Oskaloosa, Iowa – Disposing of that old computer or TV set in a way that won’t hurt the environment is the purpose of MCG’s 7th Annual E-Cycling day. This past Saturday, at least two full tractor-trailers were filled with e-waste, as MCG, Midwest Sanitation & Recycling, and Clow all worked together from 8:00 am until […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A lot of things have changed since Lyle Siefering purchased Hawkeye Real Estate in 1988. It used to be a home buyer would pick up a telephone and contact a real estate agent or walk into an office during regular business hours to begin the searching process. Today, technology and the Internet […]
Pella, Iowa – The Pella Community Center is home to The Joan Kuyper Farver Auditorium. It’s capacity is just over 325. On Thursday evening nearly every seat was filled as residents of Oskaloosa, Leighton and Pella, along with others throughout Marion and Mahaska counties, gathered for an informational meeting on the upcoming regional airport project. […]
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(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a proclamation activating the Iowa Individual Assistance Program for five counties in eastern Iowa in the wake of recent storms and flooding. Counties included in the proclamation are Cedar, Johnson, Mahaska, Scott, and Washington. Beginning April 17, heavy rains, thunderstorms and flooding caused significant damage to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – How to keep kids fed during the summer months was the topic of a community meeting this week. Stephanie Dross, with the Iowa Department of Education, spoke about how the community could work with the USDA to provide hot meals to children who qualify for free or reduced cost meals at school, […]
Oskaloosa, IA – On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oskaloosa Police Dept, Mahaska County Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription […]
NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION SOUTH 7TH STREET PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT Dear Business Owners and Residents: This letter is to inform you that construction activity will begin the morning of May 6, 2013, weather permitting, on South 7th Street from A Avenue to 6th Avenue. The scope of this project includes asphalt overlay, new concrete curb & […]
William Penn University is proud to announce this year’s keynote speaker at graduation will be Dr. Melvin Oliver. A 1972 graduate of William Penn, Oliver was the recipient of the University’s Distinguished Career Award in 2012. After graduating from William Penn, he went on to receive his master’s degree and doctorate in sociology from Washington […]
William Penn University President Ann Fields presented raffle winner Rob Harvey with a custom Henry 22 Golden Boy Rifle on April 11. The rifle was one of three raffle items awarded at the first annual Duck Plucker’s Ball last July. After numerous failed attempts to reach the original out-of-state winner, the planning committee decided to […]
