Holterhaus attends US volleyball open tryout
Mar 17, 2020
Former Pella High volleyball player Emily Holterhaus attended an open tryout for the US National Team last month. Holterhaus, who is a freshman at Northern Iowa, attended the tryout with two UNI teammates. She talks…
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NAIA Cancels Spring Season
Mar 17, 2020
The NAIA, the national governing body for small colleges including William Penn, announced Monday (3/16) that it was cancelling its spring sports seasons, effective immediately. That covers baseball, softball, track and field and lacrosse. In…
Schools that have announced closing
Mar 17, 2020
Here are the area school districts that will be closed for at least the next four weeks: Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Sigourney, Albia, Centerville, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Keota, Knoxville, Lynnville-Sully, Montezuma, North Mahaska, Pella, Twin Cedars and Pekin schools…
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Postpones Induction Ceremony
Mar 16, 2020
This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Induction Week festivities have been postponed until later this year. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said the decision to defer the induction…
Thomas cleared of child endangerment; A hung jury regarding her daughter's murder
Mar 13, 2020
There’s been a hung jury in an Ottumwa murder case. Kelsie Thomas was charged with first degree murder and child endangerment causing death in the 2018 death of her 5-year-old daughter, Cloe Chandler. On Friday (2/13),…
Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and GILLIAN FLACCUS AP - Workers lost their jobs, parents came up with impromptu home lesson plans for children kept home from shuttered schools. Families fretted over dwindling retirement accounts, the…
IHSAA limiting attendance at Boys Basketball State Tournament
Mar 13, 2020
If you have a ticket to Friday’s (3/13) Iowa Boys State High School Basketball Tournament, you might not be able to get in. The IHSAA, which governs boys’ high school sports in Iowa, is restricting…
Eggs & Issues Saturday
Mar 13, 2020
Members of the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group will be the featured speakers at Saturday’s (3/14) Eggs and Issues in Oskaloosa. People who chair various boards and committees will be on hand to answer your…
Live Nation & AEG Pausing All Tours Due To Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
It looks like nobody in America will be enjoying any concerts in the coming weeks thanks to the spread of the coronavirus. Concert promoters Live Nation and AEG have recomended pausing all tours, both domestically…
The mighty bull market falls victim to a tiny virus
Mar 12, 2020
By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — In the end, the mighty bull was slayed by a tiny virus. The longest bull market in U.S. history can now be said to have lasted almost 11…