Oskaloosa City Council meets Monday
Feb 01, 2021
Monday night (2/1), the Oskaloosa City Council will decide whether to dissolve the City’s 28E agreement with the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter Commission. According to a City document, the shelter isn’t being managed efficiently and…
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Weekend snowstorm headed to Iowa
Jan 29, 2021
BY MATT KELLEY Another weekend, another snowstorm is barreling toward Iowa. While western and central Iowa were hit with up to 14-inches of snow last weekend, forecasters say this winter blast will drop the deepest snow…
More vaccines on the way to Iowa
Jan 28, 2021
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday (1/27) the federal government is promising states a 17% increase in one of the vaccines the state receives starting in early February, potentially boosting the number of shots available…
Albia long-term care facility added to outbreak list
Jan 27, 2021
A long-term care facility in Albia has been added to the state’s coronavirus outbreak list. Oakwood Specialty Care was added to the list after three people there tested positive for COVID-19. A long-term care facility…
Hart attorney defends decision to challenge Congressional election
Jan 26, 2021
An attorney for Democratic US House candidate Rita Hart is defending Hart’s decision to appeal her six vote defeat in last November’s election to a US House committee, rather than through the Iowa court system. …
Snow emergencies declared
Jan 25, 2021
A few cities in the No Coast Network listening area have declared snow emergencies. Oskaloosa and Ottumwa have snow emergencies in effect until further notice, while Sigourney will have a snow emergency beginning at 12…
Grassley says Trump EPA’s ethanol waivers ‘a disgrace’
Jan 22, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is blasting the Trump Administration for granting more ethanol waivers to the oil industry, just before Joe Biden became president. “What we saw in the final hours of…
Powerball jackpot winner in Maryland
Jan 21, 2021
It had to happen sometime. A single winning ticket for the $731.1 million Powerball jackpot has been sold in Maryland. The Powerball jackpot up for grabs Wednesday night (1/20) was the fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot…
GOP-led Iowa House Rules Committee rejects mask mandate
Jan 20, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republicans on an Iowa House Committee have approved 82 rules for how the House operates, but they’ve rejected a rule requiring face masks be worn during the pandemic. Representative Brian Meyers, a…
Cedar Rapids man charged with ‘violent entry’ into U.S. Capitol
Jan 19, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Cedar Rapids man has been arrested for his alleged role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In an interview with The Cedar Rapids Gazette last week, Leo Kelly said he spent somewhere between 30 minutes…