Oskaloosa, Iowa – The William Penn softball program will be hosting a pitching clinic on Sunday, January 20 (1-3 p.m.) and a hitting clinic on Sunday, January 27 (1-3 p.m.). The clinics, which are for girls in grades 4-12, will be held on campus in the Penn Activity Center with each clinic costing $40 or […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The Mahaska Health Partnership laboratory has been recognized by the College of American Pathologists for commitment to safeguarding patient care and achievement of the highest standards in laboratory medicine. After an inspection by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), MHP’s laboratory has again been certified as a CAP accredited laboratory. This means […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Bring your buckets out to the conservation center at the Russell Wildlife Area to get free cracked corn for bird feeding! Bird food will be available at no cost between the hours of 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 12th. Each family will be limited to 10 gallons of cracked corn. […]
The Oskaloosa Public Library will be offering the following free computer classes in January: Computer Basics Part 1: Tuesday, January 8th – 11:30 a.m. Part 2: Thursday, January 10th – 11:30 a.m. This two-part class is for true beginners! You’ll learn about the parts of a computer, the difference between software and hardware and how […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Master Gardeners will host Carl Kurtz, a native plant seed dealer from St Anthony Iowa. Carl is the author of A Practical Guide to Prairie Reconstruction on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 7 pm. Kurtz sells seed from the over 150 acres of his family farm that he has converted […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – At the 2012 What’s Right in Healthcare Conference in October, Mahaska Health Partnership was honored with an Excellence in Patient Care Award for showing the most improvement in overall patient experience. To ensure that MHP is always striving to provide the best care possible, the healthcare organization uses surveys and assessments to […]
A Benefit Concert at Smokey Row on Thursday December 20th from 6PM to 9PM Supporting Oskaloosa’s Ecumenical Food Cupboard Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Third Annual Holiday Fundraiser Show at Smokey Row on December 20th has selected Oskaloosa’s Ecumenical Food Cupboard as their charity of choice this year. Please bring any canned goods or other non-perishable […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Optimists celebrated the end of the first trimester by honoring two students as the Optimist Students of the Trimester. Each trimester the club honors a boy and girl from grades sixth, seventh or eighth. Kirby Nelson and Josh Stoneberg were given the award from the sixth grade. They were joined by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Dorian Festival is an annual event that takes place at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Select choir students from the Midwest, and various other states farther away, participate in this event. It is the largest festival choir in the United States with over 1400 singers in the choir. Students who are […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ Early Friday morning in a town called Newtown, Connecticut, tragedy struck that will affect their community for years to come. A gunman headed to Sandy Hook Elementary School. There the lives of twenty beautiful, precious, and innocent children were taken as well as the lives of six […]
