Oskaloosa, IA April 27, 2012 – Oskaloosa Main Street has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center®. Each year, the National Trust and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street® programs that have built strong […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The William Penn Computer Club will be conducting its final service project of the academic year on Saturday, April 28 from 9:00 a.m. – noon. Members are offering “spring cleaning” for your personal computer, which will include scanning for viruses and other harmful software, removing malware, and performing vital operating system updates. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Girl Scouts donate blankets to MHP Emergency Department – Girl Scouts Troop 183 recently donated fleece blankets they made to Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services. According to Troop Leader Theresa Graheck, Oskaloosa Girls Inc. gave $250 donation to each of the girl scout troops in Oskaloosa and challenged them to do a […]
Rev. Liz Colton, Pastor of St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ in Oskaloosa is the first place winner of the 2012 “Earth Words” Sermon Contest, which was sponsored by Iowa Interfaith Power & Light and held in conjunction with a national “Preach-In” the weekend of February 10-12, 2012. This event was an opportunity for […]
Oskaloosa, April 18, 2012 – Local interest in pickleball is growing. The YMCA began offering pickleball time in the gym schedule early in 2012 and is seeing growing interest in the sport. Sports Director Ryan Harkema said, “Pickleball is a sport that is easy for beginners to learn, but also one that can develop into […]
There are many whose lives have been turned upside down, literally in the past week. One week ago today, our nation sat at dinner tables and in churches memorializing the resurrection of Christ. The sound of laughter as the children play with their gifts rings through houses everywhere. The afternoon naps and tummy aches from […]
PELLA — On April 24, Central College students, faculty and staff will join together to work on dozens of volunteer projects as part of Service Day. Classes will be cancelled all day to allow students to participate. “Service day is community-building on two levels: We work closely with our partners in five central Iowa counties […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce the opening of Whispering Tree Gifts on the MHP campus. “We are so excited to introduce this new gift shop to the community,” Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop Manager Dorothy Vos exclaimed. “This is a new chapter for the Auxiliary.” A grand opening […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Student Council Relay for Life committee has organized a silent auction Saturday, April 14th at Oskaloosa Relays. The Osky Relays this year is a Coaches vs. Cancer Event, so all of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. The auction will start around 9:00 am and end around […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Girl Scout Troop Earns First-Aid Badge – Members of Girl Scout Troop 928 in Oskaloosa visited Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services the evening of April 9 to earn their First-Aid Badge. Shown is Paramedic Jeremy Carmer, EMT-P, demonstrating how an air cast works on Lyndsey Voss while Myra Patton and Hannah Cassens […]
