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OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa School District Board of Education has selected Bradley McCloskey as the district’s next superintendent; his contract was approved by the Board at a special Board meeting yesterday morning. McCloskey is Ottumwa…

FREMONT – The man who was charged with 1st Degree Murder following a shooting outside of the Casey’s in Fremont has waived his preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing for 45-year-old Michael Lee was scheduled for…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Before the school day even began, a group of Oskaloosa FFA student leaders boarded a school-branded suburban with a mission that stretched far beyond textbooks and chapter meetings. Their destination was the…

OSKALOOSA -- Oskaloosa Main Street, in conjunction with Main Street Iowa, is excited to announce the launch of a community input survey aimed at gathering valuable feedback from residents and business/building owners in the Main…

SIGOURNEY, IA — Sigourney Community School District and Great Prairie Area Education Agency (AEA) have agreed to a new partnership designed to strengthen leadership and services for students and schools. As part of this agreement,…

OSKALOOSA — The Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary Board is excited to invite the community to the 9th Annual Share the Love Event! This year’s event will take place Saturday, February 7th, 2025, at Serenity House in Oskaloosa,…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – In a conference room filled with adults dressed in pink and high school female athletes wearing their school colors with pride, laughter mixed with applause as more than one hundred female student-athletes…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – A new partnership between William Penn University and the Oskaloosa Community School District is piloting a student teaching stipend program that leaders say could ease financial burdens, strengthen teacher retention, and provide…

NEW SHARON -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding an open house on February 25, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Mahaska County Conservation Board Learning Center, 2342 Hwy. 92, in…

OSKALOOSA -- High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from…