NEWS

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- The rains that moved into the area on Tuesday evening coupled with light rains throughout the day on Wednesday and the likelihood of more rain at race time forced the…

BUSSEY – Maddie Doonan and Regan Grewe each drove in four runs to lead North Mahaska past Twin cedars 13-3 on Tuesday. Grewe doubled in the sixth inning, scoring two runs, and hit a solo…

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 14 cents this week, averaging $3.06 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the…

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group Diplomats invite Chamber members and friends of the Southern Iowa Fair to the next Mahaska Mixer for  pancakes, sausage and drink served by Chris Cakes. Also known…

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week to extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump had…

SOFTBALL NEW SHARON – BGM’s desire to upset South Iowa Cedar League contender North Mahaska came up short Monday. North Mahaska scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning and held the Bear softball…

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…

BUSSEY – A Knoxville woman now faces several charges after authorities say she burned American flags while naked in the city of Bussey earlier this week. Court records show that on Monday morning, at around…

PORTLAND (AP) -- Disney will pay Comcast's NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service. The move closes out an appraisal process that's dragged on for a…

DES MOINES -- Invasive species, like emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, spongy moth and oriental bittersweet threaten Iowa’s ecosystem by competing with and destroying native trees and disrupting the natural complex habitat system. Iowa…