MAHASKA COUNTY – Halloween is a fun holiday for children to dress up, visit their neighbors and enjoy friends and family. Mahaska Health Partnership offers tips on how to make the most of Halloween while keeping your kids and trick-or-treaters safe. Halloween gets more exciting as children grow. Trick-or-treating in fun costumes is a lot […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The election session is coming to an end, and with it comes a flurry of campaign action. Phone calls, mail and candidate meet-and-greet events are but just a few of those things happening as the clock winds down for Decision 2014. One of those candidates is Iowa Senator Jack Hatch, who is […]
Trunk or Treat and Harvest Festival was held at Central United Methodist Church on Sunday, October 26 from 3 to 5pm. Participants visited the decorated trunks for goodies, enjoyed games and decorated cookies and pumpkins. Visitors could also enjoy the petting zoo, have their face painted and have a hotdog and chips. Thursday, October 30 […]
My absentee ballot has finally arrived in the mail. But I’m afraid my ballot won’t be received in the election office in time to be counted! You have several options: • Mail your ballot. If postmarked no later than Monday, November 3rd, and arrives in the election office by noon, Tuesday, November 11th, it will […]
Time will tell if the students at Oskaloosa Elementary set a worlds record for an apple crunch, but over 125 apples made 1500 apple slices. Oskaloosa Elementary took an apple bite on October 24 at 8:23 AM joining millions of others biting into an apple around the country for National Food Day. Blue Zones Project® […]
(Oskaloosa, Iowa) Voters in Mahaska County will hear from county supervisor candidates in a forum on October 28, 2014 at William Penn University. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Musco Technology Center on campus. Three supervisor candidates are vying for two seats on the board. The candidates include incumbent Mark Doland, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Saturday, October 18, the Mahaska County YMCA and co-sponsors Clow Valve Company and Mahaska Health Partnership, hosted the 3rd annual Freaky 5k Run/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run at the Lacey Complex Stadium. With the Fun Run beginning at 8am and the 5k taking place at 9am, the stadium was filled with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The future of a dog park in Oskaloosa has been a point of conversation from time-to-time in the community for the past couple of years. With an extra session of the Planning & Zoning Commission needed, the proposal made its way to the City Council agenda. At the Oskaloosa City Council meeting […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, October 20th in the 3rd floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse. The Board went into two closed sessions on Monday to discuss the hiring of a county IT coordinator and then to decide if the board would continue […]
MAHASKA COUNTY –Dorothy Vos of Oskaloosa was named Mahaska Health Partnership’s 2014 Hospital Auxiliary member and Volunteer Shining Star by the Iowa Hospital Association. Vos has been an active member of the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital Auxiliary since 1997. She has volunteered countless hours in the Gift Shop and was appointed manager in 2004. With […]
