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PELLA -- Central College joins 16 other Iowa private colleges and universities to participate in a three-year grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Teagle Foundation awarded to the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Transferring…

LUCAS COUNTY -- A murder investigation in Lucas County resulted in the arrest of an Ottumwa man over the weekend. On August 4, 2023, the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday and heard from Barry Martin, the executive director of the Mahaska County YMCA, who spoke about the opening of the Y’s new facility earlier this…

LENA — The media and public are invited to a groundbreaking event for a new entertainment and sports complex in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 23. Trio Entertainment Venue, a project from EVOLVE…

OSKALOOSA -- An excessive heat warning went into effect on Sunday for much of the southern half of Iowa and remains in effect through 9pm on Wednesday (8/23). The National Weather Service indicates that heat…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska Health team members and community volunteers work together at the Southern Iowa fairgrounds on the second Monday of each month to lead the Food Bank of Iowa mobile food pantry. This initiative…

PELLA -- Central College’s Central RED Society will present “Flying for Wildfire Fighters” with Donald Todd and “Travels on Seven Continents” with Philip Larson on Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room, in…

PELLA -- The Pella Regional Health Center will host its annual Baby Fair next month. When: September 16 from 9 am to 12 pm Where: Pella Regional Main Entrance Lobby: 404 Jefferson Street, Pella The…

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Finance Authority unveiled the list of 11 cities to be named as "Thriving Communities" for 2024 yesterday, and both Oskaloosa and Knoxville were among the communities to receive recognition. The…

DES MOINES – On Friday, Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced $38 million in workforce housing tax credits to develop new housing opportunities in communities across the state. The awards will…