Oskaloosa, Iowa – The little league season is just around the corner. The Oskaloosa Little League held their first of two sign-up days in center court of Penn Central Mall. The sign up next week (February 4) will also include sports like soccer and Babe Ruth leagues. Last year, about 480 kids participated in little […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Secret recipes aren’t only for the colonel, and some local chili talent went head-to-head in the 4th Annual Chili Cook-off. Entries from several local businesses and individuals made up the 9 entries for this years contest, in an attempt to unseat the long time champ Kevin Lowry. So with spoons in hand, […]
By Nik Rule On Twitter: @NikRule Florida is going to go down to the wire and tonight’s CNN debate helped a few of the candidates and was less than helpful for the others. Here is the debate report card: Rick Santorum Best Moment: His best moment came when he challenged Romney on the individual mandate […]
By Nik Rule On Twitter: @NikRule The bump that Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich received from South Carolina has all but disappeared. Just a week ago Gingrich was leading by double digits in many public opinion polls. However, today Rasmussen released its daily tracking poll and Mitt Romney has jumped out to an […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Betty De Boef (R-What Cheer) serving House District 76 said that this session the big issues will be “trying to find some relief for commercial property taxes”, stating that they pay 100% of assessment, while residential and AG related are nearly half that amount. “Trying to find some way to fix […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa Senator Tom Rielly (D-Oskaloosa) is Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Rielly’s recent proposal to help Iowa’s roads and bridges not only has his colleagues buzzing but many residents all over the state talking about the proposed tax increase. Rielly points towards what he says is lack of funding, stating […]
The Honolulu Marathon is held every year on the second Sunday of December, and some area residents made the journey to run in the annual event. By 5 am, runners found their starting spots based upon the individuals estimation of how long it would take them to complete, with runners taking off from the Ala […]
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP) will be offering reduced-rate Cholesterol Screenings for the community on Tuesday, Feb. 14 and Wednesday, Feb. 15. According to the American Heart Association, high cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. “Although our bodies need cholesterol, too much of […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s Representative Guy Vander Linden and State Senator Tom Rielly are knee deep into the nuts and bolts of the 2012 Session. I spent Wednesday afternoon talking with Guy, Tom and Betty De Boef about this session. Being talked about is property taxes, school funding and a possible gas tax increase. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With Carbonado Road residents still looking for answers for how to proceed with waste water, solutions and opinions are both abundant. Eric Dursky started the meeting off by introducing a representative from AdvanTex Treatment System who was there to demonstrate and talk about their types of lightweight textile filter systems and their […]
