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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Talks With Healthcare Experts At Mahaska Health

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently toured Mahaska Heath.

October 22, 2022 On Wednesday, October 19, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and her health policy advisors visited the facility of Mahaska Health, where she talked with healthcare physicians and administrators. Mahaska Health talked about rural healthcare delivery along with the broader topic of delivering care for the people in Southeast Iowa. After the discussion, Reynolds […]

William Penn to Host Trick-or-Treat Event

William Penn University

Oskaloosa–William Penn University would like to welcome the community to a night of fun that includes Trick-or-Treating on Friday, October 28 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Penn Activity Center. People of all ages are welcome to participate and everyone is welcomed and encouraged to stay for the women’s volleyball match against Peru State that starts […]

NM Boys Make History

North Mahaska won the district cross country meet Thursday and will participate at state this Friday. Team members pictured include Larry Mohr, Andy Knockel, Ben Yang, Brayden Veiseth, Lane Harmon, Asher DeBoef, Nate Sampson, Clay Thompson and Kincaid Mitchell.

LEON – North Mahaska’s boy’s cross country team set a new standard Thursday dominating the district meet and qualifying for next week’s state meet. It is the first time a team of cross country runners from NM have qualified. To top it off freshman Aly Steil qualified in the girls’ race. North Mahaska scored 76 […]

Farm To Table Event Brings Local Producers To The Table

ISU Extension and Outreach, Mahaska County, 4H Honor Council and Mahaska County Farm Bureau partnered together to put on their first Farm to Table Event in Mahaska County.

A nd ISU Extension Press Release ISU Extension and Outreach, Mahaska County, 4H Honor Council and Mahaska County Farm Bureau partnered together to put on their first Farm to Table Event in Mahaska County. The event featured foods from local producers who also attended the dinner. The producers shared why they chose the profession of […]

Multiple Agencies Battle Stucture Fire Between New Sharon And Oskaloosa

New Sharon Fire Department (file photo)

And New Sharong Fire and Rescue Press Release On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 12:08 PM, the Mahaska County 911 Center received a report of a possible structure fire in the 1400 block of Merino Avenue. New Sharon Fire department was paged and en route with in four minutes of the 911 call. First arriving […]

Council Hears About Iowa DNR Report On Wastewater

Oskaloosa City Hall

October 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 17th, 2022, at 6 pm inside the city hall council chambers. In a letter from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, or Iowa DNR, the city of Oskaloosa has received two letters of non-compliance for violation of final […]

Supervisors Consider Road Work Projects And Additional Security For The Courthouse

Mahaska County Courthouse

October 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in a regular session on Monday, October 17th, 2022, at 9 am in the 3rd-floor conference room. The Board considered a contribution to ISAC for a soil compaction test. The amount of the County’s contribution would be $600. Board member Chuck Webb […]

Two Car Collision Claims The Life Of A Hamilton Woman

Iowa State Patrol

Oskaloosa, Iowa – According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, a Hamilton, Iowa woman, Betty Walter, was killed in a collision near a car dealership in the 1600 Block of A Avenue West in Oskaloosa. According to the report, Walter was in the dealership parking lot and went to re-enter the roadway to […]

New Sharon Fire And Biloxi Fire Once Again Team Up To Help Those Impacted By Disaster

New Sharon fire captain Steve Gerard works on a home in North Ft. Meyers Florida this week.

October 10th, 2022 Fort Meyers Beach, Florida – Hurricane Ian was expected to hit land as a Category 1 storm, but the storm had other plans for those in its path. Ian started like almost every other tropical storm, entering the waters off of West Africa as what is described as a tropical wave. The […]

OHS Veterans Day Assembly

Veterans walked down the red carpet at Hy-Vee on Friday.

To show our appreciation for our Veterans in Mahaska County, Oskaloosa High School Student Council is hosting a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday November 11, 2022, at 1 pm in the large gym at the high school. All veterans are invited to attend. OHS Student Council will be providing desserts and coffee after the assembly. […]

           

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