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11% of Wednesday’s Covid cases were school-aged kids, educators

BY O. KAY HENDERSON There’s been a 60% increase in the number of Covid patients in Iowa hospitals so far this month. The patient count last night was 1208, with more than 200 in intensive care…
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Osky School Board member calls for High School Principal's firing

During Tuesday's (11/10) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, Board member Carl Drost asked that High School Principal Stacy Bandy be fired for not responding properly to a threat made at the High School last week.  Board…
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Fire alarm malfunction forces OHS students to learn from home Tuesday

Oskaloosa High School students will be learning from home Tuesday (11/10).  It’s not because of coronavirus, but the high school’s fire alarm.  Around 3pm Monday (11/9), a fire alarm went off in a science classroom…
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Three Ottumwa long-term care facilities on coronavirus outbreak list

A third long-term care facility in Ottumwa is on the state’s coronavirus outbreak list.  Ridgewood Specialty Care has been added to the list after 21 cases of COVID-19 were reported there.  Ridgewood joins the Good…
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Thomas guilty of involuntary manslaughter in her daughter's death

An Ottumwa woman accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, rather than murder.  Kelsie Thomas was arrested in July 2018 after her daughter, Cloe Chandler, was found dead at…
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Osky Rotary Christmas Food Basket sign-up

The Oskaloosa Rotary is preparing for its annual Christmas Food Basket program.  Oskaloosa Rotary Vice President Eddie Pierson tells us how to sign up. "People can get their applications for the Christmas Food Basket at…
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Four arrested for vehicle burglaries in Pella

An Oskaloosa man and three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a series of thefts from vehicles in Pella.  On October 24, Pella Police responded to a call of a vehicle being burglarized.  After…
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Oskaloosa High School receives possible threat

The Oskaloosa School District says someone called in a potentially threatening message to the high school on Monday (11/2).  Area law enforcement and the school district are investigating…..and the school district is putting in additional…
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Oskaloosa City Council meets Monday

Monday night (11/2), the Oskaloosa City Council will consider dissolving the City’s Housing Trust Fund Committee.  Because there are fewer people using the trust fund program, it has been recommended the Committee be dissolved and…
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Trick or treat hours

Stand by for trick or treaters.  Halloween is this Saturday (10/31), but not every town is celebrating on the 31st. In Oskaloosa, trick or treating will be Thursday (10/29) from 6-8pm.  And in Montezuma, trick…
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