Iowa Corn Growers Association Releases Top State and Federal Policy Priorities for 2018
Dec 21, 2017
JOHNSTON, IA – December 20, 2017 – The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, released today its final list of state and federal policy priorities…
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Shots Fired on Dec. 19 in Oskaloosa
Dec 20, 2017
On the night of Dec. 19, just before 10:30 PM, officers with the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to a call for service involving shots being fired. It was reported that 26-year-old male Deon Freeman…
Osky Boys Move to 9-0 For First Time with Slim Win Over Newton
Dec 20, 2017
It wasn't pretty down the stretch, but the Oskaloosa boys' basketball team did just enough to hold off the hard-charging Garrett Sturtz and the Newton Cardinals on the road. The Indians outlasted the late push…
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…
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…