I hope everyone is enjoying this round of ‘Where in Mahaska County’. Today’s I am guessing will be figured out rather quickly. If you have suggestions or pictures you would like to share please email them to info@oskynews.org. After I post the picture, I will make a post on our Facebook Page where people can […]
Vicki Wright got yesterdays Where in Mahaska County, with Mark Tennison right there as well. Good luck with today’s picture, will we have an “Anonymous” winner? All puns aside, have fun and good luck. If you have suggestions or pictures you would like to share please email them to info@oskynews.org. After I post the picture, […]
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University has scheduled a series of certification workshops in April for people who want to sell morel mushrooms. “The aim of the workshops is to help assure that misidentified mushrooms are not sold as morels. People can be poisoned by eating mushrooms that are misidentified as morels,” said plant pathology […]
PELLA — Central College’s second Notes @ Noon concert of the semester will feature three music faculty, with trombonist Matt Driscoll, adjunct instructor of music; Dennis Pedde, adjunct instructor of music, on trumpet; and Patrice Ewoldt, visiting assistant professor of music, accompanying on piano. The concert is Friday, March 4, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall starting […]
Most people consider professional wrestling a man’s sport, Angelus Layne would beg to differ. Originally from Raytown, Missouri, Layne and her family then moved to Fowlerville, Michigan where her family now resides. During the week, Layne is a full time college student. When she’s not wrestling or at school, she’s hanging out with her husband […]
Rocking blues band “Pete Neuman and the Real Deal” will be visiting the Oskaloosa Elementary School on Friday, March 4. Front man Pete Neuman will be speaking to a class of nearly 50 fourth grade students. Neuman will also visit a Pella Middle School guitar class. Neuman says that his mission is to share his […]
PELLA — Central College will co-host the 23nd annual Bald Eagle Days Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There will be a live eagle show hourly in Douwstra Auditorium from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. with the final show beginning at 3 p.m. In Graham Conference Center, there will be an environmental fair featuring raptor shows throughout […]
PELLA — Author Alexandra Fuller is third in Central College’s spring 2011 Writers Reading series Thursday, March 10. Fuller will read selections from her work in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Fuller’s debut novel, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood, was […]
PELLA — Central College will host a Welsh international dinner Thursday, March 3. The meal is served in Graham Conference Center starting at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, $5 for children 6-10 and students with a Central College ID. Children 5 and under are free. To make a reservation, call 641-628-5334 or e-mail […]
Invasive plant species are plants that are not native to an ecosystem and potentially cause economic or environmental damage to the area. Many plants have been introduced without much impact, but a few species, such as garlic mustard, buckthorn, multiflora rose, and bush honeysuckle, have become very problematic. Mahaska County Master Gardeners will host an […]
