NEWS

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts launched an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks Friday to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station. Armed with dozens of dissecting tools, Italian…

William Penn wraps up its season Saturday (11/16) with a trip to Culver-Stockton.  The Statesmen can pull even with the Wildcats in the Heart of America Conference North Division with a win.  William Penn is…

The University of Iowa women’s basketball team has the 15th best recruiting class in the country, according to ESPN W Hoop Gurlz.  One of those recruits is from Montezuma.  Forward Shateah Wetering committed to the Hawkeyes…

Mick Fleetwood has announced that he will host an all-star tribute to Fleetwood Mac's early years and co-founder Peter Green on February 25 at the London Palladium. The lineup of artists includes big names such…

A two day evidentiary hearing to decide if some evidence could be suppressed in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial concluded Thursday afternoon (11/14) in Poweshiek County.  Rivera’s defense team wanted to put in evidence an…

By JULIE PACE, BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months…

William Penn’s men’s basketball team returned home from a three game road trip Wednesday (11/13) and defeated Lincoln, Illinois 123-98 at Penn Gymnasium.  Senior Dexter Hood had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the…

For the second straight year, Oskaloosa’s Faith DeRonde is a first team choice on the Little Hawkeye Conference’s all-conference volleyball team.  This year, the sophomore was a unanimous choice.  The Indians’ Taylor Wills and Jolie…

A police officer who obtained a confession from the suspect in the disappearance and death of Mollie Tibbetts says she made an honest mistake by initially failing to read him his legal rights. Pamela Romero,…

Neil Young has revealed that despite passing his American citizenship test, his approval has been delayed because of his marijuana use. In a detailed post on his Neil Young Archives website, the singer cited a…