January 18th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met Monday, January 17th, 2022, in their second meeting of the new year. The Supervisors held their quarterly review with Carosh Compliance Solutions in their quarterly HIPAA review. During that review, Roger Shindell of Carosh Compliance said that in total, the numbers are […]
January 17th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The legal battle between the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors and the Mahaska County Emergency Management Commission continues. A court date of January 28th, 2022, is now in place for a lawsuit filed by Mahaska County Emergency Management against Sue Brown as Auditor, and Supervisors Mark Groenendyk, Steve Wanders, […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The 2022 legislative session has officially begun. This first week includes speeches by the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard and legislative leaders. These speeches are important components of the legislative session, and they give us a preview of the goals of each caucus and […]
by Holly Brink Week One Update Hello Friends, As week one of the second half of the 89th General Assembly of Iowa ends, I want to recap just a few things that happened this week. I’m honored to be back at the Capitol serving the people of House District 6 in the Iowa House of […]
Lyle Muller/IowaWatch Rachel Fratzke led her Mercy Iowa City nursing staff in a meditation session to start the work day Monday morning. A nurse manager, she had the nurses do deep breathing exercises and think about when they first wanted to be a nurse, or how they felt about passing their certifying board exams. The […]
by Dutin Hite This week marked the start of the 2022 legislative session. The first week is always filled with ceremonies and the first committee meetings of the year. In many ways it is like the first day in school where you see old friends and meet new ones. This year I will serve on […]
DES MOINES – Tuesday night, Gov. Reynolds delivered her 2022 Condition of the State Address. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: When We Put Our Faith in Iowans, Iowans Come Through Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow Iowans: Two years ago, Ilee and Michael […]
Site A Landowners and Mahaska County v. South Central Regional Airport Agency, City of Pella, and City of Oskaloosa In litigation in two district court cases over the validity of an Iowa Code chapter 28E agreement between Mahaska County and the cities of Pella and Oskaloosa over the creation of a regional airport, the county […]
January 8, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – “Where champions are the last ones to leave” is the slogan of the Oskaloosa Indoor Sports Complex, and it’s important enough that volunteers from around the community donate their time and effort to the area youth so they can fulfill those dreams of being a champion. Until recently, the […]
Byline: Olivia Allen/IowaWatch Four Iowa legislators and two conservation advocates want funding for the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund – which has stayed empty since it was approved by voters in 2010. They shared their sentiments with IowaWatch as the state of Iowa ended the fiscal year 2021 with a surplus of $1.24 […]
