By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2014-15 budget on Monday morning. “I think it’s a pretty good budget, and I think department heads did a good job of keeping costs down,” said Supervisor Mike Vander Molen. The board held a public hearing on […]
Oskaloosa–A squad nearly void of any familiarity to the Big Dance will make a very familiar trip for the program as the Statesmen men’s basketball team used a huge second half to defeat #5 seed Grand View 94-75 in the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Finals Sunday. #2 seed William Penn (22-9) earned its third-straight bid […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A Mahaska County man faces four charges stemming from a single incident in Oskaloosa on February 26th. Timothy John Anderson is accused of Disarming A Police Officer, a class D felony. He is also accused of Interference With Official Acts (Attempted to inflict serious injury) which is also a class D felony. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The process has been years in the making and starting this past weekend Mahaska County Emergency Management, in cooperation with area fire departments, is now taking the lead on any Haz-Mat incidents within the county. This is a change from the years of SIRG being the responsible entity in a Haz-Mat situation. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Officially hitting the campaign trail this past week, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) stopped by Smokey Row in Oskaloosa. Miller-Meeks is no stranger to the campaign trail. The Ottumwa native has run for congress twice before, and believes that things are different this time. “I think after being at the [Iowa] State Department […]
by Ken Rozenboom When we returned to the Senate this week floor debate and voting began in earnest. The first funnel ended last Friday, and Senators had attended scores of subcommittee and committee meetings in an attempt to get bills moving before the funnel deadline. The Senate took up more than 60 bills this week, […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Relay for Life is just around the corner, and teams are now implementing creative ways to raise money. Team SMAC has devised a unique fundraiser to help them attain their goal. A purple toilet gets displayed in a yard with a sign that says “Flush Away Cancer.” The yard […]
On Saturday, February 22nd, Oskaloosa High School’s Robotics Club competed in the First Tech Challenge state competition in Coralville, Iowa. After competing against 48 other robotics teams from across the state, Team 4443- The Sock Monkeys, were one of three teams to win the championship match. As a result of being apart of the winning […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Wednesday night, the Oskaloosa School Board discussed next year’s budget, and the establishment of board goals. Board Treasurer Chad Vink gave the board a 50-minute presentation outlining the proposed budget for next year. Vink said ‘headcount’ enrollment increased by 35.1 students, which is a 1.5 percent […]
