2011 Little League Registration will be on January 29 and February 5 from 10:00 – 2:00 in the center court at Penn Central Mall. A birth certificate and proof of residency (parent’s drivers license or some type of bill with an address on it) need to be provided for all new players. Age requirements for […]
Oskaloosa— After getting off to a rough start, Penn defeated AIB 67-65 in non-conference women’s basketball action Tuesday. The visitor squad led the entire first stanza, holding a 37-23 edge at the break, but William Penn fought back after intermission to tie the game 49-49 with eight minutes left. Both teams paced each other until […]
Bring your family and friends out to the Russell Wildlife Area on Friday, January 21 at 6:30 p.m. MCCB Naturalist, Laura DeCook, will start the evening inside the conservation center to give everyone a rare opportunity to see a live screech owl up close! Visitors will also learn about the lives of owls in Iowa, […]
Oskaloosa. Julia Mae Masterson, 100, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Tracy, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Julia Mae Baker was born September 23, 1910, to James and Maud (Shoener) Baker near Marysville, Iowa. She attended a one-room country school until 4th grade and then went to Marysville Elementary […]
Monday, August 21st, 1933 to Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 Obituary: R. Darlene Vernon was born August 21, 1933 in Dunreath, Iowa the daughter of George G. Sellers and Fay (Templeton) Sellers. As a girl, Darlene was raised in Monroe, Reasnor and Nepas. She graduated from Knoxville High School. Following high school, Darlene worked for Bellamy […]
DES MOINES – Iowa’s estimated 52 million rural and 3 million urban ash trees are facing certain death after the emerald ash borer was found on an island in the Mississippi River, near New Albin. Emerald ash borer kills ash trees by the tunneling activity of its larvae under the tree bark, which disrupts flow […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources now allows snowmobile education certification on the Internet, through www.SnowmobileCourse.com. This online course features a narrated and interactive study guide, as well as visual exam and quiz questions. Snowmobile riders ages 12 through 17 must have a snowmobile education certificate in order to ride a snowmobile […]
The Mahaska County Conservation Board will be holding their Annual Bird Food Give Away from 9:00 a.m. until Noon on Saturday, January 22 at the Russell Wildlife Area. Bring your buckets out to the Conservation Center to get free cracked corn for wild bird feeding. Each family will be limited to ten gallons of cracked […]
Oskaloosa – Teenagers in Confirmation Class at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oskaloosa donated a variety of items to the MHP Hospice Serenity House for use by families of hospice patients. The mostly 9th graders chose the Serenity House as one of their community projects. Donated items included movies and activities for the children’s play […]
The Mahaska County Supervisors meeting was a longer one than usual. The Emergency Management and a Sales Tax Agreement took the bulk of the time at the January 17, 2011 meeting. Approval of the agenda Approval of the January 3rd minutes Approval of budget amendment for Emergency Management Robinson and the Supervisors spoke about how […]
