Oskaloosa, Iowa – For nearly two decades, Deb DeJong has been turning on the lights every day at her store, Reruns Consignment Store. DeJong has become an expert at understanding what the second hand shopper is looking for, and has enjoyed working with the people in the Mahaska County Community during all that time, helping […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership nurses Crystal Booy, RN, of Oskaloosa and Heather Cook, BSN, RN, of Pleasantville, have been named to the 12th annual listing of “100 Great Iowa Nurses.” Recipients were honored at a special celebration recognizing National Nurses Week on May 1 in Des Moines. The Iowa Nurses Association, Iowa Nurses Foundation […]
The 86th General Assembly came to a close at 6:10 PM on Friday, April 29. Much of what we do in the state legislature boils down to the last weeks when legislators must agree on how the state will spend taxpayer dollars. Every legislator and each of our 60,000+ constituents have programs and causes that […]
Dear District 80 friends, Session is over. Appropriations Bills for Economic Development, Health and Human Services, Administration and Regulation, and more have been voted on. There were activity bursts between long lulls of waiting on the Senate. Voting extended to11PM or midnight repeatedly. We were always told we didn’t spend enough, even though we spent […]
On Earth Day (Friday April 22nd) members of the Oskaloosa High School Pheasants Forever and FFA Chapters took part in a reseeding of a Pollinator Plot on the Oskaloosa FFA’s School Farm. The plot was put in last spring by students in the Science and Agricultural classes and was funded through a grant by Pheasants […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Technology in education is a key factor for student learning today. Pencils and paper and blackboards have been replaced by keyboards and touch screens. Nearly five years ago, the Oskaloosa High School began with 725 13-inch Macbooks, and now that initial crop is in need of replacement. Shari Hankins-Barnhart, Technology Director for […]
OSKALOOSA- Campaign reports for One Mahaska and Rural Residents for Better Roads were filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board late Thursday afternoon. Both organizations involved in next Tuesday’s Local Option Sales Tax vote reported several thousand dollars worth of activity. One Mahaska, which is advocating for the passage of Local Option Sales […]
Court preserves ineffective assistance of counsel claim OSKALOOSA- The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously rejected an appeal from an Oskaloosa man contending that his drug convictions should be thrown out because of ineffective assistance of counsel and also because his Fourth Amendment rights were violated. Jamal Clark was convicted of delivery of marijuana […]
OSKALOOSA – Recently, three Oskaloosa area residents received awards for their outstanding work with the Oskaloosa Girl Scout organization. The three were recognized at separate Girl Scout events held in April. Receiving the Volunteer of Excellence Award were Jodie Sirovy of Oskaloosa, and April Molyneux of Rose Hill. Sirovy leads two troops, and oversees the […]
After providing basic medical services in Oskaloosa since 1994, advisory board members of the Oskaloosa Free Clinic announced that Tuesday, May 3, would be the free clinic’s last day. “It’s really brought out a lot of mixed emotions,” said Dr. Matt Whitis, volunteer medical director of the Oskaloosa Free Clinic (OFC) and long-time volunteer physician. […]
