Findlay, Ohio–Four members of last fall’s Statesmen football team were both productive on the field as well as in the books as the Mid-States Football Association announced its all-academic team today. Brock Peery (Sr., Payson, Utah, Secondary Education) topped the navy and gold with a 3.81 Grade Point Average, tying him for 22nd on the […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – An influenza-related death in a healthy Iowa child (0 to 17 years of age) has been reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health. IDPH has also been notified of several probable adult deaths related to influenza. Mahaska Health Partnership still has flu vaccines available for anyone who has not received one. […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Take time to have some impromptu fun at the George Daily Auditorium – no scripts, no writing, just improvisation in this new program called Saturdaily !mprov for middle school and high school students. “I wanted to do something for older kids, and the improv really did well over the summer,” said Andy […]
By Helen Hotchkin, Grinnell Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. When Teddy Roosevelt paraphrased that West African proverb in a speech in 1903 he might have been talking about the Iowa Democratic Caucus procedure. The Iowa caucus is a long time tradition that is the first step in the long […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met at 9am on Monday morning, January 20th to receive reports from various agencies in the county. Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky talked about the regulations on rock quarries “and what their material needs to be for their specs. We’ve kinda slipped off the charts regulating […]
Dubuque–Janay Pritchett (Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Biology & Sociology) produced 25 points, but unfortunately it was in a losing cause as the Statesmen women’s basketball team fell 84-78 to Clarke in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Monday. In a game that was postponed due to poor weather over the weekend, William Penn (7-11, 0-3 MCC) fell […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen men’s basketball failed to break through against Clarke’s 2-3 zone with a cold shooting performance in falling 88-68 in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Monday. Despite having two extra days to prepare for its foe due to a weather postponement, William Penn (11-7, 1-2 MCC) shot just 36.2% overall and 25.9% from behind the […]
Rozenboom Report 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS NOW UNDERWAY Legislators made great strides in the areas of property tax, education reform and healthcare during the 2013 session. Positive conversations continue about the headway legislators made last year. Lawmakers kicked off the 2014 Legislative session Monday and it is important to look forward. We must continue to […]
Mahaska County Democratic Caucus will be held Tues., Jan.21 at Conference Room 3rd Floor, Mahaska County Courthouse, 106 S. 1st St., Oskaloosa, IA Registration 6:30 pm convening at 7 pm. For more information call 641.673.3025.
MAHASKA COUNTY – Many New Year’s resolutions include something about losing weight or getting in shape. The desire to lose weight plagues many individuals, and Mahaska Health Partnership Family Nurse Practitioner Eva Sietsema understands. “I developed gestational diabetes during my pregnancy which turned into type 2 diabetes,” Sietsema explained. “I tried every new diet under […]
