Alicia Ritenour learned her fate Tuesday as she was sentenced in Mahaska County District Court. Tuesday’s sentencing came after Ritenour was convicted in November 2014 of 1st degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death, in reference to the January 2014 death of her 18 month old daughter Ava. Judge Myron Gookin presided over the […]
Dr. Bridget Shariat Delivers First Baby of 2015 – Hunter Myles was born at 2:13 pm on Jan. 3, making him Mahaska Health Partnership’s first baby of 2015. Hunter weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21.5 inches long at birth. As MHP’s first baby of 2015, Hunter received a wide variety of gifts from […]
SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARATION SNOW EMERGENCY TO BE EFFECTIVE: FROM DAY & DATE: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 TIME: 12:00 a.m. EFFECTIVE: Until further notice. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS TO ALLOW CITY CREWS TO PLOW. VEHICLES LEFT ON THE STREET COULD BE TOWED AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE. AS A REMINDER, ALL PROPERTY OWNERS […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Family Practice Physician Dr. Nick Messamer will be hanging up his white coat January 1 after 23 years caring for patients in Mahaska County, the past four at Mahaska Health Partnership. “Many people know I had several careers prior to graduating from the University of Iowa College of Medicine at the age […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Calling all kids! Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of Rapunzel will be on Monday, January 12th at the George Daily Auditorium at 4 p.m. Rapunzel takes you on a frivolous frolic through the French countryside. Frenchy and his intense friends the Wood Elves, along with the Lost Prince and Rapunzel’s parents, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In anticipation of the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) being implemented in Keokuk, Mahaska, Poweskiek and Washington Counties, it is necessary for court staff to receive training. This training is mandatory. In order to ensure that said training is completed, it will be necessary for the Clerk’s office to be temporarily closed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – You walk into a room and find someone laying on the floor. After determining that the person is in need of help, what do you do next? For a group of individuals who took the American Heart Association CPR class on Saturday, those choices are much clearer now. According to the American […]
The Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor the Eggs and Issues series for 2014. As we have done it in the past, the City and County will do session #1 on January 10. The other dates, the second and fourth Saturday of the months of January, February and March, will be with our state officials. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The votes were cast, and those elected to county offices were sworn in on Friday to their next 4 years of service. Those sworn in Friday are: Recorder – Diane Upton Crookham; Treasurer – Sone Scott; Supervisor – Mark Doland; and Supervisor – Henry VanWeelden. The board set its organization for the […]
An Ottumwa PD Press Release – Homicide Investigation On Sunday, January 04, 2015, at approximately 2:31 a.m., the Ottumwa Police Department responded to the 400 Block of North Market Street for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found one person at the scene had sustained several gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as […]
