NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- Oskaloosa Main Street announced that Salvaged Designs, owned by Jen Thomas Maxwell, has been selected as the local winner of the 2025 Open 4 Business grant competition. Salvaged Designs, a beloved business in…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran on Monday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel in the…

DES MOINES -- The heat advisory that was in effect this past weekend has been extended through this evening. The National Weather Service in Des Moines announced that the advisory was extended through 5pm for…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska County Conservation has two cozy cabins at Eveland Access that are now available to book online at  mycountyparks.com.  Each cabin offers comfortable accommodations for up to 6 guests, with a maximum capacity…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social…

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6 percent in May, up from 3.5 percent in April, despite 3,900 Iowans joining the labor force. The labor force participation rate rose…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska Health is excited to invite the community to its 6th Annual Men’s Health Event and Tractor Ride. Each year, Mahaska Health recognizes June as National Men’s Health Month, by providing an opportunity…

OSKALOOSA -- The city of Oskaloosa will be holding a special election in August to fill the vacant council seat they recently filled by appointment. The city announced that they have received and accepted the…

POWESHIEK COUNTY – Two fatal car accidents took place within 30 minutes of each other yesterday morning in Poweshiek County. According to traffic records, at around 7:16am, a semi truck with an oversized load driven…

TEHRAN (AP) -- Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel. In a statement,…