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Members of the Oskaloosa School board met in a special session to take care of some urgent business and held discussions on technology updates, budget tax levies and accept resignations. Technology director Shari Barnhart made…

Kenny Chesney is releasing his first new music since the Big Revival album dropped in 2014. Kenny will release his forthcoming album's lead single, "Noise," on Thursday (3/24). Kenny co-wrote the tune, which he says…

Darius Rucker is set to host his seventh annual "Darius and Friends" Benefit Concert in Nashville on June 6th. Taking place at the city's famed Wildhorse Saloon, the concert will benefit St. Jude Children's Research…

Persons of Interest:  [embed]http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/oskaloosa.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/82/68276b46-f046-11e5-b733-4f362ebbab29/56f16b71f151a.video.mp4[/embed] “What we have is a situation where two males entered the TruBank corridor after hours, at like 5:34 p.m.,” said Oskaloosa Police Lt. Troy Boston. “We're just trying to figure out…

Austin Dillon has joined Kyle and Kurt Busch, and rookie Chase Elliott on the list of drivers newly eligible for next year’s Sprint Unlimited non-points special event as a result of their qualifying efforts in…

Oskaloosa--Three members of the Statesmen men’s basketball program were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2015-2016 Daktronics-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Scholar-Athletes Monday. Jesse Utt (Jr., Cowgill, Mo., Industrial Technology)…

Tim McGraw is releasing a book version of his current single "Humble And Kind." The book, also entitled Humble And Kind, will combine the song's poignant lyrics with stylish line illustrations in keepsake hardcover volume. The…

The Oskaloosa City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening and a project in the alley on the Market Street side of the square was the major topic of discussion. A group of…

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for their regularly scheduled meeting in the third floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse Monday morning. Dave Sedivec gave a report on Mahaska County Conservation. He…

Cole Swindell celebrates his new single "You Should Be Here" reading No. 3 on the Billboard and Mediabase Charts just thirteen weeks since its debut making it his fastest rising single to date. The song…