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Iowa Fugitive Who Fled To Cuba Gets 12 Years In Prison

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who tried to escape prosecution on federal firearms charges by fleeing to Cuba has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Court records say Shawn Michael Wegmann…
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Pipeline Company Seeks Restraining Order Against Protesters

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The company building an oil pipeline across Iowa is asking a federal judge to issue a restraining order against two protest groups and their leaders. Dakota Access filed the action…
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Homecoming Dresses Get Second Date

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Looking good at formal dances can be a costly affair for young ladies and their parents. according to Brei Holmes, one dress drive is looking to help make those special evenings more…
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High School Equivalency Diploma Classes Starting In September

Ottumwa, IA, August 24, 2016–   A new session of High School Equivalency Diploma courses begins in September. Attend an orientation meeting about earning your High School Equivalency Diploma on Tuesday, September 6th at 9:00 am…
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Operation Backpack Supplied 400 Backpacks To Area Students

School is back in session! — Salvation Army of Mahaska County, Sieda Community Action, and United Way of Mahaska County are wrapping up Operation Backpack for the 2016-2017 school year. Thanks to the generosity of…
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Short Chase In Oskaloosa Ends When Suspect Surrenders

Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Sunday afternoon, Mahaska County Deputy Brent De Ronde, according to affidavits submitted to the Mahaska County District Court state observed Clint Hornick of Kirkville, Iowa operating a motor vehicle on north…
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High-Speed Chase Ends West Of Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Iowa – A call came over the police radio that Iowa County Deputies were in a high-speed chase with a Fiat at approximately 100 miles-per-hour. Law enforcement scrambled to deploy stop sticks, and the…
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Serious Crash On 163 Has Claimed One Life

**Updated*** Mahaska County, Iowa – KNIA/KRLS originally reported that one person has died as the result of a two-vehicle crash along Highway 163 at approximately 4:09pm Monday afternoon, near Bayard Avenue. According to the Iowa…
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Firefighters Battle Mobile Home Fire

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Fire Department was called to Oak Creek Village (Lamson) on Saturday evening, around 6:20pm, to the report of a mobile home on fire. Firefighters were just backing the truck into…
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Oskaloosa Urban Deer Management Season

For the seventh year in a row, the City of Oskaloosa is preparing for the upcoming 2016/2017 Urban Deer Hunting season to be held within the Oskaloosa city limits. The 2016/2017 hunting season will run…
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