NEWS

The Oskaloosa City Council meets Tuesday night (9/7).  At 5:00, the Council will discuss insurance coverage for the skate park, basketball courts and soccer field at the Penn Central Mall parking lot.  Then at 6,…

One man is in custody…accused of stabbing an Ottumwa man to death.  Ottumwa Police were called just before 10 Friday night (9/3) to a reported stabbing at the Stardust Motel.  43-year-old Joshua David Barnhill of…

Loretta Lynn is doing her part to help those affected by last month’s floods in Tennessee, which left more than 20 people dead, including her ranch foreman, Wayne Spears, who those swept away by floodwaters.…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring and the clearest sign to date that the delta variant’s spread…

A man fatally shot by several police officers and deputies as he held a knife has been been identified by authorities as a northeastern Iowa resident. Jeremy Michael Berg, 45, of Elkport, died Tuesday night…

As of Wednesday (9/1), there are now 524 people in Iowa hospitalized with coronavirus—32 more than last week.  12 of those in the hospital with Covid-19 are from Wapello County, with seven in Marion County,…

There’s going to be live music in downtown Oskaloosa Saturday night (9/4).  The sixth annual Concert on the Square is a free event featuring Christian music.  Wyndell Campbell is on the planning committee for Concert…

CMT is once again set to honor today’s hottest country stars. The network announced that their annual “Artists of the Year” event will take place October 13th at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The event honors…

By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week.…

After a one year absence because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum will hold its 55th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 18.  Margaret Spiegel, the director and curator of the Mahaska…