LOCAL NEWS

OTTUMWA -- Ottumwa Community Schools begins classes on Monday, August 25, 2025. Due to ongoing construction in certain areas, special traffic routes will be in place for Liberty Intermediate School and Wilson Elementary School. Those…

KNOXVILLE – A domestic dispute in Knoxville last night led to a shooting involving a police officer. Last night, at 11:10 p.m., Knoxville Police Officers were dispatched to a domestic dispute at a home in…

DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today released new spring 2025 assessment results from the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) for students in grades 3-11. The state-level results show encouraging improvements in…

By Sam Parsons The Pella City Council held a regular meeting last night and hosted three public hearings. Those led to the approval of a contract with Excel Mechanical for the first phase of HVAC…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council held a regular meeting last night and formally rejected the plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the 8th Avenue West reconstruction project. The project was…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council has a regular meeting scheduled for tonight. The council is set to consider a resolution that would call for a special city election on the creation of a…

ALBIA – Authorities have identified the body that was found in the aftermath of the fire that burned down a building in the Albia downtown square last month. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting underage girls in his residence for a time period spanning almost a full year. According to court records, 29-year-old Edwin Arredondo committed various…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Community School Board held a regular meeting last night. The board approved a 28E agreement with the city of Oskaloosa for a School Resource Officer. As part of the agreement,…

PLEASANTVILLE – A Pleasantville man was transported to a Des Moines hospital after being hit by a car in his own driveway. According to traffic records, 76-year-old Janet Fontana of Fairfield was pulling into the…