Join Master Gardener John Langstraat and other Mahaska County Master Gardeners for this hands-on two session workshop to create your own leaf casting. The first session will be held Monday, June 11 at 6 pm. Leaf casting is a process that creates cement molds from plant leaves. The natural depressions and veins in a leaf […]
Ottumwa, IA—Community 1st Credit Union is pleased to announce the 2018 C1st Skate Fest will be Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Ottumwa Skate Park near Market Street and the riverfront. The 6th annual skateboard, scooter and BMX competition will feature local food vendors, C1st Dollar Dog and train, music, games, giveaways and prizes. […]
Saturday, June 2, 2018 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Russell Wildlife Area 12:00 – 1:00 pm CAMPFIRE PICNIC (bring a drink & side dish, hot dogs and table service provided) 1:00 – 3:00 pm KIDS’ FISHING DERBY & FAMILY FISHING (MCCB will provide fishing poles and bait, but feel free to bring your own) This […]
OTTUMWA — The Indian Hills Community College Development Corporation recently received an Arts Equipment Grant from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. The $4,200 grant will support the purchase of new lighting fixtures for St. John Auditorium on the IHCC Ottumwa campus, part of an ongoing lighting upgrade […]
by Kevin Pink Indian Hills Community College is in its sixth decade of providing post-high school education to residents of the college’s ten-county area and beyond. Indian Hills, however, is also allowing students still in high school to get a taste of college through the concurrent enrollment program. And, in significant numbers, high school students […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — In just a few weeks, it’s time to go to Summer Theatre Camp! The George Daily Youth Theatre has a packed summer full of almost anything you can imagine – musicals, games, film, secret agents, dancing, ghosts, cartoons, wizards, and more! Summer camp kicks off the week of June 4th with “Oskalooney […]
The flowers you plant in your gardens; turn an ordinary lawn into a colorful landscape. Whether you grow an easy perennial or fussy annual, adding flowers is a rewarding landscape element. Learn about outdoor flowers at this Garden Basics class on Thursday May 31, at 6:30 pm at the Mahaska County Extension and Outreach Office; […]
by Patricia ErkenBrack Saturday April 7 saw 6 sleepy-eyed middle school students climb into a suburban headed to Winterset at 6:30 am—all for the love of books! This marked our first year participating in the Battle of the Books competition hosted by the Winterset Middle School librarian, Oskaloosa native Rebecca Foster Bock. Students read and […]
OTTUMWA, IA –Jace Glosser of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont High School was awarded a $2,000 Community 1st Credit Union continuing education scholarship this spring. The credit union will present $42,000 to 19 area high school seniors in May. Glosser was ranked at the top of more than 100 applications submitted. A total of two $4,000 scholarships and 17 […]
On May 2, 2018, Alexander Nagorny of Oskaloosa was awarded the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the rank of Eagle Scout. A member of Troop 71, chartered by the Central United Methodist Church in Oskaloosa, Nagorny is one of approximately 5 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the […]
