Join Master Gardener John Langstraat and other Mahaska County Master Gardeners for this hands-on two session workshop to create your own leaf casting. The first session will be held Monday, June 10 at 6 pm. Leaf casting is a process that creates cement molds from plant leaves. The natural depressions and veins in a leaf […]
Charles L. Mick August 29, 1927 – March 26, 2024 The United States Navy Chuck graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1945, enlisted in the Navy, and began his active duty on October 24, 1945, at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, California. He served as a Yeoman, was discharged August 7, 1946, and […]
LYNNVILLE – Under sunlit skies seven teams including North Mahaska traversed the par-72 golf course at Diamond Trail in Lynnville in the Class 1A boy’s sectional on Wednesday. North Mahaska placed fifth in the meet with a 351. Hillcrest Academy and BGM advanced as teams. Hillcrest scored a 313 while BGM carded a 315. Roman […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa: It was Kraig Ford Hall of Fame voting night at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday night and the Southern Iowa Fairboard spiced things up by adding an additional $7,500 to the prize money money to the drivers with all funds coming from the outstanding community support the Southern Iowa Speedway receives through […]
Janet Lynn Walraven, 72, of Oskaloosa died unexpectedly at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born July 23, 1951, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Ila Halene Thrapp Rees. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1969. Following graduation, she furthered her education studying Healthcare Administration, Nursing, and Art […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa Middle School and the George Daily Auditorium are the recipients of the highly competitive Learning Beyond the Bell grants, designed to bolster before- and after-school programming in Iowa. Among the 67 awardees, OMS and the George Daily Auditorium secured a grant totaling $148,540 to enhance their after-school extracurricular offerings and support […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Brant Bollman, the director of Theatre Arts at William Penn University and puppetmaster at Uplifting Puppet Co., is being recognized with a prestigious 2024 Des Moines Art Week Fellowship. The partnership will see Bollman collaborating with members of the Drake neighborhood in Des Moines to bring to life an enchanting night market […]
Indianola, IA – May 6, 2024: The Oskaloosa Middle School boys’ track team capped off their season with a strong performance at the Little Hawkeye Conference Meet in Indianola on Monday night. Competing against a field of tough opponents, both the 7th and 8th grade boys earned impressive results, including several personal bests and top […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa—In the busy halls of Oskaloosa High School, between classes, activities, and social lives, a group of freshmen are making waves not just for their academic skills but also for their commitment to community service and leadership. Students are going beyond the minimum requirements of the freshman health class and, on their own time, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other necessary agencies to provide public and state agencies with coordinated, up-to-date, and accurate information on the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), […]
