OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra presents Music On the Green on Sunday, September 13 at 5:30 pm. on the Marge Dodd Stage at Indian Hills Community College. This is a family-friendly free concert, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a picnic basket to the beautiful Indian Hills campus. Masks and […]
The Exchange for Entrepreneurs is holding another story-telling event on August 12 at 6:30 p.m. Exchange’s story-telling events showcase area businesses, their owners, and the entrepreneurial path taken. This week’s event is being hosted by “The Muse Music Store.” Owner Ashley Schultz will share her story, her inspiration, passion, and pitfalls. Exchange members as well […]
FACE (Fine Arts & Cultural Events) of Mahaska County is excited to announce the opening of a Sculpture Workshop as an expansion of the Oskaloosa Art Center. The workshop is located at the corner of South Market Street and 9th Avenue East. A mural on the building is highly visible from Market Street and has […]
DES MOINES, Iowa –William Penn University located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, will soon have several new park benches courtesy of the Build with Bags grant program. The Iowa Grocery Industry Association announced today that the plastic bag recycling program, being led by Iowa grocers, has awarded the William Penn University, $2,000 to purchase five new park […]
PELLA, IA (07/07/2020) Central College has announced changes to its Board of Trustees, including the addition of two new members and the retirement of two others. Mike Van Voorst and Christine Epperly Ieuter were elected as new members, beginning their terms July 1. Karin Peterson and John Schmidt retired as members of the board. Board […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health is pleased to welcome Leah VanLoon, ARNP as a new Walk-In and Primary Care provider. Leah is from the Eddyville area and joins Mahaska Health with 16 years of prior nursing experience, most recently serving as a Nursing Supervisor at ChildServe in Johnston, Iowa. She began her nursing education at Indian Hills […]
Clients have been inquiring about what they should replace their dead ash (or other kind of) tree with or what trees to plant at their new/new-to-them home. Extension can help with this decision! We encourage diversity within landscapes. We encourage people to plant different types of trees. We encourage people to plant trees that are […]
Saturday, July 18, 2020 1:00 – 7:00 pm at Eveland Access Campgrounds (2890 Galeston Ave., Oskaloosa, IA 52577) The Mahaska County Conservation Board and the Muse Music Store is teaming up together to bring families a fun-filled event called the “Eveland Access Summerfest” which will be held at the Eveland Access Campground on Saturday, July […]
A Mahaska Health Press Release Lace-up those tennis shoes and get stretching- it’s time for Mahaska Health Foundation’s Annual Run in the Sun! Due to this year’s unique circumstances, Mahaska Health Foundation has adapted quickly and will make the 2020 run unlike any other. This year would have been Run in the Sun’s 10th annual […]
Local company, Phillips Ironwork, has created and manufactured ten dumpster panels which have been placed around the downtown Oskaloosa area in several of our alleys. The project was initiated by the Downtown Beautification Committee which includes, Sherry Vavra, Ann Brouwer, and Sarah Kargol. You may ask, “What are dumpster panels”? The panels which are 4’ […]
