NEWS

Monday night (5/18), the Oskaloosa City Council meets to consider approving plans and the cost for repaving 3rd Avenue East between South 11th Street and South 17th Street. Monday's Oskaloosa City Council meeting starts at 6.  Again, because…

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP - An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. Study volunteers given either a…

The Montezuma School District has a new superintendent.  Nathan Wood has accepted the job after interviewing with the Montezuma School Board last week.  He’ll be formally hired at the next School Board meeting.  Wood is…

Governor Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans to do what’s best for their personal health, while also recognizing the state has to re-open businesses as the coronavirus pandemic enters its eleventh week. "We can and must strike…

Keith Urban loves to perform live, and he recently found a pretty great way to do so. The singer hosted his first live concert in months Thursday night, taking the stage at the Stardust Drive-In…

The Southern Iowa Speedway is set to open the 2020 Racing season on the ½ mile dirt track located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds. Wednesday, May 20th the first racing action of the season will…

An Ottumwa man has been charged with aggravated assault after an incident Thursday morning (5/14) in an Ottumwa alley.  Ottumwa Police say they were called around 9:10am about a disturbance in the south alley of…

By The Associated Press Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback. Tens of thousands of…

During Thursday’s (5/14) daily press briefing, Governor Kim Reynolds shared good news about the reliability of the Test Iowa program. "I'm pleased to announce that the State Hygienic Lab completed the Test Iowa validation process (Wednesday).  Achieving…

Thursday’s (5/14) new coronavirus figures show 12 more Iowans have died from coronavirus, including one Jasper County resident.  Overall, 318 Iowans have died from COVID-19. Also, there have been 386 new positive tests for coronavirus,…