February 23rd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Historical Society held its annual meeting this week. Members had an opportunity to review the budget and hear about the latest projects underway. The group also had an opportunity to hear from Rod Perry of the Eddyville Historical Museum and was considered the project manager for […]
February 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The KIIC Party Box was playing tunes and sharing information on its big screen while a mass of volunteers helped to bag up and deliver meals to cars. The line snaked its way through the Mahaska Health parking lot south of the Hospice Serenity House. Helping that facility help […]
February 18th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The news that Iowa Senator Ken Rozenboom from District 40 would run in new Iowa Senate District 19 caught many by surprise. Rozenboom had earlier in the year indicated that he would retire. Rozenboom says he still feels compelled to help represent people he’s known and built relationships with […]
February 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of Oskaloosa students have done something no other team has done before them, earned a trip to State Tournament. Trey Van Wyk earned his way to State along with the team, having bowled a perfect 300 game at Districts to set the tone. He ended up with […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was one of the busiest weeks of the year. By the end of this week Senate bills need to be out of committees in order for them to be debated by the full Senate and considered in the House of Representatives, with the exception of bills in the Appropriations, Ways […]
by Distin Hite This week is funnel week, and quite a bit has happened since my last newsletter. The first funnel is the point in the session where a bill must make it through its committee on one side of the legislature or it is dead. This doesn’t apply to bills in Ways and Means […]
by Holly Brink Week 6 Update Hello all! The Iowa Legislature has two funnel weeks throughout the session every year, and this week was the first funnel week. Funnel week simply means that there are two deadlines in each session to keep the legislature on task and remain focused on priority items. In order for […]
Des Moines – Today, Senator Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, announced his decision to run for re-election in Senate District 19. Senator Rozenboom had announced his retirement from the Senate in December following the approval of the redistricting plan that placed Senator Rozenboom and Senator Dickey in the same district. Senator Rozenboom will now move to Senate […]
February 15, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – There has been an air of excitement around the William Penn campus in recent years, and it shows in the energy being displayed by its staff and the students. Earlier this year, Oskaloosa News and many community members toured the newly updated Penn Activity Center or PAC facilities. In […]
February 11th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in a special session on Friday morning, where they discussed the final draft of a Request for Proposal or RFP. The RFP would be used by internet providers to utilize in the bidding process for making internet available to Mahaska County citizens […]
