Local County Board election results
Nov 07, 2018
There will be one new supervisor on the Mahaska County Board. Incumbent Republican Steve Wanders and Republican Steve Parker were elected Tuesday (11/6) over Democrat Paul DeGeest and Scott Van Veldhuizen, who was nominated by…
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Today is Election Day
Nov 06, 2018
Let the voting begin. Polls are open until 9:00 tonight (11/6) on this Election Day. The big ticket item on the ballot is the Governor’s race, with incumbent Republican Kim Reynolds challenged by Democrat Fred…
Hy-Vee coupon scam alert
Nov 05, 2018
If you shop at Hy-Vee, you could be tempted by a coupon making the rounds on social media---but it’s a scam. The coupon is supposedly good for $80 of free groceries at Hy-Vee. Kevin Rausch…
Mahaska County Board held a special meeting today
Nov 02, 2018
Today’s special board meeting started at 9am at the Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa. At this special Mahaska County Board meeting, the Board opened bids for a new radio communications system. The bids came from…
Governor Reynolds and Senator Grassley were in Oskaloosa yesterday
Nov 01, 2018
The last time US Senator Chuck Grassley was in Oskaloosa, it was before the confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be on the US Supreme Court. Grassley chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held…
Have a Happy Halloween and make sure you check your kids' candy
Oct 31, 2018
With trick-or-treating last night and tonight, the Iowa Poison Control Center is prepared for a host of Halloween-related calls. Registered nurse Jean Hammack says they hear from worried parents every year with concerns about their…
Area city-wide Trick or Treating is tonight and tomorrow night
Oct 30, 2018
A reminder that trick or treaters in Oskaloosa should go out tonight (10/30), rather than Halloween night (10/31). In Oskaloosa, there's a Trick or Treat Parade in City Square Park starting at 4:00pm today. And…
Airport meeting will be held tonight in Pella
Oct 29, 2018
The South Central Regional Airport Agency is having a public hearing tonight (10/29) in Pella. They'll discuss plans to acquire the land needed for the proposed airport to be built outside Oskaloosa and whether the…
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Rita Hart in area today
Oct 26, 2018
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Rita Hart will be in the area this morning. She will be at Smokey Row Coffee in Oskaloosa at 11 am. Then Hart will be at the Copper LanternTavern in…
Loebsack received Wind Champion Award
Oct 25, 2018
Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack received an award Tuesday (10/23). During a visit to MidAmerican Energy’s Prairie Wind Farm in Mahaska County, Loebsack received the Wind Champion Award from the American Wind Energy Association for his…