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At a concert earlier this month in San Francisco, Eric Church noticed a 10-year-old girl named Makenna Wallace holding a sign requesting he sponsor her for her school's jog-a-thon fundraiser. He brought the girl's neon…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of people in California woke up in the dark Wednesday after Pacific Gas & Electric started shutting off power to prevent what the…

Oskaloosa’s volleyball team did get some good news Tuesday (10/8).  The Indians are the third seed in Class 4A Region 5 and will host Carlisle in the first round of the playoffs on October 23. …

Ottumwa voters eliminated one candidate for City Council at Tuesday’s (10/9) primary election.  Five candidates were on the ballot Tuesday for a place in the November election.  According to preliminary results, the candidates who advanced…

Brothers Osborne will be honored next month with the ASCAP Vanguard Award at the 57th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards. The award recognizes “ASCAP members whose innovative work is helping to shape the future of…

By TAMARA LUSH and ADRIAN SAINZ ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The inmate who claims to have killed more than 90 women across the country is now considered to be the deadliest serial killer in…

Where does your favorite high school football team stand?  The IHSAA Monday (10/7) released its first RPI rankings of the season.  These rankings will determine which teams, beside the district champions, will qualify for the…

There’s a primary election Tuesday (10/8) in Ottumwa.  Five people have filed to run for the two City Council seats and the primary will reduce that number to four for the November election.  Incumbent Councilman…

The Oskaloosa City Council has approved user fees for the city’s fire department.  The Council voted 6-0 to approve the fees for house fires, commercial fires, grass fires and vehicle fires at Monday’s (10/7) City…

Congratulations are in order for Carly Pearce and Michael Ray. The couple tied the knot Sunday at Drakewood Farm, about 15 miles north of downtown Nashville. “Knowing without a shadow of a doubt that I…