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Celebrate Recovery of Mahaska County will have its annual Celebrate Recovery in the Square Tuesday afternoon (9/15) at the square in downtown Oskaloosa.  This is meant to honor people who have recovered from alcohol to…

A man from rural Mahaska County is facing drug charges.  On Monday (9/14), the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence on 305th Street. …

As you may have heard, Garth Brooks took his name out of the running for CMA Entertainer of the Year after receiving some backlash for winning the trophy again last year, and now he's reflecting…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China warned the United States on Monday of potential “serious damage” to their relations if it does not withdraw from an upcoming economic meeting with Taiwan that is expected to be…

The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world’s two largest economies. Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad,…

The newly opened Fairfield Inn and Suites in Oskaloosa brings an additional 76 hotel rooms to the region.  Oskaloosa Mayor David Krutzfeldt tells the No Coast Network the hotel could be the first domino in…

Someone in the Oskaloosa Elementary School has tested positive for coronavirus.  The Oskaloosa School District posted on its website Sunday (9/13) that all persons who were in close contact with the individual will be contacted…

Keith Urban admits in a new interview that he wasn’t handling quarantine well at the beginning of the lockdown. He tells "CBS Sunday Morning" that at first he spent his time “just kicking back,” noting,…

By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 Friday as a new national crisis — the coronavirus pandemic — reconfigured and divided anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carved a…

The retrial of an Ottumwa woman accused of killing her five-year-old daughter will not be decided by a jury.  Kelsie Thomas waived her right to a trial by jury Thursday (9/10).  That means a judge…