Strap on your helmet and slather on the sunblock, William Penn University is organizing the first ever team of alumni, faculty, staff, students, friends and family to participate in RAGBRAI™ this summer! Now in its 40th year RAGBRAI™, which stands for The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa™, is the oldest, largest, and longest […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Girl Scouts will sponsor its Second Annual Just Desserts auction in March to raise funds to send Oskaloosa Girl Scouts to camp this summer. The auction will be Saturday, March 24 in Penn Central Mall’s Center Court at noon and will continue until all desserts are sold. Items to be auctioned […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Learning to be a part of the global community is the ambition of one group of William Penn students. A dinner and silent auction are one of the final fundraisers the group is doing in order to be part of Model U.N. For those unfamiliar with Model U.N., it’s a mock United […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It is day 32 of the Live Healthy Iowa 100 day wellness challenge and Mahaska County is exceeding all expectations. “We have 89 teams on our leaderboard with 664 adult participants. In 32 days we have averaged over 97 hours of activity time per team (8,300 hours total). And, we have lost […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ There are many studies and much research that shows that little difference between self professing Christians and those in the world. This is a sad testament to the church of Christ. We are truly called to be separate than the world in that our conversion should be […]
Update from Lacey: New Little League Kiosk Under Construction Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation (MCRF) isn’t only taking advantage of the great weather to make progress at the Oskaloosa Urban Park, but also at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Wednesday morning Chad Rietveld and John Oslon worked hard to shingle the new kiosk being built at the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Business Improvement Committee of the Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group is pleased to announce the next Lunch & Learn event to be held Wednesday, February 22 from noon to 1 pm at the Oskaloosa Public Library. Featured speaker will be Sherry Vavra of the Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation. Please RSVP […]
The Ottumwa Office is seeking nominations for local event. OTTUMWA, IA. February 6, 2011 — Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The American Red Cross in Ottumwa is looking for common citizens, the unheralded and unselfish pillars of our community. Nominations […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This Sunday, Feb. 12, St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ will participate in a national “preach-in” on global warming sponsored by Interfaith Power and Light, a religious organization that addresses concerns about climate change from a faith perspective. The congregation has adopted care for the environment as a mission focus and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County YMCA Board of Directors and staff members have made facility improvements a top priority including ADA accessibility and safety improvements. These were considered crucial during a recent assessment and while setting goals of what first to address. The Y applied for and received grants from the Mahaska County Community […]
