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Montezuma boys advance to State

The 21st century is still young, but Montezuma’s boys’ basketball team may have pulled off the comeback of the century Saturday (2/23).  The Braves trailed Grundy Center by 14 points at halftime of the boys’ Class…
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Vandals in North Carolina set fire to Gen. Lee statue, but not the Confederate one

Vandals in Dunn, North Carolina, last week doused the marble statue of Gen. Lee with a flammable liquid and set it on fire.  But if they think they targeted Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, they…
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Southern Iowa Speedway to honor Caleb Hammond

The Southern Iowa Speedway will hold its first Caleb Hammond Memorial Race on April 2nd.  You’ll remember 11-year-old Caleb was a big racing ran, who died last September from cancer.  The Speedway released a statement…
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Zac Brown Band to Open for Rolling Stones in Jacksonville

The Zac Brown Band added a very special gig to their 2019 tour roster on Wednesday (Feb. 20) when it was announced that they would open for the Rolling Stones. Brown and company have been…
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Oskaloosa boys take another step toward State

Oskaloosa’s boys’ high school basketball team is one win away from going back to the state tournament.  The Indians defeated Washington 78-53 Thursday night (2/21) in Oskaloosa to reach the Class 3A Substate 5 championship…
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Montezuma wins District title

In Class 1A boys’ basketball, Montezuma won the District 9 championship Thursday (2/21), beating BGM 61-49 in Grinnell.  The Braves will face District 10 champions Grundy Center in a Substate game Saturday night (2/23) in…
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Syracuse basketball coach Boeheim strikes and kills a pedestrian on highway

Police say Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a 51-year-old man walking outside his vehicle on a highway. Syracuse police say the man had been in a car with some others before…
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Heckethorn to face two trials this summer

An Ottumwa man will stand trial this summer for two different shootings.  19-year-old Jacob Heckethorn is accused of first degree murder and attempted murder for a shooting last August that left William Shettlesworth dead and…
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Boys basketball playoffs resume

The boys’ high school basketball playoffs resume tonight (1/21).  In Class 3A, Oskaloosa hosts Washington at 7:00pm.  The Indians hold a win over Washington during the regular season.  You can hear Oskaloosa boys’ playoff basketball…
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William Penn basketball

They are the co-champions.  William Penn’s women’s basketball team clinched a share of the Heart of America Conference championship Wednesday night (1/20) with an 83-41 victory at Mount Mercy.  It’s the first title for the…
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