Join the Mahaska County Historical Society for our Quarterly Meeting and Potluck supper. It will be at Bradbury Hall, Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum on Monday Evening November 17. Judy Pitzenberger of Tyden Farm No. 6 will speak about this unusual farmer and his experimental farms from the 1930’s. She and her husband, Ted, own […]
The William Penn Singers and Jazz Band will present their fall concerts on November 12 and 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Musco Technology Center (MTC), on the campus of William Penn University. Music genres will range from Renaissance chant to classic jazz; Top 40 country to Walt Disney. New to the concert will be the […]
In July, the William Penn Athletic Booster Club, in partnership with the Advancement Office, hosted their third annual fundraiser at the Penn Central Mall. With over 250 people in attendance and hundreds of donated items, the 2014 Navy and Gold Gala raised over $24,000 in ticket sales, raffle drawings, as well as live and silent […]
by Jay Pinder Christopher Nolan’s latest film featuring Matthew Mcconaughey is finally here, and it’s….good. Though it doesn’t quite raise the bar of thought provoking, as well as inception, it succeeds at being a great film that makes you think. This film sets itself in the no too distant future, with a barren earth only […]
by Jay Pinder Despite the added extra stage of grief to this title, Big Hero 6 fits the formula for dealing with grief. Big Hero 6 is a colorful film created by Disney and the Studio that brought you Wreck it Ralph and Tangled. It also directly follows the explosively popular Frozen. This film centers […]
“The Oskaloosa High School Music Department would like to invite you to a concert on Monday, November 10th. This concert will feature our High School Concert Choir as well as our High School Chamber Choir. It will take place at the George Daily Community Auditorium at 7:30pm. There is no cost for this concert, however […]
The Mahaska County Master Gardeners are hosting HyVee dietitian Debbie Guild. The presentation will focus on vegetables and other healthy alternatives for Thanksgiving celebrations. It will be held at the Mahaska County Extension Office Thursday November 13, 2014 at 7 pm. There is no fee to attend and the public is encouraged to attend. Debbie […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa [October 27, 2014] – The Oskaloosa Band Booster Annual Fruit and Nut sale began Monday, October 27, 2014. This year, students in grades 7-12 will be selling a variety of items and delivery date for all orders is Saturday, December 6, 2014. The students are selling eight different fruit packages with apples, oranges, […]
Oskaloosa (October 20, 2014) – The Mahaska County YMCA is expanding Aquatics programming again this year, with funding from United Way of Mahaska County. All third grade students living or attending school in Mahaska County are able to receive a free session of swim lessons or stroke clinic between the months of September 2014 and […]
Tickets are still available for the Chair Affair, a fundraiser sponsored by the Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary to benefit the MHP Hospice Serenity House. Chair Affair is set for Saturday, Oct. 25 at the William Penn Musco Technology Center. According to event organizers, there are close to 90 creatively decorated and donated chairs to be auctioned […]
