Joan Padgett of Oskaloosa had her blood drawn by Emergency Services Nurse Jamie Beaumont, RN, BSN, during Mahaska Health Partnership’s annual Community Cholesterol Screening on Feb. 17. According to the American Heart Association, all adults age 20 and older should have their cholesterol checked at least once every five years to help detect indicators for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Department has been an organization that has been evolving over the past two years, with the department now being the agency staffing the Oskaloosa Waste Water Department. Oath of office for newly appointed board member Jason Carter was administered at the beginning of the meeting. Carter is the fifth […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday morning at 9am. This meeting date was a departure from the normal Monday meeting because of the Presidents Day holiday. On the agenda for the Supervisors was a request for recreation and economic development funds to help fix the swimming pool at the Prairie […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Lowering energy costs is one way the Oskaloosa School District is looking to save money. The district has recently been installing LED lighting systems to replace the florescent lamps in its facilities. MidAmerican Energy will refund up to 80% of the cost with labor, with a maximum amount per light fixture. With […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The bitter cold had found its way to Mahaska County on Saturday morning, but that didn’t stop nearly 100 people from making their way to Smokey Row Coffee to hear from their local legislators, and to ask them questions. The legislators spoke about the bills and legislation currently impacting Iowans, including school […]
Imagine the Possibilities and Christian Opportunity Center (COC) will once again co-host This is How We Roll, a bowling fundraiser, on March 4, 2016 at Mahaska Bowl from 6:30-9 p.m. Lane sponsorships are $120 and resident sponsorships are $60. Businesses may also support the fundraiser by donating auction items. All donations are divided equally between […]
More than 560,000 Iowans are covered by Medicaid, the $4.5 billion federal/state health care administered by the state of Iowa. Since 2003, the annual cost to Iowa taxpayers for the state portion of Medicaid has increased from $430 million to $1.718 billion. That kind of increase simply is not sustainable. The rising Medicaid costs prompted […]
Next week is funnel week at the Capitol. We are working hard to push legislation, which best serves you all, through on the House side before the mandatory cut off. Below you will find information about the most recent happenings here at the Capitol. If you have any questions, I encourage you to contact me […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s an annual event now in Oskaloosa. The month of February means it’s time for the Osky Winter Open. The Winter Open was developed and started 5 years ago. Friday during the noon-hour, the event officially kicked off with a tournament. The YMCA started the open 5 years ago as a fundraising […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa High School currently utilizes a tri-mester system of 7 class periods per day. Oskaloosa Schools Superintent Russ Reiter said he was recommending a “phase-in”, saying it was important to have the trimester schedule this year, and the following year could be dependent upon how the 8 period day goes for the […]
