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Mahaska County Board approves property tax levy

The Mahaska County Board has approved the property tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year 2022.  A 4.34 percent increase in general property taxes and a 6.83 percent increase on rural property taxes were approved…
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Oskaloosa City Council meets

Monday night (3/1), the Oskaloosa City Council will vote on approving a bid for the Meadow Creek Pavement Improvements Project.  The Council will also set dates for public hearings on the proposed fiscal year 2022…
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Iowa COVID vaccine news

Governor Kim Reynolds has good news about coronavirus vaccines in Iowa.  At a Thursday morning (2/25) news conference, she said Iowans are getting the vaccines in good numbers. "Next week, we project that 70 percent…
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Man fined for wetlands destruction on Des Moines River

An Iowa man who filled in wetlands along the Des Moines River in order to build a recreational vehicle campground has reached an agreement with federal officials for violating federal clean water laws, the U.S.…
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GOP-led Iowa legislature to approve election law changes this week

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A key Republican says GOP legislators plan to give final approval tomorrow to a bill that shortens Iowa’s early voting period and makes other election law changes. Republican Representative…
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Area wrestlers win medals at State

Several wrestlers from the area have brought home medals from the State High School Wrestling meet, which concluded Saturday (2/20) in Des Moines.  In Class 3A, Oskaloosa’s Leland Evans finished in sixth place at 145…
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Friday girls high school basketball schedule

Class 1A: North Mahaska @ Montezuma  7pm (KBOE-FM pregame 6:45) Sigourney vs. Lenox @ Clarke-Osceola 7ppm (KMZN AM & FM pregame 6:45) Class 2A: Pella Christian @ West Branch
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Rozenboom's bottle bill adjustment passes Senate subcommittee

Iowa grocery stores could opt out of accepting empty containers covered by the state's nickel deposit law under legislation that has cleared a Senate subcommittee. Senator Ken Rozenboom, a Republican from Oskaloosa, says his bill…
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Police ID man killed & suspect in pork plant stabbing

Police have identified a man killed and a suspect who was arrested in a stabbing at a northern Iowa pork processing plant. Wayne Smith, 50, of Fort Dodge, was the man stabbed to death, and…
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Reynolds issues proclamation easing fuel hauling rules

Iowa’s Governor has signed a proclamation to ease transport rules for those hauling motor and heating fuels as a deep freeze across the Midwest sends demand for — and the cost of — those fuels…
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