MAHASKA COUNTY – Foot and nail care is an important part of any person’s hygiene regimen, and Mahaska Health Partnership has resources available to help you maintain healthy feet. The feet experience more wear and tear in a lifetime than any other body part, so it’s important not to neglect foot care. Ignoring a foot […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the Season of Advent, we look forward to the coming of God’s Holy One among us. It is a time of prayerful discernment and joyful anticipation. Our worship services will be based on the theme of “Promise.” Each week we will light a candle in our Advent Wreath, and consider a […]
Grinnell, Iowa – On Monday, November 19, 2012, Brownells CEO Pete Brownell (left) and Chairman Frank Brownell (right) were joined by other staff in what was a Grinnell, IA, cornfield near Interstate 80 to celebrate the ceremonial “first dig,” marking the official groundbreaking of their new warehouse expansion and office facility. Slated to open in […]
Pella, Iowa, November 26, 2012 – Singer Lisa Rock and her 6-piece band are bring you holiday classics – Carpenters style – with A Carpenters Christmas at Pella Opera House on December 14, 2012. Considered one of the best vocalists of all time, Karen Carpenter captured the attention of a generation with her unabashedly catchy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Winners of the Presidential Fitness Award have been named at Oskaloosa Middle School for the first trimester of the school year. To qualify for this award students must meet or exceed the 85th percentile in all five Presidential Fitness tests (Mile run, Push-ups, Sit-ups, Sit & Reach and Shuttle run) In the […]
PELLA — The Central College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and College Community Band, both under the direction of Mitchell Lutch, associate professor of music, will present a concert with several special guest soloists Sunday, Dec. 2 in Douwstra Auditorium at 4 p.m. The ensembles will perform with Central alumnus and saxophonist James Skretta, who is completing […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Seekers ‘n Sneakers, the Central Reform Church Youth Group consisting of kids grade K-6, recently made a donation of toys and games to the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. According to Central Reform Church Director of Children’s Ministry Melissa Van Donselaar, the donation was made in memory of T.J. Goemaat. T. […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – November is American Diabetes Month and Mahaska Health Partnership wants you to know the threat diabetes has to the nation and the world. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Another 79 million Americans have prediabetes and are on the track […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – United Way of Mahaska County is now accepting applications from qualified 501(c) 3 human services agencies for 2013 funding. “This year we are making some positive changes to our investment process, and are looking forward to sharing the information with our potential partner agencies as well as investment volunteers,” said Brianne Fitzgerald, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Two local Kiwanis Clubs are working together to identify ways they can be of greater service to the Oskaloosa area. Kiwanis is an international organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, and local chapters have been fulfilling this mission since 1921. Every year, thousands of dollars are raised and then reinvested […]
