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Lisa Hansen April 4, 1967 – February 11, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 55 Lisa Luann Hansen, 55, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Lisa Hansen, daughter of Ronnie Lee and Karen Marlene (Beadle) Linville, was born in Oskaloosa on April 4, 1967. Lisa […]
Feb 12 2023 | Posted in
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Feb. 8, 2023 Oskaloosa Police Department Media Release On February 8, 2023, at approx. 11:02 a.m., Officers of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to a traffic crash in which a vehicle had left the roadway and struck an apartment building in the 800 block of 15th Ave E. Initial investigation revealed that the driver […]
Feb 8 2023 | Posted in
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Feb. 8, 2023 Oskaloosa Police Department Media Release On February 7, 2023, at approximately 11:58 p.m., members of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to 1229 C Ave East, Mahaska Health, about a possible overdose victim who had been transported there in a private vehicle. The initial investigation showed that a 22-year-old female from Oskaloosa […]
Feb 8 2023 | Posted in
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January 30th, 2023, OSKALOOSA, IA Mahaska Health would like to Congratulate Amy Fernandez, RN, MSN, for being honored as a Great Iowa Nurse! Amy serves as the Executive Director of Clinics at Mahaska Health and continually goes above and beyond to be a team player and demonstrates leadership. Amy was recognized in part for; “Amy […]

A Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Theft of items from the Sully Area Recovered On 02-07-2023 the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, and the MINE East drug task force conducted an investigation in eastern Mahaska County today. A search warrant was applied for and granted for an address in the small […]
Feb 7 2023 | Posted in
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Terrie Rae Staffenhagen March 30, 1944 – February 5, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Terrie Rae Staffenhagen, 78, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Oelwein, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at her home in Oskaloosa. Terrie Rae Staffenhagen, daughter of Harold George and Mary Eula (Keefer) Stade, was born March 30, 1944, […]
Feb 6 2023 | Posted in
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PELLA — In a field with six Division I entries, Central College women’s track and field athlete Olivia Bohlen (freshman, Belle Plaine) took second place in the pentathlon at the Wartburg Select Friday. In the men’s heptathlon, Grant Miller (freshman, Norwalk) is in third and Gavin Smith (freshman, Audubon) is in fifth after four events. […]
Feb 4 2023 | Posted in
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DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Patrick McAvan as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 8A. McAvan, of Fairfield, Iowa, currently serves as an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney. He received his undergraduate degree from Loras College and his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law. McAvan […]
Feb 4 2023 | Posted in
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by Senator Ken Rozenboom Because I had a new hip installed on January 25, I was unable to publish a newsletter last week. Today, I’ll try to get my constituents caught up with some of the major legislative news. Funding for K-12 students is always one of the first things we address each year during […]

by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44, After a chilly week, it’s nice to see a warm weekend ahead of us. This week has consisted of committee meetings, visiting with countless constituents, and voting on a handful of bills that hit the Senate floor. Over the next month, the push to get bills out of […]