Iowa Senator Matt McCoy has introduced a bill that would eliminate 218 school superintendent positions and allow only one school Superintendent per county. The bill would cap the number of superintendents to one per county by the year 2013. While it may sound like it, this bill will not consolidate any schools within in the state. In […]
OSKALOOSA – In recognition of February as American Heart Month, Mahaska Health Partnership encourages you to know your cholesterol. “Too much cholesterol in the blood can lead to heart disease and stroke,” MHP Registered Dietitian Lea Rice said. “Half of American adults have cholesterol levels that are too high.” The danger associated with high cholesterol […]
Veterans were honored by the orchestra of the Oskaloosa Elementary and Sixth Grade last night. The Fourth Grade Orchestra played 3 songs: Dutch Dance, Parisian Night and Black Sheep, White Sheep. Next to play was the Sixth Grade Orchestra. There were some students who had recently switched to different string instruments adding some extra depth to […]
It’s a day on the calendar, marked once a year by some government closures in observance of what? Many today know little of the significance of the day. It’s importance to our family and friends in remembering those that had fallen for our freedoms. On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh […]
Mahaska County Naturalist Laura DeCook make a presentation at Oskaloosa Public Library called “Animal Tracks”. This event showcased the different animals that call Iowa home. There was a story time, she read the book Moose Tracks. It is the story is a fun story that leave a surprise for the reader till the end. Well […]
The Lend-Lease Act The Senate passed the $5.98 billion supplemental Lend-Lease bill on October 23, 1941, bringing the United States one step closer to direct involvement in World War II. The Lend-Lease Act, approved by Congress in March 1941, gave President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, […]
It’s one of those days of reckoning for students, parent-teacher conferences. Down the generations the annual event of parents meeting teachers is but one way to find out the progress of their child. Over more recent years the focus has been towards a parent, teacher work in a cooperative relationship to help the child succeed. […]
Mold can create serious health problems for residents recovering from the severe storms, flooding and tornados that occurred June 1 through Aug. 31, warn Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) officials overseeing the Iowa recovery effort. “People are anxious to get on with their lives after a flood,” said Federal […]
Oskaloosa High School has taken several steps to become more technologically advanced. In recent weeks, the staff at Oskaloosa High School have implemented several new policies relating to technology. One of the biggest changes has been in the cell phone policy. The new policy allows for students to use their cell phones during passing time, […]
The Oskaloosa School district is about to get more money. A new bill signed into law by President Obama is giving the states nationwide millions of dollars to be used for education. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Russ Reiter stated that the district will receive around 400,000 dollars. This money is to be used […]
