iowa Legislative Session. Questions included those involving Iowa Senate […]
February 14th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Making sure its residents have the much-needed service to medical care has been a priority to Mahaska Health, and a newly updated ambulance will help the facility provide that to Mahaska County into the future. Mike Lang, Director of Emergency Services with Mahaska Health, recently chatted with Oskaloosa […]
February 20th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa residents started to notice low water pressure on Monday morning before 11:30 am. The Oskaloosa Water Department then began to search for the leak location, finding it in a field near the north treatment plant. Oskaloosa Water General Manager Kelly Hefner said in an interview with Oskaloosa News […]
Mahaska Health Hosted Free Cholesterol Checks And More For Participants February 19th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska Health is helping to provide information and insight into the nation’s leading cause of death, and one that became very personal to me on December 16th, 2022. Beyond the cholesterol checks, Mahaska Health also had experts advising on […]
February 18th, 2023 This interview was recorded before I had a heart attack on December 16th, 2022. Oskaloosa, Iowa – “We’re a little different. We’re not for everyone,” says new Oskaloosa Schools Superintendent Mike Fisher. “Come check us out, and I think, more often than not, people will see our peculiar brand of school here.” […]
February 7th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Limited availability and cost increases caused the Oskaloosa City Council to approve purchasing a new fire truck or apparatus late in 2022. In February, that new apparatus, a 2021 model, arrived at the Oskaloosa Fire Department, where members held the pushing-in ceremony, which is customary when a new truck […]
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 […]
January 28th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The second installment of Eggs and Issues 2023 took place Saturday morning at Smokey Row Coffee. One of the longest-running opportunities in the state for constituents to ask questions of their representatives at the Iowa State House hosted two new individuals and a seasoned statesman in Ken Rozenboom. The […]
