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WPU Program Partners With KYOU

OSKALOOSA—William Penn University’s Digital Communication program has teamed up with KYOU Fox-15 in Ottumwa to develop a two-year partnership. This partnership will allow students to gain hands-on experience with producing a nightly news broadcast. In…
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Ice & Snow... Take It Slow

OSKALOOSA, IOWA – Winter weather will happen – ready or not – and it’s never too early to remind everyone “Ice and Snow…..Take it Slow.” The Oskaloosa Police Department reminds citizens when winter weather conditions…
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Oskaloosa Rotary Club Gearing Up For Christmas Food Basket Program

The Oskaloosa Rotary Club is gearing up their efforts to make sure that needy families in Mahaska County are able to have a traditional Christmas dinner. Last year the Christmas Food Basket program distributed 641…
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Trees Lead The Way In Osky City Council Meeting

The Oskaloosa City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, and before the meeting a brief study session was held. The study session included review and discussion regarding decreasing the span of sidewalks to…
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Familiar Topics Headline Meeting of Supervisors

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning, and a couple of recurring themes were the main headlines. The major topic of discussion involved the former Country Life Health…
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Service Providers Fear Fee Cuts Under Medicaid Privatization

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The plan to privatize Iowa's Medicaid services beginning in January includes a new payment scheme that cuts reimbursements for some organizations helping people with physical, mental or developmental disabilities. Some…
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Holiday Hours Announced For MHP

MAHASKA COUNTY— Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP) announced Thanksgiving holiday hours as follows: MHP Medical Group, Home Health and Hospice Services and Public Health will be closed for the holiday on Thursday, Nov. 26, and will…
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City Commits To Project

OSKALOOSA — The penny has plenty of power, especially when it is being used to potentially fund a $24 million dollar community improvement project. Oskaloosa City Council members went on record Monday night saying they…
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Branstad Meets Federal Official On Medicaid Privatization

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad met with a top federal official in Washington to promote Iowa's Medicaid privatization effort, which has come under scrutiny over the speed of the transition. Branstad said…
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Bonds Named Heart Wrestler of the Week

Oskaloosa--Outside of an injury that forced him from not competing for the individual title, Scottie Bonds (Jr., Chicago, Ill., Physical Education) could not have gotten off to a better start this year and his efforts…
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