Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2012 National Day Of Prayer is an opportunity for Christians of all denominations to join together with a single purpose, to pray for the country and its leaders. Why have a national day of prayer? This explanation comes from the National Day of Prayer website, “Because of the faith of many […]
DECORAH—Traditionalists say there’s little advantage in trying to steal third base with two outs. But a Central College softball tradition is daring baserunning and it led to a key fifth-inning run in a 2-0 Iowa Conference tournament win over Simpson College Thursday. Dutch pitcher Rhianna Fleetwood (junior, Sycamore, Ill.) did the rest, cooling off hard-hitting […]
Entitlement Sponsor Since Inaugural Year, Prairie Meadows 200 Will Be On July 13 NEWTON, IA – May 3, 2012 – For the seventh consecutive year, Prairie Meadows will continue as entitlement sponsor for the July 13 ARCA race. Prairie Meadows has been the sponsor of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) since it has […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – MCRF has tracked near 400 volunteer hours in the 2012 season so far at the Lacey Recreation Complex. “Volunteers are the heart of the complex.” said Sherry Vavra, executive director for MCRF. She added when talking about time given, “These hours tracked include those who give back extra time to help keep […]
Finishing the job we were elected to do The legislative session is going longer than scheduled. I hope it will wrap up soon, but we won’t gavel out until Iowa has a balanced state budget that keeps our commitments to students, working families and local communities on education, job creation and economic growth. While it […]
Home Food Preservation 101 will be offered Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Noon and at 2 pm at the Mahaska County Extension and Outreach Office. Barbara Anderson, ISU Extension Family Nutrition Specialist will present the workshop. It is intended for those wanting to learn how to safely preserve food. It will also serve as a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa— Summer is just around the corner, and the Mahaska County YMCA has an exciting summer planned for community youth. “Parents may enroll in the Summer Fun Club child care, part-time or full-time, in a fun-filled program designed to address both prevent summer learning loss and address our nature deficit,” said Debbie Cummings, Child […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Police Department Announces the hiring of new Police Officer, Calvin Kock. Kock will start working on Monday, April 30th. He will complete a 12-week Field Training Program with our department and then attend a 13-week Basic School at the Iowa law Enforcement Academy beginning in September. He will graduate from […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter (SMAS) will participate in North Shore Animal League America’s International Pet Adoptathon®, the premiere global pet adoption event. The SMAS is one of thousands of shelters in dozens of countries that are participating in this year’s month-long Pet Adoptathon® 2012 to find homes for each and every […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – If your into tradition, there are a couple of events that will keep you busy this weekend, while those with a more urban character will also find something for themselves as well. On Saturday, Nelson Pioneer Farm officially opens it’s doors for the 2012 season beginning at 10:00 am with a flag […]
