OSKALOOSA – As part of National Drug Facts week, Mahaska Health Partnership cautions seniors about hazardous drug interactions. MHP Pharmacist John Agan said, “it’s important for all people to be familiar with the medicines they are taking. “As a person gets older, they are often prescribed numerous medications by multiple doctors for various conditions,” Agan […]
Author and founder of the No Impact Project, Colin Beavan, will be speaking at William Penn University on Wednesday, November 2 in the Musco Technology Center atrium. In 2006 Beavan left behind his liberal complacency for a vow to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year. He and his family unplugged from […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Robert W. Ask, Carol Bates, and the John and Alice (Jones) Davis family are the 2011 William Penn University Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees. Their commitment and achievements will be honored Friday, October 28 at the 6:00 p.m. Recognition Banquet in the Musco Technology Center (MTC). The Distinguished Career Award is given […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Returning music faculty members including David Evans (‘78-‘91), Paul Carpenter (‘75-‘81), John Westlund (‘67-‘76), Ron Lipka (‘87-‘94), Linda Eliason (‘65-‘96), and Pearl Wormhoudt (‘58-‘81) are journeying from locations in Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, and New Mexico to participate in this Homecoming event. These beloved instructors will be taking an active part in the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the College for Working Adults with an Open House on Wednesday, November 2 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Salisbury House and Gardens in Des Moines. CWA current students and graduates are invited to attend the event with the program to begin […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the rustling of coats and the chatter that is unmistakable, nine Kindergarten classrooms at the Oskaloosa Elementary School made their way outside to visit with Kevin Dillon of Anderson Erickson Dairy. Kevin was there to greet the students and show them the delivery truck while serving them a carton of strawberry […]
Republican Presidential Candidate and Iowa Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann will make a stop at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Saturday, October 29th at 2:30 p.m. Bachmann was last in Oskaloosa for a Mahaska County Republican Central Committee fund raiser just days ahead of the Iowa Straw Poll. Mark Doland of the Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Twenty-four trees and bushes will be planted in the Oskaloosa Public Library’s Reading Garden, beginning at 9 AM Saturday, October 29. Wanda Gardner, library director, is encouraging volunteers to come to the site just south of the library Saturday morning, bringing along work gloves, spades and shovels. “When this community project was […]
PELLA — In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Central College’s Beta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Intercultural Life office will host Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. The event begins at the Tulip Tower on Pella’s main square, where BKE members will lead a one-mile walk in high-heeled […]
William Penn University is hosting a Craft Fair and Family Fun Fest as part of the 2011 Homecoming Weekend entertainment. Everyone is invited to the Craft Fair on Saturday, October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Penn Activity Center (PAC) Atrium on the second floor. The WPU Craft Fair was developed in […]
