MAHASKA COUNTY – November is National Home Health and Hospice Month. Mahaska Health Partnership reminds the public of the many options available locally through their Home Health and Hospice Services to meet a wide variety of patient needs. “There are many home health and hospice services available in our region, but MHP Home Health and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It happens in an instant, and you wake up in the morning to find that your car is gone, or at least vandalized. For a couple of Oskaloosa residents, this happened, not once but twice, overnight this week. Oskaloosa Police Chief Jake McGee is asking that residents please remove their keys from […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – If you see those flashing lights in your review mirror and a grizzly looking Oskaloosa Police Officer walks up to your car, versus the normally clean-shaven officers, know that the extra beard growth is for a good reason. ‘No-Shave November’ is a fairly common saying many of us hear. But what really […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Serving the needs of the community is something United Way aims to do every year. The non-profit teams with over 10 partner agencies every year to help provide resources for those agencies, as they work to serve the people of Mahaska County. Amy Meyer is the Executive Director at United Way of […]
Judy Ann Beadle November 29, 1938 – November 17, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Judith Ann Beadle, 76, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Judy was born November 29, 1938, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Hershell and Edith Burns McAdoo. On December 26, 1958, she […]
The Oskaloosa Rotary Club is gearing up their efforts to make sure that needy families in Mahaska County are able to have a traditional Christmas dinner. Last year the Christmas Food Basket program distributed 641 baskets which provided all the makings of a holiday dinner (plus more items), impacting nearly 1,900 county residents. The food […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – Winter weather will happen – ready or not – and it’s never too early to remind everyone “Ice and Snow…..Take it Slow.” The Oskaloosa Police Department reminds citizens when winter weather conditions become severe with freezing rain, sleet, ice or snow fall which cause difficult travel conditions, the City Manager has the […]
The Emerald Ash Borer has devastated ash trees across Iowa and the United States. Though the pest has not been spotted in Oskaloosa, it has affected trees Eddyville and DNR (Department of Natural Resources) say it is just a matter of time Oskaloosa Ash trees are infected as well. Knowing this and the effect the borer […]
The Oskaloosa 8th Grade Boys traveled to Grinnell Tuesday night and came back with a split. Oskaloosa won the “A” game 47-14 and came up just short in the “B” game losing 33-28. In the “A” game Oskaloosa started slow and then was able to build a 21-10 halftime lead. The Indians came out in […]
PELLA — It’s a simple lesson, but hitting open shots didn’t come easily for a youthful Central College women’s basketball team in its home debut Wednesday. The Dutch missed 16 of 19 3-point shots in the second half and tumbled 64-58 to Iowa Wesleyan. Point guard Emily Dine (sophomore, Tampa Bay, Fla.) hit a career-high […]
