MidAmerican Energy Company plans to build a new wind farm in Poweshiek County. This is the third site in Iowa selected for construction as part of the Wind XI project. MidAmerican Energy has begun construction…
The Oskaloosa Police Department in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Mahaska County Sheriff's Office hosted the county installment of the state, and nationwide, Drug Take Back Day. Held at the Mahaska Drug location…
Shortly after midnight on Friday the Wapello County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from the BP Gas Station in Agency on reports of a robbery. Deputies respond to the area and located a subject…
On Thursday, October 26, the Oskaloosa Police Department arrested and charged Adam Wesley Sunkle age 43, of Oskaloosa with sexual abuse in the third degree. The initial complaint was filed on September 25. The Oskaloosa…
A Thursday morning traffic stop by Ottumwa Police Officer led to four arrests and a drug bust. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Wesley Alan Simmons, 34, Ottumwa. Simmons was arrested and charged…
Nearly a dozen residents and groups from the Oskaloosa area received a Governor’s Volunteer Award from Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg during a special recognition ceremony held on October 27 in Ottumwa.…
Children at the Oskaloosa Elementary School got an opportunity to meet with a special guest on Thursday morning. Tyler Menninga is an Oskaloosa native who went through the Oskaloosa school system just a few years…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mahaska County is pleased to announce that Robbyn Duchow has been hired as Program Manager. She will start Monday, October 30th, at her office in the Mahaska YMCA. Duchow lives in Oskaloosa…
Four area teams were in action in regional semifinal action Tuesday night. Pella and Osky battled in Class 4A Region 4 and it was all Lady Dutch from start to finish. Oskaloosa held their own…
ALERT is when you first become aware of a threat. The sooner you understand that you’re in danger, the sooner you can save yourself. A speedy response is critical. Seconds count. LOCKDOWN might require you…