Bird Food Giveaway Saturday, February 7th 9:00 am – Noon Russell Wildlife Area The Mahaska County Conservation Board will be having a FREE Bird Food Giveaway on Saturday, February 7th in the Conservation Center at the Russell Wildlife Area. Public can pick up free cracked corn for bird feeding from 9:00 am – noon on […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Every person can become legendary, according to Youth Theatre Director Andy McGuire, which is the theme of the new after school theatre camp at the George Daily Auditorium. The 4-week long program starts Monday, January 26th and focuses on building characters with costumes and props and crafting stories about how those characters […]
AGENDA OSKALOOSA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET STUDY SESSION MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call: ______ Mayor David Krutzfeldt, Council Members: ______ Caligiuri, ______ Jimenez, ______ Moore, ______ Van Zetten, ______Ver Steeg, ______Walling, ______Yates. 3. Approve January 26, 2015 City Council Agenda 4. Discussion of […]
The Mahaska County YMCA Dolphins hosted their first swim meet of the season on January 17th against Marshalltown, Centerville, and Des Moines. Riverfront YMCA’s and it was a great meet by the host team. The Dolphins came away with 85 top 3 finishes and 79 personal best times as this Dolphin team took full advantage […]
Stability and Growth in Education Funding From 2002 to 2012, education funding in Iowa was a tumultuous period. This is evidenced by numerous across the board cuts – which affected education and every other area of the budget – and moves by the legislature to underfund the state’s responsibility in the school funding formula. Over […]
PELLA — After trailing by as many as 15 in the second half the Central College men’s basketball stormed back to within one but couldn’t complete the comeback Wednesday in a 69-67 loss. Dutch (9-7 overall, 2-3 Iowa Conference) forward Colby Taylor (sophomore, Creston) was fouled shooting a 3-pointer and made all three free throws […]
Delbert D. Hastings March 7, 1931 – January 21, 2015 Norway, Iowa | Age 83 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Delbert D. Hastings, 83, of Norway, died Tuesday, January 21, 2015 at the Mercy Hospice House in Hiawatha. He was born Saturday, March 7, 1931 near Eddyville, the son of Robert and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday night, with the Complete Streets initiative a major focus for those in attendance. With the opening of the meeting, the community spoke about their support for Complete Streets. Mark Willett, Assistant General Manager for Clow Valve in Oskaloosa, explained that, on behalf of Clow Valve […]
On Saturday, January 10th, approximately 800 students from Southeast Iowa arrived at Fairfield High School in hopes of being accepted to attend the SEIBA Honor Band Festival. Each year, the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association sponsors the auditions in Fairfield. This year, there were 28 audition centers, with approximately 400 students auditioning for two junior high […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A public hearing was held at Monday mornings Mahaska County Supervisor meeting for the updated design/bid documents to rebid the project of the clay tile roof repairs and improvements on the Mahaska County Courthouse. No members of the public were on hand to make comment, nor were any comments received in writing […]
