Biodiesel advocates lobby for tax credit extension
Nov 21, 2019
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Officials with Iowa’s biodiesel industry are in Washington D.C. this week, pushing members of Congress for promised extensions of tax credits. For two years, biodiesel plants have operated under the promise that…
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Albia gets USDA funding for wastewater treatment
Nov 20, 2019
The US Department of Agriculture is loaning the City of Albia $9 million, plus awarding the City an $813,000 grant for wastewater improvements. The money would be used to improve Albia’s north and west wastewater…
Woman found dead after Marion County fire
Nov 19, 2019
Crews have found the body of a woman while fighting a mobile home fire in Marion County. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters found the body of 56-year-old Rhonda Kiler early Monday (11/18) after…
Pasa sentenced to life for murdering her husband
Nov 18, 2019
A Centerville woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for killing her husband last year. 47-year-old Barbara Pasa was sentenced Friday (11/15) to life plus 25 years for the May 2018 death…
FBI investigating threat to Benton Community School District
Nov 15, 2019
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR All classes and activities are canceled through Sunday after a threat was made against a northeast Iowa school district. Officials with the Benton Community School District say they’re working with the FBI…
Heckethorn guilty of second degree murder
Nov 14, 2019
A Wapello County jury has found an Ottumwa man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2018 killing of another man. 19-year-old Jacob Heckethorn was also found guilty Wednesday (11/13) of assault with intent to commit…
Hospital merger called off
Nov 13, 2019
Iowa's UnityPoint Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health have abruptly halted plans to merge. UnityPoint owns Grinnell Regional Medical Center. No reason was given for the decision from either side. In June, the two regional…
OHS celebrates Veterans Day
Nov 12, 2019
Veterans Day celebrations were held across America Monday (11/11). Oskaloosa High School was one place where veterans were honored. Oskaloosa student Aiden Scott spoke about a trip to Normandy he and several classmates took during…
Missouri Main Street visitors
Nov 07, 2019
Several visitors from Missouri were in Oskaloosa Wednesday (11/6). Missouri Main Street program directors from around the Show Me State were shown the downtown area and how that has been revitalized. Gayla Roten is the…
Leaving leaves alone creates habitat for some pollinators
Nov 06, 2019
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - While many Iowans are spending a large portion of time toiling in their yards with the chore of raking leaves, an environmental expert suggests they leave the leaves alone —…