Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Emergency Management CERT team will hold its monthly meeting on May 21, 2012 at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa starting at 600pm. Anyone that has questions about becoming a member is welcome to join us. There are many different levels of training and areas to assist, don’t think you are […]
The Marion County Historical Society is hosting their annual Pioneer Day on Saturday, May 26. There is free admission to the 8 village buildings located in the Marion County Park, 306 Willets Dr., Knoxville. The day’s festivities begin with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10:30 served by the Knoxville Lion’s Club. Lunch will be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The OACDG Scholarship Golf Tournament took place on Friday, May 11 at Oskaloosa Golf. The 1st place winner was Reynolds & Reynolds including Sid Fey, Paul Foster, David Fini, and Larry Heisler. Second place went to Mahaska Communication Group with players Rick Van Zomeren, Frank Hansen Doug Hoskins, Kiley Broadway. The Most […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The third Saturday walk for this month, scheduled for May 19, will be held at Edmundson Park. Dave Sedivec of the Mahaska County Conservation Board stated, “We will meet at the Babe Ruth parking lot at 9:00 am. This event will feature an introduction to geocaching, which is a high tech form […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Friday May 18, 2012 Bobzilla’s Bike Shop and the Mahaska Wellness Coalition (MWC) invites the community to join together and ride a bicycle to work. Bike to Work Day is a free event for both new and experienced bicycle commuters. Bikers for the day can register by sending an email stating […]
How many of us doesn’t enjoy a piece of fresh-baked pie warm from the oven? I know I do! We all have our favorite traditional ones; apple, peach, pumpkin, etc. But I want to give you some unusual pie recipes that were the favorites of past generations. The first one that I will share with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Keeping Oskaloosa clean and pretty was the thought behind these local Girl Scout volunteers. On May 5th, Girl Scout Troop #286 and their leader Elaine Fontana helped out with Oskaloosa clean and green by completing one more project. From left to right is: Caitlyn Fontana, Brianna Hunt, Morgan Ford, Lauren Tarbell, Hannah […]
Dear EarthTalk: The oil industry is planning what some call a dangerous strategy of drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Arctic Ocean. What’s going on? — Vera Bailey, New Hope, PA In November 2011 the Obama administration began lifting the moratorium on off-shore drilling that had been imposed in the wake […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Certified Diabetes Educator Sharon Ferguson will be offering free blood sugar screenings on Tuesday, May 15. “I am very excited to partner with both Mahaska Drug and HyVee to offer free blood sugar testing,” Ferguson said. “One of the first indicators of diabetes is elevated blood sugar. However, that […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, the United Way of Mahaska County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service filed 163 tax returns for lower-income Mahaska County residents as of the April 17th federal deadline. “This was our 4th year of offering the program to our residents,” explains Julie […]
