John W. Doty Apr. 20, 1937 – Mar. 13, 2025 The United States Army John Wesley Doty grew up in What Cheer, Iowa, where he attended the local schools. He entered the Army on Apr. 4, 1962, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was deployed to An Khe and Quin Yon, Vietnam. After two years of […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 27, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
Gene Phillips January 24, 1937 – May 27, 2025 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Gene Phillips, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born on January 24, 1937, on a farm near Leighton, Iowa, in Mahaska County, the son of Albert and Helen Traister […]
Iowa Speedway to Host the Synk 275 and the Farm to Finish 275, July 12-13 NEWTON, Iowa (May, 28, 2025) – Celebrating speed, precision and innovation – hallmarks in racing and modern agriculture – Sukup Manufacturing Co. and INDYCAR today announced the race names for the two NTT INDYCAR SERIES 275-lap races during the upcoming […]
Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Sunday, May 25, 2025 On Sunday, May 25th, 2025, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a boating accident on the Des Moines River near 310th Street, in rural Eddyville. This call came in at approximately 9:50 am. It was reported that two individuals had been […]
Oskaloosa, IA — Something big, bold, and beautifully handmade is coming to the streets of Oskaloosa! The Uplifting Puppet Co. is thrilled to announce the first-ever Uplifting Puppet Parade, a vibrant new tradition that celebrates creativity, community, and the joy of large-scale puppetry. The grand parade will march around the historical square in downtown Oskaloosa […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – In a proud first for Oskaloosa Elementary School, and the State of Iowa, the student council has been recognized with a national Excellence Award for its commitment to school leadership and spirit, a distinction that places the young leaders in a class of their own as the only elementary school in Iowa […]
DES MOINES— Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Amber Thompson as a district judge in Judicial District 8A. Thompson, of Sigourney, Iowa, serves as the Keokuk County Attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from Mount Mercy College and her law degree from Drake University Law School. Thompson fills a vacancy created following the […]
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is leading a formal letter to Speaker Mike Johnson requesting an invitation for Pope Leo XIV to address a Joint Session of Congress. The letter comes just days after Congresswoman Miller-Meeks joined a historic congressional delegation to the Vatican for the (inaugural) Mass of Pope Leo XIV—the first […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 19, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
