NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- The Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa will be the site of the annual Pre- Season Race Car Show this weekend, March 13 & 14. The show will be held Friday night from 5…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Students at Oskaloosa Middle School invested Thursday doing something different from their typical lessons. Hallways and classrooms were filled with conversations about careers, handshakes with professionals, and questions about the future during…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces a charge of attempted murder following a shooting in the early morning hours on Friday. The Ottumwa Police Department reports that the shooting took place on Friday, March 6,…

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" continues to establish itself as her career record (so far). The song was the first to simultaneously top Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs and the all-genre Billboard Hot 100; it revisited the top…

A new Johnny Cash documentary is set to air on A&E. "Johnny Cash: The Man Comes Around" is being described as "an intimate family portrait, a true crime thriller, and a revelatory deconstruction of the Man in Black,…

The battle against breast cancer has a new, formidable ally. Yesterday it was announced that Reba McEntire would be performing at the upcoming 2nd Annual Susan G. Komen event. The kicker: this is Reba's only scheduled concert event for 2026. "Band…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed…

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in 12 lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of its cool weather…

OSKALOOSA -- High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from…

FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield tattoo artist is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a patron. The Fairfield Police Department says that on February 11, officers took a report from a female victim who stated she…