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Rep. Miller-Meeks announces run for re-election

Second District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa has kicked off her campaign for a second term with a fundraiser in Coralville this weekend.  Democrat Christina Bohanan of Iowa City has announced she intends to run…
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Iowa DNR revokes Chamness Technology's sanitary disposal permit

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued an administrative order against an Eddyville business that’s been in the news recently.  The DNR has revoked Chamness Technology’s sanitary disposal permit, subject to an appeal.  Under…
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Man charged with arson in Newton County fire

A man from Newton has been charged with arson in connection with a Wednesday afternoon (9/15) fire in Kellogg.  Around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call about a structure…
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Oskaloosa School Board meets

The Oskaloosa School Board voted Tuesday (9/14) to put a question on the ballot for this November’s election.  The question deals with extending an agreement that governs how the Oskaloosa School District will use sales…
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NoCoast Beer Co. to serve special beverage at Fall Festival

There will be a strong local connection to Saturday’s (9/18) Fall Festival at Pioneer Farm.  Margaret Spiegel, the director and curator of the Mahaska County Historical Society and Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum, says Pioneer…
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Trucking company leader, philanthropist John Ruan III has died

BY O. KAY HENDERSON A Des Moines businessman and philanthropist who has been chairman of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation has died at the age of 78 after a long illness. For more than…
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Iowa to use COVID relief funds for ad campaign

Iowa will use federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $3.7 million national ad campaign that promotes the state as a destination for visitors and workers, an agency spokeswoman said Thursday. The 30-second ad is part…
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Remembering a family member who died on 9/11

9/11 is a sad day in American history.  Especially to those who lost a family member in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, as well as Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania. …
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20th anniversary of 9/11 commemorated in Oskaloosa

A group of Oskaloosa residents will be honoring the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Towers and Pentagon.  Starting Thursday (9/9) at 5pm until 5pm Sunday the 12th, there will be a…
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Oskaloosa City Council Meets

The Oskaloosa City Council meets Tuesday night (9/7).  At 5:00, the Council will discuss insurance coverage for the skate park, basketball courts and soccer field at the Penn Central Mall parking lot.  Then at 6,…
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