Oskaloosa, Iowa— The Iowa Department of Education has announced that the Oskaloosa Community School District is one of ten Iowa grantees selected for Fiscal Year 2013-2016 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) awards. Each grant is unique, all provide after-school activities, but some provide additional before school meals and activities, summer school and other supports […]
Feb 27 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The grand old post office at the main intersection of Market and A Ave could see new life in the near future. The former post office could be home to seven new apartments, which would include 4 one bedroom and 3 two bedroom units. Two of these apartments would be handicap accessible. […]
Feb 27 2013 | Posted in
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Greetings from the Mahaska County Courthouse. As your newest elected Mahaska County Supervisor, I appreciate all of the support I received on election day. I appreciate Tom Rielly’s candor in his address of well wishes to my new position. I also want to extend a thank you to Tom’s supporters who exemplified a lot of […]
Des Moines, Iowa – It’s been a week now since Senator Ken Rozenboom gave his point of priviledge speech on the Senate floor. As his fellow Republican Senator Brad Zaun said, “you could have heard a pin drop” during his speech. Rozenboom said that several events happened in the week leading up to his speech, […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP) Medical Staff is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioners Lisa Smith, ARNP-C, and Eva Sietsema, ARNP-C, as well as Adult Nurse Practitioner Megan Childers, ARNP-BC, to its roster of providers caring for patients on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. “The addition of these three outstanding primary care […]
Feb 26 2013 | Posted in
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The Green Dress Project was started in 2009 by William Penn University alumnae Joni Kelley (‘09) of Oskaloosa. It serves as a vehicle for slightly worn prom dresses to be donated for purchase. Formal dresses are seldom worn again, so in most cases these dresses have only been used for one magical evening. The William […]
THE CITY OF OSKALOOSA HAS DECLARED A SNOW EMERGENCY TO BE EFFECTIVE: DAY & DATE: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 TIME: 3:00 p.m. EFFECTIVE: Until further notice. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS TO ALLOW CITY CREWS TO PLOW. VEHICLES LEFT ON THE STREET COULD BE TICKETED OR TOWED AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE. AS […]
Feb 25 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – With four sessions down, only two more sessions of Eggs and Issues remain for the 2013 legislative session. Once again, two topics worked their way to the front of discussion- education and health care. Oskaloosa School Board Member Tom Richardson asked the legislators about their time frame on completing the education bill, […]
Feb 25 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Midwest Collegiate Conference regular season title. Check. MCC Tournament title. Check. NAIA Division II national title. TBD…but after a 104-81 Statesmen victory over #10 Mount Mercy in Sunday’s league tourney finals, William Penn’s chances are improving exponentially by the day. #1 William Penn (30-1) held true to its tourney seed and is expected to retain […]
Rozenboom Report Week 6 of the 85th General Assembly continued the pattern in the Senate of having a lot of committee work but very little floor action. Across the Rotunda, the House held a marathon session on Tuesday night to hammer out the education reform package and funding. My understanding is that they have established […]
Feb 22 2013 | Posted in
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