NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- Record keeping is an important part of gardening.  We think we will remember information, but the reality is don't always in the current gardening season, let alone from one year to the next…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- The annual Southern Iowa Speedway Race Car Show will be held this weekend in the comfort of the Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa. Race cars expected to be in competition…

Jelly Roll returned to his alma mater, Antioch High School in Tennessee, this week but it was a bittersweet visit. Jelly's visit came a little more than a month after a tragic school shooting there that took the…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's home in Santa Fe, New…

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says he’s encouraged by the announcement of a plan by the U.S. Ag Secretary to address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Naig tells Radio Iowa…

OSKALOOSA -- High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from…

DES MOINES -- A Red Flag Warning is in effect for our area today. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued the warning for much of central and southern Iowa. It is in effect…

OSKALOOSA -- The Oskaloosa Community School District announced that Alex Edwards will serve as the new Associate Principal at Oskaloosa Middle School beginning with the 2025-26 school year, pending school board approval. Edwards brings a…

Carrie Underwood's role as judge on "American Idol" comes with a side-gig. The singer is to lead the web series "Idol To Icon," which will be released as a companion to the singing competition. It will air…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun.…