LOCAL NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- Oskaloosa Main Street’s Art on the Square, hosted in Downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa is just around the corner! One of Iowa’s longest-running art festivals, Art on the Square has been marked as an annual…

By Sam Parsons A red flag warning is in effect for our area today. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a red flag warning for all of central Iowa, which is in effect…

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group’s Tourism Committee is pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 Explore Mahaska County guide. Inside the guide, readers from all over will discover five feature stories…

OTTUMWA -- On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, officers from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, Ottumwa Police Department’s Emergency Response Team, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Narcotics Enforcement, executed a…

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Wildlife Unit, and by the U.S. Fish and…

OSKALOOSA, IOWA – Oskaloosa Elementary School welcomed Governor Kim Reynolds for a Regional Education Roundtable on Monday, February 19. Students, teachers, and leadership from the Oskaloosa Community Schools welcomed the governor as she conferenced with…

By Sam Parsons A single vehicle accident in Poweshiek County on Friday resulted in one fatality and another injury. According to traffic records, 30 year old Jamal Gant of Oskaloosa was driving northbound on Highway…

OSKALOOSA -- On 2/15/24, Officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department arrested Jeremy Kleine (45) of Oskaloosa on warrants for four (4) counts of sexual abuse in the 2nd degree involving victims under the age of…

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Sheriff's Office says that there have been several instances this week of Mahaska County residents receiving telephone calls from persons identifying themselves as Deputy Sheriffs of the Mahaska County Sheriff's…

PELLA -- Central College students, alumni, employees, family and friends are invited to participate in the fifth annual 53-Mile Challenge. The 53-Mile Challenge encourages the Central community to practice a healthy lifestyle through movement. Participants…