MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership is pleased to welcome Family Practice Physician Susan Harte, DO, to its Medical Staff. “Dr. Harte practiced at MHP 18 years ago, working as a locum tenens in our Emergency Department,” MHP CEO Chris Jepsen shared. “She was employed by another company we contracted with to provide Emergency Physician […]
Join the Mahaska County Master Gardeners as they host Master Gardener Lois Harris in a Herbal Tea Time and workshop and on Thursday, November 16 at 6:30 pm at the Mahaska County Extension office, 212 North I Street Oskaloosa. Lois will present on herbal history and uses. We will also have a teatime followed by […]
Women who own farmland and/or farm in Mahaska and Marion counties are invited to join their Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) team at one of two upcoming Listening Sessions. The Listening Session is an opportunity for women who are engaged in agriculture and land management to let the WLL local team know what their strengths […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – William Penn University’s Social & Behavioral Sciences Division invites both the campus and Oskaloosa community to a lecture session presented by Salome S. Nengean, JD, Staff Attorney for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The lecture, which will take place on Monday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chief Mahaska Room […]
It’s often said that change is the only constant in life. After much consideration, David, Shawn and Andrew Langkamp have decided to change their company name. Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel is now the Langkamp Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Since its inception in 1866, as the J.B. McCurdy & Co. Furniture and Undertaking, the funeral chapel […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Physical and Occupational Therapy is sponsoring a free Fall Prevention Clinic on Thursday, Oct. 26. According to MHP Occupational Therapist Aimee Wagner, falling down is the leading cause of injuries among adults age 65 and older. “Building strength, improving balance and staying fit are the most important things for […]
The Mahaska County YMCA Kids Corner Child Care Center, 2303 East 8th Avenue, University Park, IA has achieved a Level 4 Iowa Quality Rating System (QRS) rating from the Iowa Department of Human Services. This level 4 rating is based on a five level scale of quality measures. Previously the facility had garnered a level […]
On Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 14th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Mahaska […]
Oskaloosa’s Harry L. Anderson Post #34 of the American Legion is accepting candidate applications for the 79th Annual American Legion Hawkeye Boys State through November 6. Known as “Iowa’s premiere civic education program,” Hawkeye Boys State is a hands-on six-day course in city, county and state government functioning. Boys State candidates must be US citizens […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – For parents with student athletes, concussions continue to be a major concern. Mahaska Health Partnership Family Practice Physician Case Everett, MD, encourages adults working with children to learn the signs and symptoms of concussions and the best course of treatment. According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), a concussion is a […]
