To show our appreciation for our Veterans in Mahaska County, Oskaloosa High School Student Council is hosting a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday November 11, 2022, at 1 pm in the large gym at the high school. All veterans are invited to attend. OHS Student Council will be providing desserts and coffee after the assembly. […]
OTTUMWA– Indian Hills Community College will host Coach Ken Carter for the 40th Annual Celebrity Night event on Thursday, October 20. The event will feature a reception, steak and seafood buffet dinner, remarks by Coach Ken Carter, and a live auction. All proceeds from the event support the Indian Hills Community College Foundation. Coach Ken […]
Friday, October 7, 2022 9:00 – 10:00 am at the Environmental Learning Center Join us at the Mahaska County Conservation Board’s monthly “Coffee Club at the ELC” on Friday, October 7th from 9:00-10:00 am. Homemade refreshments will be served along with coffee. If you are not a coffee drinker, you are still welcome to participate! […]
Knee-High Naturalists “Turtle Races” 10:00 – 11:00 am Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the Environmental Learning Center Bring your children ages 5 and younger out to the Environmental Learning Center on Tuesday, October 11th from 10:00-11:00 am for the Knee-High Naturalist program. This free program is designed to help foster learning about nature and exploring […]
“Feed Fish Fridays” At the Environmental Learning Center Friday, October 7, 2022 12:30 pm Come out to the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center when the doors open at 12:30 pm to watch fish eat in the 1,000 gallon aquarium! Afterwards, check out all the activities in the Discovery Lab, challenge yourselves with the indoor scavenger […]
An Oskaloosa School District Press Release The 2022-23 school year is well underway in the Oskaloosa Community School District. Our administration, staff, and I are pleased with the positive energy students are bringing to class each and every day. We’re off to a wonderful start! This school year, we aim to celebrate our successes and […]
OSKALOOSA – Life has been a challenge for many Americans now and for the foreseeable future. The same can be said for many of Mahaska County’s homeless and near-homeless residents. Love INC has helped provide support for many of those challenges. Love INC, a partnership churches, is once again hosting Mahaska Connect. This year’s event […]
by Ken Allsup and Dave Baker September 23rd, 2022 Eddyville, Iowa – Polished chrome, slick tires, and shiny paint jobs were all part of the car show hosted at the Eddyville Historical Museum earlier this week. Inside the museum, there was a variety of food for those not only at the car show but those […]
OSKALOOSA, IA SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 – Ratcliff & Blake Insurance Professionals is part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) “Best Practices” Study Group. Each year since 1993, the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting, an […]
Join your friends and neighbors for a unique evening of dining at the Farm-to-Table dinner that will be held in Oskaloosa on Thursday, October 6th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. The Farm-to-Table Dinner will feature locally grown food, all sourced in or around Mahaska County. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, […]
