Kansas and Chief, the terrier mix pups, are our KBOE/KMZN Pets of the Week. Kansas and Chief, both estimated at approximately 10-12 years old, are very playful, loving little guys who love to talk and be loved on. They are looking for their forever home. They were found running along a road together in New Sharon by the Stephen Memorial Shelter. Kansas and Chief are ready for adoption now so submit an application to give them a loving home. Call Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter at (641) 673-3991 for more information about Kansas and Chief or a wide variety of other loving and adoptable pets!
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Oskaloosa basketball
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The Des Moines Register is reporting that Oskaloosa High basketball player Xavier Foster will take a recruiting visit to Iowa State this weekend. The 6’11” Foster is considered one of the top players in the country in the Class of 2020. As a sophomore last season, Foster averaged 12 and a half points, six and a half rebounds and three blocked shots a game as the Indians advanced to the state 3A title game.
Danny Grause will be LIVE in-studio this Friday
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Danny Grause Music will be our featured Iowa country artist of the week on Friday, October 12th on KBOE! Tune in for a live interview, music, and get caught up on what Danny has going on!
Hurricane Michael upgraded to a Category 4 storm
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Sometime Wednesday, Hurricane Michael will come ashore on Florida’s Panhandle, bringing “potentially catastrophic” storm surge, winds and torrential rainfall that could make it one of the worst storms in Sunshine State history. It was upgraded early Wednesday to what the National Hurricane Center called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph
Where is Michael?
At 5 a.m., an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter crew reported top sustained winds up to near 140 mph with higher gusts. Michael’s eye was about 140 miles from Panama City and 130 miles from Apalachicola. The storm is moving relatively fast at 13 mph. Tropical-storm force winds extending 185 miles from the center were already lashing the coast.
When will it make landfall?
On its current trajectory, Michael will make landfall on Wednesday, likely between 3-6 p.m., CNN reported Tuesday night.
Where will it make landfall?
It’ll be near Panama City, Florida, according to Accuweather. A resort city on the Gulf of Mexico and one of the jewels on Florida’s 300 miles of Panhandle coastline, Panama City has a population of nearly 40,000
What’s the storm surge forecast?
The danger of Michael’s storm surge increased on Tuesday, with 9- to 13-foot surges predicted in some areas of Florida, according to the hurricane center. A storm surge warning is in place for the border of Okaloosa and Walton counties to the Anclote River.
How strong are the winds?
Michael had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, and the hurricane center warned that “additional strengthening is possible” ahead of landfall.
October 10: On this day
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Born on this day in 1958 in Seminole, Texas, was Tanya Tucker, female country music artist who had her first hit, “Delta Dawn”, in 1972 at the age of 13 and hit songs such as 1973’s “What’s Your Mama’s Name?”, “Blood Red and Goin’ Down,” 1975’s “Lizzie and the Rainman,” and 1988’s “Strong Enough to Bend”. Tucker starred in her own reality show, Tuckerville, on The Learning Channel in 2005. It ran for two seasons for a total of 18 episodes.
This week’s cross country rankings
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Checking this week’s cross country rankings from the Iowa High School Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches: In Class 3A Boys, Grinnell is eighth and Pella tenth. For 3A Girls, Pella is third and Grinnell 13th. In 2A Boys, Albia is ranked 14th. And Pekin’s boys and girls are both ranked seventh in Class 1A. Individually, in 3A Boys, Oskaloosa’s Carter Huyser is ranked eighth, with Grinnell teammates Matthew Cunningham and Joe Simon 15th and 16th respectively, and Pella’s Josiah Wittenberg 30th. In 3A girls, Caroline McMullin of Pella is 13th with Mary Blanchard of Grinnell 15th. Landon Noe of Albia is ranked 25th in 2A boys; In 1A boys, Pekin teammates Brady Millikin and Colten Glosser are ranked 26th and 30th, respectively. And in 1A girls, Cheyenne Shaw of North Mahaska is ranked 16th and Pekin’s Remi Duwa is 24th.
Water rescue made by Ottumwa firefighters
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Ottumwa firefighters had to make a water rescue on the Des Moines River Monday night. Around 7pm Monday, the Fire Department received a call about a boat in the water that had lost power and was floating toward the Ottumwa Water Works Hydro plant. The boat got caught in debris south of Gateway Drive. During the rescue, a boat with two firefighters inside capsized due to the strong current. Both firefighters were able to make it safely to shore.
Mahaska County board meeting held yesterday
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At a special meeting Tuesday, the Mahaska County Board invited Racom of Marshalltown to submit a bid for a new radio communications system for the County. The Board also hired Freeman and Mazzitello as communications consultants to review bids for the system and make a recommendation. Mahaska County Board Chairman Willy Van Weelden explains why Mahaska County needs a new communication system.
“Since digital communications have come, the Federal Communications (Commission) has narrow-banded the old analog band. And so that’s limiting communication because everything we have right now is analog. So it’s switching to digital….it’s a complete change.”
Van Weelden says he’s not comfortable with having just one bid for a communications system. He says the new system could cost between $3 million and $10 million.
Hurricane Michael gains strength, takes aim at north Florida
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Hurricane Michael swiftly intensified into a Category 2 over warm Gulf of Mexico waters Tuesday amid fears it would strike Florida on Wednesday as a major hurricane. Mandatory evacuations were issued as beach dwellers rushed to board up homes just ahead of what could be a devastating hit. A hurricane hunter plane that bounced into the swirling eye off the western tip of Cuba found wind speeds rising. By 8 a.m. Tuesday, top winds had reached 100 mph (155 kph), and it was forecast to strengthen more, with winds topping 111 mph (179 kph), capable of causing devastating damage.
Gov. Rick Scott warned people across northwest Florida at a news conference Tuesday morning that the “monstrous hurricane” was just hours away, bringing deadly risks from high winds, storm surge and heavy rains. His opponent in Florida’s Senate race, Sen. Bill Nelson, said a “wall of water” could cause major destruction along the Panhandle. “Don’t think that you can ride this out if you’re in a low-lying area,” Nelson said on CNN.
Ottumwa police investigating a drive-by shooting on Sunday morning
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Ottumwa Police are investigating a drive-by shooting from over the weekend. Around 3:15am Sunday, Police were called about someone being shot at a residence on the 800 block of Ellis Avenue. Officers found a 17-year-old male who had been shot in the leg. He was taken to Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Police say the shooting was part of a disagreement over a drug deal. About 13 rounds from a 9 millimeter handgun were fired from a vehicle as it drove by the residence. If you have information on this shooting, call Ottumwa Police at 641-683-0661.
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