LOCAL NEWS

Work release inmate at large

Wapello County law enforcement is looking for an inmate who was on work release and didn’t come back.  32-year-old Aidan Alan Edward Miller was supposed to return to the Ottumwa Residential Facility on Wednesday (7/3). …
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Sigourney turns 175

Sigourney is celebrating a birthday.  The city turns 175 years old on Friday (7/5), but the celebration is starting Wednesday night (7/3) and will be combined with Independence Day celebrations.  Julie Tremmel, a member of…
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Klobuchar campaigns in Oskaloosa and Ottumwa

Democratic Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar brought her campaign to Oskaloosa and Ottumwa Tuesday (7/2).  The Minnesota US Senator says one issue she wants to tackle is high prescription drug prices. Klobuchar says one way to…
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Mahaska County fatal head-on crash

Two people are dead after a pickup collided head-on with a semi Monday morning (7/1) near Rose Hill.  According to the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 10:15am to an accident on Highway…
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Mahaska County Board discusses appropriate pay

A question about appropriate pay for Mahaska County employees got most of the attention at Monday’s (7/1) Mahaska County Board meeting.  The Board voted to hire a Davenport-based consulting firm to determine what County employees…
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Kayaker's body found

The body of a missing kayaker was found Monday afternoon (7/1).  Washington County law enforcement says 52-year-old David Woodson of Brighton was found around 4:40pm Monday.  He had been missing since Saturday evening (6/29) when…
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Van Hemert sentencing delayed

Luke Van Hemert’s sentencing has been delayed.  The Oskaloosa man was convicted of second degree murder in April for the March 2018 death of William Penn University basketball player Marquis Todd.  Van Hemert’s sentencing was…
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Oskaloosa Kiwanis receives $40,000 Donation

The Oskaloosa Community Development Foundation made a big donation to the Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club Monday (6/24).  The Foundation presented a check for over $40,000 to go toward the Kiwanis playground project at Edmundson Park.  The…
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Bahena Rivera murder trial moved back to November

The trial for a Mexican national accused of first-degree murder in the abduction and killing of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts has been delayed.  25-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera will now face trial November 11 in Sioux City.…
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4-month-old dies from injuries; mother's boyfriend charged with murder

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  A man from rural Sigourney has now been charged with murder…accused of killing his girlfriend's four-month-old son.  A criminal complaint says 21-year-old…
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