LOCAL NEWS

The Christmas lights in downtown Oskaloosa will shine a little brighter Saturday night (12/7) with the city’s annual Lighted Christmas Parade.  This is the first year the parade is being held on a Saturday night,…

A judge in Centerville has cancelled a plea deal for a Centerville woman who pleaded guilty in the death of her infant son.  In August, 31-year-old Brittney Keller pleaded guilty to child endangerment and drug…

At Monday’s (12/2) Oskaloosa City Council meeting, Senior Officer Nathan Johnson was named the City’s Police Officer of the Year.  Johnson talked about why he received the honor. "I think I stepped up in a…

The Oskaloosa City Council has approved design documents for the early childhood and recreation center project.  The project combines a new Mahaska YMCA with an early childhood education center for Oskaloosa schools.  Oskaloosa Mayor David…

Two people were killed and one was injured Friday morning (11/29) after a one car crash in Colfax.  The Iowa State Patrol says the driver, 23-year-old Dallis Harrison of Newton and passenger 16-year-old Isaiah Eilander…

There’s going to be plenty going on in Sigourney on Saturday (11/30).  Staci White is the executive director of the Sigourney Christmas Festival. "We start off with our Rudolph Run, we have a vendor fair,…

The day after Thanksgiving has come to be known as Black Friday, when stores and malls are filled with shoppers looking for bargains.  In Oskaloosa, though, Friday (11/29) will be called Plaid Friday.  April Gorski,…

A K-9 officer’s sense of smell has led to two Ottumwa men being arrested for dealing meth.  In October, Wapello County Sheriff’s Deputy Seth Hobbs and his K-9 Luna were on patrol in a rural…

One man is dead and another is hospitalized after a one vehicle crash Monday (11/25) in Eddyville.  The Iowa State Patrol says a pickup driven by 29-year-old Jacob Ross of Eddyville was eastbound on 160th Street…

An Oskaloosa tradition begins Monday night (11/25).  The annual Painting With Lights begins at 6pm on the downtown square when the Christmas lights will be turned on and they’ll be on every night through mid-January. …