by Sen. Ken Rozenboom It’s become obvious to me that the best way to speed winter along is to work in the Iowa Senate…the weeks just fly by! We’re already five weeks into the session, and I expect the session to last less than our normal target of 15 to 16 weeks. So we probably […]
An Oskaloosa Fire Depatment Press Release At 20:30 hours on February 15, 2019 the Oskaloosa Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire located at 515 High Avenue East with the possibility of a child in the basement. At 20: 34 the first engine arrived on scene and requested an “all in” for the […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite Another busy week has flown by at the Statehouse, and Iowa’s lawmakers are hard at work. Education spending once again was a top priority in the House.That is why earlier this week the House passed its first couple bills of this Session, both of which set education funding for the year. […]
On Wednesday, February 13th, 2019, at approximately 7:50 a.m., the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a stolen vehicle. This vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Utility Truck, was owned by PAR Electric Contracting out of Kansas City, Mo., and was reported stolen from 2686 Highway 63, Oskaloosa. It was reported that this theft took […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – With money donated to the Mahaska Health Foundation and donor-directed to benefit the Birthing Center, a phototherapy system was recently purchased. According to MHP Chief Nursing Officer Andrea Hagist, the advanced LED technology system is used to treat babies with jaundice. “Thanks to the community’s generous support of the Mahaska Health Foundation, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – During Eggs and Issues, we typically find our state representatives center stage, in the hot seat, with a battery of questions being flung at them. This Saturday, North Mahaska and Oskaloosa School District Superintendents answered questions from the public. Members of their respective boards joined the superintendents. The early childhood development center […]
by Jamie Brockman On a late Saturday afternoon, an Oskaloosa gymnasium filled with pink for Coaches vs. Cancer, witnessed the Oskaloosa boys play possibly their best game of the season, beating LHC champions Norwalk 68-47. It was also Senior Night for Oskaloosa, honoring five seniors, including Cole Henry, Rian Yates, Jackson Blythe, Austin Hafner, and […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The Mahaska Health Hospital Auxiliary recently donated a new commercial grade rehabilitation treadmill for use in the cardiac rehabilitation portion of Mahaska Health cardiopulmonary services. According to Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Renee Edgar, treadmills are used by patients every day. “For many patients, these treadmills are a part of their everyday routine. It’s […]
by Ken Rozenboom Education funding is always a big topic of discussion during the first weeks of each legislative session. This week we started the process for setting an education budget for the next fiscal year. Senate File 172, which sets supplemental state aid (SSA) and Senate File 171, which is the transportation/per pupil equity […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors and the South Central Regional Airport Agency Board sat down in a worksession on Monday to discuss 220th Street. The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors contends that the closure of 220th Street doesn’t help to solve an issue of what to do with the farm to […]
