LOCAL NEWS
Vermeer recovering after tornado damage
Jul 20, 2018 by Rick Watts
Vermeer Manufacturing in Pella is closed today as company officials assess the damage from a tornado yesterday afternoon. Around 4:15pm, there was a reported tornado touchdown at Vermeer. The storm caused significant damage to the…
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Mahaska County Sheriff's Office investigating a hoax call
Jul 19, 2018 by Rick Watts
Area law enforcement has received several calls about a stabbing and sexual assault---but it never happened. The Mahaska County Sheriff's Office says it received a call Tuesday morning (7/17) about a woman being attacked on…
Celebrating Bob Ballard’s 20 year anniversary with KBOE/KMZN
Jul 18, 2018 by Rick Watts
Today we celebrated Bob Ballard's 20th anniversary as a DJ with KBOE/KMZN. Congratulations and thank you for your 20 years of dedicated and reliable service!
Police investigating a Saturday night shooting in Oskaloosa
Jul 17, 2018 by Rick Watts
Oskaloosa police are investigating a shooting at a home on 4th Avenue late Saturday night... A woman sustained a gunshot wound to the back as she was in her home at 602 4th Avenue East around 11 pm Saturday night.…
Hawkeye Athletics hosts Oskaloosa Community Day on September 1st
Jul 16, 2018 by Rick Watts
The Iowa Hawkeyes are hosting Oskaloosa Community Day during the Iowa vs. Northern Illinois game on Saturday, September 1. Kickoff has been set at 2:30 p.m. Any member of the Oskaloosa community can purchase an…
Suspicious death investigated
Jul 12, 2018 by Rick Watts
Authorities in Washington, Iowa say they are investigating a man's death described as suspicious. The Washington Police were called to an apartment complex just before 8am Wednesday morning for a report of a person found…
Public works director says D Street project complete by end of year
Jul 10, 2018 by Rick Watts
Public works director Akhilesh Pal states that the D Street construction project will be done by the end of the calendar year. They will finish up with the landscaping next spring. They are currently working…
California wildfire burns 30,500 acres, destroys 72 structures
Jul 09, 2018 by Rick Watts
A wildfire on the California and Oregon border has now burned 30,500 acres and destroyed 72 structures and continued out of control Sunday. Firefighters said they had the Klamathon Fire in northern Siskiyou County 25 percent…
8 boys rescued from flooded Thailand cave; coach, 4 others still await rescue
Jul 09, 2018 by Rick Watts
Four more boys trapped for more than two weeks in a partially flooded cave here were brought out Monday, raising to eight the number of youths rescued but still leaving four young soccer players and their coach…
Woman arrested after climbing on the Statue of Liberty
Jul 05, 2018 by Rick Watts
The woman made about a 25-foot climb from the monument's observation point yesterday forcing the evacuation of the monument. About 100 feet above ground, the woman alternated between sitting and laying by the bottom of…
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