Weekend memorial events set for singer-musician Dr. John
Jun 19, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Weekend memorial services have been scheduled in New Orleans for singer and musician Malcom “Mac” Rebennack Jr., better known by his Voodoo-inspired stage name, Dr. John. Rebennack, a member of the…
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33K pounds of cocaine seized in one of biggest US drug busts
Jun 19, 2019
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MATT ROURKE PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug…
Bahena Rivera wants next court date delayed
Jun 19, 2019
Attorneys for the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts want his next court date to be postponed. On Tuesday (6/18), Cristhian Behena Rivera’s attorneys asked that a June 25th court date be postponed so they could…
Tension developing in Aretha Franklin will dispute
Jun 18, 2019
By ED WHITE PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A fight is emerging over whether a son of Aretha Franklin could be put in charge of the late singer’s estate after a 2014 handwritten will was found under cushions…
Pella Christian beats Osky in softball
Jun 18, 2019
Pella Christian defeated Oskaloosa 6-4 Monday night (6/17) in Pella. Maddie Haines hit a home run and Kaylee Johnson added three hits for the Indians, but Oskaloosa also committed five errors and Coach Jay Harms…
Indians baseball wins fifth in a row
Jun 18, 2019
Oskaloosa’s baseball team won its fifth in a row Monday night (6/17), defeating Pella Christian 8-2 in Pella. The Indians’ first five batters in the first inning reached base, with four of them scoring. Wyatt…
Louisiana governor: Upriver floods a disaster for fisheries
Jun 18, 2019
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor says floodwaters from the Midwest are severely hurting people who make their living from coastal seafood, so he’s asking the federal government to declare a fisheries…
Mahaska County Board hires economic development director
Jun 18, 2019
The Mahaska County Board has hired an Economic Development Director. At Monday’s (6/17) regular Board meeting, the Board voted to hire Tom Flaherty to the position. Mahaska County Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk talks about the…
Review: Hollywood Vampires rise again on great 2nd album
Jun 17, 2019
By WAYNE PARRY AP - When Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and movie star Johnny Depp formed a band in 2015 to pay homage to dead drinking buddies, it might have seemed like a…
Friday 6/21 Osky baseball
Jun 17, 2019
Oskaloosa's baseball game with Dallas Center-Grimes on Friday the 21st has been moved to the 20th. So there's no Osky baseball on the 21st. And we'll stick with Oskaloosa's softball game on the 20th. xosotin…