What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
May 15, 2020
By The Associated Press Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback. Tens of thousands of…
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Goodwill closing in Oskaloosa & Grinnell
May 15, 2020
Oskaloosa’s Goodwill store at Penn Central Mall will not re-open. A statement from Goodwill of Central Iowa says that due to effects of COVID-19, they are closing their stores in Oskaloosa and Grinnell. The statement…
Test Iowa gets good grades
May 15, 2020
During Thursday’s (5/14) daily press briefing, Governor Kim Reynolds shared good news about the reliability of the Test Iowa program. "I'm pleased to announce that the State Hygienic Lab completed the Test Iowa validation process (Wednesday). Achieving…
Scorpions' Klaus Meine Denies CIA Wrote 'Wind Of Change'
May 15, 2020
Scorpions singer Klaus Meine has denied that the CIA wrote the band's 1991 hit "Wind of Change." The theory that "Wind Of Change" was actually written by the CIA as Cold War propaganda was raised…
Bono Shares '60 Songs That Saved My Life' Playlist On 60th Birthday
May 14, 2020
Marking his 60th birthday, Bono has shared a playlist he calls "60 Songs That Saved My Life." "These are some of the songs that saved my life," Bono wrote on Instagram. "The ones I couldn't…
Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus
May 13, 2020
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and SONIA PÉREZ D. HOUSTON (AP) — The young migrants and asylum seekers swim across the Rio Grande and clamber into the dense brush of Texas. Many are teens who left Central…
Parker steps down as Osky boys basketball coach
May 13, 2020
At Tuesday’s (5/12) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, Boys’ varsity basketball coach Ryan Parker resigned. You’ll remember Parker missed a good deal of last season due to kidney problems and eventually needed a kidney transplant. Parker…
Reynolds mulls over lifting coronavirus restrictions
May 13, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday (5/12) she’s still considering how far to go in lifting local public health restrictions, as the state reported 18 more deaths from the coronavirus. Reynolds had planned to announce which…
Oskaloosa school year starts August 24
May 13, 2020
Oskaloosa Schools won’t start the school year early. At Tuesday night’s (5/12) meeting, the Oskaloosa School Board voted to start the 2020-21 school year on August 24. That’s the day that was set by the…
Gene Simmons Discusses When KISS Will Resume Farewell Tour
May 13, 2020
Gene Simmons has made it clear that KISS will only resume their farewell tour after the coronavirus pandemic is completely under control. In a Facebook Live chat with Scott Brown, the U.S. Ambassador to New…