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The Rozenboom Report by Senator Ken Rozenboom – February 5th, 2021

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

by Sen Ken Rozenboom Wow! Four weeks are already in the books as we continued our work on a large number of issues at the subcommittee and committee levels. We also passed a number of bills on the Senate floor and sent them to the House. One of the bills we passed on a 46-0 […]

Two Items For Upcoming Special Election

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March 2, 2021 City of Oskaloosa Hotel-Motel Special Election March 2, 2021 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont School District Special Election • Deadline to register to vote to take part in election: Early Voter Registration deadline – 5 PM, Friday, February 19 • If registering after this day and prior to election day, contact the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office: […]

Gov. Reynolds signs new Public Health Disaster proclamation

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds listens to apprentices talk about their experiences in their apprenticeship program.

DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation that relaxes existing public health measures effective Sunday, February 7th, 2021 while continuing critical regulatory relief to those on the frontlines of COVID19 recovery for an additional 30 days. The proclamation strongly encourages Iowans, businesses, and organizations to take reasonable public health […]

City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County Representatives to discuss 2021 Topics at Eggs & Issues

Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Groenendyk speaks at Eggs and Issues on Saturday morning.

Representatives from the City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County will provide updated information on 2021 topics, at the next Eggs & Issues on Saturday, February 13. This will be broadcast live on Oskaloosa News and Mahaska Chamber & Development Group’s Facebook pages, as well as on MCG Channel 7 on Saturday, February 13 starting at […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For February 5th, 2021

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 Local News Plans Are Getting Hammered Out To Help Make A Southeast Connector A Reality Ecumenical Cupboard Helping Individuals Impacted By Pandemic Iowa hospitals’ financial losses mount amid COVID-19 United Way Of Mahaska County Playing Role In COVID-19 Help 2021 Eggs And Issues Set Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Local Sports Indians Network […]

Hite Capitol Update – February 4th, 2021

Rep. Dustin Hite (R-House 79)

by Rep. Dustin Hite It was another busy week at the Statehouse. I started on Monday by taking the gavel and sitting in the Speaker’s chair for the opening of Monday’s session. The rest of the week was filled with committees and subcommittees and is now ending with a blizzard. On Tuesday evening, the Iowa […]

Holly Brink – Update From the House for District 80

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

by Rep. Holly Brink Week 4 Update Hello Friends, As always it is an honor to serve you in the Legislature. I want to focus the majority of this week’s newsletter on the House Government Oversight committee, which I have the pleasure of leading along with Vice Chair Representative Jacobsen. The Government Oversight committee has […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For February 4th, 2021

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 Local News Plans Are Getting Hammered Out To Help Make A Southeast Connector A Reality Ecumenical Cupboard Helping Individuals Impacted By Pandemic Iowa hospitals’ financial losses mount amid COVID-19 United Way Of Mahaska County Playing Role In COVID-19 Help 2021 Eggs And Issues Set Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Local Sports Indians Network […]

Supervisors Hire Auditors For Upcoming Fiscal Years

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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, February 1st, 2021, starting at 9 am. The Board set to the task of accepting a bid for the audit services of the fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. The service’s cost and what each of the bidding entities says […]

Council Discusses Animal Shelter Agreement

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Council Dissolves their portion of the 28E Agreement with Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter. This step came at the request of Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter. The shelter was created in 1992 after a gift from Harold and Myrtle Stephen and was operated under a 28E agreement between Mahaska County, the city of Oskaloosa, and the Mahaska […]

           

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