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Crisis Intervention Services of Mahaska County Among 44 Agencies to Receive Funding to Support Homelessness Assistance Initiatives

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved more than $4.7 million in federal and state grants to assist 44 agencies with homelessness assistance initiatives during the 2023 calendar year.…
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Mahaska County Polling Locations for General Election

OSKALOOSA -- Polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in Mahaska County for the November 8, 2022 General Election. All locations are your primary/general election polling locations where you normally vote. PLEASE…
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Reba McEntire Goes On Vocal Rest; Postpones Shows

Reba McEntire has had a change in plans this weekend. The singer revealed that she's postponed her three concerts this weekend to rest her voice. “My doctor has advised me to go on vocal rest,” she…
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Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion, 3rd-largest ever in US

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night’s huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion…
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Rainbow fentanyl is fortunately a no-show during Iowa's Halloween celebrations

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Iowans heard dire warnings last month about the possibility of rainbow fentanyl showing up in kids' trick-or-treat bags, but Emily Murray, spokeswoman for the regional U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency office…
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Free Clinic Returns to Oskaloosa

OSKALOOSA -- After a long absence, Free Clinics of Iowa is partnering with Love In the Name of Christ of Mahaska County to bring back clinical offerings to families free of charge. Mahaska Health and…
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Election 2022: County Auditor is the Only Contested County Position on the Ballot in Mahaska

By Sam Parsons With the general election coming up next week, some Mahaska County voters may have noticed that out of all of the county-level positions to be voted on this time around, only one…
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Powell likely to be pressed on whether Fed will slow hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looming over the Federal Reserve meeting that ends Wednesday is a question of intense interest: Just how high will the Fed’s inflation-fighters raise interest rates — and might they slow their rate…
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Secretary Pate expanding post-election audits

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is adding another layer of protection to Iowa’s electoral process by expanding post-election audits. All 99 counties will be required to conduct a hand count audit…
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Deadline for Mahaska Chamber Award Nominations is Friday

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber is still seeking nominations for various community awards and would like to remind citizens that the deadline to do so is this Friday (11/4). Would you like to nominate a…
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