By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors discussed two separate mental health 28E agreements: one regarding tri-county mental health regionalization and one regarding tri-county case management. Mahaska County is looking to regionalize with Marion and Poweshiek County. The mental health services that are provided […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council discussed potentially asking voters whether the Oskaloosa Water Department (OWD) should become a part of the city. Currently, the OWD is its own separate entity (it has remained that way since 1922). The City Council appoints representatives on the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – “Nutrition In A Pinch” is the work of area nutrition advocate and occasional Oskaloosa News contributor Ann Smith. Smith is working towards her degree in Health Science with a minor in Nutrition, which she will accomplish this coming February. Along the way, Smith has been a religious blogger, sharing nutrition and healthy […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – In honor of National Infection Prevention Week, October 20-26, Mahaska Health Partnership is focusing on its new Inpatient Services and all the ways patient rooms have been enhanced to improve patient safety. According to Kimberly Rutledge, RN, BSN, MHA, MPH, Mahaska Health Partnership’s Infection Control Coordinator, minimizing the risk of hospital-acquired infections […]
CRI Weekly News for October 18, 2013 T.A.R.A Organizes For Election Season Government Shutdown Ends; How did it affect Oskaloosa? Jimmy John’s Coming To Osky Jessica Ver Steeg: Miss Iowa Runner-Up Indians Take On Pella With District Title On The Line
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Understanding how the Affordable Care Act will impact you is a question many of us have, but knowing and finding help to wade through the many options can be even more daunting. Tom Rielly of Rielly Insurance Services recently hosted a ‘lunch and learn’ to help educate consumers on the program. “If […]
DECATUR, ILL.—Despite middle hitter Kari Sandage (junior, Atlantic) leading the Central College volleyball team attack with a .692 hitting percentage for the day, the Dutch lost to Millikin University (Ill.) before defeating Benedictine University (Ill.) Saturday afternoon. Central started strong against Millikin, but lost previous momentum in the final set and fell to the Big […]
PELLA — This time, the Central College football team found a way. Frustrated by some games that got away in the season’s first half, the Dutch made the plays that mattered in a 23-13 Iowa Conference win over Buena Vista Saturday. The Dutch (3-3 overall, 1-2 conference) turned Buena Vista away from the goal line […]
PELLA — Alicia O’Brien, associate athletics director, senior woman administrator and associate head softball coach at Central College, was inducted into the Western Connecticut State University Athletic Hall of Fame in Danbury, Conn. Friday evening. O’Brien is a 1983 Western Connecticut State graduate and was a two-sport team captain. She earned master’s degrees there in […]
The Iowa State University Extension Master Gardeners of Mahaska County are hosting a Laura DeCook, Naturalist for the Mahaska County Conservation Board, will be presenting about “Monarchs in Migration” beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12. Her talk will lead us through the life cycle of the monarch buttery and its migration to Central […]
