Gabbard & Bennet to campaign Saturday
Sep 13, 2019
Two Democratic presidential candidates will be campaigning in the area on Saturday (9/14). Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will hold a town hall Saturday morning at 10 at Gezellig Brewing Company in Newton. And Colorado US…
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Changes to Oskaloosa early childhood center
Sep 11, 2019
It will be bigger and more expensive. Plans for Oskaloosa’s early childhood center were discussed at Tuesday’s (9/10) Oskaloosa School Board meeting. Board member Carl Drost said the building, which was originally scheduled to be…
Oskaloosa Road Construction
Sep 10, 2019
It’s going to be a little difficult driving through Oskaloosa this week. Work on the railroad crossing on A Avenue, or Highway 92, began Monday (9/9) and is expected to last all week. Detours are…
Oskaloosa man dies in two vehicle crash
Sep 09, 2019
An Oskaloosa man was killed in a two vehicle crash Saturday morning (9/7) outside of Des Moines. The Iowa State Patrol says 50-year-old Lisa Pearson-West of Des Moines was eastbound on Highway 163 around 9:10am…
What Cheer Opera House Raise the Roof!
Aug 29, 2019
The Historic What Cheer Opera House needs our help. They recently had to repair a portion of the roof and it was NOT cheap. Eventually, the whole roof will need to be done. So why…
Suspect caught after Monroe County manhunt
Aug 29, 2019
Monroe County law enforcement spent several hours looking for a suspect Wednesday (8/28); they caught him shortly before 11pm. The Iowa State Patrol initially got the call about an erratic driver near Pella. It turns…
Farmers’ Almanac calling for snowy cold midwest winter
Aug 28, 2019
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - The new edition of the Farmers’ Almanac predicts a freezing, frosty winter is ahead for Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. Sandi Duncan, the publication’s managing editor, says they’re calling for…
Grassley and Vilsack meet up to tout USMCA ratification
Aug 27, 2019
By: Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio RADIO IOWA - Two prominent politicians from opposing parties held an event Monday to call for approval of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The new deal would replace the North…
King says he wishes he’d made abortion argument in ‘softer way’
Aug 26, 2019
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republican Congressman Steve King today said he wishes he had phrased a recent statement about abortion differently, but he said the statement “was objectively honest and accurate.” Last week, King told a…
Bahena Rivera waives right to speedy trial
Aug 23, 2019
He doesn’t want a speedy trial. A Poweshiek County Judge Friday (8/23) accepted Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s waiver of his right to a speedy trial for murder in the death last year of Mollie Tibbetts. A…