Oskaloosa, Iowa – Earning their place as National Merit Scholar finalists are seniors Adam Hammes and Natalie Whitis. The two are among eight thousand students to reach this point from approximately sixteen thousand semi-finalists from around the nation. The search for finalists started out with nearly thirty thousand students attempting to make it to the […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Through demonstration of compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for healthcare quality and safety, the entities of Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP), have again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. MHP voluntarily takes part in the accreditation process every three years to assure the care the health system is providing […]
Local Leaders have their own State of the Union Message for Congressman Latham Des Moines, IA – When the President addresses gun violence in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Rep. Tom Latham will have the voices of his constituents ringing in his ears –imploring him to support the common sense measures for […]
February 8, 2013 – Oskaloosa, IA – The United Way of Mahaska County is excited to be celebrating our 50th year of serving Mahaska County, and we’d like you to help us commemorate the occasion. We’ll be hosting an open house Wednesday, February 20th from 4 to 6 PM at the United Way Building, 500 […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Award-winning playwright Neil Simon’s masterpiece, Biloxi Blues, is coming to the George Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa on Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. This national tour of Neil Simon’s award-winning play follows the adventures of Eugene Morris Jerome and his fellow Army inductees as they struggle through basic training near Biloxi, Mississippi, […]
Growing Healthy Shade Trees with IPM- Wednesday Feb 20 11:30 am -1 pm Mahaska County Extension will be participating in an opportunity to learn more about selecting, managing and caring for trees, especially maple, oak and honeylocust in home landscapes. This webinar will last is 90 minutes. Designed for Extension Master Gardeners in the North […]
Central United Methodist Church will be holding their annual “Fat Tuesday” Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 12th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Pancakes, sausage and a beverage will be served with a freewill offering. “Fat Tuesday” is a day people prepared and feasted on special foods in order to use up all the things in […]
Oskaloosa, IA (February 1, 2013) – Jubilee Family Church’s Positive Preppers Group will be hosting a 9 week hands-on emergency preparation training class for Oskaloosa and surrounding communities. Positive Preppers (not to be associated with the popular “Doomsday Preppers” television program) has a wide variety of topics that are studied and discussed in depth such […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership will be offering reduced-rate cholesterol screenings for the community Tuesday, Feb. 12 on the Oskaloosa campus and at New Sharon Medical Center. The event will run from 6:00 to 9:00 am on MHP’s Oskaloosa campus, located at 1229 C Avenue East (entrance #2). Screenings will also be offered at […]
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff in southern Iowa for open office hours. Dien Judge, Loebsack’s District Representative, will be at the following locations. Judge will be on hand to work with individuals who are having difficulty with a government agency, have suggestions for Dave, or would just […]
