Mahaska Health has welcomed Dr. Kyle Brown, a board-certified family medicine physician with experience in emergency and prehospital care, to its Emergency Medicine team.
Researchers from Baylor University are studying fossils at Russell Wildlife Area that may reveal how environmental stress affected marine animals living in Mahaska County more than 300 million years ago.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Oskaloosa Police Officer Logan Nord has been named the 2026 Iowa Association of School Resource Officers School Resource Officer of the Year, an award recognizing his work with students, school employees and families in the Oskaloosa Community School District. The statewide award honors Nord’s work with students, school employees and families in […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 13, 2026) – 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 […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA (July 13, 2026) – We at Book Vault have been enjoying celebrating 20 years in business this year. It’s all thanks to our wonderful customers and community support. We feel it’s important for a community to have an independent bookstore. Independent bookstores give communities access to books, information, ideas, a gathering place, and […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 13, 2026 After several weeks trailing last year’s pace and the five-year average, corn development in Iowa has jumped ahead according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the report, 38% of Iowa corn acres were silking as of […]
Musco is expanding its downtown Oskaloosa operations with a new product reliability facility, additional space in Penn Central Mall and plans for a community green space.
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 8, 2026 A report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows Iowa had 36 nitrate-related drinking water violations in 2025, which is more than double the number reported in 2024. Each year, DNR submits a compliance report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailing violations of federal […]
Free event features driver appearances, show cars and free Deardorff Sweet Corn for the first 500 guests, provided by the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and Hy-Vee NEWTON, Iowa (July 7, 2026) – NASCAR is bringing back its high-octane excitement to the heart of downtown Des Moines with NASCAR’s Iowa Fan Fest on Thursday, August 6. […]
AMES, Iowa—Iowa Learning Farms will host a relay intercropping field day near Oskaloosa on Tuesday, Jul. 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Lucas DeBruin’s farm. The no-cost event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal. In a relay intercropping system, where three crops are grown in two years, the […]
