Eddyville, Iowa June 23, 2015 – Today, Cargill celebrated the growth and success that its corn product-producing facility has achieved in the past 30 years in Eddyville, Iowa. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Iowa Labor Commissioner Michael Mauro, and Albia Industrial Development Corporation Executive Director Dan Tometich joined Julian Chase, Cargill Corn Milling North America president; […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — June 23, 2015 — Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) in Oskaloosa has earned Blue Zones Worksite® designation. CIS completed the necessary items in the Blue Zones Worksite pledge, including training leaders to encourage the use of walking or standing meetings, adopting a formal policy that supports employee volunteer activities (both during work and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport Agency met on June 23rd, 2015 in the council chambers at the Oskaloosa City Hall. There, the board heard concerns from residents about the proposed airport and how it may impact their lives. Alicia Groenendyk, a rural Mahaska County resident, spoke about how she believes the airport […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met on Monday, June 22nd for their second of two scheduled monthly meetings. The board approved the sale of Surplus Property. That surplus property is the old gymnasium floor that had been removed in 4 x4 foot squares, and 4×8 foot sections. The effort is to share a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At the beginning of May, Mahaska County Attorney Amy Zenor handed in her resignation to the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors. Her last day in office was May 29th, and in her absence, the Marion County Attorney’s Office was assisting Mahaska County. That arrangement continued until Attorney James Q. Blomgren was recently […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Mahaska County has been lucky so far this year. Most of the severe weather to impact the area has slammed into counties adjoining Mahaska County. On Sunday and Monday, Monroe and Wapello Counties received extensive damage from tornadoes, hail and wind. Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson joined others in helping […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jessica Strasser plead guilty April 2nd, and was sentenced in Mahaska County District Court on June 19th by Eighth Judicial Judge Annette Scieszinski. Information in the case first became available after the State of Iowa Auditors Office released a report on a special investigation of the Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation […]
Representatives and Senators have been working without pay since the end of April, so this battle has been arduous. We have done the job of making the tough decisions on what is necessary and what is only wanted. This process has driven the fight into conference committees to reach some kind of agreement. With this, […]
We have received a massive amount of RSVPs to attend Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again Rally and Family Picnic’ in the City Park in Oskaloosa. I regretfully have to reschedule Donald Trump’s visit due to this large response. Donald Trump will now visit Oskaloosa on Saturday, July 25th. I will email the new details […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A little coffee break is a common way for people to catch up and share ideas. Congressman Dave Loebsack made four stops for coffee in the Second Congressional District on Saturday. Smokey Row in Oskaloosa was one of those places where he came to chat with patrons and gather feedback about concerns […]
