Pella, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport was in Session on January 27th, 2021, with four of its members present, while two, Jim Hansen and Sid Pinney, were absent. SCRAA staff included Pella City Manager Mike Nardini, and via phone was Oskaloosa City Manager Mike Schrock, Amy Beattie, SCRAA legal counsel, and Jerry Searle, […]
Trevern Braden Wins Top Prize in ‘Bonus Crossword’ Game CLIVE, Iowa — An Oskaloosa man who won a $30,000 lottery prize said he plans to share his winnings with his parents. “I’m going to improve both of our living situations a little bit and spread the goodness around,” Trevern Braden told officials on Thursday as […]
by Sen Ken Rozenboom This was the third week of the legislative session, and while we remained busy with subcommittee and committee meetings, we also had some of the first floor debate of the year. Education has been an important topic for nearly every legislator because of the difficulties this last year has imposed. This […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Week 3 Update Hello Friends, This week at the Capitol involved the first Government Oversight meeting as well as the first bills passed by the House of Representatives to be debated by the Senate or signed by the Governor. This is one of the most important times of the session and […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite This week at the Capitol was a busy one in the House Education Committee. As Chairman of the Committee, I along with my colleagues advanced a number of important bills out of committee, including legislation addressing Governor Reynold’s priority of providing parents the choice of having their students in a 100% […]
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 Statesmen […]
Approximately 150 Soldiers from the 3654th Support Maintenance Company (SMC), 734th Regional Support Group, will deploy in support of Operation Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The unit is headquartered in Knoxville and supported by a detachment based in Oskaloosa. A modified community send-off ceremony will be held at Camp Dodge […]
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 Statesmen […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, will serve on the House Homeland Security, Veterans’ Affairs and Education and Labor committees, she announced today. “These assignments directly highlight my strengths and experience as well as the priorities I expressed as I sought office: resolving this pandemic and preparing for […]
The Oskaloosa Community School District’s Virtual Learning Program obtained approval from the Iowa Department of Education as an online school on January 14, 2021. The Oskaloosa Virtual Academy (as it will now be called) is a fully comprehensive online school for students in grades Kindergarten through 12. This program was originally implemented to give families […]
