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Osky takes on Pella in boys soccer playoffs
May 22, 2019 by Rick Watts
Oskaloosa’s boys’ soccer team plays at Pella Wednesday night (5/22) in the semifinals of the Class 2A Substate 6 playoffs. Pella won the regular season meeting 3-0 back on April 30. We’ll have the game…
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Local violinist wins Ottumwa Symphony award
May 22, 2019 by Rick Watts
A recent Oskaloosa High School graduate has won the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists competition. Elise Snyder is a violinist who has played in the Iowa All-State Orchestra. She plans to attend Indian Hills Community…
Rained Out
May 21, 2019 by Rick Watts
You can forget most of Tuesday’s (5/21) high school sports schedule. Tonight’s Oskaloosa at Knoxville baseball doubleheader and softball single game have been postponed because of rain. The baseball games will be made up May…
Jon Pardi kicks off new country album with fiddles
May 21, 2019 by Rick Watts
By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country traditionalist Jon Pardi is kicking off his third album just the way he likes his country music — with a fiddle intro. Pardi, whose 2016 album,…
Oskaloosa wins boys soccer playoff opener
May 21, 2019 by Rick Watts
Oskaloosa’s boys’ soccer team has its first winning streak of the season as the playoffs get under way. The Indians opened the Class 2A Substate 6 playoffs Monday (5/20) with a 2-1 victory over Fairfield…
Tornadoes flip campers, damage homes in Southern Plains
May 21, 2019 by Rick Watts
By KEN MILLER OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tornado touched down Tuesday near Tulsa International Airport, injuring at least one person and damaging about a dozen homes, amid storms in the Southern Plains that brought…
Flood update
May 21, 2019 by Rick Watts
Checking the flooding situation, the North Skunk River near Sigourney is still well above flood stage. As of 6:30 Tuesday morning (5/21), the river was at 19.6 feet—still over three and a half feet above…
Fairfield officer to plead guilty to stealing drugs
May 21, 2019 by Rick Watts
A Fairfield Police officer now says he will plead guilty to stealing painkillers from a local veterinarian. According to online court records, Ryan Mills told the Washington County Court Monday (5/20) he will change his…
Country star Travis Tritt's tour bus involved in fatal wreck after Myrtle Beach concert
May 20, 2019 by Rick Watts
CONWAY, S.C. — Country music star Travis Tritt says his tour bus was "sideswiped" in a multi-vehicle crash that left two people dead in South Carolina. News outlets report the crash occurred early Saturday on S.C.…
Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, to pay off student debt
May 20, 2019 by Rick Watts
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans __ estimated at up…
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