PELLA — The MidWestOne Foundation presented the first portion of a $10,000 grant to Dr. Russ Benedict, associate professor of biology at Central College, on Aug. 30 at the college’s Carlson-Kuyper Field Station. The award, to be received in four equal payments over four years, provides funding for the Prairies for Agriculture project. Joining Benedict […]
Sigourney, Iowa – Governor Branstad and Lt. Goveror Reynolds held a town hall meeting as a part of the 2011 Iowa Education Summit on Tuesday. The town hall first opened with a video showing the history of Iowa Education in the past since 1992. In 1992, Iowa was viewed as one of the top schools […]
May has been designated “Better Hearing and Speech Month”, not only in Oskaloosa but communities across the country that want to help promote and encourage early detection of communicative disorders. This annual event helps to raise awareness of prevention and detection of communication disorders. Proper detection and treatment can help to raise the quality of […]
We are well into spring, even though the thermometer hasn’t shown that. If you have been working in your lawn, hopefully the early work is complete. May and June is the time of year that we seem to spend the most time getting the lawn looking green and vibrant for the summer ahead. Mowing should […]
Two Oskaloosa Middle School students were honored Wednesday by the Oskaloosa Optimist Club as the seventh grade students of the trimester. The two students named were Sihan Chang and Efrain Garcia Jr. Teachers and staff of the middle school from a list of 24 nominees selected Chang and Garcia. Middle school principal Andy Hotek, and […]
Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that was brought over to the United States by European settlers as an herb. Unfortunately, with none of its native competitors present, garlic mustard has spread virtually unchecked across the county and can be found in over thirty states as well as parts of Canada. Not only do these […]
OSKALOOSA – In recognition of March as National Nutrition Month, Mahaska Health Partnership Clinical Dietitian Lea Rice urges families to make healthier food choices. “New dietary guidelines were introduced in 2010 that focus on balancing calories with physical activity,” Rice said. “One of the goals is to help people eat healthier foods in the right […]
I had the opportunity to read a new book by Gary Sutton titled ‘Oskaloosa Moon’. The story is fictional, but comes from the experiences of what many kids with challenges had when growing up in the late 50’s and beyond. The character ‘Moon’ has many experiences in his life, growing up in small town Iowa, […]
I recently started looking into ways to share Iowa’s military history. I thought I would run the U.S.S. Iowa and maybe a few other stories the month before Memorial Day. I was then shocked as I dug into Naval history the amount of ships that have their namesakes rooted in Iowa. It became evident, this […]
OSKALOOSA – One in 200 women in America suffers from anorexia, a common eating disorder. Mahaska Health Partnership warns of the dangers during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Feb. 20 – 26. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), an eating disorder is present when a person experiences severe disturbances in eating behavior. […]
