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Cover Crop Field Day to Be Held at Kielkopf Farm

AMES, Iowa — Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host a cover crop field day Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Kielkopf Farm near Fremont.…
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Osky PD, Mahaska Sheriff, and Mahaska Drug Teaming Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

By Sam Parsons National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 29) and the folks at Mahaska Drug have partnered with the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office to participate.…
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Ottumwa Man and Woman Charged for Filing Hundreds of False Tax Returns and Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Insurance Benefits Payments

DES MOINES -- A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on October 18, 2022, charging an Ottumwa man and woman with sixty fraud and tax charges. As alleged in the indictment, Thein…
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Central's Kid Captains Recognized at Football Game

PELLA -- Central College welcomed six outstanding Pella area students from fourth to eighth grades for Kid Captain Day at the Central football game Saturday, Oct. 22. Kid Captains were nominated by their peers using…
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Pella Community School Board Reviews Curriculum Development Process

By Sam Parsons The Pella Community School Board met last night to discuss their curriculum and curriculum development process. Director of Instruction Lowell Ernst gave a presentation on the process the district currently employs for…
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William Penn to Host Trick-or-Treat Event

OSKALOOSA -- William Penn University would like to welcome the community to a night of fun that includes Trick-or-Treating on Friday, October 28 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Penn Activity Center. People of all ages…
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“Plan Osky,” Oskaloosa’s Draft Comprehensive Plan, Now Available for Public Viewing

By Sam Parsons This month is Community Planning Month in the city of Oskaloosa, and the draft comprehensive plan named “Plan Osky” is now available for public viewing. According to the document, Plan Osky serves…
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House Fire on Adella St. in Ottumwa

OTTUMWA -- At approximately 5 p.m. Tuesday October 18, 2022 the Ottumwa Police Department responded to 611 S. Adella to perform a welfare check on the elderly male that lives at this address. On arrival…
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Central College Hosts World Food Prize Lecture Convocation, Oct. 20

PELLA, IA -- Madhura Swaminathan, daughter of the first World Food Prize Laureate M. S. Swaminathan, will present Central College's annual World Food Prize Lecture at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in Douwstra Auditorium on…
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Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Weighs Soil Compaction Study Contribution

By Sam Parsons The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met yesterday and discussed a potential contribution to a study from Iowa State University on soil compaction as it relates to proposed carbon capture pipelines that…
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