Oskaloosa Herald

The Oskaloosa Herald is a daily publication based in Oskaloosa, Iowa, serving the residents of Mahaska County. This newspaper is part of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.

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Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases

1 day ago | oskaloosa.com | Devi Shastri

The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles this week — but only four of them in Texas — while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan have officially ended. There are 1,168 confirmed measles cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Health officials in Texas, where the nation's biggest outbreak raged during the late winter and spring, said they'll now post case counts only once a week — yet another sign the outbreak is slowing.
How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international students

1 day ago | oskaloosa.com | Annie Ma

WASHINGTON (AP) — The efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students have struck at the core of the Ivy League school's identity and unsettled current and prospective students around the world.
Missouri Senate backs aid for tornado victims and Kansas City Chiefs and Royals

2 days ago | oskaloosa.com | David Lieb

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and authorized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to continue playing in Missouri in new or improved stadiums.
Pork producers optimistic this year at World Pork Expo

2 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Cami Koons

Despite an ongoing trade war and low profitability the past two years, pork industry leaders and producers at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines said Wednesday they are optimistic about the year. Lee Schulz, chief economist for Ever.Ag, said 2025 could be the “quickest turnaround in pork producer profitability ever” — but, he clarified, that statistic says more about “how bad the situation was” the past two years than it does about 2025. kAmw:89 :?AFE 4@DED 2?5 564C62D65 56>2?5 :?
Iowa crops are days ahead of schedule, with admirable conditions

3 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Cami Koons

Farmers in Iowa had a productive week as warmer and drier conditions allowed plenty of time for in-the-field activities, including finishing up planting and beginning to spray emerged corn and soybeans. Nearly 80% of soybeans have emerged across the state, which is 10 days ahead of last year’s crop and four days ahead of average pace. Corn acres across the state are 87% emerged, putting the crop nearly a week ahead of last year and one day ahead of the five-year average.
Small business owners urge Iowa’s congressional leaders to end the ‘chaotic’ tariffs

3 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Cami Koons

Small business owners and farmers are already feeling the increased costs and decreased consumer purchasing power resulting from foreign tariffs imposed at the federal level. During a Tuesday press conference in West Des Moines’ historic Valley Junction, local business owners said they placed orders in January for holiday products that are becoming more expensive by the day as manufacturers and even local creators have to increase prices due to the additional tariffs.
1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas

3 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Jamie Stengle |Steve Karnowski

DALLAS (AP) — One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A Dallas man died Wednesday after his vehicle became stuck in high water, authorities said. He was in one of two cars submerged under a bridge on Interstate 635, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department said.
Lady Dutch take runner-up at state tennis

4 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Colin Peters

PELLA — Another fantastic tennis season came to a close for the Pella girls tennis team on Monday. The Lady Dutch, who came in as the defending Class 1A state champions but were replacing five seniors from that team, remarkably battled back to the finals where they would get a rematch against Xavier with play coming down the stretch in doubles before the Saints would close out a 5-2 victory to give Pella a runner-up finish.
Area roundup: Pella summer teams sweep Newton

4 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Colin Peters

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J.D. Scholten launches run after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s statement on Medicaid

4 days ago | oskaloosa.com | Robin Opsahl

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City, launched a run to challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Monday in the wake of her remarks at a town hall that garnered national backlash from Democrats and health care advocates. Ernst made her controversial remark, “we are all going to die,” at a Parkersburg town hall Friday after a person in the crowd shouted “people will die” as she was discussing funding cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).