NEWS

Mahaska County is asking the public to stay away from the County Courthouse as much as possible.  County Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk says these guidelines take effect at noon Wednesday (3/18). "We are going to try…

Another award show is being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest is the Billboard Music Awards, which was supposed to take place April 29th in Las Vegas. "In accordance with the current guidelines…

A Pella tradition is being cancelled for this year due to the coronavirus.  Tulip Time was cancelled after festival organizers met with Pella city officials and the Marion County Department of Health and Marion County…

The Oskaloosa School District is making plans to deliver meals to students while school is closed due to the coronavirus concerns.  Several bus stops in the community have been designated for drive-up food service.  You…

Garth Brooks was back with another edition of his Facebook Live series “Inside Studio G” and while answering questions from fans decided he was going to put on a concert for them next week. After…

By CHRIS BLAKE and FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — Tens of millions of people hunkered down in government-ordered isolation Tuesday as borders slammed shut, schools and businesses closed and increasingly drastic restrictions on movement took…

The NAIA, the national governing body for small colleges including William Penn, announced Monday (3/16) that it was cancelling its spring sports seasons, effective immediately. That covers baseball, softball, track and field and lacrosse.  In…

The Oskaloosa Early Childhood Education and Recreation Center project moved closer to becoming reality Monday (3/16).  The Oskaloosa City Council at its regular meeting awarded a $27 million contract to Rochon Corporation to build the…

Here are the area school districts that will be closed for at least the next four weeks:  Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Sigourney, Albia, Centerville, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Keota, Knoxville, Lynnville-Sully, Montezuma, North Mahaska, Pella, Twin Cedars and Pekin schools…

We’re going to have to wait a lot longer to find out who wins this year’s ACM Awards. The Academy of Country Music just announced they're delaying this year’s award show until September, with the…