NEWS

BASEBALL NEW SHARON – North Mahaska used a big first inning to roll past English Valleys 12-0 in five innings. The Warhawks tallied eight in the first inning and two in each of the next…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Community School Board held a regular meeting last night and appointed a new board member to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of former board member Charlie Comfort.…

The original Alice Cooper Group recently released a new single, "Wild Ones," a blistering, riff-driven homage to youthful rebellion and the raw energy that made them icons. Inspired by the 1953 cult classic The Wild…

NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and…

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,…

SIGOURNEY -- The city of Sigourney announced that the 500 block of South Main Street will be closed this Thursday (6/12). The closure begins at 6:00am for road construction. Detours to get around this are:…

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Midea is voluntarily recalling about 1.7 million of its popular U and U+ Smart air conditioners because pooled water in the units may not drain fast enough, leading to mold growth. The…

PACKWOOD – It was a wild Saturday morning for the North Mahaska softball team as they took on Pekin in a pair of nonconference games. An error in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed…

DES MOINES – Drought conditions expanded across the state due to below-normal precipitation in May, according to the latest Water Summary Update. After a drier-than-normal April, May saw decreased rainfall across all regions of the…

MAHASKA COUNTY, Iowa – After nearly 40 years of planning, advocacy, and perseverance, the long-anticipated Southeast Connector is finally becoming a reality in Mahaska County. Local, state, and federal leaders gathered to break ground on…