Mahaska Health, Iowa Center of Excellence Maternity Care and Birthing Center, is hosting the third annual ‘Baby Fair,’ to offer free maternity care resources to the community. The event is open to the public and current patients. The fair will take place at the Mahaska Health main campus through door #4 on Saturday, April 13th […]
by Rob Sand, Iowa State Auditor Lots of topics get swept under the rug because they’re not comfortable for us to confront. Sometimes we’d rather pretend the problems don’t exist or couldn’t happen in a place like Iowa. But they do, and it can happen anywhere—even in our great state. It is our obligation to […]
Retro Antique Tour, a tour organized by a group of retailer’s shops in Oskaloosa will offer a unique experience for antique lovers with their Retro Antique Tour this 19th and 20th of April 2024. Starting at 10 am. The purpose of this two-day event is to invite the community of southeast Iowa for a journey […]
New Sharon Fire and Rescue Press Release On April 7, 2024 at 2:57 PM, the Mahaska County 911 Communications Center received a 911 call from a subject reporting a structure fire with flames coming from the roof in the 2200 block of 193rd St. Oskaloosa Fire Department and Barnes City Volunteer Fire Department were requested […]
Congressional candidate Christina Bohannan praised the Mahaska County YMCA as a center of the community and pledged to support programs that promote the health and wellbeing of both seniors and children while touring the facility. Bohannan, a Democrat who will face Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the November 5 election, was on a listening tour […]
by Representative Helena Hayes April 8, 2024 While Iowa farmers prepare for the planting season, the state legislature is considering a bill that would limit civil liability for chemical companies that manufacture pesticides. The bill recently passed the Senate while a similar version in the Iowa House has been unable to move out of several […]
by Rep. Helena Hayes Week 13 Every Tuesday, legislators are blessed as pastors from all across the state make the drive to Des Moines to meet and pray for us. In the last couple of weeks, they have caught me off guard when they ask me what my prayer requests are…but not this time; I […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Apr. 8, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
Oskaloosa–Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) was chosen as the best of the best, earning the title of 2024 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year Thursday. Nwachukwu, who won her third NAIA national title last month (first at William Penn), was picked from a list of eight finalists which also included […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Good afternoon Senate District 44! Week 13 passed as fast as the rest. Just 2 weeks of session remain. Much of the debate this week in the Senate revolved around confirmations. One of the job duties unique to the Senate is the confirmation of governor appointees. Each year the governor appoints […]
