A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release As part of an on-going burglary/theft investigation being conducted by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office (see original press release dated February 3rd, 2017), criminal charges have been filed against several individuals. 38-year-old Steven Joseph Johnson of 1213 River Road, Leighton, Iowa was charged with Theft in the 1st […]
By Hailey Brown Oskaloosa, Iowa – Discussion continued Tuesday morning as the Mahaska County Supervisors hashed out ideas for fresh legal counsel pertaining to the 28E Agreement to build a regional airport with the cities of Oskaloosa and Pella. The original agreement was drafted back in 2012, in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). […]
by Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa boys basketball team did some things that had not been done for quite a while Monday night in district play at Oskaloosa against Washington. First off, they are hosting districts by being the #2 seed in the substate, secondly, they won a district game beating Washington badly 81-46. The Indians […]
The Lighted Christmas Parade Committee met following a successful 2016 parade and set the theme for the 30th annual Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade to be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017. The parade will be on Thursday only and the theme will be “30 Years of Christmas Past”. The committee envisions the resurrection of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The thermometer was pushing over the 70 degree mark on Friday, and Oskaloosa and Mahaska county residents were taking full advantage of the warm temps and sunny skies offered up for the weekend. On Friday around noon, the square in downtown Oskaloosa was buzzing with those seeking some time outside. One of […]
New Sharon, Iowa – Practice and polish are just a few of the things Caleb Gipple will be doing to prepare himself for the national oratorical speech contest hosted by the American Legion. On January 22nd of this year, Gipple took home first place at the most local level of the competition, the 2017 5th […]
It’s been a busy week in the Iowa Senate as we did a couple bills on the floor for debate, and had several bills moving through our subcommittees and committees. Apart from the high profile, attention grabbing bills there are also smaller things we consider during the session. In my Natural Resources and Environment committee […]
Press Release – Iowa Governors Office (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following bill into law: House File 291: an Act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, making penalties applicable, and including […]
Jake McGee, Chief of Police, announced today the placement of a permanent Medication Dropbox located in the lobby of the Mahaska County Law Center, 214 High Avenue East. Chief McGee said the drop box is made possible through a small grant from the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy to address the increasing problem of […]
by Jeremy Esparza – William Penn Sarah Derry, a graduate of Drake University and the South Central Regional STEM manager, gave a speech on February 15, 2017 in regards to how the STEM Advisory Council is working to build a better transition from education to the workplace environment throughout the state of Iowa. “As the […]
