Supervisors Approved Agreement With Pipeline Inspection Group
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The third-grade community in Mahaska County enjoyed their annual Ag Day, which was held this year on the grounds of the Southern Iowa Fair. One may not think that a rural Iowa school would need to take part in an Ag day on the farm, but in today’s world, less students live […]
by Carissa Osborn Children in Mahaska County have many opportunities to get involved in athletics through school and community programs. Research has shown time and time again that athletics help children develop social skills, learn the importance of practice and goal setting, and in some instances has been shown to increase academic performance. Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Fire Department has been seeing many changes recently. On the outside, work crews are busy adding on to the century old structure, while inside an older generation of firefighters have been passing the baton to a new generation. That new generation of firefighters just got a new apparatus for the […]
Activity in the Senate is winding down and it appears that we are on track to wrap up the session in the next week. Work now is primarily being done in committee meetings as budgets are finalized. As always, my sights are set on budgeting for the state just as we budget as families in […]
Budget Process Kicks Into Gear With agreements on the framework of the Fiscal Year 2017 state budget, individual budget subcommittees have spent the past week putting together the details for spending plans for the various departments and agencies of Iowa’s government. Last week’s announcement of budget targets showed how the funds would be spread through […]
There seems to be some audio difficulty yet in the first 3 minutes. The stream died about 2/3 of the way through the evening, taking with it the video file. The camera was restarted and the final 1/3 of the evening is video and not just audio.
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (April 13th, 2016) – Wednesday Night at the Southern Iowa Speedway, drivers were treated to a get in free night and 64 cars checked in to tame the monster half mile for the first track points night. The sky was beautiful and clear skies compared to the cloudy skies the […]
At 4:30 in the morning on Friday, April 8th 40 people from Oskaloosa left for their Spring trip to Boston, Massachusetts. 33 students of Oskaloosa High School and 7 adults. Some of the experiences they enjoyed were: Faneuil Hall, Harvard, Fenway Park, Boston Duck Tour, USS Constitution Ship tour, Quincy Market, Bunker Hill Monument, Salem […]
by Carissa Osborn The Oskaloosa Art Center, run by Fine Arts and Cultural Events (FACE) of Mahaska county is giving the community many opportunities to see what exactly the arts have to offer. Arts in April, is the Art Center’s way of showing what art means to Oskaloosa as well as the many different forms […]
