PELLA, IA (10/19/2020) Central College alum Harry Smith will be the keynote speaker at the annual event Called to Climate Action: Uphold and Upheave. The virtual event, co-hosted by Central and Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Smith, who graduated from Central in 1973, is an award-winning national television […]
by RD Keep OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Connect seeks to unite Mahaska County’s homeless and near homeless with access to services that may have eluded them. Love INC and its partner churches will provide opportunities for many services at Central Methodist Church in Oskaloosa on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. “Love INC […]
Indian Hills Community College is a recipient of a highly competitive United States Department of Education Title III Grant. Indian Hills was recently notified that they will receive more than $2 million over the course of the five-year grant. The Department of Education Title III Grant provides funds to improve student success by strengthening institutions. […]
Homeschool Science Lab “Quercus Nature Hike” Thursday, October 8 at 10-11:00 am or 1:00-2:00 pm (or) Friday, October 9 at 10-11:00 am or 1:00-2:00 pm Quercus Wilderness Area 3139 Kent Ave., Oskaloosa, IA Join the MCCB naturalist on a fun nature hike on the trails at Quercus Wilderness Area. We will play a fun nature […]
Knee-High Naturalists “Going Batty” Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:00 – 11:00 am Environmental Learning Center 2343 Hwy. 92, Oskaloosa The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites kids ages 5 and younger to the Knee-High Naturalist program titled “Going Batty”. At this program, the activities will help kids learn all about the amazing flying mammals called bats! […]
-Service and Retail Workers Negatively Affected by COVID-19 are Eligible to Apply- Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Community College has received a state Coronavirus Relief Employer Innovation Fund Grant to help individuals in the service and retail industries, who have been negatively affected by COVID-19, retrain for entry level careers in advanced manufacturing. Selected participants […]
A young boy’s future is at stake in a battle of wits between eccentric Mame Dennis and conventional Dwight Babcock, as Indian Hills Community College Theatre presents Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Auntie Mame on October 8, 9, and 10 at 7:30 p.m. in St. John Auditorium. Performances are free to the public, but […]
PELLA, IA (09/21/2020) Central College’s theatre department will present the powerful drama “Doubt, A Parable” from Oct. 7-11 in the Kruidenier Theatre. The story centers around Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, who takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students. […]
by RD Keep NEW SHARON – North Mahaska has a familiar face overseeing the school district’s finances. Sarah McGriff, a former student, was sworn in by school board president Dirk Wilkin Aug. 17. She replaces long-time business manager Cindy Quang, who moved to Nebraska this summer. McGriff is a 2012 graduate of North Mahaska and […]
PELLA, IA (09/03/2020) Central College is planning to recognize its Class of 2020 with an in-person commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Commencement scheduled in May was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be livestreamed and available here beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27 […]
