2 arrested in Ottumwa for dealing meth
Nov 26, 2019
A K-9 officer’s sense of smell has led to two Ottumwa men being arrested for dealing meth. In October, Wapello County Sheriff’s Deputy Seth Hobbs and his K-9 Luna were on patrol in a rural…
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One dead, one injured in Eddyville road accident
Nov 26, 2019
One man is dead and another is hospitalized after a one vehicle crash Monday (11/25) in Eddyville. The Iowa State Patrol says a pickup driven by 29-year-old Jacob Ross of Eddyville was eastbound on 160th Street…
Roorda to run for Iowa State Senate
Nov 25, 2019
Iowa State Senator Ken Rozenboom will have a Democratic challenger in 2020. Lance Roorda has announced he’s running for Rozenboom’s seat in District 40, which includes Mahaska, Monroe and Appanoose Counties, parts of Wapello County,…
Grinnell Jingle Bell Holiday
Nov 22, 2019
If you can’t wait to get started on your Christmas shopping, downtown Grinnell is kicking off the season on Friday (11/22) with their annual Jingle Bell Holiday. Kendra Tucker with the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce…
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…
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…