LOCAL NEWS

PELLA -- There will be a new School Resource Officer serving the Pella community this fall. The Pella Police Department, in collaboration with Pella Community Schools and Pella Christian Schools, introduced Officer Mitch Monarchino as…

OSKALOOSA — Jerry and Kathleen Rempe of Mahaska County will be inducted into the 2023 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug.…

OSKALOOSA -- As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Oskaloosa​​ are collecting school supplies, along with personal…

AMES, Iowa – Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, and Pathfinders RC&D, is hosting a grazing field day on Wednesday, August 30 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.…

DAVIS COUNTY -- An endangered person advisory is being issued for 13-year-old Kaylee Arnold. Kaylee was reported missing on the evening of August 8, 2023. She was last seen at about 7:00 p.m. at the…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met last night and formally approved the site plan application for a new recreation and entertainment facility at Gateway Commercial Park. The proposed 46,000 square foot facility is…

OSKALOOSA, IA -- Last week, Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced the awardees of Iowa’s Centers of Excellence Program grant totaling more than $2.2 million in funding to…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Musco Lighting has finalized plans for a 74,000 square-foot office renovation and expansion and a new 13,000 square-foot facility shop at its downtown Oskaloosa campus. It will provide space for continued growth…

OTTUMWA – Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress is proud to announce the launch of Greater Ottumwa Development Foundation, an independently governed 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization to be located in Ottumwa, IA. The organization will serve…

By Sam Parsons The Pella City Council met earlier this week and held a public hearing to approve an ordinance forming the Scholte Garden Historic District. The city’s Historic Preservation Commission approved a request to…