NEWS

It’s Homecoming week at Oskaloosa High School.  This year’s theme is Destination Homecoming!  There will be dress-up days each day this week, starting with students wearing pajamas Monday (9/27) for Travel Day, beach clothes for…

A bicyclist from Newton died after his bicycle was struck by a car Thursday night (9/23) in Newton.  The Iowa State Patrol says 58-year-old Mark Wayne Adkins was riding his bike down the middle of…

Taylor Swift gave a shout out to Shania Twain in a recent TikTok video using the “Mama Said” trend, where users match up the Lukas Graham song to images of people that inspired them. Taylor gave credit to Shania for…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in the…

There’s going to be a candidate forum in Ottumwa next week in advance of the October 5 primary election.  Candidates for Mayor and City Council have been invited to participate.  The candidate forum will be…

An Ottumwa man accused of murdering his wife will stand trial in January.  61-year-old Gregory Showalter, Sr. is charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife, Helen, in July of this year. …

The Iowa Supreme Court was in Oskaloosa Thursday(9/23).  The Court heard oral arguments of an appeal of a case at George Daily Auditorium.  Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Susan Christensen spoke to a group…

Willie Nelson is getting ready to release yet another album. The latest is a family affair, aptly titled “The Willie Nelson Family,” and will be released November 19th. Nelson’s family band includes his sister Bobbie as well as…

By DAVID RISING BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON A non-profit called the Campaign Legal Center has filed an ethics complaint against Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne and six other House members, accusing the group of “failing to report stock trades in…