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Live After Five features Miss Major July 10
South Ottumwa Savings Bank kicks off the 9th season of Live After Five on Friday, July 10 from 5-7:30 p.m. today7-10 in Central Park, downtown Ottumwa. For the second year, “Miss Major & her Minor Mood Swings” is returning for a lively perfor... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Sheep in spotlight at Davis County Fair
he Davis County Fair Board has declared the fair theme as “This One’s for Ewe,” and they’re not sheepish about it, either. Fair Board Secretary Marcella Thompson said Wednesday there will be plenty of sheep activities at the Davis County Fair... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Rally propels Redettes past E-B
The Centerville Redettes used two Eddyville-Blakesburg errors and seven hits to score eight third-inning runs, then coasted to a 10-0 five-inning win in SCC conference action Thursday night in Eddyville. Both teams went down in order in the first bef... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Magissionaries perform Christian magic
David Williamson and his wife, Gayle, are "magissionaries" who mix magic and scripture to evoke smiles from the children they performed before Friday evening at Jubilee Family Church's "Big Thing" on the Vennard College grounds. David has performed m... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Indians edge Warriors
Oskaloosa had lost its last three games to Grinnell and Knoxville by a combined total of 31-10. The Indians snapped that three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over Norwalk on Friday night in Little Hawkeye Conference action. Oskaloosa (5-13 ove... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Local lawns get ‘buddied’
They’re no ordinary lawn ornaments. A trio of “Buddy Barrels” recently appeared on Mearl Minter’s front lawn and he couldn’t be happier. Throughout May and June, the ornaments have appeared on various lawns in Oskaloosa and Pella. The carto... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Bellevue wins pitchers' duel
Two of the best. At their best. Preston’s Kelcie Bormann and Bellevue’s Caley Medinger matched zeroes for eight innings. The sophomore pitchers had a radar-lock on the strike zone, wiggled out of jams and challenged hitters with popping heaters t... - Posted on July 3, 2009
Remembering Ranger
Emergency K-9 Operations, Inc. Search and Rescue dog, Ranger, worked with Clinton Police Officer Cpl. Joe Raaymakers for more than 10 years before passing away May 2. Ranger was not the average golden retriever as he helped with numerous death and fi... - Posted on July 3, 2009
New events take shape at RBD
Two new events will be featured at Clinton Riverboat Days this year. On Saturday, festival goers can take part in a Guitar Hero tournament or see the first-ever Riverboat Days Motocross event. The tournament, which begins at 11 a.m., will be broken i... - Posted on July 3, 2009
High-rise act
Scaffolding continues to go up at the Clinton County Courthouse for work to be done on the clock tower. Renaissance Restoration, Inc. is handling the project at a cost of $223,000. Maintenance Director Rick Laurion said this project is expected to ta... - Posted on July 3, 2009