LOCAL NEWS

IOWA — Good news for pheasant lovers or hunters this year: Iowa’s estimated pheasant harvest continues its climb and for the fifth year in a row has been higher than the previous year. In 2015,…

The 2016 World Pork Expo is being held in Des Moines at the Iowa State Fairgrounds from June 8th through the 10th. People travel from all over the world to visit the World Pork Expo…

MAHASKA COUNTY – On Monday, Supervisors and the public heard relatively vague plans for what would be a law enforcement center upgrade project. The motion to approve the upgrade project passed at the time, but…

OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa Police Department participated in the special traffic enforcement phase (sTEP) which went from May 23 to June 5. During this time period officers issued 35 seat belt citations and arrested one…

On June 8th, 2016 at approximately 07:38, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident involving a car and truck, located at the intersection of N 83rd Ave E…

The Iowa Primaries were held June 7th, and here's a quick breakdown of the unofficial results for the open Mahaska County positions: Mahaska County Supervisor: Mark Groenendyk (R) - 1,763 votes (56.04{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b}) Valinn McReynolds (R)…

OSKALOOSA – The meeting was brief and the crowd was small for the regular Oskaloosa City Council meeting on Monday as Mayor David Krutzfeldt led the ritual invocation and Pledge of Allegiance after calling the…

MAHASKA COUNTY – Continuing a long journey with the Local Option Sales Tax vote, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors has passed another resolution to keep the revenue from the tax alive for unincorporated interests.…

MAHASKA — For those hitting the polls on Tuesday for the June Primary Election, the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office has compiled a helpful question and answer list for those who still have questions before the…

OSKALOOSA — A number of meetings open to the public will take place at the beginning of next week, and one will even be held today. This is the time to attend public meetings and…