Vermeer gets incentives to rebuild after tornado
May 20, 2019
Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network told you last week. State incentives have been approved for construction of a new plant to replace Vermeer plants destroyed by a tornado last July. …
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Fairfield Inn & Suites breaks ground in Oskaloosa
May 16, 2019
Ground was broken Thursday (5/16) on a new hotel in Oskaloosa. Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott is building on Highway 92, or A Avenue, just off Highway 163. The new hotel will have 76…
Ottumwa housing project has complications
May 16, 2019
A plan to build new housing in Ottumwa remains on hold while the developer and a contractor squabble over how much of the work has been done. Des Moines-based Blackbird Investments wants to build town…
Osceola couple plead to child endangerment
May 15, 2019
An Osceola husband and wife accused of abusing two adopted children have pleaded guilty to two counts each of child endangerment. 42-year-old Kenneth Fry and 40-year-old Kelly Fry entered their pleas Monday (5/13) in a…
Ottumwa doctor sentenced in drug case
May 14, 2019
A doctor in Ottumwa has been sentenced to 1 ½ years in prison and fined $20,000 for illegally distributing a prescription painkiller in South Dakota. Authorities say 47-year-old Troy Adolfson wrote prescriptions for about 1,400…
Case of canine brucellosis found
May 10, 2019
A serious disease has been found in a dog coming from a Knoxville dog breeding facility. A confirmed case of canine brucellosis originated in Double G Kennels. The small dogs were recently sold at a…
Wapello County tax break
May 10, 2019
With Governor Reynolds recently making a disaster declaration for Wapello County and four other counties, the Iowa Department of Revenue has granted an extension and suspension of penalties for anyone whose main residence or business…
Mollie Tibbetts remembered
May 09, 2019
Mollie Tibbetts would have turned 21 Wednesday (5/9). You’ll remember she was murdered last July in her hometown of Brooklyn. On Wednesday, Mollie’s friends and family turned out in Brooklyn to remember her and raise…
Fake money at Pella's Tulip Time
May 08, 2019
A student at Central College is accused of spending fake money at Pella’s Tulip Time Festival. Pella Police say 20-year-old Skylar Carlson of Oregon, Illinois was arrested last Friday (5/3) and charged with forgery, money…
Black Oak Clays allowed to file application for shooting range
May 07, 2019
The Mahaska County Board has allowed a shooting range in Black Oak Township to fill out an application to be in business. As of now, the County has no zoning regulations for a shooting range. …