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Health care, immigration top issues at Democrats’ 1st debate
Jun 27, 2019 by Rick Watts
By JUANA SUMMERS and STEVE PEOPLES MIAMI (AP) — Ten Democrats railed against a national economy and a Republican administration they argued exist only for the rich as presidential candidates debated onstage for the first…
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Sanders will be in Pella July 4
Jun 27, 2019 by Rick Watts
Democratic Presidential contender Bernie Sanders will be taking part in Pella’s Independence Day parade. The Vermont Senator will be in four parades on the Fourth of July around Iowa. Pella’s Independence Day parade will start…
Van Hemert sentencing delayed
Jun 27, 2019 by Rick Watts
Luke Van Hemert’s sentencing has been delayed. The Oskaloosa man was convicted of second degree murder in April for the March 2018 death of William Penn University basketball player Marquis Todd. Van Hemert’s sentencing was…
Muscle Shoals Drummer Jerry Carrigan Dies
Jun 27, 2019 by Bob Ballard
Jerry Carrigan, a famed drummer who worked with such artists as Elvis Presley, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Porter Wagoner and more, passed away last Thursday in Chattanooga at the age of 75. No cause of…
Border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children
Jun 26, 2019 by Rick Watts
By NOMAAN MERCHANT HOUSTON (AP) — The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the…
Southern Iowa Speedway races tonight
Jun 26, 2019 by Rick Watts
There is racing tonight (6/26) at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Dickey Transport and Middlekoop Seed will be sponsoring the 2019 Hall of Fame Night at the Speedway. Action will heat up with hot…
Dierks Bentley Injured In Mountain Bike Accident
Jun 26, 2019 by Bob Ballard
Dierks Bentley is dealing with a few bumps and bruises. The singer revealed in an interview that he was in the emergency room yesterday after injuring himself in a mountain bike accident in Colorado. Turns…
Kayaks found overturned; Everyone safe
Jun 25, 2019 by Rick Watts
Two overturned kayaks were discovered early Tuesday morning (6/25) north of Oskaloosa. The good news is that everyone has been accounted for and no one was hurt. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office tells the No…
Government moves migrant kids after AP exposes bad treatment
Jun 25, 2019 by Rick Watts
By MARTHA MENDOZA and GARANCE BURKE The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for…
Oskaloosa Kiwanis receives $40,000 Donation
Jun 25, 2019 by Rick Watts
The Oskaloosa Community Development Foundation made a big donation to the Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club Monday (6/24). The Foundation presented a check for over $40,000 to go toward the Kiwanis playground project at Edmundson Park. The…
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