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What Cheer 155th Celebration
Jun 30, 2020 by Rick Watts
What Cheer is gearing up for the 155th Celebration this coming Friday (7/3) and Saturday (7/4). Jan Dugger with the What Cheer Area Community Club says the celebration will be at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds. "We…
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Pella hires new police chief
Jun 29, 2020 by Rick Watts
Pella will have a new police chief next month. Shane McSheehy was hired last week to succeed Chief Robert Bokinsky, who stepped down earlier this spring. McSheehy recently retired after nearly 24 years with the…
Oskaloosa man dies in rollover accident
Jun 26, 2020 by Rick Watts
A cement truck rolled over Thursday morning (6/26) in rural New Sharon, killing the driver. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office tells the No Coast Network deputies came upon the accident around 11:30am Thursday in the…
Mother, boyfriend arrested for child abuse
Jun 25, 2020 by Rick Watts
An Ottumwa woman and her boyfriend have been arrested on child abuse charges. Ottumwa Police tell the No Coast Network they were contacted Saturday morning (6/20) about a suspected case of child abuse. Officers found…
Ottumwa's Test Iowa site to close
Jun 24, 2020 by Rick Watts
Today (Wednesday - 6/24) is the last day the Test Iowa site in Ottumwa will be open. Coronavirus testing had been available in Ottumwa since May 13. You will still be able to get a…
Oskaloosa apartment building damaged in fire
Jun 23, 2020 by Rick Watts
Fire damaged an Oskaloosa apartment building. Oskaloosa firefighters were called to the Santa Clara Apartments on Santa Clara Street around 4:45 Saturday afternoon (6/20). The first reports said an air conditioning unit had caught fire,…
Albia man died in one vehicle crash
Jun 22, 2020 by Rick Watts
A man from Albia has died in a Saturday night (6/20) accident in Ottumwa. Ottumwa Police tell the No Coast Network 44-year-old Joshua Gerald Gutcher of Albia was westbound on Highway 34 near the intersection…
Bridge View Center fundraising drive
Jun 19, 2020 by Rick Watts
The Bridge View Center in Ottumwa has begun a fundraising drive to make up for revenue lost when the coronavirus pandemic hit. "Our world came to a crashing halt on March 17 when the Governor…
Thomas retrial moved to October
Jun 18, 2020 by Rick Watts
The retrial for Kelsie Thomas has been pushed back to October. The Ottumwa woman is accused of killing her five-year-old daughter, Cloe Chandler, in July of 2018. Back in March, Thomas was cleared of child…
Airport Agency buys more land for proposed airport
Jun 17, 2020 by Rick Watts
The South Central Regional Airport Agency has been buying more land for a proposed airport just outside Oskaloosa. The Agency has spent $1.7 million to buy about 117 and a half acres from several landowners. …
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