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OFFBEAT NEWS: A Frankfurt judge has made an unusual ruling after a woman sued her neighbor for close to $5,000 in damages to her car from fallen walnuts. According to the woman, walnuts and branches…

Strong Finish Helps William Penn Escape with Road Win Kansas City, Mo.--The Statesmen men’s basketball team was up against the wall midway through the second half, but an impeccable finish allowed the squad to yet…

On the heels of 2016’s The Desaturating Seven, Primus have recently announced a two-month stint of a U.S. tour, joined on the road by heavy metal rockers Mastodon. On May 6, they’ll kick things off at Red…

(Eddyville, Iowa) - On Monday Jan. 22, 24 of EBF’s finest musicians participated in the 2017 South Central All Conference (SCC) Band Festival at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont High School. Mr. Steve Stickney, an esteemed band director from…

(Ottumwa, Iowa) - The City of Ottumwa's thirteenth deer season for bow hunters began on September 16, 2017 and recently concluded on January 10, 2018. During the season, thirty-four hunters registered with the police department…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Baboons at the Paris Zoological Park drove officials bananas after escaping from their enclosure. According to the NY Post, French newspaper "Le Parisien" says, at least 52 of them broke free, sending police…

MidAmerican Energy received several reports of scammers targeting Oskaloosa customers over the phone today (Jan. 26). Anyone can be a target for a scammer, at any time of year, so it’s important to know exactly…

Lynyrd Skynyrd are set to make one last tour. They've announced the first leg of the Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour, which will take place this spring and summer. “It’s hard to imagine,…

(Ottumwa, IA)- Did you know you can earn your high school equivalency diploma in as little as two months? A new session of high school equivalency diploma courses begins in February at Indian Hills Community…

OFFBEAT NEWS: "Nutella Nightmare" Discounted Nutella has turned into a Black Friday nightmare in what’s being deemed Nutellageddon. The chocolate hazelnut spread was discounted by supermarkets across France yesterday and caused an uproar with shoppers.…