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OTTUMWA -- Sieda Community Action will begin taking applications for the 2025-2026 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for households with elderly or disabled household members beginning October 1. All other households can apply beginning…

OTTUMWA -- The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting South Central Iowa residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Bridge View…

OSKALOOSA -- Today is the official deadline to submit nomination papers for local city/school elections this November for many cities. For Oskaloosa, candidates interested in running for a city office at the November 4, 2025…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam September 18. The closure will begin at 8:30 a.m. and…

OTTUMWA -- Crews at the Ottumwa, Calvary, and Ottumwa Jewish Cemeteries will begin the annual fall cleanup on Wednesday, October 1. Families that wish to keep any tributes or memorial decorations need to remove those…

By Sam Parsons The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting yesterday morning and approved a services agreement with Mahaska Health. As part of the agreement, the hospital will fully fund a Mahaska…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council will meet tonight and consider a resolution amending their Complete Streets Policy.  As part of the amendment, the policy would be renamed to the Complete Streets and Sidewalks…

OTTUMWA -- The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting South Central Iowa residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Bridge View…

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Oskaloosa man was sentenced on September 10, 2025, to 18 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child. According to public court documents, Matthew Scott Beal, 42,…

EDDYVILLE – An accident involving a pedestrian youth in Eddyville yesterday afternoon resulted in minor injuries. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office reported that at approximately 2:20pm, deputies along with members of the Iowa State Patrol…