September 21st, 2020 MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health is excited to welcome Stephanie Ezebuiro, MD to the team as a primary care provider. Dr. Ezebuiro earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland and graduated from medical school at American University of Antigua in St. John’s, […]
OSKALOOSA – Another lawsuit regarding the regional airport has reached some level of finality. On September 18th, District Court Judge Crystal Cronk dismissed a lawsuit filed by Site A Landowners against the Cities of Oskaloosa and Pella and Mahaska County, seeking to have the 2012 28E agreement that started the Regional Airport project invalidated. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Two candidates are running for the Iowa Senate District 40 office. Democrat Lance Roorda and Incumbent Republican Ken Rozenboom are on the ballot for the November 3rd General Election. We sat down with both candidates to get some insight into who they are. The candidate forum between Roorda and Rozenboom will be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Four candidates are running to be Supervisor in Mahaska County. Those four candidates are broken down into two distinct and separate contests. The election is November 3rd, 2020. The first contest has challenger Democrat Kathryn Kaul-Goodman facing Republican incumbent Mark Groenendyk. The second race has Republican Chuck Webb facing Democrat Lisa Ossian […]
This summer, the City partnered with Area 15 Regional Planning Commission (RPC) to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding through the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Notification has been received that Oskaloosa has been selected for $500,000 of grant funds for the rehabilitation of 11 downtown facades. With local funds (city/private property owners) in […]
Mahaska County — The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA), founded in 1929, ensures quality healthcare by training individuals to support hospitals in healthcare guidelines and quality assurance. As an organization, IHA strives to “[represent and support Iowa Hospitals] in achieving their missions and goals.” As a trusted leader, IHA advocates for the local hospitals and their […]
An OHS Student Council Press Release It’s homecoming season at the Oskaloosa High School! To help celebrate this year, our Student Council and faculty here at OHS have come up with ways to have homecoming be fun yet safe at the same time! It may be different from past years, yet we appreciate all the […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Tuesday, September 15, 2020 On Monday, September 14th, 2020, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, along with members of the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement task force, executed a search warrant at 1671 305th Street in rural Mahaska County. This warrant was for controlled substances and paraphernalia related to the manufacturing, […]
WASHINGTON – An Iowa District Court judge has denied a motion to reconsider 2018 and 2019 summary judgment decisions that were decided in favor of the Cities of Oskaloosa and Pella and a motion to sanction attorneys for the Cities. Judge Crystal Cronk issued the ruling late Sunday evening, finding that Mahaska County had no […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Superintendent Paula Wright said that publically, they will be doing hybrid learning at the high school for two weeks, but will be evaluating “as this week goes along to see which direction our numbers are going. If our numbers […]
