O'Rourke, Sanders to campaign in area this weekend
Apr 05, 2019
Two Democratic candidates for President will be in the area this weekend. Former Texas Congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke will hold a town hall meeting Friday night (4/5) at 6 at Drake Library in Grinnell. Then…
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Pella Corporation HQ locked down Tuesday
Apr 03, 2019
The Pella Corporation’s headquarters in Pella were locked down for about two hours Tuesday (4/2) after an employee received a potential threat. Pella Police say they were called around 10:20 about the threat. Corporation officials…
Pella man charged with scamming millions from investors
Apr 02, 2019
A man from Pella is accused of scamming investors in a multi-million dollar Ponzi-like scheme. Mark Alan Blankespoor was charged in federal court last week with 12 counts of mail fraud and 12 counts of…
Oskaloosa City Council to Vote on Sewer Project
Apr 01, 2019
The Oskaloosa City Council will vote Monday night (4/1) on approving plans and contracts for the third phase of its sanitary sewer system improvements project. The estimated $3.7 million project would rebuild sewer pipes and…
Oskaloosa Water Board special meeting
Mar 29, 2019
The Oskaloosa Water Board is holding a special meeting Friday afternoon (3/29) to consider the resignation of general manager Chad Coon. The Board will also consider hiring a search firm to find a new general…
Bahena Rivera murder trial moved to Sioux City
Mar 28, 2019
A Mexican national charged with first-degree murder in the abduction and killing of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts will have his trial moved from Poweshiek County to Woodbury County in northwest Iowa. A judge on Wednesday (3/27)…
Ritenour to be tried in Lee County
Mar 27, 2019
Citing media and social media coverage of the Ritenour proceedings, Judge Myron Gookin ruled yesterday that Alicia Ritenour's defense team would be prejudiced by a Mahaska County jury pool and ordered that her trial be…
Change of venue hearing for Bahena Rivera to be held Wednesday
Mar 26, 2019
A hearing will be held Wednesday (3/27) in Montezuma on whether Christian Bahena Rivera’s first degree murder trial will be moved. Bahena Rivera is accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts of Brooklyn last July. His…
Gas prices going up
Mar 26, 2019
Your eyes—and wallet—aren’t deceiving you. Gas prices in Iowa have risen sharply over the past month. Rose White with Triple-A-Iowa explains. "Iowa motorists are paying an average of $2.56 a gallon, which is three-cents higher…
Sen. Grassley on National Emergency veto
Mar 25, 2019
Congress recently vetoed President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the US/Mexico border. During an appearance in Sigourney last Thursday (3/21), Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley said the 12 Senate Republicans who vetoed the…