The Iowa Master Gardener program is once again offering a series of summer webinars. The 2012 series titled “Garden Goodness” will be hosted by Iowa State University Extension county offices on the fourth Tuesday of the month, May through August. Each session will provide information about vegetable gardening, but from a variety of perspectives. “We […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – The voter registration deadline to register early to vote for the upcoming Primary Election is Saturday, May 26, 2012. According to Mahaska County Auditor, Kay Swanson, the Auditor’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on that day. If you are mailing a voter registration form, it must […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Memorial Day is fast approaching and so is the Avenue of Flags sponsored by the Oskaloosa Optimist Club. The club has worked with Oskaloosa City staff in arranging for flags to be placed in the public right-of-way on five holidays this year. “We are excited to bring this project to Oskaloosa,” said […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Community School District is joining with other communities throughout Iowa this spring to honor its elected school board members during Iowa School Board Recognition Week May 6-11. This year’s theme – “School Boards: Sowing the Seeds of Success” – recognizes that Iowa’s volunteer school board members are providing leadership, through […]
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why is Greenpeace upset with some leading tech companies for so-called “dirty cloud computing?” Can you explain? — Jeremy Wilkins, Waco, TX Leading tech companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are now offering unprecedented amounts of data storage and access to “apps” on huge Internet-connected servers, saving […]
May 5, 2012 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. — With a slingshot move past Sprint Cup teammate Kyle Busch five laps into overtime, Joey Logano won Saturday afternoon’s Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. In a race that saw Eric McClure injured and Danica Patrick using her Chevrolet for […]
October 08, 1924 – May 05, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday morning, May 09, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5 – 6:30 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Thursday morning, May 10, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel with Rev. Michael […]
November 07, 1914 – May 06, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday morning, May 09, 1912 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5 – 6:30 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 2 p.m., Thursday afternoon, May 10, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel with Pastor Dwayne […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Law Day is traditionally May 1st, and coincides with May Day as a balance. Dwight D. Eisenhower first proclaimed the day back in 1958, and chose the day to help balance populist tones that originated with May Day, and workers’ struggles associated with that day. The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa honored local […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The college academic year is coming to a close, and finals are staring down the students from William Penn next week. But before the stress of finals hits, the tradition at Penn has been to hold ‘Pennstock’ the Friday before finals. So, tonight at the PAC, starting at 8 p.m. the students […]
