Oskaloosa, Iowa – A civil suit petition was filed on Tuesday against Mahaska County Supervisor Greg Gordy and former Mahaska County Supervisor Lawrence Rouw. The allegations come from Henry ‘Willie’ Van Weelden and his attorneys and contains five counts. The Plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial for all issues, and the petition was filled in […]
By Helen Hotchkin As attendees gathered at the 2014 Iowa Democratic Caucus in Grinnell last night the major platform issue repeated over and over throughout the night was the problem of confined animal feeding operations (CAFO) sprouting up throughout the mid-west with their pervading odors that are significantly devaluing the property values of neighboring homes. […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — A simple romantic comedy about a boy, a girl, their meddling fathers, and the wall that divides them, The Fantasticks is coming to Oskaloosa! This heartwarming musical will be at the George Daily Auditorium for one night only, so don’t miss this professional production of a classic tale that will ignite your […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University welcomed Al Lorensen as the 2014 Dean’s Convocation keynote speaker on Tuesday morning in the Wm. Penn Gymnasium. Lorenzen is a former Iowa Hawkeyes standout, who played several seasons overseas in professional basketball. Lorenzen is a graduate of William Penn College for Working Adults. He is now the CEO […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – An influenza-related death in a healthy Iowa child (0 to 17 years of age) has been reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health. IDPH has also been notified of several probable adult deaths related to influenza. Mahaska Health Partnership still has flu vaccines available for anyone who has not received one. […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Take time to have some impromptu fun at the George Daily Auditorium – no scripts, no writing, just improvisation in this new program called Saturdaily !mprov for middle school and high school students. “I wanted to do something for older kids, and the improv really did well over the summer,” said Andy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met at 9am on Monday morning, January 20th to receive reports from various agencies in the county. Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky talked about the regulations on rock quarries “and what their material needs to be for their specs. We’ve kinda slipped off the charts regulating […]
Rozenboom Report 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS NOW UNDERWAY Legislators made great strides in the areas of property tax, education reform and healthcare during the 2013 session. Positive conversations continue about the headway legislators made last year. Lawmakers kicked off the 2014 Legislative session Monday and it is important to look forward. We must continue to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s that time of year once again where government entities start to develop budgets for their next fiscal year. Currently, Mahaska County Supervisors are working on developing the budget for the 2014-15 budget. Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Doland posted on his Facebook page that, ” there are some obvious fund balances that […]
Pella, Iowa, – In the small coffee shop on the southeast side of the square in downtown Pella, Iowa, Governor Branstad made his first of many campaign stops in a race that will only heat up from here. Branstad is running for an unprecedented 6th term as Iowa Governor. At at event on Wednesday night, […]
