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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…

OSKALOOSA -- In Mahaska County, more than three children compete for every available childcare slot, a shortage so severe it has branded the community a “childcare desert” for at least 15 years. The lack of…

AMES, Iowa – A Sept. 24 workshop will provide an opportunity for producers to learn more about the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (RUSLE2), as well as the Iowa Phosphorus Index. The workshop is a…

OSKALOOSA -- Clow Valve, among the McWane Inc. family of companies, today held a ceremony to unveil its $80 million foundry expansion. Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt and representatives of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and…