by Bob Leonard An expected 1500 people turned out this evening for the 2015 Iowa Wing Ding Democratic fundraiser. The record breaking crowd showed up anxious, excited, and divided about the 2016 Caucus. Approaching the venue from afar, you could begin to hear the faint chants of pumped-up volunteers battling to voice their candidate louder […]
by Joe Milledge / KIIC Radio The Albia Wrestling program finished 4th out of 12 teams in last Saturday’s District finals in Fairfield. The top 2 finishers in each weight class will move on to State competition this week at Wells Fargo arena. Meanwhile, Knoxville had its strongest showing in recent years, finishing 5th as […]
by Joe Milledge / KIIC Radio Eight teams from Class 3A District 4 met in Mount Pleasant Saturday to determine the top 2 seeded wrestlers from each weight class which will move on to the State contest at Wells Fargo Arena this week. Oskaloosa brought 10 wrestlers to competition and will advance 5 to Thursday’s […]
by Joe Milledge / KIIC Radio Pleasantville was the site of the Class 1A district 4 finals where the top 2 finishers in each weight class will move on to the state finals at Wells Fargo Arena this week. Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont grappler Cody Brown earned his 100th carreer win, but fell short of advancing […]
by Joe Milledge Owner, GM Thunder Country KIIC-FM Eddyville, Iowa – The road to state for high school wrestlers began Saturday at 16 sectional sites across Iowa. Defending class 1A State Champion Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets hosted Sectional 8 and crowned 5 champions while advancing a total of 9 to next week’s District match up in Pleasantville. […]
Alicia Ritenour learned her fate Tuesday as she was sentenced in Mahaska County District Court. Tuesday’s sentencing came after Ritenour was convicted in November 2014 of 1st degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death, in reference to the January 2014 death of her 18 month old daughter Ava. Judge Myron Gookin presided over the […]
by Jay Pinder The Hobbit, Battle of Five Armies is the last installment of The Lord of the Rings series, helming the catchphrase… one last stand. Being the last of the franchise of multiple movies, many place this in comparison to the final Harry Potter. So the question can be begged, How does it hold […]
by Jay Pinder Christopher Nolan’s latest film featuring Matthew Mcconaughey is finally here, and it’s….good. Though it doesn’t quite raise the bar of thought provoking, as well as inception, it succeeds at being a great film that makes you think. This film sets itself in the no too distant future, with a barren earth only […]
by Jay Pinder Despite the added extra stage of grief to this title, Big Hero 6 fits the formula for dealing with grief. Big Hero 6 is a colorful film created by Disney and the Studio that brought you Wreck it Ralph and Tangled. It also directly follows the explosively popular Frozen. This film centers […]
The George Daily Auditorium kicked off its 2014-15 professional season on Monday night in Oskaloosa. For those who missed the performance, or those who may one day search for information on the production to determine if they want to attend, we offer Oskaloosa News theater critic Jarrod Diehm, and his thoughts about the production. by […]
