New Sharon News

The vice presidential debate Thursday night between Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and Delaware Democrat Sen.

Community Newspaper Holding Incorporated, the Oskaloosa Herald's parent company, has embarked on an effort to gauge what undecided voters are thinking as the 2008 presidential election draws near.

Mahaska County Sheriff's Office and Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office deputies executed a search warrant in rural Poweshiek County at a residence belonging to Kent Harpman, 67, of Montezuma, according to a ...

Astilbe Lamb, 6, of New Sharon, shot her first doe on Monday, Sept. 22, during youth season using a .50-caliber muzzleloader.

A full house and a full agenda faced three New Sharon City Council members Wednesday as they unanimously passed a resolution to allow Area 15 Regional Planning Commission to proceed with a Community Development ...

The Sept. 9 school board election has shaken-up the face of the North Mahaska School Board, as Tina Layman and Dirk Wilkin were sworn in as new board members Monday night.

Many people will go through life wondering what they should be, what they should do, but when 17-year-old Max Bennett first heard the contra bass, he had no doubt what he was going to become.

The New Sharon City Council, after much discussion during their Sept. 2 meeting, approved a $30,000 loan for Scott Farrington and Sharon Dawley, the owners of Scooter's Pub & Grub.

North Mahaska District 3 school board member Duane White is facing a challenge from newcomer Tina Layman.

A house fire northeast of Oskaloosa did extensive damage to a vacant house. On Saturday, Aug.

The mayor and one council member were absent from the large oval oak table during the New Sharon City Council meeting Wednesday night.

The United Way of Mahaska County is providing people a chance to give back to the community by working on various projects on Aug.

The New Sharon based North Mahaska FFA Chapter 9 has collected several awards during the 2008 Iowa State Fair.

Did you ever wonder how Elvis impersonators never look like Elvis, but they do look like themselves? - Just wondering in Altoona What are the supervisors thinking when they are going to give away a ...

Inside the cool comfort of City Hall, the New Sharon City Council Monday night voted to sell two pieces of property, approved two building permits and addressed two New Sharon Recreation and Economic ...

Nick Burch, of New Sharon, Saturday morning at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds stands next to a saddle he built.

The New Sharon City Council by a 4-0 vote Monday night approved the second and waived the third reading of an ordinance raising city water rates for residents by at least $100 per year.

George Daily Family Trust is pleased to announce one of the largest gift's in the Trust's 15 year giving history.

The cost to construct the North Mahaska Early Childhood Education Center is now at $658,000. Veronica Tolander, intern architect with Design Alliance, of Waukee, told the North Mahaska School Board Monday night ...

The New Sharon City Council Wednesday night granted Sharon Dawley and Scott Farrington a demolition permit for the old Howard Building at 108 E. Maple St.