Gas prices remain up despite decreased demand
Feb 08, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR It’s the dead of winter and Iowans are driving much less, especially compared to summertime, but gasoline prices are defying the basic lessons of economic by rising, even though demand is falling.…
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High blood pressure a problem for one third of Iowans
Feb 07, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - A new study finds about one in three Iowans have hypertension or high blood pressure. Dr. David Goff, director of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,…
Pella Corporation Donates $200,000 to Community Organizations Across Iowa
Feb 04, 2022
Ten community organizations in Iowa have been awarded grants from the Pella Rolscreen Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of Iowa-based Pella Corporation. Totaling $200,000, this current round of grants will support a variety of…
Governor says Iowa schools haven’t spent $793 million in federal pandemic relief
Feb 03, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Senate Republicans are proposing a 2.25% increase in general state support of public schools. It’s slightly less than the 2.5% increase Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed. Public school…
Nomination deadline approaching for Heroes of the Heartland
Feb 02, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Iowans have until week’s end to nominate an unsung hero they know for statewide recognition. The Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross is asking to hear stories about people…
Casey’s asks for law change, so teens can roll out pizza
Feb 01, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores — the country’s 4th largest pizza chain — is asking the Iowa legislature to let 16 and 17 year olds man the machines that roll…
Auto dealers propose generic license plates with no county name listed
Jan 31, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A Senate committee may soon debate the concept of leaving the county name off the bottom of some Iowa license plates. Iowa is one of five states that have…
"Christmas Canvas" is theme of 2022 Lighted Christmas Parade
Jan 28, 2022
Christmas was just a month ago, yet Oskaloosa Main Street is already working on the 2022 Lighted Christmas Parade. Mahaska Chamber and Development Group executive director Deann DeGroot says this year’s theme will be “Christmas…
Ernst visits Oskaloosa
Jan 28, 2022
Iowa US Senator Joni Ernst was in Oskaloosa Thursday (1/27) as part of her annual tour of the state’s 99 counties. She met with the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group to discuss some of the…
Coronavirus update
Jan 27, 2022
More Iowans are testing positive for coronavirus. The Iowa Department of Public Health says as of Tuesday (1/25), another 34,949 people have tested positive for COVID-19….raising the pandemic total to 699,859. 378 new positive tests…