OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Following the recent resignation of Steve Burnett, the City Council of Oskaloosa, Iowa, has announced plans to hold a special election to fill the now-vacant Fourth Ward City Council seat. The election is scheduled for April 2nd, 2024, setting the stage for candidates to step forward in the coming weeks. The vacancy, […]
In 1977, the agricultural sector witnessed a significant breakthrough when Kelderman Manufacturing responded to a local farmer’s plea for a solution to harvest wind and storm-damaged corn. The introduction of the Kelderman Down Corn Reel transformed the way farmers approached damaged crops, offering a lifeline to salvage corn that would otherwise be lost to the […]
With the deadline of the first funnel approaching quickly next week, it made for another busy of week of subcommittees and committee meetings. Just for review, every bill first gets “read in” on the floor and then assigned a subcommittee to start the process. (Not every bill gets a sub…it is up to the discretion […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom It is the end of Week 5 in the Iowa Senate, and we are coming up from the first major legislative deadline of the year. As the chairman of the Senate Education committee, I have been processing the 60 bills that have been assigned to our committee. We have approximately 12 […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44! Reflecting back, once again it doesn’t feel like there’s any one issue that stands out, but I don’t recall having five minutes free all week either. With one week away from the first funnel deadline, you can feel the urgency for many legislators trying to get their […]
A frantic call for help from an incident Friday evening just after 5 p.m. had local emergency services go to the scene of a serious accident. The serious accident involved a young child and a semi-truck on N Market in Oskaloosa. According to first responders, the child, while attempting to cross the highway on foot, […]
The Mahaska County Historical Society/Nelson Pioneer Farm & Museum is thrilled to announce the appointment of McKenzie Hardeman Korte, often known in his communities and to his family as Mac, as our new incoming Museum Director. Mac has close ties to the local community here in Oskaloosa through the Hardeman family. Mac comes to Mahaska […]
In recognition of American Heart Month, Mahaska Health, an Iowa ‘Center of Excellence for Cardiology,’ is hosting a free heart health community event. The Mahaska Health Cardiology Services team invites the community to receive free heart-related health screenings at its main campus in Oskaloosa, through door 4, on Saturday, February 17th, 2024, 8:00 am – […]
During Monday night’s Oskaloosa City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Bob Drost swore in two new officers to the Oskaloosa Police Department. Mayor Pro Tem Drost administered the Oath of Office to new Police Officers Cale Holmberg and Richard Fortney. Cale Holmberg’s journey from the sports arenas of Oskaloosa High School to the front lines […]
(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – On Friday February 2, the Southeast Iowa Chapter of the Iowa Engineering Society held the 2024 MATHCOUNTS competition at William Penn University in the Dana M. Atkins Memorial Union. Five schools participated in three rounds of team or individual challenges to see who would place on top. For fun, the top ten […]
