Oskaloosa, Iowa – It all simply started with a proclamation signing in March of 2011, and since that day, “Light It Up Blue” has quickly become an Oskaloosa fixture. This year was the third year for the gathering that helps shine a light, in this case a blue one, for Autism. According to ‘Autism Speaks’, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been coined ‘The Full Grassley” by presidential candidates when they campaign Iowa. The name is used in honor of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley who every year holds a town hall meeting in every county in Iowa, and Tuesday afternoon he took his turn in Oskaloosa, his fifth stop of the day. […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership nurses Kerri Boender, RN, Laura Doscher, BSN, Renee Edgar, RN, Hillary Kutcher, RN, and Lisa Nelson, ARNP, all of Oskaloosa, and Lisa Cox, ARNP of Albia, have been named to the ninth annual listing of “100 Great Iowa Nurses.” This award recognizes outstanding nurses whose exceptional contributions to patients, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Andrea Hagist, MHP Emergency Services Director, representing Dr. Matt Whitis, who is the current county medical examiner, asked the Mahaska County Supervisor to approve the addition of two new deputy medical examiners. Hagist asked that Dr. Amanda Marino as well as Dr. Amy Montgomery, DO. be appointed to assist Whitis in his […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best is the foundation to the structure by which local emergency personal train. This past week, Oskaloosa Fire Department along with the departments from New Sharon and Cedar Township Fire and Mahaska County Emergency Management participated in several classes that are part of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – An accident at the intersection of Gateway Drive and Highway 92 (A Ave West) in Oskaloosa, between a pickup truck and a car, was called in at 12:17 p.m., March 30th. According to an initial report by the Iowa State Patrol, a 1993 Ford Mustang, driven by Zachary Clark, was traveling westbound […]
Medicaid Expansion Train Headed Down the Tracks This week in the Iowa Senate, Democrats passed a bill expanding the Medicaid program. The passage of SF 296 sends the Medicaid Expansion train out of the station and down the tracks with little consideration of the passengers’ well-being or the long-term journey. Chronic disease and obesity are […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – OHS students were able to ask questions of the sculptor responsible for making a statue of Norman Borlaug that will stand in the National Statuary Hall in Washington D.C. Benjamin Victor spent the day, first by participating with the students in the class room, and then later in George Daily Auditorium where […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport Agency met in regular session Tuesday night. The regional airport and the board that governs the airport have come under pressure recently from concerned citizens in the Leighton area. The new regional airport is slated to be built at one of the three sites initially sent by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt met with Anne DuBruin with Crisis Intervention on Wednesday to have a proclamation signed proclaiming April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Proclamation reads as follows: WHEREAS, in our society, violence against women and children continues to escalate, and WHEREAS, sexual violence affects every person in the city […]
