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Pella Council Fields Questions on LOSST Referendum

The Pella City Council met this week and with the city’s special election coming up next week for the referendum on the Local Option Sales and Services Tax, or LOSST, several citizens appeared at the…
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Oskaloosa City Council Supports Entry into Greater Des Moines Partnership

The Oskaloosa City Council met on Tuesday and the bulk of the meeting was devoted to a presentation from the Greater Des Moines Partnership, an economic development organization spanning 10 counties in central Iowa. The…
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Cedar Rapids Man Arrested on Charges from Wapello County Related to Inappropriate Text Messages

The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office announced that after an investigation lasting over a month, a 19 year-old Cedar Rapids man has been arrested on charges related to inappropriate text messages sent to a 12 year-old…
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Mahaska Drug Hosting Annual Tailgate and Bake Sale This Week

Mahaska Drug is hosting its Annual Tailgate and Bake Sale this week in the lead up to the Iowa vs Iowa State football game on Saturday. You can join them Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of…
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City of Oskaloosa to Conduct Surveys for Wastewater Treatment Grant Applications

The city of Oskaloosa announced that beginning the weekend of September 10th, surveys will be conducted with citizens of Oskaloosa to collect data for grant applications for upcoming long term projects; namely, the planned construction…
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Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum’s 56th Annual Fall Festival Coming Up

Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum is gearing up to host its 56th annual Fall Festival this month. To get the details, we spoke with curator Margaret Spiegel, who said that this event shows the farm…
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City of Pella Holding Referendum on LOSST

The city of Pella announced last week that on September 13, the city will conduct a referendum on extending its Local Option Sales and Services Tax, or LOSST. Mayor Don DeWaard gave us some details…
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Special Election to be Held for City of Eddyville

Mahaska County announced that there will be special election on Tuesday, September 13, for an ordinance granting Mahaska Rural Water System, Inc, the right and non-exclusive franchise to maintain and operate in the city of…
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Sen. Chuck Grassley Visits Sigourney for Q&A

On Friday, Iowa senator Chuck Grassley held a community Q&A at Barn Wired in Sigourney, and answered questions on topics ranging from education to health care to the student debt crisis. One of the topics…
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H&S Feed's Check-R-Board Days Happening Tomorrow

Tomorrow, H&S Feed’s Check-R-Board Days event is happening from 8am-3pm. Owner Byron Eekhoff posted a video to social media outlining the free event and what’s going on there. [audio mp3="/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eekhoff-on-Check-R-Board-Days.mp3"][/audio] Luke Farland will be performing…
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