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This is the time of year when a young athlete starts thinking about the Drake Relays.  Oskaloosa’s boys’ track team could send three relay teams to the Relays based on Tuesday’s (4/16) results at Mid-Prairie…

By KATHLEEN FOODY, ALLEN G. BREED and P. SOLOMON BANDA DENVER (AP) — Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson’s day. She would cry most mornings…

Oskaloosa High’s girls’ track team finished fourth at a meet at Bondurant-Farrar Monday (4/15).  The Indians’ Emma Kelderman won two events: the high jump and 400 meter hurdles, while Faith DeRonde won the discus.  Pella…

Kane Brown is going to be a dad! The country star, 25, and his wife Katelyn Jae, 26, are expecting their first child together. Brown revealed the big baby news on Instagram on Monday (April 15)

An assault case against an Oskaloosa Police officer has been dismissed.  Janay Pritchett had been charged with harassment, domestic abuse assault and displaying or using a weapon.  According to court records, Pritchett allegedly kicked her…

A controlled burn will be held at Ottumwa’s Memorial Park Tuesday (4/16) starting at 1pm.  This burn will cover nine and a half acres in the northwest section of the park.  The Ottumwa Fire Department,…

Guilty of second degree murder.  That’s the finding a Mahaska County jury reached Monday afternoon (4/15) in Luke Van Hemert’s murder trial.  The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about an hour…

CMT - by edward morris Ring the bells and fire the cannon. The Billboard country charts are finally churning this week with lots of new music.The eternal George Strait rockets in at No. 1 on Billboard’s albums chart with Honky Tonk…

AP - Strong storms, including at least one tornado, swept through parts of the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic region, damaging homes and businesses and causing injuries after storms in the South killed at least eight…

Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack announced Friday (4/12) he won't seek re-election when his current term ends, a move that likely will lead to a wide-open race in a district both parties see as winnable.…