Come learn more about fall garden tasks for the flower garden with Master Gardeners on Tuesday, September 6 at 7 pm. Topics to be covered include: Spring planted bulb storage, Seed harvesting, Fall planted Bulb planting, and cuttings and overwintering annuals. This program will be held at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I […]
As of January 1, 2008, Iowa law allows you to register to vote on Election Day at the polling place for the precinct you currently live in. After showing proper identification you may register and vote at the precinct the same day. If you register to vote on Election Day, you will be required to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It has been some time since we played this little game. I have missed doing this on a regular basis, but feared it would become stale if done as often as it had been. This summer has been good for taking pictures, and we have snapped a ton of them here at […]
Des Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Montezuma and Oskaloosa, Tuesday, September 6th, for open office hours. Greg Johnson, Boswell’s District Representative, will be at: Montezuma City Hall from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Oskaloosa Public Library from 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Johnson will be on hand […]
Walk is Symbolic Kickoff to Healthiest State Initiative WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – August 31, 2011 – Organizers of the Iowa Start Somewhere Walk have announced a goal of breaking a world record by having 250,000 Iowans participate in simultaneous one-kilometer walks on Friday, October 7, at noon. The current world record is claimed by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Zachary Michael Jack is stopping by Book Vault to share his new homegrown tale, Native Soulmate: A Season in Search of a Love Homegrown, a sequel to last year’s What Cheer: A Love Story. Part 1500-mile travelogue and part real-life love story, Native Soulmate offers not just an account of a magical […]
Children Invited to Bring their Shovels The public is invited to the Oskaloosa Public Library for the official groundbreaking of The Reading Garden on Thursday, September 1 at 5:30 P.M. City and Library officials, donors, and the public will gather at the future garden site, 301 South Market Street, to share in the event. The […]
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership Cardiopulmonary Services will be offering an eight-week Freedom from Smoking Clinic beginning September 13. Freedom from Smoking is a clinic offered by the American Lung Association that emphasizes long-term freedom from smoking. According to certified teacher Kai Schwab, each smoker who joins this clinic will develop an individual plan for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What do you know of Cargill Corn Milling in Eddyville? You are about to learn more. The next Lunch & Learn sponsored by the Main Street Business Improvement Committee will be led by Erik Ingerslew, Mill Team Leader at Eddyville’s facility. He and other colleagues from the facility will be giving an […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Adult readers have just a few more days to compare the written word with movie magic. The Oskaloosa Public Library will hold the prize drawing for the “Read the Book, See the Movie” adult reading program on Friday, August 19th at 4:30pm. The prize includes a $25.00 gift certificate provided by The […]
