A county supervisor who used a racial slur as part of a phrase that describes makeshift repair or construction said he did so absent-mindedly.

DES MOINES — Two years after a heartbreaking one-point overtime loss in the state quarterfinals, No. 4 Pella returned to the Casey’s Center looking for a little bit of redemption as they would take on ...

OSKALOOSA — Though the budget process is not complete, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors has not so far reduced funding for the Oskaloosa Public Library over concerns about so-called obscene ...

MARSHALLTOWN — Sports can be cruel as they are rewarding. It was a cruel finish for the Pella Christian boys basketball squad as they held a double digit lead over No. 8 Union in Saturday’s Class 2A ...

WATERLOO — Wrapping up his season at state for second consecutive season, Pella’s Alex Bishara was among the 31 boys competing at the Class 2A State Individual Bowling Tournament on Wednesday in ...

OSKALOOSA — Members of the Oskaloosa area's legislative delegation defended or explained legislation making its way through the 2026 Iowa Legislature at a Saturday morning event. Eric Palmer, an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December, ...

OSKALOOSA — There was plenty of emotion and even a little bit of sandpaper to this matchup as Oskaloosa clashed with Winterset in a Class 3A Substate Semifinal on Thursday night. The pack gym was loud ...

When it comes to the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for ...

MAHASKA COUNTY — Laura DeCook, naturalist for Mahaska County Conservation Board, was thrilled to see 73 attendees to a recent OWLS (Older, Wiser, Learning Seniors) event. “Mahaska County Conservation ...