Susan L. Brown, Mahaska County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the Special Election to be held January 29th will be available in the Auditor’s Office. Contact the Auditor’s Office (641-673-7148) for availability. Any person unable to get to the polls on January 29th may send a written request to the Auditor’s Office, 106 South […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that Adam Gregg will serve as the administration’s new legislative liaison. Gregg will begin his duties on Monday, December 10. Gregg replaces Todd Schulz, who served in the position two years prior to accepting a new opportunity in the private sector. “Adam […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s the night before the big election, and the feeling is that people are ready for the votes to be cast and counted. It’s a normal enough evening in Oskaloosa. The traffic is humming by downtown as folks hurry home for supper, or off to a local vocal music concert. But the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – ‘It all comes down to this.’ It’s a familiar saying that, for three candidates on the ballot in Mahaska County, couldn’t be more true. The next time I interview these people, the race will have been decided one way or another. For most Iowa residents, Tuesday isn’t coming fast enough. This week […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The election is here and, for many of us, the end of robo-calls couldn’t come quickly enough. With early voting and absentee voting such a major factor in today’s elections, we would like to ask those that have already voted who their choice of candidate is. At the end of this column […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. Oskaloosa, Iowa – The election process is one that many Americans draw a great deal of pride from. For generations upon generations Americans have stepped forward to defend their freedoms, and one of those primary […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Time is running out for candidates to reach the voters, and two candidates made afternoon stops to Smokey Row on Saturday. John Archer, the Republican nominee for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, made the time to stop and visit with Oskaloosa’s residents on a whirlwind tour of the district that will continue until […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Candidates that hope to represent Mahaska County at the state level converged on Smokey Row Coffee house in Oskaloosa Tuesday evening. The local media outlets hosted the forum to help provide yet another way for the public to get to know the candidates. The event was scheduled for an hour, with the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We recently completed the online poll for our southern portion of the Oskaloosa News readership.We will now turn our focus to the northern portion of our readership area, mainly Poweshiek County. But first, the results from our last poll. The results are not scientific in nature. For Mahaska County Supervisor: Mike Vander […]
MUSCATINE, IA—Iowans for Tax Relief PAC has endorsed Guy Vander Linden of Oskaloosa for State Representative. Lindsay McQuarry, Policy Director for Iowans for Tax Relief, said today, “Guy Vander Linden is the pro-taxpayer and pro-growth candidate in House District 79. He understands that high tax rates hurt Iowa’s families and businesses and prevent the economy […]
