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Central College Annual Run Set for April 26

PELLA -- The Dutch Dash, the new name for Central College's annual springtime run on campus, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, April 26. The public is welcome to join this free, fun run or…
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Taking Fast Action: Oskaloosa High Schooler's Leadership Response Averts Tragedy

OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Amidst the cheers and competition of a track and field event at East Marshall High School, the spotlight unexpectedly shifted to an Oskaloosa student-athlete, whose quick actions, training and composure left spectators in…
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MORGAN WALLEN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HIS RECENT ARREST

Two weeks after Morgan Wallen was arrested after allegedly hurling a chair off the top of "Chief's" in Nashville, the singer has finally commented about the April 7 incident. In a statement shared Friday, Wallen addressed his arrest in a…
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Oregon lodge famously featured in 'The Shining' will reopen to guests after fire forced evacuations

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's historic Timberline Lodge, which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The Shining,” will reopen to guests Sunday after a fire that prompted evacuations but caused only minimal damage. The lodge said…
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Taxes, teacher pay, AEA changes top issues of ’24 Iowa legislature

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Lawmakers sent the governor a bill to cut Iowans’ income taxes by a billion dollars next year, they set up the framework for an $8.9 billion state budget and…
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Prescribed Burn Planned for Memorial Park

OTTUMWA -- The city of Ottumwa says a prescribed burn is planned for Memorial Park on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The event is planned to start at 9:00 a.m., weather permitting. For safety, please stay…
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3 Arrested for ATM Theft Attempt

OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa Police Department made 3 arrests on Saturday after a reported theft attempt. On Friday, April 19, 2024, at approximately 5:43 a.m., the Ottumwa Police Department received a report of someone trying…
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Bitcoin's next 'halving' is right around the corner. Here's what you need to know

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometime in the next few days or even hours, the “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are going to take a 50% pay cut — effectively slicing new production…
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Iowa legislature OKs merger for mental health, substance abuse treatment

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa legislature has approved the governor’s plan to create a combined system to help Iowans with a mental illness as well as those with addiction issues. Republican Representative…
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Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 2.9 Percent in March

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9 percent in March from a revised February rate of 3.0 percent. The state’s labor force participation rate fell to 67 percent from 67.2…
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