It’s been a very busy couple of days here at Osky News. It may not appear to be that way by the lack of new content making it to the page, but it will end up there shortly. Today’s picture I really hope keeps you guessing for at least a little while. When you guess […]
There is still time to sign up for the VIP Ride being held Friday, May 20 starting at 11:30 a.m. Riders will travel on the recreation trail from Bobzilla’s Bicycle Werks to Edmundson Park. Lunch will be waiting for those who pre-register their participation, and though the ride itself has no participation or entry fee, […]
AMES, Iowa – May 16, 2011 – More than 200 vehicles and pieces of equipment will be sold by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) at an auction Saturday, June 4, beginning at 9 a.m. Photos of some of the items up for auction have been posted on the Iowa DOT’s website at www.iowadot.gov/auction. A […]
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership will assist women in paying for a digital mammogram. Through a grant from the Southeast Iowa Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, MHP has funds available to assist women who are uninsured or have a financial need to obtain a mammogram. “Our goal is to provide assistance to […]
Des Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Sigourney and Grinnell on Wednesday, May 18th for open office hours. Greg Johnson, Boswell’s District Representative in the area, will be at: Sigourney Public Library 11:00am – 12:00 Noon Drake Community Library from 1:30pm – 2:30pm Johnson will be on hand […]
PELLA — Central College’s community read for the fall semester is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. This is the fifth year for the college’s common reading program, which unites Central College faculty, staff and new students. What do the polio vaccine, cancer treatments and the human genome project have in common? […]
Welcome to this version of ‘Where in Mahaska County’? I have been attempting to make these a little more difficult to guess, as I hope to share more of the places in Mahaska County that may not be noticed or at times forgotten. When you guess the location remember to post your guess on Facebook, […]
Bright and early Saturday morning the Oskaloosa Master Gardeners were out along the trail shuffling plantings. The Alphabet Garden which lined the trail near Bobzilla’s Bike Shop has now been removed from the trail line and added elsewhere in the garden. This area is a nice rest stop along the trail and includes a gazebo, […]
A VIP Ride has been scheduled as part of Bike to Work Week slated for May 16-20. Employees from local businesses will be participating by riding their bicycles to work, and the week will culminate with the VIP Ride on Friday, May 20. Mayor David Krutzfeldt and Police Chief “Jake” McGee are participating along with […]
Will be held on Saturday, May 14 at 1 pm. Family Gardening is gardening activities for young gardeners (in grades K – 3) and their parents or grandparents. It will last approximately one hour, and will be held at the Lacey Garden along the bike trail (1718 Pella Avenue). Note: If weather is inclement we […]
