Oskaloosa–The Midwest Collegiate Conference announced its academic all-conference honors for the 2014-2015 year. A total of 807 student-athletes from the league’s seven schools were honored in 15 sports, including a number of student-athletes receiving academic honors in multiple sports. William Penn had 77 award recipients, led by nine from both the men’s track and field […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at approximately 12:11 pm, the Mahaska County E911 Center received an E911 call from a female who stated that she could not locate her husband who had been mowing. The mower was located in the pond at the residence of 3234 235th Street, […]
Verna Mae Baird May 12, 1924 – June 2, 2015 Cedar Rapids (Montezuma), Iowa | Age 91 Verna Baird, 91, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Montezuma passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 2, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Verna Mae Baird, the daughter of Jerome and Myra (Fuller) Goodwin, was born on […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Matt Hammond ’17 and Graham Fisher ’16 have been named to the D3baseball.com All-Central Region Team for the 2015 season. Both were named to the third team, Hammond at the catcher spot and Fisher as a designated hitter. Hammond, from Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls), was the Midwest Conference South […]
The Mahaska Health Partnership Board of Trustees currently has six of its seven members who have graduated, or on schedule to graduate, from the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) Trustee Education Certification Program. Included in that group are board members Amy McGriff from New Sharon, Becky Siefering, Jim Hansen, Paul Swenson and Dave Langkamp from Oskaloosa, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At the beginning of May, Mahaska County Attorney Amy Zenor handed in her resignation to the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors. Her last day in office was May 29th, and in her absence, the Marion County Attorney’s Office is assisting Mahaska County. That arrangement will continue until recently appointed interim County Attorney […]
The Oskaloosa City Band is pleased to announce the 2015 concert series begins Thursday, June 4 on the square. Each Thursday evening throughout the summer, the band, under the direction of Bruce Peiffer, will perform on the bandstand at 8 p.m. In the unfortunate event of inclement weather, the concert will be postponed to the […]
Summer day camps are some of the fun activities held by the Mahaska County Conservation Board this summer – are your kids signed up? Call the Mahaska County Conservation Board at (641)673-9327 if you have questions and to sign up for the day camps. The registration fee is due by the first day of camp. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For small business owners there are many concerns and responsibilities, and for those business owners who may need a place to continue growing their business there may be a new option on the horizon. On Friday morning, a group of small business owners, many of whom operate from home offices, joined in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sounds of summer are filling the parks and recreation areas of the community, as the school doors closed on the 2014-15 school year for the last time. For the Oskaloosa Summer Lunch Program, that means the months of recuperation are now being implemented. After last year’s pilot program, the summer lunch […]
