NEWS

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…

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’…

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…

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…

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…

Thursday (5/9) is going to be a busy day in high school sports.  Regional track and field meets take place where boys and girls can qualify for the state track meet.  Oskaloosa and Knoxville will…

A student at Central College is accused of spending fake money at Pella’s Tulip Time Festival.  Pella Police say 20-year-old Skylar Carlson of Oregon, Illinois was arrested last Friday (5/3) and charged with forgery, money…

Meat Loaf reportedly took a nasty fall off a stage in Texas over the weekend and suffered a broken collarbone. According to TMZ, the 71-year-old rock star was holding a Q&A session at the 2019…

In boys’ high school soccer Tuesday (5/7), Indianola beat Oskaloosa 3-0 at Indianola.  Osky is now 1-12 on the season; the Indians’ next game is next Tuesday (5/14) at Fairfield.  Also in boys’ soccer Tuesday,…

Mother Nature said no.  Wednesday’s (5/8) scheduled boys’ high school section golf meet will now be held Thursday (5/9) at Amana Colonies.  The top two teams and top two individuals from teams that don’t qualify…