Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Receives $3.5 Million Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust
Dec 18, 2025
KNOXVILLE, IA – Knoxville Hospital & Clinics (KHC) is excited to announce it has received a $3.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to purchase a TrueBeam linear accelerator, a…
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Mahaska Health Welcomes Hospitalist Dr. Ruffin Tchakounte to the Inpatient Care Team
Dec 18, 2025
OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska Health is proud to welcome Ruffin Tchakounte, DO, to the Inpatient care team. Dr. Tchakounte is a Hospitalist specializing in Internal Medicine with experience caring for patients across inpatient, outpatient, and critical…
Wind Advisory to be in Effect for Our Area Today
Dec 18, 2025
DES MOINES – A wind advisory will be in effect for our area today. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued the advisory for much of central into eastern Iowa; that includes Mahaska, Monroe,…
Keith Urban Visits Nashville Children's Hospital, GIves Guitars To Its Music Therapy Program
Dec 18, 2025
Keith Urban may be going through a tough personal time, but he still makes time for those that are struggling. The singer paid a visit to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville earlier this week,…
Oskaloosa Awarded State-Backed Grant to Strengthen Small Businesses and Startups
Dec 17, 2025
OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber and Development Group has been selected as one of three communities to receive funding through the Iowa Rural Development Council’s Rural Business Initiative (RBI) grant program, with support approved this…
Warmth That Lasts: Santa’s Helpers Trade the North Pole for Oskaloosa
Dec 17, 2025
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Inside a classroom at Oskaloosa High School, winter coats are folded neatly beside stacks of sweatpants, socks, and snow pants. Students move with purpose, checking sizes, comparing prices, and carefully tracking budgets.…
Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries
Dec 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who…
GTSB Announces Holiday Traffic Enforcement Campaign
Dec 17, 2025
DES MOINES -- The holiday season is a time for togetherness and we at the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB), want everyone to get home to their loved ones safely. While most Iowans never drive…
Join a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day
Dec 17, 2025
DES MOINES – What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest! More than 40 parks are hosting either a guided group hike…
Ottumwa Man Arrested on Warrant for Probation Violation, Possession of Controlled Substances
Dec 17, 2025
OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man was arrested over the weekend on a warrant for allegedly violating his probation while being in possession of illegal drugs. According to court records, 40-year-old Johnny Lee Walker was originally…