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OTTUMWA -- On July 6, 2024, at approximately 03:00 a.m., the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from BNSF Railway. They reported their westbound train had just struck an individual that was on…

OSKALOOSA -- A recent study from the Iowa Hospital Association reported that in 2023 alone, Mahaska Health generated nearly a thousand jobs that contributed over $68 million in wages for Oskaloosa’s economy. These local employment…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has reopened North Overlook and Whitebreast beaches at Lake Red Rock. Closed since July 3 due to high water levels, swim lines have…

OSKALOOSA -- The Iowa State University Mahaska County Extension and Outreach office will host a meeting on Thursday August 1, beginning at 1:30 pm. with doors open at 12:30 pm. The location is at the Mahaska…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska County office of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) along with the Mahaska County Master Gardeners will host a local Urban Prairie Field Day Tuesday, July 9, beginning at 5:30 pm at the NRCS – Oskaloosa…

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today awarded a total of more than $10.6 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction and rehabilitation of a total of 404…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Due to rising water levels, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will close North Overlook and Whitebreast beaches starting July 3.  The closures will remain in place until swim…

OTTUMWA -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Doug and Janet Brinegar Family of Wapello County yesterday. The presentation was made during an event at the…

DES MOINES -- Throughout the summer, children can enjoy healthy meals at no charge through the Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option, which are federally funded and administered by the Iowa Department of…

DES MOINES -- As Iowans celebrate Independence Day, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) reminds all drivers, No One's a Good DRUNK Driver. In 2022, a person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash…