by Ken Rozenboom We have just completed the twelfth week of the legislative session. It’s disappointing to me that we seem to have gotten off track with finishing up the work we have to do. Our colleagues in the Senate majority appear to be far more interested in scoring political points in an election year […]
by Larry Sheets This is a season of hurry up and wait. The House passes a large list of Bills and then must wait on the Senate to do their work. HF475 Bill allows any peace officer in the state the power to request a warrant for a GPS Bug. I stood up and spoke […]
an Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release With rising gas prices, many motorists may look look at alternative modes of transportation. The Oskaloosa Municipal Code does permit the use of golf carts on public streets, but as with motor vehicles; there are ordinances that govern their use on city streets. YOUR GOLF CART MUST HAVE – […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Reaching a milestone in your career can cause one to look back and think about where you’ve been. William Penn Women’s Softball Coach Mike Christner recently marked his 500th career win with the Lady Statesmen since taking over the program in 2002. Since that time, Christner’s teams have continually grown into a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Internet access is a valuable resource to a community, not unlike highways and other infrastructure. Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds visited our local internet service provider, Mahaska Communication Group, to become more familiar with the operation as Reynolds and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad have continued an initiative to ‘Connect Every Iowan’. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At times it’s the youngest among us that help to teach us the most valuable lessons. A group of students at Oskaloosa Middle School have been working since January to write a personal note to every student at the middle school, over 500 in all. The students responsible for the notes are […]
On March 29th and 30th, eight members of the Oskaloosa Fire Department participated in the rescue skills weekend hosted by the Grinnell Fire Department. Five Firefighters attended the Ice/Cold Water rescue class. This class combined lecture and in water training on equipment and procedures for an emergency involving a person or animal that has fallen […]
The Oskaloosa Fire Department wants remind everyone that we are entering warm weather months and severe weather season. Weather permitting, the storm sirens in Oskaloosa are tested at 2pm on the first Monday of each month from April through September. The outdoor storm warning sirens will be activated if the national weather service has issued […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The third time is a charm, or so the saying goes, and for Oskaloosa’s Jessica VerSteeg, it proved to be true. VerSteeg recently was crowned Miss Iowa United States at a competition in February 2014, and will be representing the state at the Miss United States pageant on July 1st and 2nd […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – MaKennah Little has found herself in almost uncharted territory as an OHS student. Not since debate teams of the 60’s and 70’s has an OHS student found their way to the nationals in debate. MaKennah Little joined debate as a way to learn to speak before a crowd, “and not get so […]
