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Grassley Stands Firm On No Supreme Court Hearings

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Senator Charles Grassley continues to stand firm in refusing to hold hearings on any Supreme Court nominee President Barack Obama may recommend. He says he's "at the point of their…
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Iowa Senate Passes Bill On Crime Against Transgender People

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would make it a hate crime in Iowa to commit an offense against a person because that person identifies as transgender. The…
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E.B.F.H.S. Jazz Band Wins Districts

On Saturday, March 5th, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School Jazz Band placed 1st in class 2A at the South East Iowa Bandmasters Association District Jazz Contest in Iowa City. The 1st and 2nd place…
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Oskaloosa Man Apprehended After High Speed Chase

An Oskaloosa man is in custody at the Jasper County Jail after a high speed chase through Polk and Jasper Counties. Derek Mullennax, age 35 of Oskaloosa, led authorities on a 30 mile chase, reaching…
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School Board Meeting 3-7-16

The Oskaloosa School Board of Directors worked through a busy agenda Monday night handling a number of routine items. The board approved a public hearing on Tuesday, April 12 for the 2016-17 school budget. Superintendent…
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City Council 3-7-16

The Oskaloosa City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday night at 6 pm in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Multiple topics were discussed, but the main topic of the night was the…
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Board Of Supervisors Meeting 3-7-16

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning in the third floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse. The main topics discussed were an Employee Assistance Program, and…
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Groups: Iowa Agency Misinterpreting Law On Exotic Animals

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Animal rights groups say the state agency that regulates wild and exotic animals in Iowa is misinterpreting a nearly decade-old law that imposes tough rules for keeping such animals, and…
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Man Found Dead Outside Knoxville Hospital E.R.

Authorities are investigating a man's death after a body was found near the emergency room of Knoxville Hospitals and Clinics. Knoxville police were dispatched to the hospital around 9:35 a.m. Thursday on a report of a…
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Kum And Go Robbery Suspect Arrested

On March 3, 2016 at approximately 5:50 a.m., the Ottumwa Police Department responded to the Kum and Go Station, located at 534 Church Street, on a report of a Robbery that had just occurred. Preliminary…
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