Oskaloosa Optimist Club President Keith Comfort, left, and Oskaloosa Middle School Principal Andy Hotek presented seventh graders Collin Bambrook and Brooke Allen plaques as the club’s students of the trimester. Bambrook and Allen, and their families were honored at a breakfast recently. The Optimist Club honors sixth, seventh and eighth grade students after each trimester.
Iowa’s Expenditure Limitation Law Iowa’s expenditure limitation law was created in a time of budget turmoil. Throughout the 1980’s, Iowa faced a number of fiscal challenges that caused the state to be unable to meet the funding obligations made by the Legislature. These issues reached a head in 1992, when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled […]
The Oskaloosa Shooting Team was back in action after a long winter break this past weekend in Waukee, IA at their first Trap Shooting competition. After just a few weeks of practice to get back into the swing of things, the team did a great job and seemed to be focused and on a mission […]
Des Moines, Iowa – It’s a yearly tradition now, but its purpose remains the same, to help keep Oskaloosa on the minds of lawmakers. The process has helped Oskaloosa and its partners get U.S. Highway 63 onto the CIN or Commercial Industrial Network. That type of regional cooperation among entities is something lawmakers have been […]
Fremont, Iowa – The Mahaska County Sheriffs Office, along with the Iowa State Patrol and Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services responded to a single vehicle accident north of Fremont, along Whitwell Avenue, at 7:00pm Tuesday night. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 1988 Chevy Truck driven by 23 year-old Andrew Scholtus, of Oskaloosa, was […]
“Congrats to the Girls track and field team who were crowned team champions of the 2015 Fairfield Relays for the second year in a row. A full team effort brought this success to the team. 7 personal records were set along with 4 season best relays on the night,” said Head Coach Betsy Luck. Champions […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s spring-time but the trees are wearing sweaters! FACE of Mahaska County along with the Oskaloosa Art Center took to the square this past week to help add some color and creativity to the community with a yarn-bomb event. Sarah Kargol was one of the many creative people who was kicking off […]
The Mahaska County YMCA recently sent 16 swimmers to the Regional swim meet at the University of Minnesota to compete against the best from 12 states from the Midwest area. Nikolas Dykstra, Jarod Miller, Carter Huyser and Jack Miller came away with 2 Gold medals while competing in the medley and free relay events for […]
This week I will deviate from my normal newsletter to address an issue that has been divisive for many years, and that is the issue of abortion. This is an important issue to Iowans, and I recognize the passion on both sides. But the legislature does have to wrestle with this difficult matter at times. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Time has a way of sneaking up on all of us. There are several potential reasons that the Mahaska County YMCA needs help to stay viable into the future. At nearly a half-century old, the facility has many needs, but before money is spent, the YMCA along with MCDG are getting feedback […]
