NEWS

By MARK SHERMAN and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to…

The Oskaloosa School Board is holding a special meeting Tuesday (5/3).  According to the meeting’s agenda, the Board will consider awarding a contract for a welding exhaust project.  Tuesday’s special Oskaloosa School Board meeting starts…

The squabbles between the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors and the County’s Emergency Management Agency continue.  At Monday’s Mahaska County Board meeting, Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk said a lawsuit filed by the EMA against the…

The City of Oskaloosa has a new city manager.  Amal Eltahir was hired at Monday’s (5/2) Oskaloosa City Council meeting.  Eltahir is currently the assistant to the city manager and capital improvements program manager in…

Taylor Swift is headed to the Tribeca Film Festival next month in New York. The singer will turn up to support a special screening of the short film for “All Too Well,” which she wrote, directed,…

By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of bombardments and deprivation as they arrived Monday in Ukrainian-held territory, where officials and relief workers anxiously awaited the…

Driving between Oskaloosa and Sigourney is going to take a bit longer beginning Monday (5/2).  Construction is beginning on Highway 92 between Atwood and Oskaloosa that will take a few months.  A detour has been…

The Oskaloosa City Council will hire a new city manager at Monday’s (5/2) regular meeting.  The item is on the agenda, but does not include the name of the person who would be hired.  Oskaloosa…

The City of Pella is getting ready for Tulip Time later this week.  The annual festival will be held Thursday through Saturday (5/5, 6 & 7).  Trinity Vos, a member of the Tulip Time court,…

The country music world is in mourning following the news that Naomi Judd, matriarch of the mother/daughter duo The Judds, passed away Saturday at the age of 76. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” read a statement from…