MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership has named Anne Whitis, MD, medical director of the hospitalist program, the 2013 MHP MVP (Most Valuable Provider). “This award goes to an outstanding provider who goes above and beyond to live the values of MHP and helps us in accomplishing our healthcare mission,” MHP CEO Jay Christensen said. […]
Ottumwa, Iowa – The Ottumwa Police Department will be holding the 4th Annual Citizens Police Academy in February and March of 2014. As part of our community policing effort, the purpose of the Academy is to provide an educational opportunity for citizens to learn first-hand about local police operations and to gain a deeper understanding […]
Grinnell, IA – Grinnell College men’s soccer player Joseph Brown ’15 has been named Scholar All-North/Central Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Brown, a forward from Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley), was named to the second team. He is the eighth Pioneer to be named Academic All-Region by the NSCAA – all during coach […]
Oskaloosa–Dani Stahle (Sr., South Weber, Utah, History/Government & Psychology) led the Statesmen women’s basketball team in its lone competition last week and her efforts netted her Midwest Collegiate Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors Monday. Stahle claimed her first honor by helping William Penn (7-6) against Central last Wednesday. She scored a team-high […]
INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Grinnell College and Simpson College men’s basketball teams combined to break an NCAA Division III record in Saturday’s 156-150 victory by the Pioneers. The teams combined for 118 free throw attempts, shattering the previous mark of 105 set by Earlham and Oberlin in 1992. Grinnell and Simpson made 92 of those […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second time this season, Grinnell College’s Patrick Maher ’14 has been named Midwest Conference Men’s Basketball Performer of the Week. Maher, a 6-6, 170-pound guard from Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine Township), turned in a double-double as the Pioneers pushed their record to 7-1 with a 156-150 non-conference win over Simpson […]
Mildred Elida Halverson June 19, 1916 – December 15, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97 Mildred Halverson, 97, of Oskaloosa died Sunday morning, December 15, 2013, at her home in Oskaloosa. Mildred E. Halverson, daughter of Ben and Minnie (Quam) Monson, was born June 19, 1916, in Rake, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in […]
Julie Lewis September 1, 1961 – December 15, 2013 University Park, Iowa | Age 52 Julie Lewis, 52, of University Park, Iowa, died Sunday, December 15, 2013, at her home in University Park. Julie was born September 1, 1961, in New Martinsburg, West Virginia, the daughter of James and Janet Ransford Tewell. Julie attended Oskaloosa […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors approved a 28E agreement to join Marion County in a mental health region. However, that agreement can only be valid if the county receives an exemption from the state. The state requires counties to join a mental health […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Economic growth is a vital part government plays. How that is achieved can vary. Things like rules and regulations, taxation and infrastructure help play a part in attracting businesses to an area. Debi Durham, Iowa Economic Development Authority Director was recently taken on an afternoon tour of Mahaska County by county supervisor […]
