April 30th, 2024 – Mahaska County, Iowa – Oskaloosa News spoke with Mahaska County Emergency Management Coordinator Josh Stevens about the severe weather that impacted the County over the weekend while he shared an update about Tuesday night’s potential for severe weather. When it comes to damage over the weekend, Stevens shared, “We mainly saw […]
April 30th, 2024 – OSKALOOSA, IA — The town of Oskaloosa, Iowa, is gearing up for a special visit from NASCAR legend Kyle Petty and an impressive lineup of celebrity riders as they pass through on the 28th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. This year’s event, taking place on Monday, May 6, at […]
The End of the 90th General Assembly The 90th General Assembly has come to a close. This second session went even faster than the first and no longer will us new legislators be considered “the freshman.” Most of us are well into the thick of campaign season already or are taking a much-needed break back […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 29, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
April 29, 2024 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action aimed at helping to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of health care decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years. LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) […]
by Rep. Miller-Meeks This week, our Jewish friends and neighbors are observing Passover, a holiday which commemorates the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of faithful Jewish households, sparing them from the 10th plague and leading to their eventual liberation. Passover is a time when families gather, and stories of overcoming […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 29, 2024 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed on to a letter Monday alongside 47 other state governors, as well as five territories and commonwealths, opposing the Biden administration’s move to incorporate Air National Guard service members into the Space Force. The letter from the National Governors’ Association, addressed […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The 2024 session of the 90th General Assembly officially ended in the early hours of the morning last Saturday. The Senate adjourned at 3:36 am and the House followed suit at 4:23 am. More income tax cuts for Iowans As Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver said in his closing remarks, “the […]
DES MOINES – Enrollment as it pertains to high school sports was released this week. As a result, North Mahaska will be the largest school in the South Iowa Cedar League, ahead of Colfax-Mingo by two students. These figures are utilized to determine in which class a school will participate for sporting competitions. The Iowa […]
DES MOINES – William Penn University was recently honored with the 2023 Tree Campus USA Award at the Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Ankeny. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources April 4th at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. “The Tree Campus USA award […]
