Unemployment claims drop for third straight week
Aug 06, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Unemployment claims are down for the third straight week. Iowa Workforce Development says the number of ongoing unemployment claims dropped by 5,072 in the last week — and are down…
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Economist predicts revenue for corn farmers will hit 14-year low
Aug 04, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA NEWS - An analysis prepared for the National Corn Growers Association concludes American corn farmers will lose $89 an acre in revenue this year — due to the pandemic. “There…
Coronavirus drug trial volunteers needed
Aug 03, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA NEWS - Testing is now underway on a potential coronavirus vaccine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The first batch of volunteer patients was given doses of the experimental…
Sculpture workshop opening in Oskaloosa
Jul 31, 2020
FACE—Fine Arts and Cultural Events—of Mahaska County will be opening a sculpture workshop as an expansion of the Oskaloosa Art Center. Artist Matt Kargol tells the No Coast Network what’s in the workshop. "We have…
Former KBOE sportscaster Lance Renaud dies
Jul 31, 2020
One-time KBOE sports broadcaster Lance Renaud has died at a Marshalltown hospital. Renaud also worked at radio and television stations in Ottumwa and also worked in Bloomfield before moving to Marshalltown in 2000. He was…
Blakesburg man charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile
Jul 30, 2020
A Blakesburg man is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Around 6:15pm Tuesday (7/28), the Wapello County Sheriff’s Department took a report of a juvenile who had been sexually assaulted. On Wednesday (7/29), a search…
Season Championship Wednesday at Southern Iowa Speedway
Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday night (7/29) is season championship night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Hot laps get under way at 7:15. KBOE-FM’s live coverage starts at 6pm with the pre-race show and racing action at…
New pandemic relief bill passes Senate, includes another round of $1,200 checks
Jul 28, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Republicans in the U.S. Senate are forwarding yet another incarnation of the CARES Act to the House which Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says is designed to address continuing problems with…
Osky releases new 2020 football schedule
Jul 27, 2020
High school activities directors have been busy responding to Friday’s (7/24) decision by the Iowa High School Athletic Association to change the 2020 football season. Schools will now play seven regular season games, with every…
Four arrested in Newton burglary
Jul 24, 2020
Four men from Des Moines have been arrested in connection with a burglary early Wednesday (7/22) south of Newton. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says there was a call of a burglary in progress just…