OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership Sleep Services urges the public to maintain good sleep habits. “Adequate sleep is as important as good nutrition and exercise to your health,” MHP Sleep Technologist Kai Schwab said. “A recently study showed that people who stay up late and sleep in end up consuming more calories in a day […]
Mahaska County Community Foundation grants $20,000 to MCRF for recreation projects underway. $10,000 was received for the Skate Park project to be developed this season. The Skate park will be built by Spohn Ranch design company and will be one part of an urbane park area downtown Oskaloosa. Another $10,000 went to a project […]
The Oskaloosa Junior Main Street program will be sponsoring “Story Doors” art! The doors will be viewed and judged during this year’s Art on the Square, which is June 11th. The rules for the doors are as follows: each door will be an individual art project that tells of a story of a person or […]
Firefighters from Montezuma, New Sharon and Oskaloosa gathered their equipment and said good-bye to their families. Members of the these fire departments pulled out of Oskaloosa heading for Joplin, Missouri after 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Joplin was struck by an EF-5 tornado at 5:41 p.m. on May 22nd, 2011. With 125 confirmed deaths and […]
The Parent Teacher Organization or PTO of Oskaloosa held it’s annual Fun Day at the Oskaloosa Elementary School. Students were treated to inflatable games in the commons area and gymnasium. There they could find slides, bounce houses, skee ball and a multitude of other fun things. The day used to be somewhat smaller, but has […]
Thankfully this shot didn’t depend upon nice weather, as that has been very hit and miss lately in Mahaska County. I have been surprised how quickly some of these locations are figured out, and it makes the challenge for us at Osky News all the greater. Today’s picture is submitted by Osky News Lead Photographer […]
The Oskaloosa Friday after Five committee has been preparing since last year for the 2011 season and they have a great line up of entertainment scheduled. The event takes place each Friday from 5 – 8 pm on the east side of the Oskaloosa square. Food and drinks are available. The cost to get into […]
Severe weather is a fact of life in this part of the country. With Saturday night’s storms came some damaging winds to portions of Mahaska County and Oskaloosa. At around 10:15 p.m. storm spotters in Beacon reported damage to mobile homes, and then shortly after that, reports of an aluminum outbuilding damaged were also reported […]
I would like to thank Mahaska Health Partnership Public Health Coordinator Patty Malloy for taking the time to answer some questions about the measles, and how you can get help if you think you have been infected. Yesterday, the Iowa Department of Public Health stated: “A confirmed case of measles has occurred in a Dallas […]
Due to inclement weather, today’s Community Memorial Service location has been moved to the lobby of MHP Specialty Services, across the parking lot from the MHP Hospice Serenity House (Entrance #4). The event will take place Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. It is being sponsored by Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Services, Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary […]
