Pella man dies in a farm accident
Nov 02, 2018
A man from rural Pella died Wednesday afternoon (10/31) in a farm tractor fire. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says it was called to a farm on Eaton Avenue around 3:15 pm. When paramedics arrived,…
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Mahaska County Board held a special meeting today
Nov 02, 2018
Today’s special board meeting started at 9am at the Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa. At this special Mahaska County Board meeting, the Board opened bids for a new radio communications system. The bids came from…
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting pleads not guilty
Nov 01, 2018
Wearing a red jumpsuit and a bandage on his left arm, the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting rampage that left 11 people dead made a brief appearance in federal court Thursday for arraignment on a 44-count…
Governor Reynolds and Senator Grassley were in Oskaloosa yesterday
Nov 01, 2018
The last time US Senator Chuck Grassley was in Oskaloosa, it was before the confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be on the US Supreme Court. Grassley chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held…
Absentee ballot concerns
Nov 01, 2018
If you just received your absentee ballot in the mail and you’re worried your ballot won’t arrive in time for Election Day on Tuesday (11/6), the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office has some ideas. First, mail…
Lady Antebellum announces 15 shows in Las Vegas
Oct 31, 2018
Everyone in Lady Antebellum lives in Nashville. But they are about to take on a second home: Las Vegas. Early on Wednesday morning (Oct. 24), Lady Antebellum announced their first-ever residency. Beginning in early February,…
James 'Whitey' Bulger, notorious Boston gangster, found dead in prison; homicide suspected
Oct 31, 2018
James “Whitey’’ Bulger, the ruthless Boston gangster who eluded authorities for 16 years before being captured and then convicted in 2013 of participating in 11 murders, has died at a prison in West Virginia. Bulger, 89,…
Have a Happy Halloween and make sure you check your kids' candy
Oct 31, 2018
With trick-or-treating last night and tonight, the Iowa Poison Control Center is prepared for a host of Halloween-related calls. Registered nurse Jean Hammack says they hear from worried parents every year with concerns about their…
Governor Reynolds and Senator Grassley in Oskaloosa today
Oct 31, 2018
Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Oskaloosa this afternoon (10/31). They'll have a campaign rally at Smokey Row Coffee in downtown Oskaloosa from noon until 1pm. The No Coast…
Four Pittsburgh police officers recovering after terror at synagogue are heroes
Oct 30, 2018
Four police officers were among the wounded in the attack on a synagogue in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill as they answered Saturday's 911 call that became the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. …