Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? to be held Feb 18
Jan 14, 2025
OSKALOOSA -- Few families will escape making decisions about passing on the personal possessions of their members. They are inevitable when a family member downsizes, declutters, moves or dies. Passing on of personal property can…
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Pella School Board Hosts Public Hearing on Budget Cuts
Jan 14, 2025
By Sam Parsons The Pella Community School Board held their first regular meeting of the new calendar year last night. The board held a public hearing regarding proposed budget cuts in the district. The current…
Shaboozey Postpones Grand Ole Opry Debut Over Cali Wildfires
Jan 13, 2025
It takes a lot to postpone a huge career milestone, but the California wildfires are a lot. Shaboozey was set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut this coming Saturday, obviously a big moment in his young career. However,…
Landscapes turned into hellscapes, shock and the ongoing fight against wildfires in Los Angeles
Jan 13, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Firefighters on Saturday raced to get the upperhand on blazes chewing through homes in the greater Los Angeles area, five days after powerful winds swept across a bone-dry landscape and fueled…
Property tax limits top GOP priority for ’25 Iowa legislative session
Jan 13, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The 2025 Iowa legislature convenes later this morning and Republican lawmakers say setting new limits on property taxes is their top priority. House Speaker Pat Grassley, a Republican from…
Centerville Man Dies in Head-On Crash on Wrong Side of Road
Jan 13, 2025
CENTERVILLE -- A man died in Centerville on Saturday in an accident where police say he was driving on the wrong side of the road. According to traffic records, 63-year-old Jeffrey Robert Underwood of Centerville…
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County Government Representatives Speak at First Coffee and Conversation
Jan 13, 2025
By Sam Parsons The Mahaska Chamber hosted its first Coffee and Conversation event of 2025 on Saturday morning at Smokey Row Coffee. The weekend’s forum featured local government officials from the city of Oskaloosa and…
Billboard Names Morgan Wallen's "Dangerous: The Double Album" The Top Album Of The 21st Century So Far
Jan 10, 2025
Granted, we're only 25 years into the new millennium, but Billboard has decided to put out their list of the Top 200 albums of the 21st century. Taylor Swift, Beyonce, or any other pop, rock or hip hop…
Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man can be released from psychiatric hospital
Jan 10, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man will be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge…
Water Summary Update: 2024 Drought conditions return to normal with above-average rainfall
Jan 10, 2025
DES MOINES – After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of…