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Indian Softball Season Ends vs Fairfield

By John Hirl The Fort Dodge dreams of the Oskaloosa Indian softball team were dashed when they fell 4-6 to the Fairfield Trojans in an upset Saturday in Oskaloosa. The Indians came into the game…
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Woman arrested after climbing on the Statue of Liberty

The woman made about a 25-foot climb from the monument's observation point yesterday forcing the evacuation of the monument.  About 100 feet above ground, the woman alternated between sitting and laying by the bottom of…
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8-year-old fan nails drum part of a Led Zeppelin song

Yoyoka Soma, an 8-year-old fan from Japan,  perfectly played one of the toughest drum parts in Led Zeppelin's repertoire.  The video on YouTube shows the young girl flawlessly playing the drum part in "Good Time Bad…
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EBF beats Nevada in postseason opener

Sixth-ranked Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets have visions of returning to the state softball tournament this year. EBF scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to wipe out a 3-2 deficit and down Nevada 4-3…
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Thai youth soccer league found alive after being lost in a cave for 10 days

Rescuers in northern Thailand on Tuesday raced against time and an ominous monsoon season to rescue a youth soccer team trapped in a partially flooded cave in advance of heavy rains forecast later this week. Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda…
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Indians Down the Demons 3-2 at Home

By John Hirl The Oskaloosa Indians baseball team beat the Washington Demons 3-2 in a tight contest Monday night in Oskaloosa. The game started out rocky for Oskaloosa, as Wyatt Krier started the game allowing…
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Flash flooding in Des Moines and surrounding areas

For a short while Saturday night,  Des Moines-area residents enjoyed the sudden temperature drop that provided relief to the day's heat and humidity.  In an instant, the skies dumped on parts of Polk County with…
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Storms hammer Ottumwa

A powerful storm blew through southern Iowa on Thursday, damaging trees and drenching the area. Severe thunderstorm warning marched across the Ottumwa area as the storm moved east. It had formed early Thursday in Nebraska,…
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Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson family, dies at 89

Joe Jackson has died, aged 89, according to reports.  The music manager, who was the father of Michael and Janet Jackson, was admitted to the hospital last week in the “final stages of terminal cancer.”…
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Housley, Agee, Anderson, Griffiths and Sutter Take Wins on Mahaska Kids Night

Oskaloosa, Iowa (June 27th, 2018) - Racing finally came back to the Musco Lighting Southern Iowa Speedway presented by KBOE 104.9 FM for the first time in four weeks. Mahaska Bottling was the nights sponsor meanwhile the…
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