NEWS

Oskaloosa--With more than half of their seasons completed, the Statesmen bowling teams are right where they need to be to qualify for the postseason. The men are currently ranked #17 with five top-10 finishes, highlighted…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Man Runs 1,300 Miles In London Alone Costin Boldisor loves going for a jog, but after his usual trips around London, he got bored. That's when he decided to take on the entire…

Heart‘s Nancy Wilson is taking some time off this year from the band, and she’s starting up a new project, Roadcase Royale. The group finds Wilson and a trio of Heart vets — keyboardist Chris Joyner,…

Paul McCartney is suing Sony in an effort to reclaim the copyright of The Beatles catalog that he lost in a sale to Michael Jackson. Sony/ATV completed purchase of this cache of legendary tunes last year,…

Cedar Rapids--The Statesmen and the Mustangs faced off in some memorable meetings in the old Midwest Collegiate Conference and it appears that tradition is going to continue in the Heart of America Athletic Conference as…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Python Plays Mom To Four Stranded Puppies Animal activists rescued four puppies that had fallen down an 80-foot well in Vadodara, India and saw the pups had made a strange friend...a six-foot-long python.…

The Oskaloosa Police Department is pleased to announce that Officer Austin Rogers has been selected as the Oskaloosa Police Department’s 2016 Officer of the Year. Officer Rogers began his career with the Oskaloosa Police Department…

Though unconfirmed, the Washington Post's claims the Beach Boys, fronted by Mike Love, will play at the Texas State Society’s “Black Tie and Boots” inaugural ball. The band has been linked with the inauguration since…

Des Moines--The Statesmen wrestling team was not able to pull off a huge upset Tuesday in a 52-6 dual loss to #1 Grand View. In a very fast event that only featured six contested matches,…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Monkey Makes A Break For It In Israel Kuner the monkey is enjoying some time on the town in Ramat Gan, Israel. The capuchin managed to use a tree branch to swing himself…