Archive for: March, 2017

Dutch potent offense leads way in opening day rout

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Central College baseball team wasted little time claiming its first win, defeating Anderson University (Ind.) 14-1 in the season opener Friday at the three-day Derby City Classic Friday. Central (1-0) broke out the sticks in the fourth inning scoring four runs off two hits. The Dutch exploded for seven runs in […]

Oskaloosa School Board Agenda – March 8, 2017

Oskaloosa Community School Board

OSKALOOSA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Mission: Engaging ALL Students To Embrace The Power Of Learning Vision: Believe, Achieve, And Create With Pride GEORGE DAILY AUDITORIUM BOARD ROOM MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARCH 8, 2017 7:00PM AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Public Comment 4. Reports a. Board b. Building c. […]

2017 Beane Lecture Series at WPU Welcomes Rev. Michael & Rev. Maria Westbrook

(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – William Penn University will welcome both Rev. Michael T. Westbrook (’82) and Rev. Maria A. (Ellis) Westbrook (’83) on Thursday, April 6 as the 2017 Beane Lecture Series guest speakers. These lectures will be open to the public. Their first lecture, titled “Restoring the Community; Repairing the Leaks,” will be held at […]

FREE Bird Food Still Available at the Russell Wildlife Area

(Please call to make arrangements) If you missed out on the Bird Food Giveaway (or would like some more) – we still have FREE corn to give away! Bring along a couple buckets this week through Friday between 12:30-4:30pm. It would be best to call the Mahaska County Conservation Board at (641)673-9327 before you drive […]

Weather Science – Russell Wildlife Area

Lightning streaks across the sky during a recent thunderstorm in Mahaska County. (photo by Ginger Allsup/Oskaloosa News)

Weather Science! Russell Wildlife Area Friday, March 10 6:30 – 7:30 pm What makes the wind blow? How are storms formed? The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites you to come out to the conservation center at the Russell Wildlife Area from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Friday, March 10th to learn about basic weather information. […]

Oskaloosa Middle School Honor Roll – 2nd Trimester 2017

Oskaloosa Middle School Honor Roll – 2nd Trimester 2017 **Denotes 4.0 GPA 7th Grade Honor Roll Sage Adam Devin Allen Eric Bermudez Aubree Blanco** Aubrey Boender Emily Carriker Addison Carter Emma Castillo-Basham Christian Cavan Andres Chavez Teagan Davis Emma Dawson Autumn DeRonde Faith DeRonde Patrick DeRonde Kirstin Diggins Caitlyn Dixon Abigale Drost Andrew Drost** Samuel […]

Mahaska Health Partnership Offering Free Screening for Colorectal Cancer

MAHASKA COUNTY – In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Mahaska Health Partnership is offering free colorectal cancer screening kits throughout the month of March. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer starts in the mucosa of the colon or rectum. Most colorectal cancers grow slowly over several years and usually begin to […]

Mahaska Residents Can Swap-Out Birth Certificates

Mahaska County, Iowa – Mahaska County residents can exchange their birth certificates issued between May of 1993 and October of 2009, a time when parents were given wallet-sized newborn birth certificates. The certificates, which are part of the vital record, don’t contain enough information, making them less useful for the owner when a situation arises […]

Single Engine Aircraft Makes Controlled Emergency Landing

Mahaska County, Iowa – A small single engine Piper Warrior 2, a low-wing monoplane, made a controlled emergency landing in rural Mahaska County on Thursday evening. The aircraft, registered to Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, took off with an instructor and a student aboard. When the aircraft began to experience trouble, the instructor took […]

Irene S. Weitert

Irene S. Weitert February 20, 1927 – March 2, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Irene S. Weitert, 90, of Oskaloosa, passed away in her sleep around midnight on March 2, 2017. For her final 3 days, she was being cared for at MHP Hospice Serenity House, Oskaloosa. Prior to this, she was living at […]

             

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