Last week was our first funnel week and it is one of the busiest we have in the legislature. The first funnel week is when bills must be through the committees of the originating chamber in order to be considered for the rest of this legislative session. If they do not pass committee, they are […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s often thought that in order to host a successful gathering, a trip or call to a larger market for supplies or services is a necessary step. Over the weekend, Penn Central Mall hosted a group of area businesses that helped to remind us that all we need and more, for a […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Mahaska County residents can exchange their birth certificates issued between May of 1993 and October of 2009, a time when parents were given wallet-sized newborn birth certificates. The certificates, which are part of the vital record, don’t contain enough information, making them less useful for the owner when a situation arises […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – A small single engine Piper Warrior 2, a low-wing monoplane, made a controlled emergency landing in rural Mahaska County on Thursday evening. The aircraft, registered to Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, took off with an instructor and a student aboard. When the aircraft began to experience trouble, the instructor took […]
This week found the Capitol extremely busy yet again. Funnel week brought with it a lot of meetings and hard deadlines for many bills. House Republicans are pushing through legislation that will benefit Iowa as a whole. Below you will find some helpful information concerning some issues the legislature is addressing this session. Please contact […]
We are in Funnel Week and the wheels of government continue to roll in spite of the rancor and emotion of the Labor and Life Bills. I ran a Bill in Subcommittee, Committee, and on the floor of the House allowing earlier access to military documents in Iowa for historians. The vote in every case […]
Pella, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport Agency held its quarterly meeting this past week, and the board continues to await word from the Federal Aviation Administration about the environmental assessment of the proposed site. A resolution approving the officers of the SCRAA was passed, with Jim Hansen being Chair. David Barnes will be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The City of Oskaloosa has been working on a plan to come into compliance with Iowa Department of Natural Resources standards, after being cited in September of 2014 for excessive infiltration and inflow that leads to bypassing treatment during wet weather events. Oskaloosa is now in the stages of applying for financing […]
On Saturday February 25th 2017 at approximately 4:56 p.m. Oskaloosa Police officers responded to the Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Room in reference a possible child abuse incident. After arrival, officers were informed that a female identified as 31 year old Alicia Nichoel Boyd-Reynolds of Oskaloosa had taken her 3 year old child to the Emergency […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Having to compete against the regular golf course isn’t something one would have expected for the annual Oskaloosa Winter Open. For Mahaska County United Way, this was their first year of hosting the annual event, which had previously been under the YMCA’s direction for the first 5 years. The move to the […]
