Water Summary Update: 2024 Drought conditions return to normal with above-average rainfall
Jan 10, 2025
DES MOINES – After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of…
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Mahaska Chamber to Host First 2025 Coffee and Conversation Tomorrow
Jan 10, 2025
OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group is announcing the anticipated 2025 lineup for its Coffee & Conversation event, previously known as Eggs & Issues. This engaging series of informative sessions provides Mahaska County…
Neil Young To Release 'Lost' '70s Album 'Oceanside Countryside'
Jan 09, 2025
Neil Young will release his "lost" '70s album Oceanside Countryside on February 14. Reprise Records will release the 10-track album as part of Young's Analog Originals series. "This analog original album was recorded in 1977…
Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst
Jan 09, 2025
MENLO PARK (AP) -- It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse —…
Weekly Fuel Report
Jan 09, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 15 cents, averaging $2.91 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas…
Warhawks Sweep Savages
Jan 09, 2025
Girls Game NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s Class 2A ranking and an undefeated South Iowa Cedar League season was challenged by a pesky Sigourney squad Tuesday. North Mahaska was coming off a nine-point loss to…
North Mahaska Splits with EBF
Jan 09, 2025
Girls Game NEW SHARON – It is not often that the top two teams in the state meet in the regular season. It is even rarer when the teams are from the same county, at…
Chamber Scholarship Applications Available
Jan 09, 2025
OSKALOOSA -- High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from…
Newton Named Iowa Thriving Community for 2025; Oskaloosa, Knoxville Receive Extended Designations
Jan 09, 2025
DES MOINES -- Meeting the housing demands of our robust economy is going to require a strategic, proactive and innovative effort, including from Iowa communities and employers to ensure that all Iowans can afford and…
Julian Lennon Says He's Never Been A Part Of 'Beatles Inner Circle'
Jan 08, 2025
John Lennon's son Julian Lennon says he has never been a part of The Beatles' "inner circle." "I'm not part of the inner circle — I never have been. You have to realize that when…