Born on this day in 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, was Eddie Rabbitt, singer-songwriter and musician who as a songwriter in the late 1960s, wrote such hits as “Kentucky Rain” for Elvis Presley in 1970 and “Pure Love” for Ronnie Milsap. Rabbitt also had the 1976 US #1 Country hit with “Drinkin’ My Baby (Off My Mind)”. He died from lung cancer at the age of 56 on 7th May 1998.
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Mahaska County Sheriff said we received 17 inches of snow Sunday night
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Seventeen inches. That’s how much snow fell in Oskaloosa Sunday (11/25). Throw in blowing snow and that made for difficult driving conditions. Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem (rent-er-hem) says his department was quite busy Sunday.
“From about 8:00 Sunday morning until 8:00 this morning, we had four accidents…..two accidents where a vehicle collided with another vehicle. We feel very fortunate they were all just property damage, no personal injuries on any of the four. But we had close to 75 single vehicles sliding into ditches, getting stuck in snow, that type of thing that we did assist motorists with.” Van Renterghem says things could have been worse. “75 motorist-assists seems kind of high, but not when you consider the amount of traffic in Mahaska County. I think a lot of folks just stayed home and rode the storm out at home.”
The National Weather Service also says 16 inches of snow fell in University Park, 15 inches in Bussey, 14 inches south of Knoxville, 13 inches of snow in Sigourney, 11-point-6 inches northeast of Blakesburg, 11 inches in Albia and between 4 and 8 inches of snow in Ottumwa.
Main Street Young Ambassador contest winners announced
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The buildup to Oskaloosa’s Lighted Christmas Parade is underway. Monday night (11/26), the winners of the Main Street Young Ambassador Contest were announced at Penn Central Mall. Deb Bruxvoort, the financial manager of the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group, tells us who this year’s Prince and Princess are.
“Our Princess is Libby Mitrisin, daughter of Chase and Jill Mitrisin. And our Young Ambassador Prince is Wyatt Steinlage, son of Wade and Jill Steinlage.”
Libby and Wyatt will be riding in Oskaloosa’s Lighted Christmas Parade Thursday night (11/29). The parade starts at 7pm at the Square in Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa boys basketball starts tonight
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It’s opening night for Oskaloosa’s boys’ high school basketball team. The Indians are coming off a season where they reached the 3A state championship game. Oskaloosa has three returning starters in Northern Iowa recruit Cole Henry, seven foot junior Xavier Foster and guard Rian Yates. Indians Coach Ryan Parker tells us about new players who will see playing time this season.
“Well, you’ve got Tyler Miller probably going to run the point first game for us. Tyler’s a junior. You knew him from football and baseball. Then we’ve got Noah VanVeldhuizen probably going to slide in at the 3 spot (small forward). Those two guys had a really good season on JV last year and they’ve earned those spots. Jackson Blythe is a senior, probably another point guard you’ll see. Austin Hafner, another senior guard that you’ll see. And then Colton Butler, Iszak Schultz, two other juniors.”
Oskaloosa hosts Fairfield tonight (11/27) in a boys and girls doubleheader. Our coverage on KBOE-FM starts at 6 with the girls game at 6:15 and the boys game following at 7:45.
KELSEA BALLERINI TO HEADLINE 2019 ‘DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE’
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Just days after putting up her Christmas tree with hubby Morgan Evans, Kelsea Ballerini made New Year’s Eve plans. The country star has signed on to headline the iconic Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve on December 31, according to Billboard.
Ballerini will join a slew of music’s biggest artists appearing on the west coast celebration, including Foster the People, Dua Lipa, Macklemore, Skylar Gray, Ella Mai, Charlie Puth and the Chainsmokers. Fans will recall that Ballerini joined up with The Chainsmokers earlier this year on the song “This Feeling.”
The west coast NYE celebration will make up just one portion of the five-hour-plus show. As in years past, Ryan Seacrest will host the event from New York City, with Jenny McCarthy assisting him in reporting everything that’s happening in Times Square. The show will also feature a celebration from New Orleans, which will be hosted by Lucy Hale. More performers for the Times Square and New Orleans celebrations will soon be announced.
November 26th: On this day
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Born on this day in 1976 in Rogers, Arkansas, was Joe Nichols, country music artist. Nichols has released seven studio albums which have produced fourteen Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the #1 singles “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and “Gimmie That Girl” as well as five other Top Ten entries.
Oskaloosa Indian Sports is returning to KBOE 104.9 FM
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Oskaloosa Indian Sports is returning to KBOE 104.9 FM your LOCAL and LIVE Hometown Station! The Oskaloosa Boys and Girls basketball teams will both take on Fairfield tomorrow night at home. The Girls game starts at 6:15pm and the Boys will start at 7:45pm. You can listen to the games on KBOE 104.9FM or watch them on the NoCoast Network. Pregame starts at 6pm.
Cyber Monday deals fuel online shopping
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Cyber Monday 2018 is expected to be the largest online shopping day in history, generating $7.8 billion in sales, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks online sales. Last year people spent more than five billion minutes shopping. Data from RetailNext says on Thanksgiving and Black Friday in 2017 there was 5-9 percent less foot traffic in stores.
Adobe Analytics estimates for online holiday shopping, there was $3.7 billion in sales on Thanksgiving and $6.2 billion in sales on Black Friday.
Authorities say a 13-year-old was driving during a 100-mph chase
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Authorities say a 13-year-old driver led officers on a chase that hit speeds of 100 mph (161 kph) in eastern Iowa. She and five other young people in the van were taken into custody early Sunday after the van was stopped on the west side of Davenport. The chase began in Blue Grass after the van was spotted by an officer checking a report of vehicle break-ins. The van was finally stopped after deflation devices punctured all four of its tires.
Authorities say the van was reported stolen in Rock Island, Illinois. The young driver was arrested. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes.
Snow emergencies in effect for most of Southern Iowa
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The snow has finally stopped. A blizzard hit southeast Iowa Sunday (11/25) with the Oskaloosa area heaviest hit. The National Weather Service says 17 inches of snow fell in Oskaloosa, with 16 in University Park, 15 inches in Bussey, 14 inches south of Knoxville, 12 inches of snow in Sigourney, 11-point-6 inches northeast of Blakesburg and 11 inches in Albia.
Road crews have been busy plowing the streets around the region. Roads may still be a bit slippery, so give yourself extra travel time. The Iowa DOT says Highway 63 North of New Sharon is in seasonable driving condition, but south of New Sharon to the Missouri state line, Highway 63 is snow-covered. Also, Highway 163 from Oskaloosa to Monroe is snow-covered; Highway 92 from west of Oskaloosa to Keota is snow-covered; Highway 22 between Wellman and Thornburg is snow-covered; Highway 21 south of Thornburg is snow-covered; and Highway 34 from Ottumwa going west is snow-covered, with 34 east of Ottumwa being partially covered.
Meanwhile, a Snow Emergency remains in effect for Oskaloosa until further notice. That means no on-street parking until the roads are cleared. And Pella has a Snow Ordinance in effect; vehicles parked on a city street, alley or parking lot may be ticketed.
And several area schools are closed today: Oskaloosa, Albia, Cardinal-Eldon, Centerville, Chariton closed with no evening activities. EBF, Knoxville, Melcher-Dallas, Ottumwa—including Seton Catholic closed. Pekin, Tri-County, Twin Cedars closed with no evening activities. No classes today at William Penn University. Indian Hills Community College is now closed at all locations. Buena Vista University in Ottumwa is also closed today.
North Mahaska and Pella will both start two hours late with no morning preschool.
Also the Oskaloosa Senior Center is closed today. Peek-A-Boo Point Child Care Center is closed. No home-delivered meals today from the Albia Leisure Lounge. The Christian Opportunity Center in Oskaloosa is closed. All locations of River Hills Community Health Center will open at 11am. And the Ottumwa Public Library will open at noon today, with today’s Music and Movement class cancelled.
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