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OHS performs "The Sound of Music"

Oskaloosa High School is performing The Sound of Music Friday and Saturday nights (4/1 & 2)at the George Daily Auditorium.  Ally Nolan, who plays Maria, talks about being in the musical. "It's so much fun…
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Donated bulletproof vests and helmets from Iowa being shipped to Ukraine

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Eighteen Iowa law enforcement agencies have donated more than 700 bulletproof vests and nearly 150 helmets for shipment to Ukraine. A crowd in an Iowa National Guard warehouse watched…
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Mahaska County Board approves 2023 budget

The Mahaska County Board has approved the County’s budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year at a special meeting Monday morning (3/28).  The proposed budget calls for a $4 million increase in spending for capital projects,…
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Williamsburg man dies in grain bin accident

Law enforcement in Iowa County has identified a man who died Friday (3/25) in a grain bin accident near Williamsburg.  The Iowa County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that 63-year-old Robert Wade Chittick…
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House votes to delay eminent domain requests for pipelines until 2023

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa House has endorsed a temporary measure in response to landowner complaints about proposed carbon pipelines. Under the proposal, developers wouldn’t be able to apply for eminent domain…
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Hearings for Fairfield teens delayed in teacher death case

Hearings for both of the two Fairfield teenagers accused of killing their high school Spanish teacher have been put on hold.  Hearings were scheduled Thursday (3/24) for 16-year-old Willard Miller and 16-year-old Jeremy Goodale on…
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Fairfield teens allegedly used baseball bat to kill teacher

By David Pitt AP - Two Fairfield teenagers used a baseball bat last fall to kill their high school Spanish teacher, and one of them described in social media posts how they followed the woman,…
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Oskaloosa City Council approves property tax level

The Oskaloosa City Council approved its tax levy for the 2023 fiscal year at Monday night’s (3/21) meeting.  The levy is virtually unchanged from 2022: roughly $14.30 per $1000 of assessed value on your home. …
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Oskaloosa City Council meets Tonight

Monday night (3/21), the Oskaloosa City Council will hold several public hearings.  The first one will certify the budget for the current fiscal year….with adjustments to income and expenses because of the timing of the…
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Bottle Bill changes and cut in beer tax win GOP backing in Senate panel

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republicans on an Iowa Senate committee have approved making changes in Iowa’s Bottle Bill — tripling the amount of deposit fees that go to redemption centers that accept empties…
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