Inmate from Wapello County dies
May 23, 2019
Iowa prison officials say an inmate from Wapello County serving time for sexual abuse has died of natural causes. The Iowa Department of Corrections said in a news release that 74-year-old Albert Lemoine Collins died…
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Guilty verdict in murder
May 23, 2019
One of two people charged in the slaying of a Des Moines man has been convicted of murder. Jasper County court records say 25-year-old Jaycie Sheeder, of Coon Rapids, also was found guilty Tuesday of…
Probe inconclusive on racist picture in governor’s yearbook
May 22, 2019
By BEN FINLEY and ALAN SUDERMAN NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An investigation ordered up by a Virginia medical school failed to determine whether Gov. Ralph Northam is in a 1984 yearbook photo of a man in blackface…
Travis Tritt Advocates Against Impaired Driving After Wreck
May 22, 2019
CMT - by lauren tingle Tonda Cross, 61, of Ellettsville, Ind. and Charles “Cody” Wade, 25, of Horry County, S.C. died in a multi-vehicle accident involving Travis Tritt’s tour bus over the weekend. According to Myrtle Beach Online, Wade…
Osky takes on Pella in boys soccer playoffs
May 22, 2019
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…
Local violinist wins Ottumwa Symphony award
May 22, 2019
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
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 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
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 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…