LOCAL NEWS

OTTUMWA, IA -- The Ottumwa Police have arrested a man for kidnapping after a woman reported that she had been held captive for several days. On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the Ottumwa Police Department took…

NEW SHARON – Conversion is occurring in New Sharon this weekend as students from North Mahaska High School prepare to stage “Sister Act, Jr.” The show will be performed in the school auditorium, 6:30 p.m.…

OSKALOOSA, IA -- Oskaloosa Main Street announces the 54th annual Art on the Square, one of Iowa's oldest continuing art festivals. Art on the Square is a day to celebrate creativity and culture in our…

By Sam Parsons The list of all-state speech nominees from the Iowa High School Speech Association was released yesterday. The KBOE listening area was well-represented by students from several different schools. OSKALOOSA Performing Elliot Nelson:…

By Sam Parsons The Mahaska Chamber put on another round of Eggs and Issues on Saturday morning with a panel full of members from Mahaska Health and the Mahaska County EMA on hand to answer…

By Sam Parsons The Southeast Iowa Sports Commission announced that they have been awarded a grant in the amount of $2.5 million from Iowa Economic Development’s Destination Iowa funding through the American Rescue Plan. This…

OSKALOOSA, IA -- The Oskaloosa Community School District was prompted to put its schools on "soft lockdown" after the Oskaloosa Police Department advised them of threats made on social media. On March 8, 2023, at…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday and received a presentation from HR Green on a grant the city received in 2019 from the EPA Brownfields Program. The program addresses properties with…

OSKALOOSA, IA — In an effort to reduce costs and paper waste, Oskaloosa Community Schools is encouraging families to utilize its Virtual Backpack webpage in lieu of sending flyers home with students. The Virtual Backpack…

OTTUMWA, IA -- Inflated tire disposal costs have driven the Ottumwa/Wapello County Recycling Center to raise the fee for disposing of tires. Residents of Wapello and Davis Counties have previously been allowed to dispose of…