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April 29, 2024 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action aimed at helping to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of health care decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years. LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) […]
Apr 30 2024 | Posted in
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by Rep. Miller-Meeks This week, our Jewish friends and neighbors are observing Passover, a holiday which commemorates the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of faithful Jewish households, sparing them from the 10th plague and leading to their eventual liberation. Passover is a time when families gather, and stories of overcoming […]
Apr 30 2024 | Posted in
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Skip Maas December 22, 1939 – April 28, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 Carlton “Skip” Maas, 84, of Oskaloosa, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Carlton Hewitt Maas, son of Everett Lester and Alvera Evelyn (Hewitt) Maas, was born December 22, 1939, in Spencer, Iowa. […]
Apr 29 2024 | Posted in
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Donna Clousing Oskaloosa. Donna R. Clousing, 81, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the MHP Emergency Room in Oskaloosa. She was born September 18, 1942, in Mahaska County the daughter of Gerrit and Bertha Steenhoek Beyer. Donna graduated from North Mahaska High School with the class of 1960. Following graduation, she continued her […]
Apr 29 2024 | Posted in
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Alice Alberta Hols April 22, 1931 – April 27, 2024 Oskaloosa (Eddyville), Iowa | Age 93 Alice Alberta Hols, 93, of Oskaloosa and formerly of rural Eddyville, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born April 22, 1931, in rural Eddyville, the daughter of Albert and Alice “Ealen” […]
Apr 28 2024 | Posted in
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Linda Wheeler November 7, 1959 – April 26, 2024 Des Moines (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 64 Linda Kay (Munsell) Wheeler, 64, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on April 26th, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Linda was born November 7th, 1959, to Herb and Betty Munsell. Linda grew up in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she was […]
Apr 27 2024 | Posted in
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Linda Jo Gott August 29, 1960 – April 25, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 63 Linda Gott, 63, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024, at her home in Oskaloosa. Linda Jo Gott, one of 12 children born to Edgar Lewis and Lela May (McCain) Playle, was born on August 29, 1960, in Oskaloosa. […]
Apr 26 2024 | Posted in
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BROOKLYN – North Mahaska’s Aly Steil came into Thursday’s South Iowa Cedar League West golf tournament with the 9-hole low of 45 and averaging 46.75 on the season. Steil shot a 44-43 – 87 to earn the top spot. She edged BGM’s Aurelia Roudabush by a stroke (88) and Charlotte Donohue of Colfax-Mingo by two […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2024 Racing Season got underway on Wednesday night with a very nice night on KBOE Night at the races. The weather was nearly perfect for the April opener at the Mahaska County Monster ½ mile dirt track. Dustin Griffiths had a night to celebrate as he won both the Mid States Machine […]
Apr 26 2024 | Posted in
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SIGOURNEY – North Mahaska’s track teams got back into action Tuesday at the Savage Relays in Sigourney. The meet was a tune-up to the Class 1A district meet, which will be held in Sigourney on Thursday, May 9. The boys tallied 63 points while the girls scored 56. Eight teams at the meet will compete […]