Pat Hazell, back from last year’s hilarious performance of The Wonder Bread Years, teams up with Funniest Mom in America finalist Karen Morgan for an evening of comedy about love, relationships, marriage, and parenting. Bring your sweetheart, bring your friends, and bring your sense of humor for a fun night out! Thursday, February 12th at […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Caucuses are over a year away, but the political theater is already underway in Iowa. This past weekend, that theater got a jump start at the Congressman Steve King (R) and Citizens United, Iowa Freedom Summit, hosted in Des Moines. Congressman King is from the Iowa 4th Congressional District, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a changing of the guard at the Mahaska County YMCA this past week. Friends, family and community members came out to wish two outgoing YMCA administrators well in their future, and to welcome a fresh face to the community. After 5 years at the helm of the Y, Executive Director […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The lights were bright in Oskaloosa this week, as a national tv news channel visited Oskaloosa to interview a potential contender for the White House in 2016. Fox News Bret Baier sat down inside Smokey Row with Santorum for about an hour. It’s an indication of what is to come for the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School District has been awarded a grant to help coach its teaching staff. This initiative started under Dr. Glass, who was the Director of the Iowa Department of Eduction. The grant, given to one-third of the students in the state being accepted every year, is called the Teacher Leadership Compensation […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The tradition of waking up early on a Saturday morning during the legislative season continued on Saturday. The smell of coffee and the sound of conversation filled Smokey Row Coffee. The Legislative forum, sponsored by the Oskaloosa Chamber, is a way to bring legislators and their constituents together in a comfortable setting. […]
This has been a short week at the Capitol due to the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday. My colleague Senator Brad Zaun took a moment Wednesday morning to commend our former State Senator and current US Senator Joni Ernst. Senator Ernst delivered the Republican response to the President’s State of the Union response, which […]
Dear friends in District 80, thank you for the election win last November. First I want to express my deep sorrow in losing a fellow Representative who had earned my highest esteem and respect, Dwayne Alons. I miss him. The first week of Session was a parade of ceremonies. It began with the swearing in […]
Stability and Growth in Education Funding From 2002 to 2012, education funding in Iowa was a tumultuous period. This is evidenced by numerous across the board cuts – which affected education and every other area of the budget – and moves by the legislature to underfund the state’s responsibility in the school funding formula. Over […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday night, with the Complete Streets initiative a major focus for those in attendance. With the opening of the meeting, the community spoke about their support for Complete Streets. Mark Willett, Assistant General Manager for Clow Valve in Oskaloosa, explained that, on behalf of Clow Valve […]
