By Ann Smith Hello! Welcome to Nutrition In A Pinch! Do you ever go look something up on the internet and you get 1,000,000 results? You just want one simple question answered, such as; how many calories are in a Granny Smith Apple, that is all you want…you don’t get it. You get all […]
Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services encourages Mental Health First Aid Training MAHASKA COUNTY– Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid Training on Monday, Sept. 30 from 8 am to 5 pm on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. “There are many types of mental illness people might experience at […]
A local cheese maker from Leighton, Iowa, will be the guest speaker at the next Mahaska County Historical Society quarterly meeting and potluck scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m. inside Bradbury Hall at Nelson Pioneer Farm. Mike and Jason Bandstra, owners of Frisian Farms, will tell how they built their farm from 10 […]
Thursday, August 29th, 3PM to 7PM Central Park, Grinnell IA The Grinnell Lions Club is sponsoring Ag Appreciation Day, Thursday, August 29th, 3PM to 7PM in Central Park in Grinnell. Ag Day was started twenty years ago as a way to bring farm families, agribusiness, and community members together to recognize and celebrate all forms […]
The Iowa Innovation Gateway is offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to receive a $5,000 cash grant expand to be used to help start or expand their business. This grant, called DREAM BIG…GROW HERE, will be given to an entrepreneur or small business owner with 50 or fewer employees and is located […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership is pleased to introduce Dr. Tara Hoftiezer, a Family Practice physician joining the Medical Staff in August. “I am very excited to be settling someplace permanently where Peter and I can both practice medicine and be part of such a wonderful community,” Dr. Tara exclaimed. Dr. Tara is referring […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Due to great community response, the “Welcome to Medicare” seminar, scheduled Aug. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, has been moved from Mahaska Health Partnership’s campus to the Mahaska County ISU Extension Office, 212 North I Street in Oskaloosa. “With more than 70 people registered, the space on MHP’s campus was getting […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership is pleased to introduce Dr. Ben Oldson, an Emergency Services and Hospitalist Physician joining the Medical Staff in July. “We are very excited to welcome Dr. Oldson as a hospitalist and ED physician,” MHP CEO Jay Christensen stated. “The hospitalist program has proven to be a very positive addition […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership provided $4,493,000 in community benefits to Mahaska County, according to a recently completed assessment of those programs and services. That amount, based on 2011 figures, includes $3,921,000 in uncompensated care and $572,000 in free or discounted community benefits that MHP specifically implemented to help county residents. Community benefits are […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Join the Daily Youth Theatre for their last weeks of summer camp this year! Bring to life the colorful, crazy stories of Dr. Seuss during August 5 – 9th. Campers will create plays based on “The Lorax,” “The Sneetches,” “The Cat in the Hat,” and “Green Eggs and Ham.” The camp will […]
