NEWS

One of the largest track meets in the country, the Drake Relays, is under way in Des Moines.  Dozens of high school and college athletes will be taking part in the Relays, which run through…

Nowhere Boy, the 2009 biopic about John Lennon's teenage years, is reportedly being developed as a stage musical. Producers Brian and Dayna Lee of AF Creative Media and Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler of Aged in Woo have acquired the rights to develop the film as a stage…

Oskaloosa's girls’ track team finished fourth at Tuesday’s (4/23) Grinnell Invitational.  Faith DeRonde won the discus with a throw of 127 feet, 2 inches and Emma Kelderman won the high jump with a leap of…

In boys' high school soccer, Mason Lucas scored twice in the first half to lead Norwalk to a 4-0 win over Oskaloosa Tuesday night (4/23) at Drost Field.  The Indians boys are now 1-8 on…

By DAVID CRARY NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyers’ ads on the internet aggressively seeking clients to file sexual abuse lawsuits give a taste of what lies ahead this year for the Boy Scouts of…

If you drive by Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa Thursday (4/25) afternoon, you might see something disturbing.  The Oskaloosa Police and Fire Departments will be conducting a major active shooter drill on the MHP campus. …

Roger Waters joined his fellow Pink Floyd member, Nick Mason, on stage Thursday night (April 18) in New York for a mini-reunion of sorts. Mason is in the midst of a North American tour with…

In high school track Tuesday afternoon (4/23): Oskaloosa’s boys will compete at the Carlisle Invitational.  EBF’s boys host the Rocket Relays with Pella Christian, Montezuma, Lynnville-Sully, Pekin, Ottumwa and PCM taking part.  The Oskaloosa girls…

Oskaloosa’s boys’ soccer team goes for back to back wins Tuesday night (4/23) when they host Norwalk.  The Indians are coming off a 3-0 win over Centerville last Thursday (4/18).  You can hear the Indians…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and TOM KRISHER SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects to start converting the company’s electric cars into fully self-driving vehicles next year as part of an audacious plan to…