Oskaloosa, Iowa – Dec. 26, 2011 – Live Healthy Iowa’s 100 Day Wellness Challenge kicks off Jan. 23, 2012, with registration opening Dec. 20. The 100 Day Wellness Challenge is a simple and affordable challenge encouraging Iowans to make healthy choices. Over the course of 100 days, teams (2-10 people) take part in friendly competition […]
Oskaloosa, IA – It is hard to believe it is almost 2012, and with that comes the end of our 2011 Winter Coat Drive. We received donations of over 750 coats this year. Of those donated coats, 402 of them were distributed to members of the community that required them to stay warm during the […]
Some of my Mother’s recipes were passed down to her through family; some were exchanged with friends & neighbors, but I’m guessing most of them caught her eye and she scratched them down on a recipe card. It was a hobby she enjoyed that cost hardly nothing. I’ve done the same thing through the years. […]
PELLA — The Central College Symphonic Wind Ensemble embarks on its annual tour with two performances in central Iowa Jan. 4-5. The ensemble will then host nine performances, titled “Salute to American Composers,” in New Orleans and the surrounding area. See full schedule below. Under the direction of Mitchell Lutch, assistant professor of music and […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Specialty Services employs nurse practitioners to help maintain the health and well-being of the community. “Nurse Practitioners are a wonderful enhancement that helps increase access to primary care services for our community,” MHP Chief Medical Officer Matt Whitis, MD said. According to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, professionals […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – One-fourth of the Union troops at Bloody Shiloh (TN) were from Iowa, most of them fresh-faced farm kids who had had no battle experience. The Traveling Book Club will take a private tour of the battlefield and then spend several days in Memphis, experiencing jazz, barbeque, and Elvis! The trip includes meals […]
The William Penn Alumni Association is once again putting on the Green Dress Project for 2012. This is the William Penn Alumni Association’s 4th year of doing this. It originally started as a William Penn University Master of Business Leadership (MBL) Capstone project in conjunction with the Oasis Alternative High School in Oskaloosa. When the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Register your 1st through 6th graders for the William Penn Dance Team’s New Year’s Eve Lock-in! Mahaska County children are invited to a safe and festive lock-in event in the Penn Activity Center on the William Penn campus from 8:00 p.m. on December 31st to 8:00 a.m. January 1st. For only $50 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ invites the community to its annual “Blue Christmas” service to be held on Monday, December 19 at 5:30 p.m. We offer this non-denominational worship service for all those for whom holiday celebrations are difficult because of the death of a loved one, depression, the end […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ Merry Christmas! Many of us really focus this part of the year on family gatherings, company parties, and church potlucks. It is the time of year that our nation has set aside to remember the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Many of our founders were believers […]
