Oskaloosa, Iowa – Looking for that gift for someone special this year? Look no further than your local Optimist Club. Oskaloosa Optimist Club is beginning an Avenue of Flags project that will provide flags on homeowners’ property on five holidays each year. “This project has been occurring in communities in Iowa for many years and […]
Fundraising Event Collects Change Benefitting Oskaloosa Youth in Afterschool Programs Oskaloosa – From Nov. 30 through Dec. 12, shoppers at the JCPenney in the Penn Central Mall are invited to turn small change into “pennies from heaven” by rounding up their holiday purchases and donating the difference to the Mahaska County YMCA. The Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Bring four dozen of your favorite homemade treats (along with recipes). Swap out with the cookies and goodies the Book Vault staff and others have prepared Saturday, Dec. 3 10:30AM-Noon. Your cookie platters will be transformed! You never know, you might find your new “favorite” right here at Book Vault. Join the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Christmas season is rapidly approaching and the Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches is again sponsoring the Annual Tour of Homes. The profits from this years event will be given to Crisis Intervention Services. This will assist the Crisis Center in providing support, resources, and hope for a better future to persons […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Seventeen middle school students were honored at the first trimester awards assembly for achieving the Presidential Fitness Level in their physical education classes. To achieve this award the student must reach the 85th percentile in the follow fitness tests: The Mile Run, Push-up, Curl-ups (sit-ups), Sit and Reach (flexibility test) and the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We are happy to once again ask all local residents to submit their Christmas light display to enter our 2nd Annual Christmas Light Display Contest. Anybody in Mahaska County is welcome to enter a display. We will photograph all entries over the first two weeks in December and display them on our […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce held their 2nd annual Christmas Walk Saturday Nov. 26th. 31 businesses participated in this year’s Christmas Walk. A pancake breakfast was held from 7:30 am to 9:00 am in the Penn Central Mall center court, with all donations going to the Ecumenical Food Cupboard. Beginning at 9 am, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa High School Vocal Arts and Orchestra programs present the 2011 Magrical Dinner Theater December 8, 9 and 10th. The Magrical Troop will perform and dinner will be served at 7:00 pm Thursday through Saturday. Tickets on sale now at Browns Shoe Store on the square in Oskaloosa. Hurry and pick your […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ Happy Thanksgiving and “Black Friday” weekend. I pray that you have had a blessed time with friends and family this week and even maybe found some great deals during the extreme Christmas shopping sport of Black Friday shopping. However great the deal, someday the items purchased will […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Black Friday starts earlier every year and, for Oskaloosa shoppers, this year was no different. Patrons of local stores started pouring out of local retailers just after midnight with TV sets, laptop computers, video game gear, along with kitchen gadgets to satisfy the most finicky of chef’s. Locals residents Thomas and Delana […]
