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By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters flocked to the polls on Tuesday despite the threat of the coronavirus and long lines to choose between President Donald Trump and his…

Two people from Wapello County have died from coronavirus.  Those deaths are among 22 new deaths reported Tuesday (11/3) by the Iowa Department of Public Health for a pandemic total of 1755.  64 Wapello County…

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…

Tuesday (11/3) is Election Day.  Your votes will decide not only who will occupy the White House, but also seats in the US Senate and House and the Iowa Legislature.  Iowa US Senator Joni Ernst…

Dolly Parton and her husband Carl Dean have been married for 54 years, and while you rarely see Dolly with Carl, she insists he does actually exist. Apparently there are folks out there who actually…

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming…

A Mahaska County resident is one of eleven Iowans who died over the weekend from coronavirus.  25 people in Mahaska County have died during the pandemic.  Statewide, 1716 people have died from COVID-19. And the…

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…

Another tradition is going by the wayside this year because of coronavirus.  Mahaska County will not be posting election results on a large blackboard in the County Courthouse on Tuesday (11/3).  Mahaska County Auditor Sue…

As we told you, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani announced their engagement last week after five years of dating. But before they walk down the aisle, the couple is reportedly making sure they are protected…