MAHASKA COUNTY – If you spent the majority of the winter months cooped up in the house wishing for warmer weather, you’re not alone. The particularly cold and inclement conditions this winter kept many people from regular exercise. Now that warmer spring weather has arrived, Mahaska Health Partnership encourages you to help the whole family […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Visiting the farm is something new for many kids, and all of the 3rd Graders of Mahaska County had their chance to do just that on Friday. Students from Peoria Christian School, Oskaloosa Christian School, North Mahaska, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Oskaloosa descended upon the Duane and Vivian Jager Farm north of Eddyville. During […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Employees at Mahaska Health Partnership wanted to do something special to recognize National Heart Health Month in February. They ended up raising enough money to purchase two AEDs (automated external defibrillator) for the Lacey Recreation Complex in Oskaloosa. According to MHP Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Renee Edgar, sudden cardiac arrest is one of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Main Street Oskaloosa and community volunteers will be working to define a brand and a marketing plan with the help of a recently awarded $20,000 grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Main Street Iowa Program. The grant money will be used to fund a two-phased community branding and marketing plan that […]
Kim Kiefer July 28, 1962 – April 12, 2014 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 51 Kim Kiefer, 51, of New Sharon, died on Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was born July 28, 1962, in Los Angeles, California. Kim moved to Oskaloosa in 1990. In 2000, Kim and her family moved into the home of Elmer […]
Lacey, Iowa – One person was pronounced dead in an apparent single vehicle accident on 170th St. east of Oxford. Deputies were dispatched to the accident at 12:01 am on April 13th, where a 1997 Ford Truck had been traveling west on 170th Street near Oxford Avenue when the driver lost control and went off […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom Traditionally, voting on the department budget bills signals the end of a Legislative session. The budget process lasts through much of the session. This year, the process was tweaked to move things along faster than in past sessions. House Republicans and Senate Democrats sat down together and worked on joint budget […]
Harlan Caves May 23, 1940 – April 10, 2014 Fremont, Iowa | Age 73 Harlan L. Caves age 73, of Fremont, formerly of Cedar Rapids passed away April 10, 2014 at the Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. Harlan was born May 23, 1940 in Fremont, Iowa the son of Donald and Maude Krusemark Caves. He […]
Maurice Augustine Baker August 27, 1931 – April 10, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 82 Maurice “Gus” Baker, 82, of Oskaloosa passed away early Thursday morning, April 10, 2014, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Maurice “Gus” Augustine Baker, son of Henry Michael and Catherine Seeger Baker, was born August 27, 1931, in Atchison, […]
Jack Lee Stout June 28, 1942 – April 10, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 71 Jack L. Stout, 71, of Oskaloosa passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at his home in Oskaloosa. Jack Lee Stout, son of Elbert and Elsie Juanita (Roberts) Stout, was born June 28, 1942, in Taintor, Iowa. He was a 1960 […]
