PELLA — Central College, Pella Corporation and Vermeer Corporation present “An Evening with Richard Haass as interviewed by Harry Smith” Monday, March 28, as part of Central’s Inaugural Year celebration. This signature event for the inaugural year Horizons of Opportunity begins at 7 p.m. in Douwstra Auditorium and is free and open to the public. General […]
PELLA, Iowa — Dr. Mark Putnam, president of Central College (Iowa), and the Central College community proudly announce the appointment of Dr. Mary E. Morton Strey, as the new vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. Strey will begin her duties July 1, 2011. Strey most recently served as professor of chemistry […]
The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session starting at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning. Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky addressed concerns with illegal septic systems along Carbanado Road in Oskaloosa. An informational meeting on the subject, with local officials, is scheduled for those seeking further information. Mahaska County Agricultural and Rural Development gave their monthly […]
Helen Boertje taught herself how to braid rugs at the age of 15. She has continued this unique craft for 63 years now. Boertje started braiding rugs because she liked the look of wool rugs on wood floors. Old wool suits, skirts, coats “anything wool, old wool blankets,” is where Boertje finds her materials for […]
The season is almost underway at the Lacey Recreation Complex! Mahaska County Soccer Club volunteers met at the complex on Saturday to mark and line fields for the coming Spring Season of soccer. Nine volunteers worked for 5 hours painting and lining the fields to get ready for the first games that will begin in […]
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has extend the TORNADO WATCH for Mahaska County until 200AM 3/23/11 845pm- The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING until 930pm
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 53 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 610 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 IAC007-051-123-127-135-157-171-179-230200- /O.EXA.KDMX.TO.A.0053.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 53 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA MARSHALL POWESHIEK TAMA IN […]
Statesmen Begin Spring by Placing Sixth in Illinois Pekin, Ill.–The Penn men’s golf team played in its first tournament since last fall and knocked off some rust at the Illinois-Springfield Spring Invitational Sunday and Monday. Penn tied for sixth out of ten teams with a two-day tally of 636 (330-306) at Pekin Country Club, a […]
Following a conference call with the National Weather Service today I wanted to share what they are predicting. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT…WITH HIGH […]
Jerry Allen will soon be retiring from the Mahaska County YMCA in May, and with his retirement, the tools necessary to help keep the Y maintained will be retiring with Jerry, as those are his personal tools. The following is a statement from the Y: “We are hosting a “TOOL SHOWER” for the YMCA and […]
