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SIGOURNEY – A Sigourney man was arrested after being accused of leveling death threats toward a store manager during a confrontation earlier this year. According to court records, on March 26, 2026, 52-year-old Sean Slechta…

WHAT CHEER – Residents of the city of What Cheer were advised to stay indoors and not light any fires Friday night into Saturday morning after a natural gas leak in the city’s downtown area.…

PELLA -- Central RED Society offers an impressive schedule of programs for this fall that are open to the public. Details about each event are available at central.edu/red. The fall classes begin on Thursday, Aug. 13,…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Five years ago, Oskaloosa Schools began making significant progress in addressing behavioral challenges affecting student learning, developing systems and processes that have made the district a statewide leader and drawn educators from…

DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers more than 200 Hunter Education courses per year and now is the time to begin finding one. Locally, there will be hunter education courses…

NEWTON – A Newton man was sentenced to prison this week after being accused of committing sex acts with an underage girl. 22-year-old Ryan Hammen received a prison sentence of 15 years and was also…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council held a regular meeting last night and honored a group of 7 first responders who assisted with a call on June 2, 2026. Oskaloosa Fire Chief Scott Vaughan…

OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa Police Department provided an update to residents about door-to-door solicitors in the city. The department shared on social media that several contractors representing R3 Roofing have now completed the city’s peddler…

By Sam Parsons This Wednesday is the final Wednesday of the summer for Oskaloosa schools’ Summer Drive Thru Pick-up series. Each Wednesday since June 3, families within the Oskaloosa School District have been able to…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man was arrested after allegedly being found in possession of drugs and used needles. Court documents state that 30-year-old Zackary Williams was subject to a K-9 unit search near the intersection…