LOCAL NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Central Committee is hosting a candidate forum for the Board of Supervisor race between Incumbent Mark Groenendyk from the Leighton area, and challenger Brandon Terpstra of Richland Township.  This race…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska Health honored local First Responders at its Main Campus on Saturday, May 4th, with a gathering, food, and a commemorative photo.  Mahaska Health partnered with the county to call attention to the…

KNOXVILLE -- Marion County Development invites you to attend the release of the 2024 Marion County Comprehensive Housing Assessment findings on March 21 or March 22.  Maxfield Research who conducted the study will be presenting results at two…

OSKALOOSA -- All qualified electors of Mahaska County, Iowa are hereby notified that a Primary Election  will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, for the offices of United States Representative District 1, State Senator…

OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa Middle School and the George Daily Auditorium are the recipients of the highly competitive Learning Beyond the Bell grants, designed to bolster before- and after-school programming in Iowa. Among the 67…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Brant Bollman, the director of Theatre Arts at William Penn University and puppetmaster at Uplifting Puppet Co., is being recognized with a prestigious 2024 Des Moines Art Week Fellowship. The partnership will…

By Sam Parsons The 28th Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America came through Oskaloosa yesterday. Over 150 motorcycle riders made a pit stop at Kelderman Manufacturing on Highway 92 and racing fans got to meet…

OTTUMWA -- Shortly after midnight on May 3, 2024, the Ottumwa Fire Department was requested by the Centerville Fire Department to assist with a boat rescue. It was reported that multiple people were trapped in…

OTTUMWA -- In cooperation with the U.S. Soccer Foundation, Delta Dental, Kick It Forward, and Musco Lighting, the Ottumwa Community School District will add three more soccer mini-pitches to the community this summer. With the…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Reynolds signed two insurance-related bills into law yesterday morning. One requires that insurance plans cover diagnostic tests like MRIs that are used to detect breast cancer. Forty-nine-year-old Kimberly…