NEWS

Oskaloosa High’s wrestling team opens its season Thursday night (12/5) with a quadrangular meet at Grinnell.  Chariton and Saydel round out the foursome.  That meet starts at 5:30pm at Grinnell. Other high school wrestling on…

BY DAR DANIELSON The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department is confirming an employee of a bank in Lu Verne was shot and killed Wednesday. The sheriff’s department says deputies were called to the Security State Bank in…

A judge in Centerville has cancelled a plea deal for a Centerville woman who pleaded guilty in the death of her infant son.  In August, 31-year-old Brittney Keller pleaded guilty to child endangerment and drug…

The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum announced that the lives and careers of Chris Stapleton, Martina McBride, and Bill Anderson will be featured in individual exhibits in 2020. Chris Stapleton: June 26 (opening…

By BRIAN MELLEY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk has owned up to insulting a British spelunker in a rash tweet, but wouldn’t concede on the witness stand that he called the man a pedophile.…

Oskaloosa’s boys’ high school basketball team opened its season Tuesday night (12/3) with a 67-45 win at Fairfield.  Senior center Xavier Foster led the Indians with 28 points, including five three-point baskets.  Senior Noah Van…

Oskaloosa’s annual Lighted Christmas Parade is coming up this week.  But not on Thursday, when the parade is usually scheduled.  This year’s parade will be held on Saturday (12/7).  Oskaloosa Main Street Executive Director Emily…

At Monday’s (12/2) Oskaloosa City Council meeting, Senior Officer Nathan Johnson was named the City’s Police Officer of the Year.  Johnson talked about why he received the honor. "I think I stepped up in a…

Luke Bryan is asking his fans for their support for a Giving Tuesday campaign that is very close to his heart. Luke is raising funds for the "Brett Boyer Foundation" in honor of his niece,…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump barreled into a NATO leaders’ meeting on Tuesday aiming insults at French President Emmanuel Macron, slamming ’“unpatriotic” Democrats at home for holding an…