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The Oskaloosa School Board will hold two public hearings Tuesday (3/9) at its regular March meeting.  One hearing will be on a construction project for the elementary school and high school.  The elementary school would…

The Oskaloosa School Board will meet with representatives of the Oskaloosa Education Association Monday afternoon (3/8) at 4 at the George Daily Auditorium.  The teachers will present their proposal in an open session, then the…

Here are a couple of traffic notes for Ottumwa.  Starting Friday morning (3/5), the 200 block of South Ransom Street will be closed to through traffic.  Residents will still be able to get to their…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - After blasting those who are spreading what she called “misleading” and “inaccurate” information about the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for COVID-19, Governor Kim Reynolds took the shot herself on live…

An Ottumwa man is accused of carrying a gun at an early childhood center.  On February 24, Ottumwa Police say they received a report of a man with a handgun at the Pickwick Early Childhood…

A couple from Newton has been charged with child endangerment and neglect.  Back in November, Newton Police were called after a three-month-old was taken to the hospital with a broken arm. The hospital staff determined…

Eight deaths from coronavirus were reported over the weekend in Iowa.  That brings the state’s death total for the pandemic to 5471.  None of the deaths reported Saturday (2/27) or Sunday (2/28) were from the…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR After a year of the pandemic, Quad Cities-based Deere and Company is planning to reopen its facilities across Iowa and elsewhere within several weeks. Hundreds of Deere employees have been working from…

The FBI has identified an Iowa woman and her adult son as participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after receiving a tip from a longtime family acquaintance, according to a court…

It’s hard to miss the rising prices at the gas pump.  On Monday (2/22) in Oskaloosa, the price of a gallon of unleaded soared into the $2.70 range. Meredith Mitts, a public affairs specialist with…