Thomas sentenced to five years in daughter's 2018 death
Jan 06, 2021
Five years. That sentence for an Ottumwa woman who was convicted of strangling her five-year-old daughter. Kelsie Thomas was sentenced Monday (1/4) in Wapello County for the July 2018 death of her daughter, Cloe Chandler. …
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Groenendyk re-elected Mahaska County Board Chairman
Jan 05, 2021
Mark Groenendyk has been re-elected Chairman of the Mahaska County Board for a third year. That action was taken at Monday’s (1/4) Mahaska County Board meeting. Groenendyk says the Board’s priorities for 2021 include resolving…
Ernst in Senate, 4 Iowans in House take oaths of office
Jan 04, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Five of the six Iowans serving today in the U.S. Congress were sworn into office yesterday. Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, has started her second term…
Miller-Meeks will be sworn in as 2nd District Congresswoman
Dec 31, 2020
Majority Democrats in the U.S. House will allow an Iowa Republican to take office while they review her opponent’s contest claiming the six-vote race was wrongly decided, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday (12/30). Pelosi said…
Snowfall amounts vary from Tuesday's storm
Dec 30, 2020
The season’s first snowstorm is over and it left plenty of the white stuff behind. Snowfall totals from Tuesday (12/29) range from an inch and a half in Albia, two inches in Montezuma, and four…
Winter Storm Warning for region
Dec 29, 2020
The season’s first major snowstorm is on its way. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect starting at 9am Tuesday (12/29) through 6pm Wednesday (12/30) for the No Coast Network listening area. The National Weather…
Music City Bowl is canceled
Dec 28, 2020
BY TODD KIMM RADIO IOWA - The Music City Bowl has announced that Wednesday’s game between Iowa and Missouri has ben canceled. The move comes after a rise in COVID-19 cases in the Mizzou program. “I…
No winners since September, Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots both above $320 million
Dec 24, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The jackpots for the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery drawings both exceed $300 million and Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says that’s a rarity. “Neither one of these jackpots are anywhere near…
Reynolds says it’s too soon to consider using state reserves
Dec 23, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The start of the 2021 Iowa legislative session is less than three weeks away, but Governor Kim Reynolds says it may be far longer before officials sort out how much more the…
North Mahaska schools closed because of COVID-19
Dec 21, 2020
Christmas vacation is starting early in the North Mahaska School District. There will not be school in North Mahaska Monday (12/21) or Tuesday (12/22) because of coronavirus issues. North Mahaska Superintendent Angela Livezey released a…