NEWS

OFFBEAT NEWS: Monkey Makes A Break For It In Israel Kuner the monkey is enjoying some time on the town in Ramat Gan, Israel. The capuchin managed to use a tree branch to swing himself…

OSKALOOSA — The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 on Tuesday to approve a resolution removing the county from a 28E agreement with the cities of Pella and Oskaloosa that governs the proposed South…

Night Ranger will release their new album, Don’t Let Up, this year on March 24. The album is self-produced by the band and is their first album since 2014's High Road. Don't Let Up will be…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Germans Compete To Be 'Ice King' For some, even going outside when it's cold is a nightmare. For about 30 swimmers in Germany, it was just the beginning of their quest to be…

Saturday marked the first session of the Eggs and Issues series of 2017, a tradition in Mahaska County for the last few years which allows community members to engage with local and state officials to…

On Friday January 13, 2017 at approximately 1:15a.m. Oskaloosa police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling on North Market Street for a registration violation.  When the officer initiated…

Roger Waters decided to give his fans a little tease of his first studio album in 25 years. The former Pink Floyd member posted a brief clip on Instagram of himself in the studio playing bass.…

Oskaloosa--Thursday’s NAIA Division I Game of the Week between the fourth-ranked Statesmen men’s basketball team and #17 Benedictine lived up to its billing and them some as William Penn slipped past the Ravens 93-90 in…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Man Ticketed For Leaving A Car Running In His Own Driveway It turns out leaving your car running in your driveway is a crime in Roseville, Michigan. Nick Taylor claims he left his…

DES MOINES — In a news release, MidAmerican Energy plans to build new wind farms in Boone, Greene and Mahaska counties in Iowa. The two new wind farms will be the first Wind XI project…