FSA Welcomes Julie Van Waardhuizen Back to the Mahaska County Committee
Dec 19, 2017
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office is pleased to announce that Julie Van Waardhuizen has been re-elected to serve a three-year term on the County Committee (COC). The Farm Service…
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Songwriter Richard Dobson Dead at 75
Dec 19, 2017
Richard Dobson — a singer and songwriter who penned songs for Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Guy Clark, Carlene Carter and David Allan Coe, among others — died on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at a…
Attorney says DCI Worked Unfairly Against Knoxville Man in Civil Trial
Dec 19, 2017
The attorney for a Knoxville man who was charged with murder days after a civil trial found him liable in his mother's death, says his client was treated unfairly. Attorney Steven Wandro says law officers…
Persons Arrested for Thefts from Multiple Vehicles
Dec 18, 2017
On Friday, December 15, 2017, the Ottumwa Police Department received several reports of unattended vehicles that had been rummaged through and items stolen from the vehicles. The crimes occurred in the area of Pennsylvania Place…
Man Arrested for Burglary and Impersonating an Officer
Dec 18, 2017
On Saturday, Dec. 16 shortly before midnight, the Ottumwa Police Department responded to a Burglary in progress call. When police arrived it was determined that a suspect, later identified to be Joshua Michael Barnes, had…
Corps to maintain fall water levels at Lake Red Rock through February
Dec 18, 2017
Based on a request from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a temporary deviation to Lake Red Rock’s authorized water control plan which will result in the…
Hardin County Delays Iowa Select Expansion
Dec 18, 2017
On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the Hardin County Board of Supervisors voted to delay a decision on an Iowa Select factory farm expansion just a few miles SE of Eldora. Hardin County residents said it was…
Osky Boys Survive Road Test at Dallas Center-Grimes
Dec 15, 2017
It wasn't easy, but the Oskaloosa Boys' Basketball Team was able to find a way to pull out a 56-49 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes on the road. It was a bad night for the Osky…
North Mahaska Again Leads the Way for Ranked Girls' Basketball Teams
Dec 15, 2017
The latest rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have been released for girls' basketball and four area teams remain in the rankings. North Mahaska continues to be the highest ranked team in…
Ernst Nominates 41 Iowa Students to be Considered for Appointments at U.S. Service Academies
Dec 15, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today that she has nominated 41 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to United States…