Mahaska Health is honored to welcome Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell, Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), for a visit at Mahaska Health on Wednesday, October 16th. This visit follows Dr. Rathmell’s participation in the Cancer Consortium Summit, Iowa’s comprehensive cancer conference, bringing together advocates and professionals to exchange best practices in cancer prevention and […]
Oskaloosa Main Street is excited to share the plans underway for the Main Street Young Ambassador Contest. One young man and one young lady will once again be chosen as Oskaloosa’s Young Ambassadors. If you have a three-year-old to kindergarten-age child, enter them now! The Young Ambassador contestants will all be introduced, and the winners […]
Dennis Warner & The D’s will be performing at Indian Hills Community College in St John Auditorium on Thursday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. This is a free performance but you may reserve your seats at: https://www.indianhills.edu/arts/theatre.php A globally accomplished folk music singer-songwriter, Dennis Warner’s music is filled with imagery and storytelling. Warner will perform […]
Fall is pumpkin and apple season. These crops can grow very well in Iowa gardens. Join us for presentations from Mahaska County Master Gardeners on ways to grow these wonderful crops and how to pest harvest and use them. The presentations will be Tuesday October 8 at 7:00 pm at the Mahaska County Extension office, […]
Oskaloosa, IA – September 5, 2024 – Mahaska County Conservation is thrilled to announce the premiere of its new promotional video, Home Away from Home. The event will take place on September 12th from 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM at the MTC Building on the William Penn University campus, just west of the Old White […]
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through a partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is offering large shade trees, low-growing ornamental and fruit trees, and evergreen tree species at discounted prices. All Iowa residents can purchase up to two trees to be picked up at the following locations: ● Saturday, September 28, 8:30–10:30 a.m., […]
AUGUST 26, 2024 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2024 Summer Term. This is a list of students who received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, Associate of Science (AS) degree, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, Diploma […]
AUGUST 26, 2024 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the 124 students who were on the college’s academic Honor Roll for the 2024 Summer Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC student must be enrolled fulltime and have a grade point average for the term of 3.5 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As the new school year gets into gear, Mike Fisher, Superintendent of the Oskaloosa School District, expressed confidence and excitement about the district’s readiness to embrace the upcoming challenges and opportunities. “We’re really prepared. And, you know, feel really good about what we’re coming into,” Fisher said, emphasizing the district’s ongoing commitment […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 21, 2024 The Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday that some elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant to help with literacy tutoring programs. The department made a $3 million investment into Amira (EPS Learning) for the use of a program called EPS Reading Assistant, an online […]
