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Pella School Board Hears Update on Early Childhood Center Construction, Reviews Culture Survey Results

By Sam Parsons The Pella Community School Board met last night and received an update on the status of their Early Childhood Center from DCI Construction. Structural masonry is expected to be completed within a…
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Cover Crop Workshop to be Held at Boender Farm near Oskaloosa January 24

AMES, Iowa—Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop workshop on Tuesday, January 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Steve Boender’s Farm near Oskaloosa. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and…
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Pella Wellness Consortium to Present Lyndsey Fennelly

PELLA -- The Pella Wellness Consortium is pleased to welcome Lyndsey Fennelly, a motivational speaker, former standout Iowa State University basketball player and successful businesswoman, to a conversation about her mental health journey at 7…
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Oskaloosa Council Approves New K9, Denies Rezoning Application

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa city council met this week for the first time in the new calendar year and were given a presentation from the Oskaloosa Police Department and Lieutenant John Plumb on a…
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Ottumwa City Council Approves Greater Ottumwa Park Master Plan

By Sam Parsons The city of Ottumwa held its first council meeting in the new calendar year last night and received a presentation on the proposed Greater Ottumwa Park Master Plan. According to the presentation,…
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Master Gardener Training Offered winter 2023 in Mahaska County

OSKALOOSA -- The application window is opening January 9 for this year’s winter Master Gardener training in Mahaska county. Iowans wishing to complete Master Gardener training choose a county to complete training through, participate in online learning…
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Snow Ordinances In Effect Today

Many cities in our area have announced emergency snow ordinances in effect today. The following cities have announced emergency snow ordinances as of this morning: Oskaloosa Pella Sigourney New Sharon Newton Montezuma Knoxville Grinnell As…
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Oskaloosa, New Sharon Enact Snow Emergency Measures

By Sam Parsons The city of New Sharon announced that they are enacting their emergency snow ordinance today through Saturday morning if all of the roads have cleared by then. The city of Oskaloosa announced…
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Ottumwa City Council Holds Final Meeting of 2022

By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa City Council met last night for the final time in the year 2022 and held a public hearing on the City Hall Improvements Project. A remodel of city hall would…
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Oskaloosa City Council Meets for final time in 2022

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met last night for the final time in the calendar year 2022. The council held a public hearing for an amendment to the FY2023 budget to add the…
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