The Mahaska County Master Gardeners will hold their annual plant sale Saturday May 20, 2023. It will be held 8 – 11 am at the Mahaska County Extension and Outreach Office auditorium. They will be selling a limited selection of annuals including vegetables – many heirloom, perennial divisions, and second time around gardening items. Proceeds […]
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks The American people deserve to know that Congress is taking the responsible route and finding real solutions to lower the deficit. In a time of record inflation and turmoil on the international stage, it’s incredibly important that a pathway is laid out for a reasonable budget moving forward. Last week, House Republicans […]
May 1st, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – How do you create something fun and interesting? It’s often done by accident, and the monthly art crawl in Oskaloosa looks to be one of those happy accidents, as one famous TV painter personality used to say. When the new Italian store Rosso & Wine and Studio Osky both […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 28, 2023 Federal regulators approved a stopgap waiver on Friday that will allow the broad summertime sale of E15 fuel this year. For more than 30 years, gasoline blends that contain 10% ethanol — or E10 — have received a volatility waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
April 29th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A feral cat project in Edmundson Park has gained some controversy. In June 2015, Christy Smith and Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter Director Lindsey Sime received an ASPCA grant for the feral cat colony. The grant covered having the animals trapped, spayed/neutered, and vaccinated. The grant also helps to cover […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 27, 2023 As Iowa lawmakers hit their final day of paid work, House and Senate lawmakers advanced the first round of budget bills Thursday. The House Appropriations Committee passed four spending bills in Thursday’s meeting: Senate File 558 for the departments of natural resources and agriculture, Senate File […]
by Helena Hayes As the 2023 legislative session comes to a close, things are slowing down around the Capitol. Almost all of the focus has turned to the state budget for fiscal year 2024, which is required to be passed before the Legislature can adjourn “sine die,”(meaning “without another day”) referring to the last adjournment […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 25, 2023 The Iowa Senate passed the agriculture and natural resources spending bill Tuesday with a provision Democrats said could limit the acquisition of public lands. Senate File 558 passed the Senate 33-16, appropriating more than $43 million in funds for the state’s agriculture and natural resources departments. […]
A gentleman thief, a fair young maiden, a rich planter, and a wicked stepmother all come together along Mississippi’s Natchez Trace in Indian Hills Community College Theatre Department’s production of the Tony-Award-winning musical, a rollicking tall-tale, The Robber Bridegroom. Performances will be Thursday, April 27th and Friday, April 28th at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 24, 2023 The Iowa Senate unanimously approved a bill removing the sunset on a 2022 measure formalizing rules for informing law enforcement officers placed on “Brady-Giglio lists” because of credibility issues. House File 631 next goes to Gov. Kim Reynolds for final approval. The bill makes permanent changes signed […]
