Oskaloosa, August 24, 2011 – The Iowa Alliance of YMCAs, a cluster of 26 Ys throughout the state of Iowa, today commended Governor Terry Branstad for his recent announcement to launch an initiative to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation within the next five years. Over the past several decades, our nation has […]
The Iowa Innovation Gateway is offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to receive a grant of $5,000 to be used to help start or grow their business. This grant, called DREAM BIG…GROW HERE, will be given to an entrepreneur or small business owner with 50 or fewer employees and is located in […]
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership Cardiopulmonary Services will be offering an eight-week Freedom from Smoking Clinic beginning September 13. Freedom from Smoking is a clinic offered by the American Lung Association that emphasizes long-term freedom from smoking. According to certified teacher Kai Schwab, each smoker who joins this clinic will develop an individual plan for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Dawn Collins, Mahaska County YMCA Executive Director, has announced the Mahaska County YMCA will be implementing a new tiered membership structure beginning September 1. This change is the result of a year-long assessment process of the YMCA as a whole by Collins and the Y Board of Directors. “We are excited about […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Celebrating one year of service to the community, the MHP Hospice Serenity House is offering private tours throughout the month of August for anyone interested. According to MHP Home Health and Hospice Services Director Kim Lambert, the tours are a way to thank the community for the tremendous support the Serenity House […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What do you know of Cargill Corn Milling in Eddyville? You are about to learn more. The next Lunch & Learn sponsored by the Main Street Business Improvement Committee will be led by Erik Ingerslew, Mill Team Leader at Eddyville’s facility. He and other colleagues from the facility will be giving an […]
Fairfield, IA – August 19, 2011 – Mediacom Communications and NFL Network announced that they have reached a new, long-term agreement for carriage of NFL Network. Mediacom, the eighth largest cable operator in the country, will also offer the innovative NFL RedZone channel to its customers. NFL Network and NFL RedZone will be available in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sputter and putter of an old engine can be heard coming down the highway. The sun glints off big chrome headlamps as the caravan of old Ford Model A’s makes the left hand turn into Nelson Pioneer Farm just outside of Oskaloosa. The Model A Ford was first produced in 1927 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Historical Society hosted speaker and author Dr. Lisa Ossian to Bradbury Hall at the Nelson Pioneer Farm Monday evening. She spoke about “The Early Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929-1933” and was sponsored by Humanities Iowa. Ossian is Professor of History at Des Moines Area Community College. She has […]
Stadium donor T-shirts will go on sale Friday when the stadium opens for the first time for the Old Shoe Game. Cost for the shirts is $20 and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward the stadium development fund. “We will have a limited number of shirts available at the Old Shoe Game this […]
