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Jon Pardi kicks off new country album with fiddles

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,…
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Oskaloosa wins boys soccer playoff opener

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…
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Tornadoes flip campers, damage homes in Southern Plains

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…
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Flood update

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…
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Fairfield officer to plead guilty to stealing drugs

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…
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Country star Travis Tritt's tour bus involved in fatal wreck after Myrtle Beach concert

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.…
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Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, to pay off student debt

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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High school baseball & softball seasons begin

Monday (5/20) is also the first day of high school baseball and softball season.  Today’s high school baseball schedule has North Mahaska hosting HLV, Sigourney at English Valleys, Montezuma at Lynnville-Sully, EBF at Moravia, Pleasantville…
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Pella parents plead guilty to child neglect

A July sentencing has been scheduled for a Pella mom and dad whose underweight 3-month-old daughter tested positive for cocaine.  Marion County District Court records show 20-year-old Stazia Kirk and 21-year-old Zak Herman pleaded guilty…
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Vermeer gets incentives to rebuild after tornado

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network told you last week.  State incentives have been approved for construction of a new plant to replace Vermeer plants destroyed by a tornado last July. …
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