LOCAL NEWS

Penn Central Mall will welcome Gilworth Furniture to their family of stores in mid-July. “We’re pleased to announce this newest addition to the Penn Central Mall family,” said Mike Gipple, Mall Manager. “We’ve been in…

The Oskaloosa City Council will hold their next regular meeting Tuesday, July 5th in City Council Chambers of City Hall at 6 pm... Items on the agenda include: Consideration of a resolution scheduling a public…

On June 28, 2016 at 2:56 pm, the Ottumwa Police Department received a report of a shot fired in the 900 block of Center Avenue in Ottumwa. Upon officers arriving at the scene they were…

Over this past weekend, the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office has received several calls for service involving the theft of high value yard and garden ornaments. The Oskaloosa Police Department is…

(Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The director of the Iowa chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union hired just last year has abruptly resigned. The Des Moines Register…

At approximately 7:06 a.m., Tuesday June 28 th , 2016 a citizen reported hearing gunshots in the 7000 block of Cliffland Road just east of Ottumwa. The caller also reported a description of the vehicle…

Following tradition, Leighton’s Independence Day Celebration will be the Friday before the 4th, which is July 1 this year.  While it may hard to top last year’s celebration which was jointly celebrated with the 150th…

The 20th Annual Great Iowa Tractor Ride will be stopping at the North Mahaska High School at the North parking lot from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm today. You can go out there and visit…

A breaking news story involving a car chase in Wapello County. This morning, a report of shots fired in rural Wapello County was called into the Wapello County Sheriff’s Department. The call came from the…

OSKALOOSA — Gather up the kids, scrounge up an old blanket or a couple of yard chairs and head out to Eveland Access this weekend. Moonlight movie night is back on Saturday. The Mahaska County…