Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County YMCA CEO Matt Larson recently spoke with Oskaloosa News about the progress on the new YMCA building. The facility’s childcare portion is scheduled to open by late summer, while the other parts of the facility are slated to open in early November. Larson said the facility “is going to be […]
An Iowa State Patrol Press Release April 10, 2021 GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa – On Friday, April 9, 2021, Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a 27-year-veteran of the Patrol, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a barricaded subject in Grundy County. On Friday, April 9th, at approximately 7:22 p.m., Grundy Center Police […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The discussion about the funding and potential future of 911 services and its funding continued Monday during the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors meeting. “The conversation is getting more intense as we go along,” said Mark Groenendyk, chair of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors, and the process taking place to find […]
by Ken Rozenboom In 2016, Iowa voters gave Republicans the trifecta, electing us to lead the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the governor’s office. We responded with major reforms to state government and the largest tax cut in Iowa history. Voters showed their support by again giving us the trifecta in 2018 while electing […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This past Wednesday, officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office played a significant role in helping bring an end to a high-speed chase that began in Van Buren County around 1:30 pm. The chase entered Wapello County near Eldon and eventually found its way onto Highway 63, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s the same ol’ story for the past year about how COVID-19 has changed the way we live, play, and learn. For local elementary students, the past year has been very different than years prior, and one of those are opportunities to leave the confines of a classroom and explore something new. […]
The annual World Autism Awareness Day was Friday April 2 of this year. On Friday night, Nolanne Rust and others gathered at the square, to celebrate the day and to recognize those with Autism. “Today is actually World Autism Awareness Day. So it’s actually a global Autism Awareness Day. Autism Awareness, in general, is […]
by Dustin Hite This week was the second funnel, which means a bill must make it through committee in the other chamber in order for it to be alive for the session. It also means that it is the last week of committee meetings, with the exception of Ways and Means and Appropriations. These two […]
by Ken Rozenboom This week we received more good news about Iowa and the economy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Iowa’s economy grew 6.3 percent in the last few months of 2020, faster than many of our neighboring states. Coupled with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, this is great news […]
by Holly Brink Week 12 Update Hello Friends, Happy Easter! I hope this holiday weekend is full of joy for you and your families. Here at the legislature it has been a chaotic week, as it is the second funnel which I will explain further below. After this week, the legislature will look very different […]
