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By Sam Parsons The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting yesterday morning and approved a services agreement with Mahaska Health. As part of the agreement, the hospital will fully fund a Mahaska…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council will meet tonight and consider a resolution amending their Complete Streets Policy.  As part of the amendment, the policy would be renamed to the Complete Streets and Sidewalks…

OTTUMWA -- The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting South Central Iowa residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Bridge View…

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Oskaloosa man was sentenced on September 10, 2025, to 18 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child. According to public court documents, Matthew Scott Beal, 42,…

EDDYVILLE – An accident involving a pedestrian youth in Eddyville yesterday afternoon resulted in minor injuries. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office reported that at approximately 2:20pm, deputies along with members of the Iowa State Patrol…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — More than 90 student leaders from 10 southeast Iowa schools met at Oskaloosa High School on Wednesday for the Southeast District Officer Boot Camp, a training day focused on helping executive board…

OTTUMWA -- The City of Ottumwa is pleased to announce that City Hall operations will soon return to their home at 105 East Third Street. Staff and services will transition back to the building later…

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.,…