Mahaska County Board meeting held today
Dec 03, 2018
This morning (12/3), the Mahaska County Board approved an agreement with Monroe County to share the services of engineer Jeremiah Selby on a part-time basis. Selby would work for Mahaska County at least one day…
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Oskaloosa city council meets tonight
Dec 03, 2018
Tonight (12/3), the Oskaloosa City Council will talk about the city's sewer system--specifically, sewer rates and improvement projects for the sewer system. That will be at a study session at 5:00. No action is scheduled. …
Luke Combs “Wouldn’t Be Here” Without Eric Church
Nov 28, 2018
If you caught Luke Combs having a total fan moment at the end of Eric Church’s recent CMA performance, there was a good reason for it. For Combs, watching Church tear up the stage is…
Murdered woman's family sues husband for wrongful death
Nov 28, 2018
The parents of a Colorado woman murdered by her husband are seeking financial damages in a lawsuit filed on the same day he was sentenced to life in prison. Christopher Watts was sentenced Nov. 19…
Blakesburg man charged with vehicular homicide
Nov 28, 2018
A Blakesburg man has been charged with homicide after a passenger in his pickup was killed in an August accident. The Iowa State Patrol says 63-year-old Dennis Sandifer was driving on the Wapello-Monroe Road south…
Oskaloosa's lighted Christmas parade is Thursday night
Nov 28, 2018
Oskaloosa's Lighted Christmas Parade is tomorrow night (11/29). Deb Bruxvoort with the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group says people will be reserving good places to see the parade. "Parking is at a bare, bare…
Shania Twain is 'bored' of country music
Nov 27, 2018
With a lifetime spent in country music, Shania Twain has some points she'd like her community to hear. Ahead of the premiere of "Real Country", a new talent competition series on USA Network which follows…
GM to lay off up to 14,000 workers and closing as many as 5 plants
Nov 27, 2018
General Motors will cut up to 14,000 workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it abandons many of its car models and restructures to focus more on autonomous and…
Mahaska County Sheriff said we received 17 inches of snow Sunday night
Nov 27, 2018
Seventeen inches. That’s how much snow fell in Oskaloosa Sunday (11/25). Throw in blowing snow and that made for difficult driving conditions. Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem (rent-er-hem) says his department was quite busy…
Main Street Young Ambassador contest winners announced
Nov 27, 2018
The buildup to Oskaloosa's Lighted Christmas Parade is underway. Monday night (11/26), the winners of the Main Street Young Ambassador Contest were announced at Penn Central Mall. Deb Bruxvoort, the financial manager of the Oskaloosa…