by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 16, 2023 A teacher has filed a lawsuit accusing the Ottumwa school district of encouraging students’ racist behavior by failing to impose sufficient discipline for such conduct. Robert Bender is suing the Ottumwa Community School District in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and is […]
June 15th, 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA. Mike Lang, Emergency Services Director at Mahaska Health, recently visited the Oskaloosa YMCA’s Day Camp. Mr. Lang gave the campers a tour of the Mahaska Health ambulance and led a discussion on helmet safety, seatbelt safety, how to call 9-1-1, and the importance of knowing your home address and phone […]
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointments of Michael Carpenter as a district judge in Judicial Election District 8A, Eric Nelson as a district judge in Judicial Election District 4, and Patrick Smith as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Carpenter, of Ottumwa, Iowa, currently serves as attorney at Gaumer, […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University is excited to announce several sports camps this summer. The women’s volleyball team is hosting a pair of camps. The first will be held on June 26-27 (9 AM – 12 PM) for elementary and middle school students with a cost of $65. The second is on June 29-30 (2-5 PM) for […]
Labor Force Participation Rises to 68.5 Percent DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held level at 2.7 percent in May as 6,400 new workers joined the labor force. In comparison, the U.S. unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent. Iowa’s labor force participation rate increased to 68.5 percent in May, up from 68.3 […]
by Eleanor Hildebrandt, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 14, 2023 Students at Iowa’s public universities will pay more in tuition for the 2023-24 academic year, the Iowa Board of Regents agreed Wednesday. In-state undergraduate students at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa will pay 3.5% more for their tuition […]
Though cover crops will continue to be strongly emphasized, added focus will include edge-of-field practices DES MOINES, Iowa (June 14, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) project in Southeast Iowa is progressing toward its next phase, with a specific focus on the seeding of […]
(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – On this past picture-perfect Saturday, Art on the Square returned for its 54th year. Festivities included over 30 artist booths, an Emerging Artist area for first-time participants, live local musicians from Muse Music Store, a Coloring Wall, a StoryWalk™ and kids’ activities thanks to ISU Extension and Outreach of Mahaska County. Surrounding […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The plan to develop a regional airport has been discussed for nearly two decades. Any early plan didn’t pan out, and then over thirteen years ago, the cities of Pella and Oskaloosa began working on a plan to develop a regional airport between the two cities. Mahaska County joined in, and the […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 13, 2023 Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to 37 felony counts of taking highly classified national security documents from his time in office and obstructing efforts to recover the documents, according to reports from inside the courtroom. Trump, the […]
