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OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Master Gardeners are hosting Growing Native: Supporting Pollinator Conservation in Iowa a presentation by Sarah Nizzi with the Xerces Society on April 7 at 7 pm.  The presentation will be viewed at…

CENTERVILLE – A motorcycle accident in Centerville on Friday resulted in the death of a Missouri man. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 3:07pm on Friday afternoon. 50-year-old Brandon Kerr…

OSKALOOSA -- Friends of Mahaska County Conservation recently received $15,000 as the second payment in a three-year pledge totaling $45,000 from the Vermeer Charitable Foundation.  The pledge is for the Mahaska County Conservation All-Inclusive Nature Playscape…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, Iowa has been recognized as a 2026 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The annual recognition honors rural hospitals across the nation for…

WEST GROVE – The identities of those involved in a fatal head-on collision in rural Davis County on Sunday night have been released by authorities. The Iowa State Patrol says that 61-year-old David Downen of…

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Beef Council announced the top 10 finalists in the 2026 Iowa’s Best Burger Contest on Friday. The finalists include: Arcadia in Polk City B52 Bar & Grill in Bennett Dixie’s…

OSKALOOSA — Join William Penn University and the WPU Education Department for the 2026 Disability Awareness & Resource Fair! On March 26, 2026 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM at the Penn Activity Center Courts, 1802…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- The Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa will be the site of the annual Pre- Season Race Car Show this weekend, March 13 & 14. The show will be held Friday…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – For more than two decades, Oskaloosa High School students have built a new home in the community each year through the school’s Building Trades program. Now that hands-on classroom may soon run…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man was arrested this week after allegedly passing out in a parked car with his children in the vehicle. According to court documents, officers with the Ottumwa Police Department were dispatched…