NEWS

The Oskaloosa High baseball team hosts Solon Monday night (7/22) for the Class 3A District 12 championship.   The Indians advanced with an 8-4 win over Nevada Friday night (7/19), while Solon defeated Pella 13-0 in…

The State high school tournament gets under way Monday (7/22) in Fort Dodge with Lynnville-Sully taking on Newell-Fonda in the Class 1A quarterfinals.  The Hawks are 26-8 on the season; Newell-Fonda is 37-5.  And Monday…

The parents of an underweight baby girl from Pella who tested positive for cocaine have been sentenced to probation.  20-year-old Stazia Kirk and 21-year-old Zak Herman, both of Pella, were sentenced Thursday (7/18). They pleaded…

Neil Young, Norah Jones and Father John Misty have been announced as headliners for the Harvest Moon benefit concert. The single-day concert will raise money for the Painted Turtle and the Bridge School, which provides…

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual…

The Oskaloosa High baseball team opens the Class 3A District 12 playoffs tonight (7/19).  The Indians will host Nevada at 8 at the High School.  You can hear the game on KBOE-FM and KBOE Radio…

The Indy cars are at the Iowa Speedway in Newton this weekend.  The ARCA Menards Fans With Benefits 150 will be at 8:00 Friday night (7/19).  Then Saturday night (7/20) at 7, it’ll be the…

Democratic Presidential contender Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Ottumwa Sunday (7/21).  He’ll speak with union members at UAW Local 74 at 9:30 Sunday morning….before attending the opening of his Ottumwa field office at…

We’ve talked about how staying indoors in an air-conditioned room and drinking plenty of fluids, is important with the excessive heat.  That’s not only good advice for people, but for your pets, too.  Terry Gott,…

By TOM HAYS and CLAUDIA TORRENS NEW YORK (AP) — Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, expressing no remorse over…