The Iowa Legislature, on near unanimous votes, approved the 1st proposed redistricting plans this week. As a result of this vote, Mahaska County and surrounding areas are facing an all new Congressional District as well as an all new State Senate and State House District. Currently, Mahaska County and all surrounding counties are in the […]
This Sunday, the George Daily Auditorium will house the annual Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra’s Young Performers Concert. The concert usually features two or three outstanding musicians, from the surrounding area, to perform a solo piece that the orchestra will accompany . High School musicians audition in front of Tony Chang, the conductor of the symphony orchestra. […]
If you have never seen the local TV program “One Day Getaway” on MCG and the internet, featuring local talent AJ Hodgeman traveling around the area exploring all there is to do in Iowa, then now is the perfect time to visit them on their site HERE. AJ Hodgeman and Patryck Boberg were honored at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to The MCG […]
15 Senior Babe Ruth players, along with coaches Eric Stout and Matt Saville, met at the Lacey Recreation Complex Wednesday April 13th to spread mulch, clean dugouts, pick up debris and generally clean and prep the new fields as the opening day gets closer. Sacrificing a day of practice, the team prepared to spend one […]
April 19, 1942 – April 15, 2011 Grinnell, Iowa Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday April 23, 2011 at church hall of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grinnell Charles “Chuck” Lester, 68, of Grinnell died April 15, 2011, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A memorial gathering will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011, […]
Daytona, Fla.–In its inaugural trip to the sport’s biggest stage, the William Penn Competitive Cheer Squad came home with hardware at the NCA/NDA NAIA College Nationals last week. The team placed third out of six teams in the Small Co-Ed Division, while close to 300 teams from around the country competed in numerous different competitions. […]
For the first time in years, the Iowa Legislature is finally doing something about reducing property taxes. This is a major change considering that during the last four years, Iowans have been treated to higher property taxes – and in most cases – significantly higher property taxes as a result of the actions of Governor […]
Oskaloosa. Opal Huffman, 101, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born September 28, 1909, north of What Cheer, the daughter of Ira and Jennie Garrett James. She graduated from the Thornburg High School with the class of 1928. On January 23, 1929, she was united in […]
McGrew Fine Arts Center, on the campus of William Penn, will hold three more performances of this Milan Stitt play that is based upon an actual turn of the 20th Century trial that happened for a nun that had been murdered in Michigan. Wikipedia describes the play: The play is set in 1911 at a […]
