Creating communities of healthy, happy, and hope-filled people Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy’s vision is to create communities of healthy, happy, and hope-filled people. In 2016, Kinetic Edge worked harder than ever to go after this vision. Their hard work paid off, as 2016 was a year of rapid growth for their business. Kinetic Edge knows […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There was little doubt, Kory Wright from The Brickhouse Cafe was the hands down winner of the best chili at the Mahaska Wellness Coalition Chili Cook Off on Friday night at the Penn Activity Center on the campus of William Penn University. The Mahaska Wellness Coalition is a group of community members […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Iowa Legislature is 3 weeks into the 2017 season, and have worked to correct an 118 million dollar shortfall in revenue from last year’s budget before they turned their attention to the current fiscal year. In Oskaloosa on Saturday morning, individuals from Oskaloosa and surrounding communities took advantage of the opportunity […]
The Oskaloosa Police Department is pleased to announce the promotion of Officer Jacob Vanderpol to the position of Lieutenant. Officer Vanderpol began his career with the Oskaloosa Police Department in June 2008. Since becoming a member of the Department Vanderpol has served as a Department evidence technician, tobacco grant compliance officer, alcohol grant compliance officer, […]
We are three weeks into the 2017 Legislative session, and some decisions are taking shape. The first order of business this year was to address the $118 million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year. In the past few years, even though revenue continued to grow, Senate Democrats still spent taxpayer money in a way […]
The Committee process is well under way here at the Capitol. Bills are moving through and some will be debated next week. We are looking at every avenue possible in order to have a balanced budget, provide necessary services, and let Iowans keep their hard earned money. Below you will find some helpful information concerning […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Helping people serve their community while providing a way to stretch their food dollars is the premise behind SHARE Iowa. SHARE stands for Self Help And Resource Exchange and has been in operation for over 25 years now, headquartered in Oskaloosa. Of the original 24 across the United States, only 5 food […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Bringing vitality, energy, and a sense of place was part of the inspiration for the creation and development of ‘The Alley’ in Oskaloosa. 1000 Friends of Iowa proudly announced nine recipients as its Best Development Award winners of 2016 in December.. Five independent jurors from across the state selected projects that […]
The Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter manager is on temporary leave, but the animal shelter normal operations are continuing with current staff filling in for all needed services. The board is reviewing the event and is hopeful that when issues are fully explored, the current manager will return to full-time operations. If you have questions regarding […]
Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release In January of 2017, the Mahaska County Attorney’s Office received a complaint that an employee of the Stephen’s Memorial Animal Shelter had used a Mahaska County credit card for fraudulent purposes. This complaint was investigated by the County Attorney’s Office, as well as the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office. As […]
