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KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces the full closure of Highway T15 across Red Rock Dam beginning Sept. 11 and continuing approximately three weeks. A detour will be…

OTTUMWA -- On August 29, 2023, at approximately 5:04 p.m., Ottumwa Police Officers were contacted by a victim in the lobby of the police department.  The victim was identified as Shauntel McNabb, age 36, of…

DES MOINES – The unofficial end to summer this weekend is expected to draw thousands of Iowans to their state parks and waterways. The DNR reminds users to abide by all safety measures to ensure a safe…

PELLA -- Central College joins 16 other Iowa private colleges and universities to participate in a three-year grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Teagle Foundation awarded to the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Transferring…

LUCAS COUNTY -- A murder investigation in Lucas County resulted in the arrest of an Ottumwa man over the weekend. On August 4, 2023, the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday and heard from Barry Martin, the executive director of the Mahaska County YMCA, who spoke about the opening of the Y’s new facility earlier this…

LENA — The media and public are invited to a groundbreaking event for a new entertainment and sports complex in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 23. Trio Entertainment Venue, a project from EVOLVE…

OSKALOOSA -- An excessive heat warning went into effect on Sunday for much of the southern half of Iowa and remains in effect through 9pm on Wednesday (8/23). The National Weather Service indicates that heat…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska Health team members and community volunteers work together at the Southern Iowa fairgrounds on the second Monday of each month to lead the Food Bank of Iowa mobile food pantry. This initiative…

PELLA -- Central College’s Central RED Society will present “Flying for Wildfire Fighters” with Donald Todd and “Travels on Seven Continents” with Philip Larson on Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room, in…