NEWS

Mahaska County Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk spoke at Monday’s (2/7) regular County Board meeting about a bill under consideration in the Iowa House.  Groenendyk says House File 2082 will redistribute money from Tax Increment Financing…

By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to move $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the U.S. banking system to…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The long-time leader of a multi-county economic development organization in southern Iowa has been arrested and charged with theft. State Auditor Rob Sand says his office has opened an investigation of the Southern…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Some major cellular service providers will switch off their 3G networks on February 22nd and Iowans who have older phones may suddenly find their devices no longer work. Tom Kamber,…

The Mahaska County Board has called a special meeting for Friday morning (2/11).  The Board will consider a request for proposal for a rural broadband project in the County.  The special meeting will start at…

Nominees for the 57th Annual ACM Awards are out and Taylor Swift was recognized with a nomination. Tay earned a nod in the Video of the Year category for the clip for “I Bet You Think About Me…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising…

The number of new positive tests for coronavirus in Iowa continues to fall.  The Iowa Department of Public Health says in the week that ended Tuesday (2/8), 12,833 Iowans tested positive for COVID-19.  Two weeks…

You can take your valentine to dinner and help a local food bank Saturday (2/12) at one place.  The Grateful Hearts Food Program is holding a Valentine’s Day dance and dinner at the Hedrick Civic…

Officials from William Penn University and Indian Hills Community College will be the featured speakers this Saturday (2/12) at Eggs and Issues in Oskaloosa.  This public forum will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 at…