MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Infection Control Coordinator warns against preparing food for others while ill. “The Iowa Department of Public Health has received numerous reports of norovirus,” MHP Infection Control Coordinator Kim Rutledge, BSN, MHA, MPH, stressed. “They believe it is related to people who are ill preparing food for others.” According to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Dec. 26, 2011 – Live Healthy Iowa’s 100 Day Wellness Challenge kicks off Jan. 23, 2012, with registration opening Dec. 20. The 100 Day Wellness Challenge is a simple and affordable challenge encouraging Iowans to make healthy choices. Over the course of 100 days, teams (2-10 people) take part in friendly competition […]
PELLA—Former Central College track and field standout Jill Ziskovsky Halcomb (Dallas Center, Dallas Center-Grimes) is the 2010-11 Duane Schroeder Iowa Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner. The honor recognizes student-athletes who have demonstrated high levels of accomplishment and achievement in athletics and academics while also serving the community. To qualify for nomination, student-athletes must […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (December 22, 2011) – A first-ever event in China and two venues that return after multi-year absences highlight the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule for 2012 announced today. The 2012 season, which will feature the return of engine manufacturer competition and a new universal chassis produced by Dallara Automobili, kicks off Sunday, March 25, […]
Oskaloosa, IA – It is hard to believe it is almost 2012, and with that comes the end of our 2011 Winter Coat Drive. We received donations of over 750 coats this year. Of those donated coats, 402 of them were distributed to members of the community that required them to stay warm during the […]
by Sherry Vavra Near 400 Oskaloosa High School families, friends, and administrators filed into the Gateway Church of the Nazarene December 8th, 9th and 10th, for a holiday concert and dinner to be remembered. The Oskaloosa High School Choir, led by Chris Weinreich, presented singers and comedy performances by the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and […]
Randy Dean Grover, 61, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born July 6, 1950, at Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Clifford Truman and Agnes Louise Nichols Grover. He graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1969. Following high school he […]
Delbert Charles Klima, 80, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fremont, died Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born Monday, March 23, 1931, the son of Ernest and Mary Kroul Klima in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from the Solon High School with the class of 1950. Following high […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The main Mahaska County courtroom was packed with only supporters for this occasion, as the person sitting in the witness box, Mary Sexton, was there this time to witness the caring and stories from her co-workers. She also had the opportunity to share her thoughts on retiring from the position she has […]
Willard James Braden December 06, 1920 – December 22, 2011 Visitation: Will begin at 1 p.m., Monday afternoon, December 26, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 10 a.m. to service time on Tuesday to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Central United Methodist Church […]
