DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans who receive a ‘No Activity’ notice from his office in the mail to respond to it quickly. Registered voters who did not participate in the 2022 general election have been made inactive and will receive a notice in the mail to confirm their […]
PELLA, IA (03/30/2023) Four-foot-tall mannequin models of Wyatt Earp, Maria Scholte, Dominie Hendrik Scholte baptizing a baby and a pioneer blacksmith adorn the north side of Pella’s Klokkenspel. The weather and years have not been kind to their nearly 40-year-old clothes and frames. Amelia Brown and Fynn Wadsworth, Central College Class of 2025 students, are […]
ONLINE REGISTRATION AND EVENTS AROUND TOWN MAKE REGISTERING YOUTH FUN AND EASY Ottumwa, Iowa (March 27, 2023) – Lemonade Day Ottumwa, an annual event hosted by Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress (GOPIP), scheduled for May 13th. Parents, mentors, teachers, and youth leaders are encouraged to register their youth online at lemonadeday.org/ottumwa. The event teaches the […]
By Rep. Helena Hayes of Iowa House District 88 Recently, the Iowa House passed a bill to protect landowner rights as three major CO2 pipeline projects are in the works in Iowa. The bill gets at the crux of the issue – eminent domain should not be used for private gain. It requires that carbon […]
City of Oskaloosa City Council Meeting Regular Session Council Chambers City Hall, 220 S. Market Street Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Agenda Call to Order and Roll Call April 3,2023 – 6:00 P.M. 1. Invocation: Mayor David Krutzfeldt 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call ___ Mayor David Krutzfeldt, Council Members: ___ Almond, ___Burnett, ___Caligiuri, ___ Comfort, […]
DES MOINES – April is Financial Literacy Month, and State Treasurer Roby Smith is encouraging all Iowans to strengthen their financial literacy skills. “No matter how old or young one may be, there’s always something to learn to enhance our financial well-being. I am excited to provide resources to assist in growing understanding about budgeting, […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — U.S. senators revoked their approval for the Gulf and Iraq wars on Wednesday, taking a broadly bipartisan vote to repeal the Authorizations for Use of Military Force that have stayed on the books years after the two wars ended. The 66-30 vote sends the measure […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 29, 2023 Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a measure intended to help keep some hospitals open in rural Iowa. House File 75 creates a state licensure process allowing some hospitals to get a “Rural Emergency Hospital” (REH) designation. The designation comes from a federal program, in […]
New resource gives producers insight into the relationship between environment and production practices AMES, Iowa – The negative impacts of drought, high nitrogen prices and other high prices associated with pasture management have left some pastures in the state in less-than-ideal condition. As the 2023 growing season approaches, Aaron Saeugling, field agronomist with Iowa State […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 28, 2023 After 181 years of operation, Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant announced Tuesday that it will close at the end of this academic year. The school currently owes $26 million to taxpayers through a mortgage and loan guarantees provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in […]
