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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 […]

Oskaloosa Middle School 8th Grade 1st Trimester Honor Roll

Oskaloosa Indians

Hazel Adam** Evan Allison Kylor Andersen-McVay Chad Armbruster Banx Blackwell Ezra Bock Avery Boender Brooke Boertje Camryn Bowie Gemma Brice Preslie Bryan Aleigha Burton Jordan Cauthron Kasie Deppe Emmett Dye Isis Edwards Aiden Feist Kellan Fonkert Gracie Fox Lathyn Fox Ryane Gillam Yoselin Gonzalez-Garcia Ally Goodman Ruth Goodrich Fayeanna Guthrie Drake Heeren Colton Hunt Nickayla […]

Oskaloosa Middle School 7th Grade 1st Trimester Honor Roll

Oskaloosa Indians

Aubrey Abrams Allana Anderson Trevor Andrews Jacob Archer Cason Ayala Grayson Bares Jaxon Boertje Shelby Bower Naia Brice Kipton Caves Lucy Clark Payton Clark Kayla Carey Jonathan Dahlke Lyric Davidson Olivia Doll Hadlee Dykstra Dasia Fash Benjamin Fontana Norah Foster Huxton Frost Janaeshia Goers Maci Graham Anastasia Gramont Chase Greenhalgh Kason Grootveld Brooklynn Grout Madison […]

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 […]

EPA adds 7 segments to Iowa’s 2024 impaired water list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency partially approved Iowa’s 2024 list of impaired waters and added seven additional water segments to the list of impaired waters shown on this map. (Map courtesy of Iowa DNR)

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 13, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after rejecting a portion of Iowa’s 2024 list of impaired water segments, is now seeking public comment on its decision to add seven water segments to the list. Under the Clean Water Act, states are required to assess surface-water quality and […]

           

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