PELLA — Finalizing a new athletics department leadership team, Central College president Mark Putnam has named Eric Van Kley as athletics director. Van Kley has served as interim athletics director since July 1, following the retirement of Al Dorenkamp, who served for 14 years. Van Kley will continue as Central’s head wrestling coach, a post […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Adult Nurse Practitioner Megan Childers urges the public to vaccinate for human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for 70% of all cervical cancer diagnoses. “At least half of sexually active Americans will contract HPV in their life time,” Childers said. “As many as 10 million people, age 15 to […]
The 132nd Annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2013 at The Peppertree Restaurant. In preparation for the banquet the Oskaloosa Area Chamber is requesting nominations for the following awards: Retail or Service Business of the Year, Industry of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Community Improvement Award, […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — The Daily Arts Academy, the George Daily Auditorium’s after school theatre program, continues with a new session on storytelling. “This is a class about creating full stories with strong characters and putting those stories on stage,” said Andy McGuire, Youth Director of the program. “Telling those stories is the main focus, but […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Junior Girl Scout Troop 979 members made special baskets with personal care items for mothers who deliver the first baby of the month at Mahaska Health Partnership. “This is the fifth year the troop has donated to Mahaska Health Partnership’s Birthing Center for their Community Services Project,” said Troop 979’s Parent Helper […]
Week 12 of the legislative session is wrapped up. I have used a lot of space in this column to communicate with you about two of the signature issues of the 2013 General Assembly, Medicaid expansion and education reform. I’ll make one more comment about education, and then move on to a few of the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today released details on the FY 2014/FY 2015 salary and benefits package he has authorized for State of Iowa employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The governor has approved salary increases for state non-contract employees at the same level as provided to members of the State […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome This was our second funnel week. Bills, other than Appropriations or Ways and Means Committee legislation, need to have been passed out of one chamber and a committee of the other to still be considered alive for the session. One of the bills that came from the House Agricultural […]
Manage a Facebook page for your business, but like to see it go farther? Don’t know why or what for about Twitter? Join William Ottens, Director of the Oskaloosa Public Library, in a discussion about using social media to engage your customers and increase your online visibility. On the surface, using social media websites like […]
Ed Zimmerman May 24, 1935 – April 6, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 77 Ed Zimmerman, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born Friday, May 24, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Horace Alton and Lela Bonita Conrey Zimmerman. Ed graduated from the Knoxville […]
