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New Officer Sworn In During Tuesday Meeting – New Laundromat Also Moves Forward

A new laundromat being proposed along High Avenue West in Oskaloosa. (City of Oskaloosa)

February 23rd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt swore in Oskaloosa’s newest police officer at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Officer Gage VanGorp began his police career with the Oskaloosa Police Department on February 7th, 2022. Officer VanGorp is from New Sharon, where he attended North Mahaska schools and competed in football and track. […]

Supervisors Pass Ordinance Covering Private Water Wells – Road Improvement

Mahaska County Courthouse

February 23rd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, February 22nd, at 9 am in the 3rd-floor conference room of the courthouse. Mahaska County Chair Mark Groenendyk was absent from the meeting, so Vice-Chair Steve Wanders then presided. The first motion was to go into a public hearing for […]

Eddyville Historical Museum Presentation Highlight Of Potluck Dinner

Nelson Pioneer Farm

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 […]

Share The Love Event Has Record Year

Mahaska Health (submitted photo)

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 […]

Rozenboom Talks About Un-Retirement And More

Sen Ken Rozenboom talks about budgets and tax reform during Saturday's Egg's and Issues.

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 […]

Oskaloosa High School Boys Bowling Team Earns First Trip To State

Oskaloosa High School Boys Bowling Team 2022 (submitted photo)

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 […]

The Rozenboom Report – February 18th, 2022

Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)

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 […]

Hite Capitol Update – February 17th, 2022

Rep. Dustin Hite (R-New Sharon) is seen here taking the oath of office in the Iowa House chamber as the 88th General Assembly. (submitted photo)

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 […]

Update From the House for District 80 – February 17th, 2022

Holly Brink (District 80) signs her Oath of Office on Monday, January 14, 2019.

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 […]

Rozenboom Announces Re-election Bid

Iowa Senator Ken Rozenboom talked about water quality and road funding at Saturday's Eggs & Issues on Saturday.

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 […]

           

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