OSKALOOSA, IOWA — With the new year, a new administrator is starting work at Oskaloosa Community Schools. Steven Sattz is the next associate principal of Oskaloosa Elementary School. Sattz brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously served as a special education teacher and volleyball coach in the Pella Community Schools, Sigourney Community […]
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach- Mahaska County is offering a series of family literacy activity sessions for parents and children ages 3-6. The Raising School Ready Readers program gives parents ready-to-use ideas on how to turn everyday experiences–like fixing meals, giving baths, or riding in the car — into learning activities. “We know parents […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 5, 2023) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today 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 […]
President Biden promised economic stability and support for middle class Americans when he took office. His administration’s goal of building the economy from the bottom up and the middle out has failed the very people his strategy was aimed to help the most. As we recover from record inflation, the most vulnerable Americans are still […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 1, 2023 Iowa’s new child labor law conflicts with federal regulations by easing some restrictions on teenagers working in potentially dangerous conditions, the U.S. Department of Labor wrote in a letter to Democratic lawmakers. Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda and Wage and Hour Division Principal Deputy Administrator Jessica […]
by Casey Quinlan, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 1, 2023 The labor market is stable and healthy, economists and policy experts say, although the unemployment rate ticked up in the month of August. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report released Friday showed that unemployment rose to 3.8% in August from 3.5% in July. Meanwhile the economy added 187,000 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Labor Day Weekend is now synonymous with what is probably the community’s biggest event. Concert on the Square is a partnership between area churches and businesses to help bring top Christian music performers to the downtown square in Oskaloosa. This year, Colton Dixon and Mac Powell performed to an estimated 10,000 […]
On September 14 fall planted bulbs will be the topic at Noon by Mahaska County Master Gardener Aideen Vega Van Auken and Horticulture and Education Program Coordinator Suzette Striegel. The presentation will be held at the Mahaska County Extension office, 212 North I Street, Oskaloosa. The presentation will be approximately one hour. The presentations are […]
One way the community can help is by being prepared themselves. As we know from incidents that have happened across the nation and in our community, CPR is one of the most important skills you can have to be prepared. Mahaska County Emergency Management wants everyone to be prepared for when an emergency strikes. Are […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a first for this reporter, a candidate for President utilized the ISU Extension Office in Oskaloosa for a campaign rally. Scott, a Republican, ate lunch at Taso’s Steak House in Oskaloosa before his arrival and was full of energy, humor, and thoughts about what would help the United States into the […]
