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OSKALOOSA — The April 8 solar eclipse will be the first one viewable in the U.S. since 2017, where approximately 215 million adults watched it in person or online. While

OSKALOOSA — Mahaska County residents have the opportunity to explore their wild side this December thanks to a new Wolves in the Wildland exhibit featured at the Environmental Learning Center.

Tuesday, July 11

The onset of COVID-19 public health restrictions led to a surge in teens hospitalized for psychiatric issues, with girls experiencing the worst spikes in emotional breakdowns, a new study finds.

The onset of COVID-19 public health restrictions led to a surge in teens hospitalized for psychiatric issues, with girls experiencing the worst spikes in emotional breakdowns, a new study finds.

Using smart devices to calm or occupy toddlers during tantrums could stunt their healthy emotional development and make them more volatile over time, according to a new study.

Using smart devices to calm or occupy toddlers during tantrums could stunt their healthy emotional development and make them more volatile over time, according to a new study.

Health experts are warning U.S. parents to stop soothing their children with digital screens and send them back to summer camp as COVID-19 quarantines wane.

Health experts are warning U.S. parents to stop soothing their children with digital screens and send them back to summer camp as COVID-19 quarantines wane.

Wooly Mammoths in Iowa Virtual Program Monday Jackson County Conservation will offer a free virtual program on woolly mammoths in Iowa on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Naturalist Laura DeCook, will discuss the history of woolly mammoths in Iowa during the last ice age plus the discovery of a mammoth’s leg bone 10 years ago in Iowa.