NEWS

There’s going to be a fundraiser in Oskaloosa Friday (10/1) for new playground equipment at Edmundson Park.  Cassie Veldhuizen of the Oskaloosa Lions is on the committee that’s raising money for the playground. She says…

Taylor Swift just gave fans some exciting news. The singer announced that she’s pushed up the release date of “Red (Taylor’s Version).” “Got some news that I think you’re gonna like,” Swift told fans. “My version…

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday said Thursday they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfield. The remains were discovered…

By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving to avert one crisis while putting off another with the Senate poised to approve legislation that would fund the federal government into early December. The House…

Two people from Mahaska County, two from Wapello County and one from Keokuk County have died from coronavirus over the past week.  The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 80 additional COVID-19 deaths as of…

An Ottumwa man who was at the center of a child sex abuse case that received national attention is behind bars.  The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday night (9/28) it conducted a sex…

Oskaloosa will soon have a new City Manager.  Michael Schrock gave one month’s notice on Monday (9/27).  He is stepping down to become City Manager in Ankeny beginning November 1.  Schrock has been Oskaloosa’s City…

Blake Shelton fans are getting some new music tomorrow. The singer is set to drop the new song “Come Back As A Country Boy.” "I think this song is an anthem for everyday hardworking country people…

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure mounting but with signs of progress, President Joe Biden will hunker down at the White House to try to strike a deal and win over…

Crews at the Ottumwa, Calvary and Ottumwa Jewish Cemeteries will begin their annual fall cleanup this Friday, October 1.  Families that wish to keep any tributes or memorial decorations should remove those items before Friday. …