JOHNSTON, Iowa (May 21, 2012) – Fans have the opportunity to meet 2011 Iowa Corn Indy 250 winner, Marco Andretti, at pump promotions in Mason City, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, and Council Bluffs on June 4, 2012. The pay it forward statewide pump promotions are a way to celebrate the IZOD IndyCar shift to E85 […]
Oskaloosa–David Ness (Sr., Purcellville, Va., Frederick CC) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athlete. Ness, who majors in business management, owns a 3.65 Grade Point Average. It is his first national academic award. The NAIA announced that 259 baseball players were awarded the laurel. To […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Awnings were set, the grills were in place. If one didn’t know better, you might think it was all the preparation needed to have a relaxing evening in the back yard with friends. That would be mostly right, except for the part of being in one’s back yard. Instead residents laced up […]
Register for $5,000 in Purchase Vouchers! Oskaloosa, Iowa – Art on the Square announces $5,000 in purchase vouchers will again be available for this year’s event. Main Street Oskaloosa’s 44th annual Art on the Square will be held on Saturday, June 9 in the Historical Downtown Oskaloosa Square. Thanks to a generous donor, $5,000 has […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The roads and transportation are always a topic of discussion, no matter if it’s the local coffee shop or a County Supervisor forum. A group of area residents from Montezuma to Ottumwa, including those from Mahaska County, have been working side-by-side to help make an upgrade to Highway 63 a priority for […]
Article written by John Hansen A number of pieces from the S.H.M. Byers Art Collection will be on display in the Foyer Gallery of Wilcox Library through the months of June and July. Wilcox Library’s hours are 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. Monday through Thursday, and 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Fridays. The collection […]
Skunk River Arts Festival The Fine Arts and Cultural Events (FACE) board announces the schedule for the upcoming Skunk River Arts Festival highlighted by Main Street Oskaloosa’s Art on the Square on Saturday, June 9. Activities are as follows: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 – Up & Coming Artist Show, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Iowa Building, […]
Upcoming community events Relay for Life of Mahaska County is scheduled for June 2, 2012, at the City Square in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Central United Methodist Church, corner of A Ave. and N. Market is having an Ice Cream Social on Thursday June 7 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Beefburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, pie, and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Friends and family joined together to remember their loved ones Wednesday evening at the MHP Hospice Serenity House. Those with Mahaska Health Partnership, Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary, Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel along with the Pastor of Rose Hill Community Church offered words of encouragement to those gathered. Sharing the memories of life was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The summer is upon us, and a group of Oskaloosa 4-H members spent one of the first days of their summer vacation giving back to their community. The Mahaska County 4-H group Scott-U-Need-Us raised a good amount of money selling cookies and hot chocolate at the annual lighted Christmas parade, and decided […]
