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By Sam Parsons Area school districts are back open today, but many of them have announced that their bus routes will be on hard surfaces only for at least today, Wednesday 1/17/24. Below, you can…

By Sam Parsons Below is a list of area schools that have announced closings for today, Tuesday 1/16/24. Closed All Day Albia BGM Cardinal Centerville Chariton Colfax-Mingo Davis County (virtual classes only) Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Certified teachers…

By Sam Parsons Below is a list of area schools that have announced closings today due to dangerously cold temperatures and road conditions. Closed All Day Davis County Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Lynnville-Sully Newton Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Christian PCM…

By Sam Parsons Here is a list of area schools that have announced changes to their schedules for today, Friday 1/12/24. Closed All Day Albia BGM Cardinal Centerville Davis County Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Grinnell-Newburg Knoxville Lynnville-Sully Melcher-Dallas…

By Sam Parsons Here is a breakdown of the changes to area school schedules and bus routes for today, 1/11/24: Closed All Day Cardinal 2 Hour Delay BGM Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Lynnville-Sully Montezuma North Mahaska Sigourney Sully…

By Sam Parsons Below is a list of area schools that have announced weather-related closings for today (1/10): Albia BGM Cardinal Davis County Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Grinnell-Newburg Knoxville Lynnville-Sully Melcher-Dallas Montezuma Newton North Mahaska Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Christian…

By Sam Parsons Below is the list of area school districts that have announced weather-related closings for today (1/9): Albia BGM Cardinal Centerville Davis County Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Grinnell-Newburg Knoxville Lynnville-Sully Melcher-Dallas Montezuma Moravia Newton North Mahaska…

Below is a list of the schedule changes for 1/8/24 as a result of the inclement weather forecast. Closing at 12:30pm Davis County Closing at 1:00pm Albia (no evening activities) Centerville Moravia (no evening activities)…

PELLA -- Central College will launch into the Spring 2024 semester with a full day of programming to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day on campus. The community is invited to attend events beginning at…

OTTUMWA -- Ottumwa residents wishing to dispose of live Christmas trees can leave them on the curb for regular weekly bulky item collection in the month of January.  The trees are recycled into mulch and…