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PELLA -- Central College and Pella Corporation will welcome Scott Ransom, astronomer with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and research professor in the astronomy department at the University of Virginia, for a conversation with Harry…

OTTUMWA -- The City of Ottumwa invites the community to come together in solemn remembrance of the September 11, 2001, attacks during a special ceremony at Ottumwa City Hall, located at 105 East Third Street,…

OSKALOOSA -- Generations have grown up loving the Youth Outdoor Field Day hosted by Mahaska County Conservation. This year, it'll be held at the Russell Wildlife Area located just north of Oskaloosa at 2254 - 200th St.,…

OSKALOOSA -- On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, join Mahaska County Conservation at the Environmental Learning Center, at 2342 IA-92, Oskaloosa, to learn how to preserve the natural beauty of your land for future generations. This…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council held a regular meeting last night and officially approved a resolution supporting a development agreement with One West, LLC for an $11.2 million 3-story mixed-use development on a…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam September 8-10. The closure is necessary for the ongoing rehabilitation…

OSKALOOSA -- The public is invited to see the gardens the Mahaska County Master Gardeners care for on Tuesday, September 9, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Herb Garden at Nelson Pioneer Farm (2211 Nelson Lane, Oskaloosa). Other…

AMES, Iowa – Nonprofit staff, school administrators and local government officials in Iowa can register for one of three virtual workshops this fall designed to help them write stronger, more competitive grant proposals. The Grant…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars after police say he attempted to run over his girlfriend and her daughter with a vehicle. According to court records, on June 28, multiple witnesses say they…

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will continue its monthly webinar series on Friday, Sept. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Kristiana Coutu, director of the Beginning Farmer Center…