Oskaloosa School Board meets Tuesday
Apr 09, 2019
The Oskaloosa School Board will have a public hearing on its fiscal year 2020 budget at Tuesday night’s (4/9) monthly meeting. There will also be a public hearing on selling a house that students in…
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Van Hemert murder trial starts today
Apr 09, 2019
Jury selection begins Tuesday (4/9) in an Oskaloosa murder trial. 24-year-old Luke Van Hemert is charged with second degree murder in the death of William Penn University basketball player Marquis Todd in March 2018. Van…
Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay, and Keith Urban Win Big at the ACMs
Apr 08, 2019
KEITH URBAN was the Entertainer of the Year at last night's ACMs. KACEY MUSGRAVES won Top Female Artist, and Album of the Year for "Golden Hour". THOMAS RHETT won the other big award, taking home Top Male Artist. …
Osky Relays
Apr 05, 2019
On Saturday (4/6), Oskaloosa hosts the 92nd annual Oskaloosa Relays at Statesmen Community Stadium. Teams from around the area will compete, including Ottumwa, Pella, North Mahaska, Pella Christian, EBF, Grinnell, Newton, Albia, South Tama, Centerville and…
Osky girls tennis
Apr 05, 2019
Oskaloosa’s girls’ tennis coach Bryan Kime says he’s excited about the season after his team started off with a 9-0 victory this week over South Tama. Kime says he has 12 seniors on this year’s…
Family of missing boy was elated, then devastated by hoax
Apr 05, 2019
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Eight years after an Illinois boy disappeared, his family began to think that their nightmare might be over at last. A young man found wandering the streets of a Kentucky town…
O'Rourke, Sanders to campaign in area this weekend
Apr 05, 2019
Two Democratic candidates for President will be in the area this weekend. Former Texas Congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke will hold a town hall meeting Friday night (4/5) at 6 at Drake Library in Grinnell. Then…
14-year-old says he is Illinois boy who went missing in 2011
Apr 04, 2019
AP - In 2011, 6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen’s mother picked him up at school in Illinois, took him to the zoo and a water park, and then killed herself at a hotel, leaving a note in…
Bras for a Cause Saturday in Hedrick
Apr 04, 2019
Hedrick is getting ready for its eighth annual Bras for a Cause event Saturday (4/6). It’s a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen, the largest breast cancer organization in the US. Laurie Hornback, who started Bras…
Kelsea Ballerini & Old Dominion Set For “Songland”
Apr 04, 2019
Kelsea Ballerini and Old Dominion are set to apear on NBC's new songwriting competition show “Songland,” from executive producers Adam Levine, Dave Stewart and Ryan Tedder. Each episode will see five songwriters performing a song for three producers and a major recording…