Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University will be hosting its Fall Convocation on Tuesday, September 17 at 11:15 a.m. in the George Daily Auditorium. The keynote speaker this fall is current principal of Langston Global Enterprises, Ronald Langston. Langston Global Enterprises is an entrepreneurial and business innovations consulting firm committed to business-to-business relations between U.S. […]
Sep 1 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, August 30, 2013 – Whether you are new to martial arts or ready to try a different program, the Aikido class offered by the Mahaska County YMCA is a good program to consider. The program schedule is changing dramatically to increase accessibility to community members. “We loved partnering with Transform Academy but space was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Kevin Peterson, Oskaloosa High School Athletic Director and Sherry Vavra, Director of Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation (MCRF), were flooded with donations toward the Play It Forward athletic equipment exchange program at the Old Shoe Game. Play It Forward, sponsored by MCRF, is a aimed at promoting more youth involvement in recreation activities. […]
Volunteers Needed! Join the fight against cancer! Please join us for a meeting on August 29th, 6 pm, at Smokey Row! We are looking for dedicated committee members, community members with feedback, volunteers for the event day, and lots of new ideas for Relay For Life 2014! If you can’t make it to the meeting […]
Aug 27 2013 | Posted in
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Join the Iowa State University Extension Master Gardeners of Mahaska County as they present about Fall Planted Bulbs at the Mahaska County Extension office Tuesday October 1 at 7 pm. This presentation is open to public at no charge. Fall planted bulbs are an easy to care for perennial, which provide beautiful early spring blooms. […]
Aug 26 2013 | Posted in
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The Iowa State University Extension Master Gardeners of Mahaska County are hosting a speaker on tree planting. Matt Brewer, DNR coordinator for Plant Some Shade will speak at the Mahaska County Extension office September 3th at 7 pm. His presentation will be “Plant Some Shade – Maximizing the Benefits of Yard Trees”. This presentation is […]
Aug 23 2013 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership Cardiopulmonary Services will be offering an seven-week Freedom from Smoking Clinic beginning Tuesday, Sept. 17. Freedom from Smoking is a clinic offered by the American Lung Association that emphasizes long-term freedom from smoking. According to certified facilitator Kai Schwab, BA, RPSGT, each smoker who joins this clinic will develop an […]
Aug 22 2013 | Posted in
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MidAmerican Energy Company partners with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Plant Some Shade residential tree-planting program to provide affordable and desirable landscape trees (6-8′) for residents to purchase and plant on their property for long-term community reforestation. The distribution in Oskaloosa also partners with Mahaska County Extension, Mahaska County Master Gardeners, […]
Aug 22 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – We use to play an occasional game on Oskaloosa News called ‘Where In Mahaska County’. Actually, it’s almost 2 years to the day since the last time. I hope to do this on a more regular, yet random basis, but not so much that we become bored with it, as was the […]
Aug 21 2013 | Posted in
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Leighton, Iowa – The harvest for 2013 is underway, as Tassel Ridge Winery, near Leighton, has begun the process of harvesting this year’s crop. With a quick five minute drive west of Oskaloosa, one can enjoy watching this working vineyard in action as the harvester works it’s way up and down the rows of Edelweiss […]
