William B. Fisher February 1, 1922 – April 4, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 William B. Fisher, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, April 04, 2014, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab. Center in Oskaloosa. Bill was born February 1, 1922, in Evans, Iowa, the son of Robert R. and Mary M. Ridpath Fisher. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Reaching a milestone in your career can cause one to look back and think about where you’ve been. William Penn Women’s Softball Coach Mike Christner recently marked his 500th career win with the Lady Statesmen since taking over the program in 2002. Since that time, Christner’s teams have continually grown into a […]
Folks, it has been a very long and cold winter. Everybody I’ve talked to can’t wait to get outside to enjoy their yard, deck & to soak in that warm sunshine. Here are some recipes for desserts. I’ll start out with a recipe using rhubarb(pie plant)-a favorite of many people and one of the first […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Internet access is a valuable resource to a community, not unlike highways and other infrastructure. Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds visited our local internet service provider, Mahaska Communication Group, to become more familiar with the operation as Reynolds and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad have continued an initiative to ‘Connect Every Iowan’. The […]
Davenport–The Statesmen softball team managed a season-best offensive explosion in the opener, but could not maintain its success in splitting a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader versus St. Ambrose Wednesday. #28 William Penn (17-8, 5-1 MCC) won the opener 11-4, but fell in the nightcap 7-2. The loss to the defending regular season champion Queen Bees […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – In recognition of National Public Health Week, April 7 through 13, Mahaska Health Partnership Public Health is raising awareness about improving our community’s health and safety. The mission of Public Health Services is to promote, preserve and protect the health and environmental well-being of the county they serve. MHP Public Health Services […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — The Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Tony Chang will present the annual “Young Performers Concert” at the George Daily Auditorium on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. This concert features three outstanding soloists performing with the Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra. Members of the orchestra will also include some very talented young players […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At times it’s the youngest among us that help to teach us the most valuable lessons. A group of students at Oskaloosa Middle School have been working since January to write a personal note to every student at the middle school, over 500 in all. The students responsible for the notes are […]
On March 29th and 30th, eight members of the Oskaloosa Fire Department participated in the rescue skills weekend hosted by the Grinnell Fire Department. Five Firefighters attended the Ice/Cold Water rescue class. This class combined lecture and in water training on equipment and procedures for an emergency involving a person or animal that has fallen […]
Independent Evaluation Finds Reading Corps Model Currently Implemented by United Ways in Iowa Produces Strong Literacy Gains DES MOINES, IA – A rigorous third-party evaluation of Minnesota Reading Corps has found that elementary students tutored by Reading Corps members achieved significantly higher literacy levels than students without such tutors, and that the impacts were statistically […]
