LOCAL NEWS

As previously reported,  Oskaloosa City Clerk and Finance Director Amy Miller was appointed last Monday night to serve as Oskaloosa interim city manager when Michael Schrock steps down at the end of the month.  No…

You’ve heard the joke about someone being so old that their birthday cake has enough candles to cause a fire.  That could apply to the Oskaloosa Fire Department, as they’re celebrating their 150th birthday Saturday (10/9)…

Tuesday (10/5) is primary election day in Ottumwa.  This election will narrow the list of candidates for mayor and city council.  Rick Bick, Rick Johnson and Robert LaPoint are running for mayor—with one candidate to…

The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months is growing larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night’s (10/2) drawing. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on…

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday said Thursday they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfield. The remains were discovered…

Oskaloosa will soon have a new City Manager.  Michael Schrock gave one month’s notice on Monday (9/27).  He is stepping down to become City Manager in Ankeny beginning November 1.  Schrock has been Oskaloosa’s City…

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Marching Band placed first at Saturday’s (9/25) Marching Dutch Invitational in Pella.  EBF’s Lizzy Van Utrecht was also named outstanding soloist.  The EBF marching band will compete this coming Saturday night (10/2) at…

There’s plenty of concern about coronavirus spreading among school children.  Poweshiek County Public Health Director Shauna Callaway tells the No Coast Network kids 12 and up can get the COVID-19 vaccine. "We're still waiting on…

A bicyclist from Newton died after his bicycle was struck by a car Thursday night (9/23) in Newton.  The Iowa State Patrol says 58-year-old Mark Wayne Adkins was riding his bike down the middle of…

The Iowa Supreme Court was in Oskaloosa Thursday(9/23).  The Court heard oral arguments of an appeal of a case at George Daily Auditorium.  Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Susan Christensen spoke to a group…