Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Outreach is a non-profit organization that has been a part of the Mahaska County community for more than 30 years, located at 114 North 1st Street in Oskaloosa. The store is stocked with donated items from the community, and each month the thrift store hosts a sack sale. During […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the past few weeks, Oskaloosa High School students and area companies have been working together. For the students, they are getting an opportunity to work real-life problems, and provide a solution to an area company. The company then gets the opportunity to implement those suggestions, in part, fully, or not at […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was the seventh week of the 2019 legislative session, a week busy with subcommittee meetings. Next week is the first funnel week of the year, meaning Senate bills need to be out of Senate committees by Friday in order to be considered for the rest of the year. The funnel […]
by Holly Brink Hello Friends, First, I wanted to extend my congratulations to our district’s students at the Iowa State Univerity, University of Iowa and Univerisity of Northern Iowa! I received an email with a great number of students from our District that made either the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or higher), the President’s List […]
by Dustin Hite Another busy week has flown by in Des Moines. Along with legislation, we released more budget targets and furthered our commitment to SAVE. The House passed an extension of SAVE last session, but it did not move forward in the Senate. Extending SAVE is a top priority for House Republicans this session, […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa is headed back to the Class 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament for the second straight year following a commanding 58-37 win over Fairfield in the 3A SubState final at Mount Pleasant Monday night. Despite being the top seed, Oskaloosa was forced to travel to Fairfield’s backyard in Mount Pleasant. The travel […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The temperatures were up for Mahaska County, and a slight rain was falling, adding to the water puddles already increasing in size. Inside of Smokey Row, things also heated up, when Oskaloosa attorney and Mahaska County Democrat Party Chair Eric Palmer quizzed the trio of legislators about legislation that would change how […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Sitting around a little table inside a local hotel, David Fogle’s parents are overwhelmed with emotion as they search for the words to best describe the thankfulness they have for the Oskaloosa community and its support. David Fogle, a red-headed, smiling 7-year-old 2nd grader, was tragically killed as a result of a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Another felony conviction in Mahaska County has been overturned on appeal, this time by the Iowa Court of Appeals. Bruce Spahr was convicted of one count of second-degree sexual abuse by a Mahaska County jury in 2013. The same jury found him not guilty of three other counts of second-degree sexual abuse. Spahr […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom This week I will devote my newsletter to one subject, the matter of abortion. My convictions on this issue should be evident to all because they have never changed, they never will, and because I have spoken to the issue a number of times on the Senate floor. I will continue […]
