On this day in 1977, Dolly Parton released her 19th solo studio album, Here You Come Again. The album included Parton’s first significant “crossover” success, the Grammy award-winning title single. The album’s cover was the first to show the distinctive “Dolly” signature logo, created by Michael Manoogian, would become Parton’s de facto logo, appearing on all of her solo albums for the remainder of her association with RCA.
The South Central Regional Airport Agency is having a public hearing tonight (10/29) in Pella. They’ll discuss plans to acquire the land needed for the proposed airport to be built outside Oskaloosa and whether the Agency will use eminent domain to get that land. The hearing is at 6pm tonight at the Pella Public Safety Complex at 614 Main Street in Pella.
The man who allegedly gunned down 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue used three handguns and an AR-15 assault rifle in the 20-minute rampage and screamed to SWAT officers who wounded him in a shootout that he wanted “all Jews to die,” authorities said on Sunday. Robert Gregory Bowers, the suspect in the latest mass shooting in America, allegedly acted alone in the Saturday morning massacre at the Tree of Life temple, bursting into Shabbat services with guns blazing and killing three women and eight men, while injuring six others, including four police officers, officials said.
During a news conference Sunday morning, the names of the dead were released. They ranged in age from 54 to 97, and included two brothers, a married couple and a family physician. All the victims were from the Pittsburgh area. Dr. Karl Williams, the Allegheny County medical examiner, read the names of the victims: Joyce Fienberg, 75, Richard Gottfried, 65, Rose Mallinger, 97, Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, Daniel Stein, 71, Melvin Wax, 88, and Irving Younger, 69. Also killed were brothers Cecil Rosenthal, 59, and David Rosenthal, 54; and Bernice Simon, 84, and her husband, Sylvan Simon, 86.
Bowers, 46, of Pittsburgh, remained in fair condition and under guard on Sunday in a Pittsburgh hospital. He is scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court at 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
At the State High School Cross Country meet Saturday (10/27) in Fort Dodge, Oskaloosa’s Carter Huyser was 31st in the 3A boys race and the Indians’ Lauren Coon was 55th in 3A girls. Also in 3A girls, Pella was sixth in the team competition, led by Makayla Kruse in 11th place, Grinnell was ninth in team competition, with Mary Blanchard sixth overall. In 3A boys, Pella was fifth in the team race with Josiah Wittenberg finishing sixth. Albia was 14th in 2A girls, led by Sherryl Mae Rowe coming in 30th. Albia’s boys were ninth in 2A with Landon Noe finishing eighth and teammate Brock Ratliff 13th. In 1A girls, Cheyenne Shaw of North Mahaska finished 11th and Elise Boulton of Montezuma was 35th. And in 1A boys, Pekin was 12th, as Brady Millikin finished 7th and Colton Glosser was 13th.
No swimmer from Oskaloosa qualified for state in Saturday’s regional meet. Senior Veronica Bolibaugh set a school record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 58 point 58 seconds.
Oskaloosa’s football season ended Friday night (10/26). Harlan defeated the Indians 36-14 in Oskaloosa in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs. Harlan quarterback Preston Mulligan passed for one touchdown and ran 54 yards for another. Oskaloosa senior running back Casey Hill ran for a touchdown and passed for a score to Iszac Schultz. The Indians end their season with an 8-2 record.
Pella was also eliminated from the 3A playoffs Friday, as they lost to defending state 3A champions Cedar Rapids Xavier 14-6. In Class 2A, PCM blanked Kuemper Catholic 49-0. PCM hosts Williamsburg in the second round on Friday night (11/2). In Class 1A, Pella Christian advanced with a 31-28 victory over Wilton. The Eagles will travel to unbeaten Bellevue this coming Friday night. In Class A, Hudson eliminated Lynnville-Sully 44-22 and Edgewood-Colesburg defeated BGM 58-21.
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Rita Hart will be in the area this morning. She will be at Smokey Row Coffee in Oskaloosa at 11 am. Then Hart will be at the Copper LanternTavern in Sigourney at 12:30 pm. Fred Hubbell and State Senator Hart are touring the state for their “Get Iowa Growing” tour leading up to the November general election.
Born on this day in 1967 in Whangarei, New Zealand, was Keith Urban, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch. Since 2006, he has been married to actress Nicole Kidman.
Two more suspicious packages were recovered Friday, one in Florida addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and the other in New York addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
A source told USA TODAY a package addressed to Clapper was recovered Friday morning at a Manhattan postal facility. Like some of the previous packages addressed to prominent Democrats, the one found in New York City on Friday had the office of Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the return address, a photo obtained by CBS News showed. Police have been on heightened alert in the wake of devices addressed to top liberals, including former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Joe Biden.
The New York Police Department on Friday closed a Manhattan intersection to traffic and pedestrians as investigators handle the suspicious package. The NYPD said pedestrians and motorists should avoid the area near W. 52nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues as police investigated the area.
Sen. Booker, a likely presidential contender in 2020, had no public events scheduled Friday. When contacted for comment, his office directed calls to law enforcement, citing the ongoing investigation. On Wednesday, after news of the initial wave of packages broke, Booker, 49, tweeted: “These targeted acts of terror are despicable cowardice.” Police have investigated multiple unattended packages in recent days and are urging the public to report anything that could be dangerous.
The Iowa high school football playoffs kick off tonight. Oskaloosa takes on Harlan in a Class 3A playoff game at Statesmen Community Stadium. Oskaloosa Coach Jake Jenkins says Harlan has a strong tradition, including a win over the Indians for the 1983 State 3A Championship.
“They’re used to making long runs. They have a rich tradition in football. Coach (Curt) Bladt has done a wonderful job. I think he has over 400 victories as a coach. I can’t even fathom that number. It’s unbelievable. I believe he’s the second winningest coach in the state of Iowa. They’re going to be ready to play and they’re used to being in the playoffs. I think it’s a really good matchup for us. It’s a really good challenge for us and we’re excited that we have them at home and we have a chance to knock off a team like Harlan. So we’re excited for the opportunity.”
The Indians have an 8-1 record and are ranked 7th in the state. Harlan has a 7-2 record. Tonight’s kickoff is at 7:00. We’ll have Oskaloosa and Harlan on KMZN and the No Coast Network with pregame starting around 6:40.
Other playoff games involving area teams tonight: Pella plays at defending 3A champions Cedar Rapids Xavier; In Class 2A, PCM hosts Kuemper Catholic; and in Class A, Lynnville-Sully travels to Hudson and BGM is at Edgewood- Colesburg.
The Iowa state cross country meet is Saturday (10/27) in Fort Dodge. Oskaloosa will have two runners competing. Senior Lauren Coon is running in her fourth consecutive state meet, which only one other runner has done in school history. Coon says: “Sienna DeJong my sophomore year. She was a senior and it’s pretty great. Coach has pushed us all four years and that’s great and I’m just excited to see what I can do this year at State.”
The Indians’ Carter Huyser is running at State for the third time. We asked what his goal is for the state meet.
“I want to be All-State this year, so I have to be in the top 15 runners. I want to run a PR (personal record). But really, I want to be in that top 15, cause that’s the biggest deal.”
Again, the state cross country meet is tomorrow in Fort Dodge.
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