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By The Associated Press Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. VIDEO SURFACES OF POLICE CONFRONTATION WITH ARBERY A video from 2017 shows police in Georgia attempting to search Ahmaud Arbery’s parked car, and…

An altercation between two men over the weekend in Ottumwa ended with gunfire, but thankfully no injuries.  Ottumwa Police say they were called around 9:30 Saturday morning (5/16) to a residence on the 300 block…

Oskaloosa Mayor David Krutzfeldt had an announcement at Monday’s (5/18) City Council meeting: "I received a letter from the Arbor Day Foundation saying 'Congratulations to Oskaloosa.'  We were named a 2019 Tree City USA." Krutzfeldt…

Music icon Bruce Springsteen recently hosted the SiriusXM show "E Street Radio," in which he spoke at length about his attitude towards the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "As hard as it is to believe right now,…

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP - An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. Study volunteers given either a…

The Montezuma School District has a new superintendent.  Nathan Wood has accepted the job after interviewing with the Montezuma School Board last week.  He’ll be formally hired at the next School Board meeting.  Wood is…

Governor Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans to do what’s best for their personal health, while also recognizing the state has to re-open businesses as the coronavirus pandemic enters its eleventh week. "We can and must strike…

Little Richard is set to be buried Wednesday at Oakwood Memorial Gardens at Oakwood University. Richard, born Richard Penniman, attended the historically black university in Huntsville, Alabama in the late 50s, where he studied theology.…

The Southern Iowa Speedway is set to open the 2020 Racing season on the ½ mile dirt track located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds. The first racing action of the season will be held featuring…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing more Iowa businesses to reopen, but her latest pandemic-related proclamation still prohibits sports gatherings of 10 or more until midnight on Wednesday, May 27th. Reynolds was asked…