Start off the season right by coming to “The Lady With All The Answers,” a warmhearted play about Sioux City, IA native Eppie Lederer, better know as renowned advice columnist Ann Landers! For decades, Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples, and a multitude of others in need of advice. Late on […]
Montezuma, IA – Women who own or manage farmland in Poweshiek and surrounding counties are invited to participate in a free conservation discussion focused on soil health on Monday, October 13th at the United Methodist Church in Grinnell, , 916 5th Ave., Grinnell, IA. The program is called Women Caring for the LandSM. It is […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Tickets are now on sale for the Chair Affair, set for Saturday, Oct. 25 at the William Penn Musco Technology Center in Oskaloosa. The silent auction will begin at 6 pm and a live auction will start at 8 pm. The Chair Affair is a fundraiser sponsored by the Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary […]
Oskaloosa, IA—David Porter, Louis Tuttle Shangle Professor of History at William Penn University, will be signing copies of his various books on this Saturday, September 27, from 9:15 a.m. to noon at the Penn Activity Center a part of Homecoming Weekend activities. His most recent book, Their Greatest Victory, profiles the remarkable stories of 24 […]
YOU’RE INVITED! Saturday, October 18, Freaky 5k Run/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. 5k starts at 9 a.m. Lacey Sports Complex Stadium Register by October 3 to be guaranteed a t-shirt! The Freaky 5k will use chip timing. Freaky 5K Run participants will receive a performance t-shirt (register by October […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – It’s hard to believe but October will be here before we know it and so will breast cancer awareness month! Get registered now for Mahaska Health Partnership’s Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. “This is our 10th year and we keep seeing the number of participants increase,” MHP PR/Marketing Coordinator Cassie Riley said. […]
OSKALOOSA – Calling all Oskaloosa girls in grades K-12 who have always wanted to be a Girl Scout! The organization will hold its annual registration event on Monday evening, September 29 at Smokey Row from 5 to 7 p.m. The organization is also in need of Girl Scout leaders, co-leaders and parent volunteers to help […]
Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant performed by Peter J. Grady Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 5:30pm Oskaloosa Public Library Ulysses S. Grant comes to life in this informative, humorous, and touching portrayal. Meet the victorious General whose strategy and tenacity won the Civil War, the President who struggled to rebuild his country after […]
Mahaska County Master Gardeners are hosting a plant swap for all interested gardeners. The swap will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2014; 9-11 am Rain or Shine at the Farmers Market; Musco Parking lot, South D Street, Oskaloosa. Plant Swap parking is on the west end of the area by the trees. Participants are […]
MidAmerican Energy partners with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Plant Some Shade residential tree-planting program, which is designed to work with local county conservation boards, resource conservation and development councils, and/or county extension offices (local project coordinators) to provide affordable and desirable landscape trees (6-8′) for residents to purchase and plant […]
