LOCAL NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- Join your friends and neighbors for a unique evening of dining at the Farm-to-Table dinner that will be held on Monday June 23, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Bradbury Hall, Nelson Pioneer Farm,2211 Nelson Lane,…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Oskaloosa High School’s student council has earned a place among the nation’s elite, receiving the 2025 National Gold Council of Excellence Award from the National Association of Student Councils, a prestigious honor…

OTTUMWA -- An Ottumwa man was injured in a car accident in Wapello County yesterday morning that authorities say is under investigation. At approximately 12:05 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2025, a Wapello County Sheriff’s…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council held a regular meeting last night and approved an agreement between the city and the Mahaska County YMCA for summer swimming lessons at the Edmundson Pool. The Mahaska…

PELLA – A multi vehicle crash in Pella yesterday involving a schoolbus resulted in two people injured, as well as a brief closure to Highway 163 west of Pella. According to traffic records, at around…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — At Oskaloosa Elementary School, reallocating an additional educator from pulling students out of the classroom to pushing extra teachers into the classroom has led to extraordinary gains in early literacy in just…

PELLA – A two-vehicle accident in Pella on Friday night that injured a teenager from New Sharon resulted in the arrest of an Oskaloosa man. According to traffic records, 18-year-old Jaxy Olson of New Sharon…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam May 12-14. The closure is necessary for the ongoing rehabilitation…

KNOXVILLE – A Knoxville man was arrested yesterday following a drive-by shooting in which he shot himself in the leg, causing him to go to the emergency room, where he was apprehended by authorities. The…

OSKALOOSA -- Big changes are bringing double the dedication to Oskaloosa Elementary School for the 2025-26 school year, as the district introduces a dynamic co-principal leadership model for the first time. Pending school board approval,…