NEWS

By Sam Parsons This Saturday is Mahaska Drug’s 4th Annual Bark & Boo-A-Que and bake sale in partnership with the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter. We chatted with Deb Van Engelenhoven, a member of the Stephen…

Shania Twain says there’s one subject she could not talk to Oprah Winfrey about. During an appearance on the “Table Manners with Jessie Ware and Lennie Ware” podcast, Shania says a dinner with Oprah took a turn when…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida's coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status. Ian…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The State of Iowa has a more than $1.9 billion budget surplus. Governor Reynolds has announced the state has $830 million in reserve funds and holds more than a…

By Sam Parsons The Marion County Board of Supervisors met yesterday and had a discussion with the city of Knoxville about the possibility of placing statues on the courthouse square in downtown Knoxville. The city…

OSKALOOSA – Life has been a challenge for many Americans now and for the foreseeable future. The same can be said for many of Mahaska County’s homeless and near-homeless residents. Love INC has helped provide…

Jimmy Buffett is coming off the road for the rest of the year. The singer just announced he’s postponing the remaining dates on his “Life on the Flipside” tour, blaming “health issues and brief hospitalization.” “Jimmy…

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian has made landfall in western Cuba, lashing the island with rain and winds as it barreled north toward the Florida coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Ian hit…

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Survey information released from the U.S.D.A. shows a big increase in farmland values and cash rent. Iowa State University livestock economist, Lee Schulz, says the cropland increased 19.7%. “And that’s…

OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections is asking that eligible voters in Mahaska County who have not yet registered or changed their Mahaska County address with the Auditor’s Office consider doing so…