LOCAL NEWS

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Community School Board held their first meeting of 2026 last night. The board held a public hearing for an easement agreement with the Oskaloosa Water Department for a water tower…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces multiple felony charges after police say he attempted to rob a local bank. Court documents show that on Friday, January 9, at approximately 11:59am, the Ottumwa Police Department received…

DES MOINES -- The final deer seasons are the two January antlerless deer only seasons – the Population Management January Antlerless Season and the Excess Tag January Antlerless Season. Both seasons run from Jan. 11-25,…

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group is getting ready for the Coffee & Conversation events. This engaging series of informative sessions provides Mahaska County residents with invaluable insights to state, county and local…

PELLA – A physical altercation between two men in Pella ended with one of the combatants being charged with willful injury. According to court records, the altercation occurred on the morning of Saturday, January 3rd.…

KNOXVILLE – A verbal altercation in the parking lot of the Knoxville Walmart yesterday afternoon did not result in criminal charges, though one party accused the other of threatening them with a firearm. According to…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council held their first meeting of 2026 last night and officially swore in the officials who were elected, or re-elected, in November last year. The oath of office was…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council has their first meeting of the new calendar year scheduled for tonight. The council will be swearing in the officials who were elected, or re-elected, in November. On…

BATAVIA – An Ottumwa man was arrested in rural Jefferson County after authorities discovered he was in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia during a single-vehicle accident. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, on…

CENTERVILLE – Two men were arrested by authorities in Centerville following online sting operations targeting child predators. 62-year-old Todd Richard Bratz of Centerville and 54-year-old Brian Alan Leager of Moulton both face felony charges as…