Timing is everything for the small town of Beacon in Mahaska County. New businesses are opening and residents are looking forward to RAGBRAI running through Beacon this summer.

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- The Statehouse's Lack of Decision on Allowable Growth is Effecting Oskaloosa Schools
- High School Parking Fees Were a Hot Topic at Tuesday's School Board Meeting
- The 52577 Scholarship Is Looking to Help Students Pay for College
- Hear from Coach John Henry about His Basketball Team Ranking #1

State climatologists predict the current drought could continue through the rest of the year in Iowa. Mahaska County is 8 to 12 inches under the amount of moisture needed for this time of year.

An Oskaloosa woman who's given much to a local non-profit organization for decades is getting help in return. The Mahaska County Outreach Thrift Store has put out a donation jar for Helen Edgington who lost her house and daughter in a house fire two weeks ago. Edgington volunteered at Mahaska County Outreach for more than 25 years.

A familiar issue in Mahaska County came up in this election. Doland and Rielly disagree on aspects of plans for a regional airport for Oskaloosa and Pella. That project has been on the table for several years and three proposed locations were chosen recently.

It's tough to think of this with the snow we've received, but officials say Iowa still needs to be concerned about drought. The head of Iowa State Extension calls the current drought "a super slow-motion disaster".

Supporters of a local scholarship fund in Oskaloosa want the school board and you to know how to help grow the fund. The Oskaloosa High class of 1977 created a scholarship fund for qualified Oskaloosa Seniors wanting to continue their education. It's called 52577. The fund has one-hundred thirty-thousand dollars in contributions, but the people in charge of it want the scholarship to grow.

The school districts board of education met last night and approved fees for the 2013-2014 school year, among other things. Fees associated with the pre-school, elementary, middle, and high schools were all mostly kept the same with the exception of one fee at the high school.

Look for more discussion on how to fund Iowa's schools in the Iowa Legislature in the coming weeks.That was one of the first topics to come up at the political forum "Eggs and Issues" at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa Saturday morning. It's the third "Eggs and Issues" to be held this legislative session.

Friends say an Oskaloosa woman who's known for being giving herself needs some giving in return. Helen Edgington lost her daughter Katherine and home in a house fire last week. The fire broke out in their house at 401 North A Street. Helen Edgington was able to escape, but