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 […]
It’s nearly that time of year again – the weather is getting warmer, and Art on the Square in Oskaloosa is just around the corner! 2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of Art on the Square, and this year’s plans are a celebration of this long-standing community event. This year’s event will span two days, kicking […]
The public is invited to join the Oskaloosa City Council and meet the four finalists competing to become the next Chief of Police. The meet and greet will be held on May 18th from 5:00PM to 6:30PM at the Musco Technology Center located on the campus of William Penn University. Each candidate will provide a […]
