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Fareway & Iowa Farm Bureau Donate Truckload of Ground Protein to Iowa Food Banks

Brent Johnson - Iowa Farm Bureau president, Michelle Book – Food Bank of Iowa CEO & Garrett Piklapp – Fareway Stores, Inc. presiden

(JOHNSTON, IA) – Fareway Stores, Inc. and the Iowa Farm Bureau partnered together to donate 26,950 lbs. of ground protein to food banks across Iowa in the ‘Meat the Need’ campaign. For every 10 lb. tube of ground beef sold at Fareway September 16th – 21st, one pound of lean protein was donated to local […]

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report Nov. 11 – Nov. 17, 2024

Iowa Department of Agriculture

DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 18, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented 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 this […]

Mahaska County Grapples with Rising Costs for Police Protection in Small Communities

Community leaders from the smaller cities of Mahaska County met with the Mahaska County Supervisors in an open session to discuss police protection and how to pay for it.

In a recent meeting, Mahaska County Supervisors engaged with mayors and city council members from smaller communities to address the escalating costs of police protection services provided by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office. The discussion centered on the financial sustainability of current arrangements and the need for equitable cost-sharing models. Background Historically, many small towns […]

Crop survey results show increase in cover cropping, less tillage 

An Iowa survey following conservation practices that reduce nutrient runoff, shows an increase in cover cropping in the state. (Photo by Edwin Remsberg and USDA-SARE)

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 11, 2024 Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year. INREC initiated the yearly survey in 2017 as part of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy to track […]

Summary of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda (November 18, 2024)

Mahaska County Courthouse

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the third-floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse, Oskaloosa, Iowa. The meeting will be live-streamed with an audio-conferencing option available for public participation. Agenda Highlights: Routine Approvals: Approval of the meeting agenda, minutes from November […]

Statesmen Shut Out Missouri Valley to Win First Conference Championship

Statesmen Shut Out Missouri Valley to Win First Conference Championship

Marshall, Mo.—The William Penn men’s soccer team clinched its first-ever league tournament crown as it defeated #1 seed Missouri Valley 1-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Final Wednesday. The #2 seed Statesmen (16-2-3), ranked #5 in the NAIA, not only captured the Heart title (its first of any kind–regular season or tournament), […]

Oskaloosa High School Honors Veterans with Moving Assembly

Veterans were honored by students from Oskaloosa during a ceremony on Tuesday in recognition of Veterans Day 2024. (photo provided)

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Oskaloosa High School hosted a heartfelt Veterans Day Assembly on Tuesday, November 12, bringing together students, veterans, families, and community members to honor the sacrifices of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The event, organized by the Oskaloosa High School Student Council, featured Jerry Power of Moravia as […]

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.0 Percent in October

Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.0 percent in October amid job cuts in manufacturing and construction. Meanwhile, the state’s labor force participation rate ticked down by 0.1 percentage points to 66.2 percent last month, and the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent in October. “October’s report provides more […]

The agenda for the Oskaloosa City Council’s regular session meeting on November 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM includes the following key components:

Oskaloosa City Hall

Opening Formalities: Invocation by St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call of the Mayor and City Council members. Community Comments: Opportunity for public members to raise concerns or comments within a 3-minute limit. Consent Agenda (routine approvals): Approval of the meeting agenda and minutes from November 4, 2024. Review of reports and financial […]

Senator Dickey elected assistant majority leader

Republican State Senator Adrian Dickey

DES MOINES – Senator Adrian Dickey, R-Packwood, was elected on Tuesday as an assistant majority leader by his colleagues for the 91st General Assembly. “With 35 members, four of them new, Senate Republicans have an even bigger supermajority than we had when we ended the legislative session. I am honored to be elected as an […]

               

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