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NBC’s Harry Smith finds home at Central College

Veteran TV journalist Harry Smith has returned to Central College to teach a seminar to juniors and seniors. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 27, 2024 PELLA — Things Harry Smith has found in Pella in his first month teaching at Central College: a lovely room above a garage to stay in, an invitation to a home brewing club, and delicious apples from a man with his own stories to tell. What […]

Dr. Trish R. Millner Discusses Baby Safety and Health

Close up of nurse putting ECG electrode on black boy's chest during medical examination at the clinic. (stock photo)

In a recent interview with Oskaloosa News, Dr. Trish R. Millner, MD, MBA, FAAFP from Mahaska Health offered insightful advice on infant health, safety, and preventive care. From vaccinations to mental well-being, Dr. Millner emphasized the importance of proactive parenting and collaboration with healthcare providers. General Infant Health: Protecting Against Serious Illnesses One of the […]

Oskaloosa to Host First-Ever “Idea Lab” for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Mahaska Chamber and Development Group

OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Aspiring business owners, innovators, and dreamers will have a unique opportunity to turn their entrepreneurial visions into reality at the upcoming “Idea Lab” event. Organized in partnership with the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group and the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), this exciting initiative aims to foster a thriving entrepreneurial community in […]

Musco Lighting Named an Iowa Top Workplace for Second Consecutive Year

Musco Lighting named a 2024 Iowa Top Workplace

September 23, 2024 Musco Lighting logo on the left with Des Moines Register Top Work Place 2024 logo on the right Musco Lighting named a 2024 Iowa Top Workplace OSKALOOSA, Iowa — For the second year in a row, Musco Lighting has been named as one of Iowa’s Top Workplaces by the Des Moines Register. […]

Harvest season to begin ‘ramping’ up, little change in crops from last week

A farmer harvest crops along U.S. 20 in central Iowa on Sept. 22, 2024. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 23, 2024 Iowa had another unseasonably warm week as corn and soybean harvest got underway. Nine percent of soybeans in Iowa have been harvested in Iowa, up from 1% last week, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress and condition report for the week of […]

Community 1st Credit Union garners 9th straight

Community 1st Credit Union garners 9th straight Des Moines Register “Top Workplace” Award

Des Moines Register “Top Workplace” Award OTTUMWA, IA –Community 1st Credit Union received its ninth straight Des Moines Register “Top Workplace” award. The newspaper recognized 132 Iowa companies and organizations for the 2024 honor on September 22nd. C1st was 9th on the list of 55 midsized-company employers. The employer honor is based on the results […]

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report Sept. 16–22, 2024

Iowa Department of Agriculture

DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 23, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]

Mahaska Health Expands Remote Home Patient Monitoring Program

Mahaska Health (submitted photo)

Mahaska Health is excited to offer an opportunity for eligible Medicare Patients to participate in their Remote Home Monitoring Program. The program is designed to offer the simplest and safest way for patients to manage conditions such as hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes from the comfort of their homes. The Home Monitoring Program provides patients […]

Secret Service acknowledges ‘failures’ in protection of Trump in Pennsylvania shooting

by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 20, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service has taken responsibility for the failures that resulted in the July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and is asking for more resources going forward, a top official said Friday. Acting Director Ronald Rowe briefed reporters on the agency’s […]

Racing toward Election Day, control of U.S. Senate and House up for grabs

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks introduced legislation that would provide a tax credit for individuals pursuing in vitro fertilization treatments as discussions of IVF access pick up in Congress. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)

by Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 21, 2024 WASHINGTON — The country’s next president will need a friendly Congress to make their policy dreams a reality, but control of the two chambers remains deeply uncertain with just weeks until Election Day — and whether the outcome will be a party trifecta […]

               

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