NEWS

Ottumwa Police Officers responded to the 500 Block of Ottumwa Street on a report that someone had been shot with a gun on October 4, 2017 shortly after 9:00 PM. Police arrived and determined that…

The US Army Corps of Engineers will be extending the Volksweg Trail 2.6 miles from the trailhead at Robert's Creek west to Cordova Park.  A new trailhead with parking lot is also planned at Cordova.…

Iowa’s Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) assembly comes to southern Iowa on October 18th, giving Iowans the opportunity to discuss their vision for outdoor recreation, soil and water enhancement, historical resources and land management and more.…

On Monday, October 2, 2017, investigators from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force received information that Wesley Allen Gridley, age 36, of Ottumwa, was at 523 Ray Street in Ottumwa. Gridley was wanted by…

Oskaloosa--The William Penn football team kept another opponent under the century mark in yards as it defeated Avila 34-7 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover game Saturday. The Statesmen (4-2) wrapped up…

The Iowa Department of Transportation in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration recently conducted an in-depth assessment of a portion of land north-northwest of Oskaloosa. The plan: building a bypass that converges north and south…

Beginning at 7:30 AM next Monday October 2nd, Mahaska County will be doing pavement repair, widening and overlaying Old Hwy 102/G-5T. The project will begin north of the South Skunk bridge, south of 155th street and…

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Administrator Steven J. Peterson today announced that physical loss loans are available for 10 counties in Iowa, due to four separate disaster events. Farm operators…

This Saturday, during halftime of the Statesmen football game against Avila, three new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. BG Campbell (Class of 1975) was described by teammates…

Oskaloosa had a rough time getting going in conference play this season, but the netters have responded with two confidence building wins heading into the stretch run before the playoffs. Osky won by scores of…