The question that will be put before the voters will ask for approval to bond an indebtedness of $17.5 million for a period of 25 years. “The bond issue is unique in that it will make improvements to ...

Photo by Holly Allen – USD 340’s new preschool director Brie Williams and elementary school Principal Wes Sturgeon check out the progress of the playground being built outside the district’s new ...

Six candidates, including Lt. Gov. David Toland, spoke at a seven-county forum Sept. 11 as the election season begins in earnest. The forum was held in the Prairie Band Nation Old Bingo Hall near ...

Jill Decker of Decker Dog Detailing, Oskaloosa, poses with Sadie and Jazz after their groom. The four legged clients are the beloved pets of Patty Hamm, Oskaloosa City Clerk. by Bridget Weishaar The ...

Valley Falls Family Medicine will gain a new doctor this month in Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe-Meyer, a Nortonville native who has returned home to serve her community following medical school and training. Dr ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioby Bridget Weishaar A lot of tradition mixed with a lineup of new entertainment, the 122nd Annual Oskaloosa Old Settlers Reunion comes to the county seat ...

Doug Walbridge (Republican) has won the race for Jefferson County’s district 1 county commission seat. Ousting the independent Lynn Luck, who previously was a Republican as well.

JEFFERSON COUNTY WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioby Bridget Weishaar Being furloughed from her waitressing job in 2020 didn’t deter Jaelyn Ray from the pursuit of trying something new. In fact, if it wasn’t ...

Photo by Holly Allen – The Reyes-Guizar family — from left, Yairet, Jesus E., Nahtali, Gael, Lourdes, and Jesus — will hold a grand opening for their restaurant, La Bendición (The Blessing) in ...

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TOPEKA — The first public poll for the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion shows a close race and exposes other ideological divides over reproductive rights. Kansans will decide in the Aug. 2 ...