1999: Unseasonably warm weather brought the temperature all the way up to 85 F at Glenwood setting the all-time Iowa November record. Other reported high temperatures included 83 F at Oakland, Shenandoah, and Sidney, 82 F at Clarinda, Indianola, Logan, and Red Oak, and 81 F at Des Moines and several other locations. The National […]
It’s tough to be in the news business this time of year I am finding out. The election is over, so those easy to come by stories are not so easy now. People seem to be marking time until the Holiday’s kick into full swing. I spent the afternoon visiting around Penn Central Mall, and […]
The Board of Directors at United Way of Mahaska County is opening $30,000 in special grant funding. Any non-profit, 501(c)3 human services organization can apply for these special grants. “Opening Special Grants at this time of year gives agencies an opportunity to secure funding at a time when they may be running low. Our regular […]
Oskaloosa –Jayne Fitzgerald of Oskaloosa was recently named “Volunteer of the Year” for Mahaska Hospice, a service of Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She received this honor at a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon during the Hospice & Palliative Care Association of Iowa’s Fall Conference in Ames on Nov. 2. Fitzgerald has been a patient care volunteer […]
Now Offering Online Unemployment Filing and Job Search Assistance As the recipient of the Strengthen Rural Iowa grant, a federal project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Strengthening Communities Fund, United Way of Mahaska County is announcing the opening of an Iowa Career […]
Veterans Day is a day when thousands of people will be thanked and recognized for their service to our country. Most of them will say, “I was just doing my job…” and be somewhat embarrassed by the attention. The word HERO is often used by many on Veterans Day, but most of these military heroes […]
I was asked what it means to be a veteran. A veteran is someone who has served in the military giving service to their country. While words of thanks are appreciated, many veterans will tell you it is not necessary. More often than not it was a commitment from the heart for what is believed […]
I always think back of those days in the Army and remember the guys in my company. We were close and had some good times. We were lucky and missed Nam by about six months. There is a certain pride about being able to serve your country. Alot of people don’t understand this, but those […]
We all have seen the film and heard the stories of the great air battles. But few times are you able to see it from the personal perspective of mission by mission basis. I want to thank my Great Uncle, Bernard Hotchkin, who served with 760th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force. They set […]
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the eleventh month in 1918 ended hostilities in “The Great War” The day for many means an inconvenience of some government office being closed for them, making life just that more stressful or inconvenient. It’s easy to do honestly, I’m as guilty as the next. There’s no […]
