NEWS

The Mahaska County Board voted Tuesday (7/6) to support a broadband internet study in the county.  According to the agreement, MCG will hire someone to make the study…then the County will reimburse MCG.  Mahaska County…

BY DAR DANIELSON More and more people are trying out kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards as we hit summer. DNR instructor, Todd Robertson, says you can have a lot of fun, but you need to learn a…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AP - The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the easy targets. Dozens in the pro-Trump mob openly bragged about…

Tuesday night (7/6), the Oskaloosa City Council will consider entering into a grant agreement with the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group where the City would use Tax Increment Financing revenue to pay for services the…

The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride’s seat belts when…

Congratulations are in order for Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. According to the "New York Post," the couple did indeed tie the knot Saturday in an intimate ceremony at a chapel Blake built on his…

Here's a reminder about local fireworks laws. In the City of Oskaloosa, it’s illegal to use fireworks at any time.  Fireworks are allowed in Mahaska County.  In Ottumwa, you can use fireworks only on July 4…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that companies may be…

Officials in south-central Iowa responded Thursday (7/1) to a small plane crash at the Lamoni Municipal Airport. Reports of the crash came in around 8 a.m. Thursday, the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office told television station KCCI. First…

A Marion County resident is one of four Iowans reported to have died from coronavirus.  The state’s death total from the pandemic is now 6138.  The Iowa Department of Public Health also reports another 119…