DES MOINES – Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating Disability Pride Month, which is observed each July, and commemorates the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. “Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the uniqueness of each individual living with a disability,” Smith stated. “IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a […]
40% of approved applications to date are for students planning to move from public to accredited private schools DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds has announced that 29,025 K-12 students applied for a Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) during the program’s monthlong application period which closed on June 30. “The tremendous response from Iowa families […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 5, 2023 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday she will convene the Iowa Legislature for a special session next week to enact legislation restricting abortion. The governor issued a Proclamation of Special Session to bring the Iowa General Assembly back to the Statehouse at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The […]
ISU Extension and Outreach, Mahaska County, 4H Honor Council and Mahaska County Farm Bureau partnered together to put on the second annual Farm to Table Event in Mahaska County. The event featured foods from local producers who also provided education and background about their farm businesses. Each course of the meal came from local growers […]
Fareway Stores, Inc. is partnering with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct the seventh annual Round Up at the register from July 3 – 22 at all 136 store locations. Customers will have the opportunity to round up to the next dollar or provide an additional donation on their grocery bill to help fund […]
July 5th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council approved a two-year contract extension with City Manager Amal Eltahir. Eltahir was hired in May of 2022 after a search for a new manager, following Michael Schrock’s departure in the fall of 2021. Eltahir was hired with a base pay of $147,000 and was eligible […]
July 5th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors began crafting a wind turbine ordinance to address any future wind turbine farms within the county. At the beginning of the meeting, during the public comments section, a rural resident said that 120 people in Cedar and Harrison Townships in rural Mahaska County […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 3, 2023 Rainfall totals of up to 6 inches in southern Iowa last week buoyed the state’s corn and soybean crops and reversed a weekslong downward trend of their conditions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. About 61% of the state’s corn is rated good or excellent, […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 3, 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 […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 29, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $115 million in federal grants to smaller meat and poultry processors as part of their effort to fight industry consolidation, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. Vilsack held a roundtable with producers and businesses in Des Moines. He announced […]
