Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians defeated the Pella Dutch 65-56 on Tuesday night in Oskaloosa. The win guaranteed them at least co-champion status in the Little Hawkeye Conference, something the team hasn’t done before in that conference. The last time the Indians were conference champions was back in 1996 when the Indians were part […]
by Allison McGuire Tension over selecting and funding a new radio communications system for emergency personnel in Mahaska County continued at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Monday, February 5th. Adding another legal opinion into the question of who will own the new radio system was attorney Daniel Gonnerman. He was there […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday night, where the final reading of an ordinance to increase user fees to pay “for expenses associated with the city’s wastewater treatment works” was read. “The average residential customer utilizes 4.54 units of sewer per month and, based upon the recommended increase, the average sewer […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a fire of massive scale, and Oskaloosa Fire Department reached out to area fire departments early to help battle the Sunday blaze. The call to the Oskaloosa Fire Department went out at 11:04 am, and firefighters were able to see the smoke from almost the moment they left the station. […]
by Ken Rozenboom The pace has really started to pick up at the Iowa Capitol as legislation works through subcommittees and committees. Among the bills moving through the Senate process is SSB 3048 which allows the use of blue and white lights on snow plows to prevent car accidents. The program was originally a study […]
by Allison McGuire Oskaloosa Republicans and Democrats will gather this Monday, February 5th at 7 p.m. for the midterm precinct caucuses. Midterm caucuses provide an opportunity for party activists to discuss the principal goals, objectives, and positions that will make up their platform and designate the delegates who will attend the county party convention in […]
Dear friends in House District 80, On the dollar bill you read “In God We Trust.” On the South Wall Frieze at the US Supreme Court you see Moses holding the Ten Commandments. The US Capitol building includes the Congressional Prayer Room, “to provide a quiet place where individual Representatives and Senators may withdraw to […]
House Republicans Introduce Education Priorities House Republicans this week unveiled our school funding plan for the next school year. The plan contains increased funding, an extension of infrastructure dollars, property tax relief for districts, transportation funding for districts with high costs, and a host of new flexibility provisions for existing dollars. The plan started with […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — The Tony Award-winning stage play On Golden Pond is at the George Daily Auditorium on Monday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. The movie version starring Henry and Jane Fonda and Katherine Hepburn, based on the stage play, won five Academy Awards for its story and acting. On Golden Pond is an American […]
by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- Oskaloosa schools will soon need to begin a search for a new superintendent. According to a press release from the Independence Community School District, Oskaloosa Schools Superintendent Russ Reiter has accepted the open superintendent position in Independence. The Independence School Board had met earlier Monday evening to discuss the three […]
