NEWS

A question about appropriate pay for Mahaska County employees got most of the attention at Monday’s (7/1) Mahaska County Board meeting.  The Board voted to hire a Davenport-based consulting firm to determine what County employees…

Brooks & Dunn teamed with some of their famous friends for the latest episode of CMT Crossroads, which aired this weekend. “CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Friends” was filmed live in downtown Nashville after…

The rained out Oskaloosa at Pella baseball and softball doubleheaders from this past Friday (6/28) will be made up on Monday, July 8.  And Oskaloosa’s home baseball game with Centerville originally scheduled for July 8…

By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters may decide next year whether to legalize casino gambling in a ballot measure that could tip the number of states that allow commercial gambling into the…

A Knoxville man died Saturday afternoon (6/29) when a trailer fell off a jack and landed on top of him. Knoxville Police say 53-year-old Richard Shilling had been working on a trailer around 5:30 Saturday…

The body of a missing kayaker was found Monday afternoon (7/1).  Washington County law enforcement says 52-year-old David Woodson of Brighton was found around 4:40pm Monday.  He had been missing since Saturday evening (6/29) when…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUANA SUMMERS MIAMI (AP) — The roster for Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate demonstrated some of the party’s major divisions — even before candidates started talking. __ BAD MOMENT FOR BIDEN…

Here's what happened in high school baseball on Thursday (6/27): Sigourney 9, English Valleys 0 Ottumwa 11, Fort Dodge 7 Ottumwa 8, Fort Dodge 7 EBF 4, Clarke 3 Dallas Center-Grimes 7, Pella Christian 2…

Chris Stapleton has opened his wallet to help folks in need get a home. The singer and his wife Morgane recently surprised the Lexington, Kentucky chapter of Habitat For Humanity with a $10,000 check, sent…

The brackets have been released for the Iowa girls’ high school softball playoffs.  In Class 4A, Oskaloosa will host Grinnell in a Region 1 quarterfinal Thursday, July 11….with the winner playing at Norwalk on Saturday,…