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Rivera will be arraigned in court Wednesday
Sep 18, 2018 by Rick Watts
The man charged with killing a Brooklyn woman in July will be in court Wednesday. 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera will be arraigned Wednesday morning in Poweshiek County District Court. Rivera was arrested and charged with first degree murder last month…
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Oskaloosa police have 5 people in custody after a Sept. 9th robbery
Sep 17, 2018 by Rick Watts
Five people are in custody accused of a burglary at an Oskaloosa business. Last Sunday, September 9th, a burglary was reported at Van Wall Equipment. It was determined that nearly $17,000 worth of items was taken along…
Ottumwa man pleads not guilty to attempted murder
Sep 14, 2018 by Rick Watts
Jacob Heckethorn has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and requested a court-appointed attorney. He was charged last week in the Aug. 16 shooting of Clifford Collett Sr. This charge is punishable by up to…
Two Ottumwa students hit by a car on their way to school
Sep 13, 2018 by Rick Watts
Two students were injured while they were walking to school Wednesday morning in Ottumwa. Ottumwa Police say the two, ages 12 and 7, were walking east in the 1100 block of Mary Street around 7:30am, when they stepped…
Accident involving three vehicles last night
Sep 12, 2018 by Rick Watts
Two people were injured in a three vehicle crash Tuesday night west of Oskaloosa. The Iowa State Patrol says 22-year-old James Dalton of Bussey and 51-year-old Denise Allgood of Oskaloosa were both going west on Highway 92…
Local race fan loses his fight against leukemia
Sep 11, 2018 by Rick Watts
A boy from Oskaloosa has lost his fight with leukemia. According to a Facebook post from his mother, 11-year-old Caleb Hammond died at 2am Monday. Caleb was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 9. Caleb was a racing fan…and he…
Searchers recover a body in Cedar Rapids
Sep 10, 2018 by Rick Watts
A man's body was pulled from Indian Creek on Thursday afternoon. Officials say the body may be that of missing kayaker John Conley, 34. John's wife, Samantha Conley, was rescued Monday from the stream after…
Oskaloosa Library wants to expand their reading garden
Sep 07, 2018 by Rick Watts
The Oskaloosa Public Library wants to use land recently donated to the City to expand its reading garden. Library Director Marion Gaughan talks about the project. "We would like to expand the reading garden that…
RVTV and KBOE will be bringing the party to Ottumwa tonight
Sep 07, 2018 by Rick Watts
RVTV, along with KBOE's own Steve Shettler and Jill Dursky, will be at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa tonight from 4-11pm. This pre-game party, the day before the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game, will…
Man who threatened a federal judge scheduled for sentencing
Sep 05, 2018 by Rick Watts
An Ottumwa man who once threatened to kill then-President Barack Obama is scheduled to be sentenced in January for threatening a federal judge. Federal court records say Matthew James Howard has pleaded guilty to threatening the…
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