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OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa Community School District announced the continuation of their Summer Meal Distribution program for 2026. This program is designed to ensure that all children ages 18 and younger can receive nutritious meals…

LOVILIA -- Mike DeCook and his sons, Joshua and Wyatt DeCook, operate DeCook Ranch in Monroe County, Iowa. Over the last 30 years, they have managed 800 acres of pasture, custom-grazing 600 head of cattle.…

OSKALOOSA -- Have you thought about showing the item(s) you are growing at the Southern Iowa Fair?  Stop by the Extension office Wednesday July 1 9-Noon and 1-3 pm and ask Master Gardeners your questions…

FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield man was arrested in rural Jefferson County after being found passed out in a vehicle stopped in the roadway with drugs in his possession. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports that…

DES MOINES — Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 5, 6 and 7 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain…

Des Moines — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors yesterday awarded more than $11.3 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction and rehabilitation of 338 affordable rental homes across nine…

GRINNELL -- At approximately 12:33pm on June 2, 2026, Grinnell Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of 1020 High Street in response to a reported theft. The reporting party stated that 29-year-old Kaleb…

OSKALOOSA -- Residents from Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van Buren, and Wapello counties are invited to attend the annual Regional Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Assembly on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to…

OSKALOOSA -- The highway between Pella and Oskaloosa looks different from the air. So do the fields, the rooftops and the town students thought they knew. For a group of Oskaloosa High School students, a…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces multiple charges after police say he leveled threats at people inside a local establishment. Court documents state that on May 28, at approximately 3:12pm, the Ottumwa Police Department received…