Oskaloosa, Iowa – Please welcome William Penn graduate and Oskaloosa native Jim Duermeyer as he comes to Book Vault to introduce his debut book, Heroes in Obscurity, a collection of anecdotal stories narrating the contributions of a small group of unsung Navy men during the Viet Nam era. Jim will also speak about his second […]
Oskaloosa – In recognition of November as American Diabetes Month, Mahaska Health Partnership will host a free diabetes educational event on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Cedar Bluff Learning Center (entrance #3). The event, called “Be Diabetes WISE,” is being organized by MHP Diabetes Educator Sharon Ferguson, RN CDE. According […]
Go Local by Banking Locally with Your Community Bank Banking with your local community bank is a hometown investment you can be proud of Oskaloosa, Iowa (October 21, 2011)—As many of the nation’s consumers consider switching banks, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and Bank Iowa are reminding them that now is the perfect […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Just under 30 individuals participated and over $250.00 dollars were raised at Yarkosky & Co. Dance Production’s uptown location Wednesday evening. Zumba Fitness LLC has partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to host charity benefits to raise funds as well as awareness regarding research towards a cure for breast cancer. The […]
PELLA — The Central College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will sponsor a variety show fundraiser in Graham Banquet Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Faculty, administrators and staff will perform solo, with ensemble members or with other colleagues. Audience members will cast votes for their favorite performers on dollar bills and submit them in […]
Saturday will be the 18th annual Oskaloosa Optimist Club Tri-Star Football Skills contest. The event, a signature event for the club, will be held on the practice field of William Penn beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. And contest at 9. “This event is open to all boys and girls in grades 4 through 6,” […]
PELLA — Poet Louis Jenkins will be the second featured speaker of the fall at Central College’s Writers Reading series Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Geisler Library reading room. The event will feature Jenkins reading from his books “North of the Cities” (2007) and “Before You Know It: Prose Poems 1970-2005” (2009) before […]
Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The University of Iowa, University of Nebraska, American Red Cross and Hy-Vee are looking for the common citizens, the unheralded and unselfish pillars of our community. One hero from both Iowa and Nebraska will be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Board of Directors at United Way of Mahaska County has distributed an additional $30,000 in special grant funding to local 501(c)3 human services organizations, in response to a growing need for support as we head into the winter months. “This time of year is crucial to our local agencies as they […]
OSKALOOSA, IA – Now through October 25, shoppers at the JCPenney store at Penn Central Mall are invited to turn small change into “pennies from heaven” by rounding up their purchases. One hundred percent of the funds donated through this event are designated to benefit After School Child Care Project scholarships at the YMCA in […]
