City of Oskaloosa Commences Massive Road Project
Aug 08, 2022
The city of Oskaloosa announced that beginning today (8/8), work will begin to convert A Avenue/IA92 between Highway 432 and the east corporate limits and on Market Street between 2nd Avenue and 16th Avenue from…
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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M
Aug 05, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012…
Iowa DNR Issues Water Summary Update for July
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Aug 04, 2022
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China claims 'precision missile strikes' in Taiwan Strait
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National Group Sues Iowa District Over Its Policy for Transgender Students
Aug 04, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A national parental rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging an eastern Iowa school district’s policy for transgender students. The lawsuit accuses the Linn-Mar School District of allowing children to make…
Vehicle Collision with Residence in Ottumwa Results in Fatality
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OTTUMWA - On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at approximately 9:54 a.m., a vehicle collided with a residence located at 601 East Williams. Preliminary investigation suggests that the vehicle was travelling at a high rate of…
Report: Taylor Swift Starts Work On New Album
Aug 04, 2022
Taylor Swift is reportedly working on a new album! The report claims that it'll be her first album of original material in almost two years. She's supposedly been both writing and recording over the last few…