OSKALOOSA, IOWA —Mahaska Health hosted Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Goldfinch Health to discuss the opioid epidemic and an evidence-based opioid reduction program. The new program, titled ERAS, stands for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and is designed to decrease the use of pain medications after surgery. It is part of the Billion Pill Pledge, […]
OTTUMWA– Indian Hills Community College and Sieda Community Action are excited to announce a new partnership to offer childcare to the Ottumwa region. Beginning January 2024, Sieda Community Action will assume operations of the Child Development Center located on the Indian Hills Ottumwa Main Campus. Since the announcement of the closure of the IHCC Child […]
Oskaloosa Main Street is excited to announce ‘Turn on the Lights!’ to take place in downtown Oskaloosa on Saturday, November 18. The event will begin at 5:30pm with music from the Oskaloosa City Band, until 6pm. The lights will be turned on at 6pm by the Citizen of the Year. Painting with Lights is the […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up to 3.0 percent in September, up from 2.9 percent last month but down from 3.1 percent a year ago. Meanwhile, Iowa’s labor force participation rate decreased slightly from 68.7 percent to 68.6 percent in September as college students left the workforce to return to […]
After several months of investigations, the Rangers of the Mahaska County Conservation Board have made three arrests in reference to the sale and use of methamphetamines at Eveland Access Campground (2890 Galveston Ave, Oskaloosa, IA). On October 17, 2023, at approximately 02:24 p.m., Rangers initiated a traffic stop in the 1800 block of Indian Way […]
Ballots ARE NOT available at this time. However, voters wishing to have an absentee ballot mailed to them maysubmit a written request for an absentee ballot and it must be received in the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office no later than October 23, 2023 by 5:00p.m. Absentee ballots must be received in the Mahaska County Auditor’s […]
Public Measure OMAt the municipal election to be held on November 7, 2023, there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Oskaloosa Iowa the following question:Shall the following public measure be adopted:ORDINANCE NO. 1459AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF OSKALOOSA, IOWA BY REMOVING ARTICLE VI AND […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 16, 2023) – 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 […]
Upcoming Cultural Extravaganza: Okaidja Afroso’s Journey to Oskaloosa, Iowa Oskaloosa, Iowa – October 16th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa, a buzz is about in Oskaloosa as it prepares to welcome the vibrant sounds and traditions of the African Diaspora. Arts Midwest’s World Fest is bringing a unique cultural experience to this charming small town, and it promises […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA—The Central College volleyball team needed just six sets to win two matches in a Saturday triangular with North Central University (Minn.) and Lawrence University (Wis.). The Dutch (17-5) first swept the Rams (9-9) 25-23, 25-12, 25-16 and then the Vikings (4-16) 25-9, 25-6, 25-10. With four matches in four days, Central used 12 […]
