Financial-services firm makes list for 13th year Financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2012” list in its 13th appearance on the prestigious list, according to the three Financial Advisors in Oskaloosa. Edward Jones also ranked No. 3 for large-sized companies and No. 2 for work-life […]
MAHASKA COUNTY– Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid Training on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 9 am to 4 pm on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. Participants must attend both classes. “There are many types of mental illness people might experience at some point in […]
OSKALOOSA –Revena Bruxvoort of Oskaloosa was named Mahaska Health Partnership’s 2011 Auxilian and Volunteer Shining Star by the Iowa Hospital Association. Bruxvoort has been an active member of the Mahaska Health Partnership Auxiliary for more than 35 years. She said she started volunteering in the MHP Snack Bar/ Gift Shop as a way to keep […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has re-certified Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services as an Area Trauma Facility. According to the IDPH, traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for persons in Iowa from 1 to 44 years of age. They estimate that 30,000 Iowans are seen for emergency evaluation […]
Oskaloosa – With the New Year upon us, Iowans who decide they want to quit smoking have an excellent resource with a free service called Quitline Iowa, provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Mahaska Health Partnership Nurse Practitioner Lisa Nelson, ARNP, said adults who join the free program will receive the information and […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Specialty Services employs nurse practitioners to help maintain the health and well-being of the community. “Nurse Practitioners are a wonderful enhancement that helps increase access to primary care services for our community,” MHP Chief Medical Officer Matt Whitis, MD said. According to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, professionals […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – After a rewarding medical practice in Oskaloosa over the past 31 years, Dr. Randall Hart has announced he is planning to retire on December 31 of this year. Dr. Hart started practicing at Family Medical Center (FMC) during the summer of 1980 in the old clinic building at 1225 C Ave. East. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A quick stop by Keldermann’s Radio Shack and Hobby Shack is just about every kids delight, and yes, I’m a big kid as well. I could use a bad pun about right now and say RC Helicopters are flying out the door, but Barry Kelderman states that they are one of the […]
Signourney, Iowa- With its unassuming exterior and straight forward sign, the Dumont Museum may not look like much of an attraction, but once you step through those doors, what you find inside is anything but ordinary. Over the weekend, hundreds of people made the trek three miles south of Sigourney on Highway 149 to view […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa, December 2, 2011) – The Butler-Brown Insurance Agency in Oskaloosa, a division of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., adds a familiar face. Margaret Ratcliff will join the agency as an insurance agent. She and her family have lived in New Sharon for over 20 years and has been the retail managing officer of the […]
