Oskaloosa, Iowa – Law Day is traditionally May 1st, and coincides with May Day as a balance. Dwight D. Eisenhower first proclaimed the day back in 1958, and chose the day to help balance populist tones that originated with May Day, and workers’ struggles associated with that day. The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa honored local […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The college academic year is coming to a close, and finals are staring down the students from William Penn next week. But before the stress of finals hits, the tradition at Penn has been to hold ‘Pennstock’ the Friday before finals. So, tonight at the PAC, starting at 8 p.m. the students […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2012 National Day Of Prayer is an opportunity for Christians of all denominations to join together with a single purpose, to pray for the country and its leaders. Why have a national day of prayer? This explanation comes from the National Day of Prayer website, “Because of the faith of many […]
Finishing the job we were elected to do The legislative session is going longer than scheduled. I hope it will wrap up soon, but we won’t gavel out until Iowa has a balanced state budget that keeps our commitments to students, working families and local communities on education, job creation and economic growth. While it […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter (SMAS) will participate in North Shore Animal League America’s International Pet Adoptathon®, the premiere global pet adoption event. The SMAS is one of thousands of shelters in dozens of countries that are participating in this year’s month-long Pet Adoptathon® 2012 to find homes for each and every […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – If your into tradition, there are a couple of events that will keep you busy this weekend, while those with a more urban character will also find something for themselves as well. On Saturday, Nelson Pioneer Farm officially opens it’s doors for the 2012 season beginning at 10:00 am with a flag […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – School is only 3 weeks away from getting out for the summer here in Oskaloosa, and the summer movie schedule is kicking into gear. Lots of things are planned in the area this weekend, Tulip Time in Pella, Nelson Pioneer Farm opens it’s doors on another year. Drag racing at Eddyville joins […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In what some might think is a prankster, little white marks have been showing up on sidewalks all around Oskaloosa. No, it’s not some mischievous prankster, it’s the City of Oskaloosa marking out problem areas. Oskaloosa Public Works Director Akhilesh Pal said that, “to bring all the sidewalks in the city limits to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – His political career has had many twists and turns, but the most recent takes him back to where home is. It wasn’t so long ago that the announcement of Tom Rielly’s (D) retirement from the Iowa Senate came out. Most times announcements like that signal an end to one’s political career, at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This Saturday, May 5th, the Friends of Mahaska County Conservation will host a very special event beginning at 8:00 p.m. Right at 8:00, there will be a sign unveiled to let everyone know of something great that will happen at Mahaska County’s Caldwell Park. The Friends will also be showing the movie […]
