The Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Tony Chang are preparing for the annual “Young Performers” Concert to be presented at 4:00 P.M., Sunday, April 14th at the George Daily Community Auditorium. The “Young Performers” concerts feature talented young musicians as soloists with the Oskaloosa Orchestra. The first solo artist to perform in this year’s concert […]
The National Guard of Iowa in Oskaloosa were guests Monday in Mrs. Foster’s, Ms. Gray’s and Mr. Schilb’s classroom. Students enjoyed trying sumo wrestling. Pictured from left to right are: Dylan Tuttle, Sgt. Neff, Jared Pace, Sgt. Carlos Ruiz
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Adult Nurse Practitioner Megan Childers urges the public to vaccinate for human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for 70% of all cervical cancer diagnoses. “At least half of sexually active Americans will contract HPV in their life time,” Childers said. “As many as 10 million people, age 15 to […]
The 132nd Annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2013 at The Peppertree Restaurant. In preparation for the banquet the Oskaloosa Area Chamber is requesting nominations for the following awards: Retail or Service Business of the Year, Industry of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Community Improvement Award, […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — The Daily Arts Academy, the George Daily Auditorium’s after school theatre program, continues with a new session on storytelling. “This is a class about creating full stories with strong characters and putting those stories on stage,” said Andy McGuire, Youth Director of the program. “Telling those stories is the main focus, but […]
Manage a Facebook page for your business, but like to see it go farther? Don’t know why or what for about Twitter? Join William Ottens, Director of the Oskaloosa Public Library, in a discussion about using social media to engage your customers and increase your online visibility. On the surface, using social media websites like […]
High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply for an Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group Scholarship. Pick up an application from your school counselor or from the Oskaloosa Area Chamber office. Scholarships will be offered in the amounts of $500 and up, and are sponsored by […]
PELLA — On April 18, veteran and poet Brian Turner will read from his first book, “Here, Bullet” for the Writers Reading series at Central College. Turner earned his M.F.A. at the University of Oregon and lived in South Korea for one year before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in […]
PELLA — The Central College A Cappella Choir will tour Brazil in May, singing at prestigious venues such as the Cathedrals of Sao Paulo and Rio di Janeiro. The choir will also be working with the Northeast Rotary Club in Sao Paulo to collect shoes for those in need. The A Cappella Choir is no […]
Oskaloosa Optimist Club members honored two seventh grade students as their Students of Trimester recently. The students, Shaylee Smith and Nick Reiter, were selected from several nominated students. Oskaloosa Middle School Principal Andy Hotek, who also serves as the project chair, made the presentation to the students. Smith and Reiter were feted at a breakfast […]
