LOCAL NEWS

Changes to Oskaloosa early childhood center

It will be bigger and more expensive.  Plans for Oskaloosa’s early childhood center were discussed at Tuesday’s (9/10) Oskaloosa School Board meeting.  Board member Carl Drost said the building, which was originally scheduled to be…
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Oskaloosa Road Construction

It’s going to be a little difficult driving through Oskaloosa this week.  Work on the railroad crossing on A Avenue, or Highway 92, began Monday (9/9) and is expected to last all week.  Detours are…
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Oskaloosa man dies in two vehicle crash

An Oskaloosa man was killed in a two vehicle crash Saturday morning (9/7) outside of Des Moines.  The Iowa State Patrol says 50-year-old Lisa Pearson-West of Des Moines was eastbound on Highway 163 around 9:10am…
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Ottumwa Police investigate suspicious death

Ottumwa Police are investigating what they say is a suspicious death.  Police were called to a home on North Green Street Thursday afternoon (9/5).  After talking to family members, Police executed a search warrant at…
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Nordyke to undergo psychiatric exam

By: Joe Lancello A man from Agency who’s accused of shooting his father has been released from jail without bond—but he has to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.  David Nordyke III has been in jail since…
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Marshalltown woman dies in crash while fleeing from police

By: Joe Lancello A woman from Marshalltown was killed Tuesday afternoon (9/3) while she was fleeing a traffic stop in Knoxville.  The Iowa State Patrol says 40-year-old Erin Ruth Weers was going north on Highway…
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Oskaloosa gets Future Ready Iowa grants

Two of the first 13 recipients of grants from the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund are from Oskaloosa.  The Oskaloosa School District, in partnership with several local businesses, will begin a project that intends…
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Ritenour Testimony to be Heard at Retrial

Testimony from Alicia Ritenour’s first trial for murder will be heard in her re-trial next month.  Ritenour is accused of killing her 18-month-old daughter Ava in 2014.  Last year, a judge ruled that Ritenour had…
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Farmers’ Almanac calling for snowy cold midwest winter

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - The new edition of the Farmers’ Almanac predicts a freezing, frosty winter is ahead for Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. Sandi Duncan, the publication’s managing editor, says they’re calling for…
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Grassley and Vilsack meet up to tout USMCA ratification

By:   Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio RADIO IOWA -  Two prominent politicians from opposing parties held an event Monday to call for approval of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The new deal would replace the North…
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