NEWS

Democratic Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar brought her campaign to Oskaloosa and Ottumwa Tuesday (7/2).  The Minnesota US Senator says one issue she wants to tackle is high prescription drug prices. Klobuchar says one way to…

Two people are dead after a pickup collided head-on with a semi Monday morning (7/1) near Rose Hill.  According to the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 10:15am to an accident on Highway…

Kenny Chesney is getting ready to release a new single later this month. The singer announced the track “Tip Of My Tongue,” will be released on July 12th. Kenny wrote the song with good friend…

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A Facebook mail facility near company headquarters was evacuated Monday after a routine check found mail possibly containing the nerve agent sarin. Authorities put the site under quarantine as they…

Monday's (7/1) high school baseball scores: Indianola 3, Oskaloosa 0 North Mahaska 5, English Valleys 1 Sigourney 11, Winfield-Mt. Union 1 (6 innings) Sigourney 13, Tri-County 0 (5 innings) EBF 10, Lynnville-Sully 0 (5 innings)…

A question about appropriate pay for Mahaska County employees got most of the attention at Monday’s (7/1) Mahaska County Board meeting.  The Board voted to hire a Davenport-based consulting firm to determine what County employees…

Brooks & Dunn teamed with some of their famous friends for the latest episode of CMT Crossroads, which aired this weekend. “CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Friends” was filmed live in downtown Nashville after…

The rained out Oskaloosa at Pella baseball and softball doubleheaders from this past Friday (6/28) will be made up on Monday, July 8.  And Oskaloosa’s home baseball game with Centerville originally scheduled for July 8…

By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters may decide next year whether to legalize casino gambling in a ballot measure that could tip the number of states that allow commercial gambling into the…

A Knoxville man died Saturday afternoon (6/29) when a trailer fell off a jack and landed on top of him. Knoxville Police say 53-year-old Richard Shilling had been working on a trailer around 5:30 Saturday…