New Sharon News

There's a reason why they go up so fast. Mahaska County Habitat for Humanity is currently helping build a home on South B Street in Oskaloosa, with another scheduled to go up soon.

New Sharon residents gathered in the downtown all day Saturday to celebrate the town's annual Spring Festival.

The Downtown Farmers Market opened Saturday big as ever. Maybe even bigger. Better, too, in many respects, but not all.

New Sharon firefighters fought a blaze Sunday afternoon resulting from an apparent explosion at 408 W. Market St., New Sharon.

Siouxland Leaders Home from D.C. Siouxland Celebrates Arbor Day Most people stay in jobs for a few years and then move on, but one hometown Co-op general manager has been working at one job for 46 years.

An explosion destroyed a home in New Sharon late Sunday afternoon. Luckily, the family was on a shopping trip and wasn't home when the house exploded.

A rose to Iowa high school championship jazz bands - North Mahaska/New Sharon , Southern Cal /Lake City , Harlan and Iowa City West .

The finalists for the Iowa Jazz Championships will compete for first place beginning 7 p.m., tonight, at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 221 Walnut St.

We had one of the best responses ever to a Question of the Week this past week. When people were asked: Who would win in a debate? President Obama or Rush Limbaugh, a vast majority chose Obama.

The Clean and Green Committee organized volunteers to clean the downtown alleys.

When hazardous chemicals are together in a small area, fumes and leaks can combine for an explosive result.

Some Downtown Farmers Market vendors will pay more in fees and some will pay less, the Des Moines Downtown Alliance announced Monday.

When Des Moines' Downtown Farmers Market opens in May, Marion Terpstra won't be there.

The Des Moines downtown Farmers Market, a fixture on Court Avenue, is considering a fee increase that might double the fees vendors pay for their 10-foot-by-20-foot stalls at the popular Saturday morning event.

Old Man Winter paid Iowa a visit Tuesday and he left a present of 4 inches of snow in the Oskaloosa area by 4 p.m. The morning snow storm prompted Oskaloosa School District officials to let school out at 1 p.m. ...

The Mason City Community School District is one of 23 schools that do not have an instructional support levy, compared to the 339 who do.