Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Board of Adjustments met on Tuesday afternoon to consider a conditional use permit to construct a high tunnel hoop building that would be used as a greenhouse. The greenhouse is to be located at 613 South B Street. Blaine Voss, with New Hope Community Center, which is located at the […]
OSKALOOSA – Who doesn’t love helping animals in their community? The Oskaloosa Girl Scouts organized a collection of 587 items for Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter last Saturday prior to attending the Missoula Theater’s production of Aladdin. Fifty one girls attended the play, and of those, 12 had roles in the production. The Girl Scout organization […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in special session on Monday at Noon to vote on a single item, the ballot language for the upcoming LOST vote special election to be held May 3, 2016. The ballot language reads: The city council initially approved ballot language for the May 3, 2016 election on […]
The Art of Winter, a Fundraiser for NPFM School Program, will be held March 4 at Bradbury Hall on the Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum in Oskaloosa. Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum, an open air history museum, is the experiential learning facility for the Mahaska County Historical Society. Every spring school buses arrive with hundreds […]
by Joe Milledge Osky grappler Drew Sams chose an epic finish to his 7th place match at the State High School Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines on Friday – going into overtime after the regular match ended 0-0 after 3 periods. Sams would win 1-0 by rule as he rode out his Keokuk opponent, Camiran […]
OSKALOOSA – Area entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, the self-employed, and those thinking about going into business for themselves are being invited to an event on March 8 by “The Exchange for Entrepreneurs” – a group originally formed in mid-2015 as The Exchange – Oskaloosa CoWorking. “The Exchange – A New Introduction” will be held March 8 […]
We are nearly halfway through session and just passed through the first “funnel” this week. Funnel week is a self-imposed deadline for the legislature to get bills passed through standing committees in either the House or the Senate in order to keep those bills alive for the rest of the session. Funnel week helps us […]
Funnel week at the Capitol has come to an end. We pushed through legislation to be sure we can debate the issues that matter to you most later in session. Below you will find information about the most recent happenings here at the Capitol. If you have any questions, I encourage you to contact me […]
HOUSTON & OSKALOOSA, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– When Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros take the field on April 11 against the Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park, it will be under Musco’s cutting-edge SportsCluster Green™ LED system. As part of continued upgrades to Minute Maid Park, the new lighting system will provide unprecedented levels of energy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council was faced with a decision that pitted a local hospital against the neighborhood it resides in. The discussion involved a proposed zoning change on three properties near Mahaska Health Partnership, going from R1 to R3. This change would put the three acquired properties zoned the same as the […]
