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Wapello County tax break

With Governor Reynolds recently making a disaster declaration for Wapello County and four other counties, the Iowa Department of Revenue has granted an extension and suspension of penalties for anyone whose main residence or business…
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Hero students highlight shift in school shooting guidance

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL MELIA BALTIMORE (AP) — The actions of students who died tackling gunmen at two U.S. campuses a week apart have been hailed as heroic. At a growing number of schools…
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Brian Wilson, The Zombies Plot North American Tour

Brian Wilson and The Zombies have announced plans to embark on a co-headlining tour of North America this summer. The Something Great from '68 tour will kick off on August 31 at the Joint at…
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Girls soccer playoff pairings

The girls’ high school soccer playoff pairings have also been announced.  Oskaloosa will host PCM in the first round in Class 2A Region 5 on May 23.  Pella has a first round bye in 2A…
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Region track rained out Thursday

All of Thursday’s (5/9) regional track and field meets were postponed and will be made up Friday (5/10).  Oskaloosa and Knoxville will be in a Class 3A qualifier at Dallas Center-Grimes, while Pella and Newton…
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Statesmen shut out of NAIA baseball nationals

Being regular season champions of the Heart of America Conference didn’t help William Penn’s baseball team get into the NAIA national tournament.  Baker and Clarke got the two automatic conference berths in the 45 team…
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High school soccer schedule

Coming up Thursday (5/9) in high school soccer, Oskaloosa’s girls play at South Tama in a 5:30 game.  Elsewhere, Pella is at Des Moines Roosevelt, Centerville at Knoxville and Chariton at Clarke.  And in boys’…
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Parents can’t delete what kids tell Amazon voice assistant

By MATT O'BRIEN Amazon met with skepticism from some privacy advocates and members of Congress last year when it introduced its first kid-oriented voice assistant , along with brightly colored models of its Echo Dot speaker designed…
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Robert Plant Announces North American Tour This Fall, with a stop in Iowa

Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has announced a 10-city North American tour spread over September and October. Plant will be playing the dates with his backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The tour will…
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Mollie Tibbetts remembered

Mollie Tibbetts would have turned 21 Wednesday (5/9).  You’ll remember she was murdered last July in her hometown of Brooklyn.  On Wednesday, Mollie’s friends and family turned out in Brooklyn to remember her and raise…
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