Dear District 80 friends, Session is over. Appropriations Bills for Economic Development, Health and Human Services, Administration and Regulation, and more have been voted on. There were activity bursts between long lulls of waiting on the Senate. Voting extended to11PM or midnight repeatedly. We were always told we didn’t spend enough, even though we spent […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Technology in education is a key factor for student learning today. Pencils and paper and blackboards have been replaced by keyboards and touch screens. Nearly five years ago, the Oskaloosa High School began with 725 13-inch Macbooks, and now that initial crop is in need of replacement. Shari Hankins-Barnhart, Technology Director for […]
MAHASKA COUNTY –Mahaska Health Partnership is continuously striving to improve services provided to the community. One way this is achieved is through the acquisition of newer, state-of-the-art technology. The latest additions, two Siemens Dimension EXL 200 and a Siemens Centaur XP Chemistry Analyzer, were recently installed in MHP Laboratory Services. Not only do these instruments […]
Missing Dialer Couldn’t Alert Staff To Situation Oskaloosa, Iowa – Learning from and preventing another boil advisory was the thought behind a special meeting of the Oskaloosa Water Board this Monday. Mike Vore, Chairman of the Oskaloosa Water Board, said that documenting the situation to make sure that water is always available to Oskaloosa Water […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – You’ve just been involved in a major accident. Your loved ones are hurt and you reach for your cellphone to call for help. Emotions and pain fill you as you dial that most recognizable set of numbers, 911. The person who answers you is a trained professional that helps you to calm […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – One Oskaloosa family faced a scary situation over the weekend when, according to homeowners, someone broke into their home by cutting the screen door and prying open the back door with a crowbar of some sort. They were alerted to the intruder by their family dog. According to a Facebook post by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa and Beacon residents have been under a boil advisor after the water towers in Oskaloosa were effectively drained when a system malfunction at the pumping station failed to alert staff to the situation. In a Freedom of Information Act request to the City of Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa News obtained emails from Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa News interview with Oskaloosa Water Department General Manager Chad Coon
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It may have only been a drill, but the impact may be lasting. Oskaloosa High School went into lock-down on Monday morning as the school and local drug enforcement officers performed a drill that has a drug-sniffing dog enter the school. Oskaloosa High School Assistant Principal Tim Scott said that if something […]
Oskaloosa, Ia. 04/14/2016. As a part of the Mahaska county community since 1942, the Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) wants to remind you that each of us has a connection to natural resources. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 61st year of Stewardship Week April 24 – May […]
