Coronavirus update
May 19, 2021
A Marion County resident is among seven Iowans reported to have died Wednesday (5/19) from coronavirus. That raises the state’s death total from the pandemic to 6013. The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported…
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Make Ottumwa Shine Spring Clean-Up
May 14, 2021
Ottumwa residents are encouraged to clean up part of the city. The annual Make Ottumwa Shine Spring Clean-Up Event starts Sunday (5/16) and runs through May 22nd. Ottumwa recycling coordinator Janice Bain says people are…
‘No reason for us to fear Covid-19 any longer,’ Iowa’s governor says
May 13, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds says Covid case numbers in Iowa are at a 10 month low, the number of Iowa hospital patients being treated for Covid is down 90% from…
Coronavirus update Inbox
May 12, 2021
There were no deaths from coronavirus reported Tuesday (5/11) in Iowa. The state’s death total from the pandemic holds at 5985. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 299 new positive tests for COVID-19, bringing…
Oskaloosa School Board meets Tuesday
May 11, 2021
The Oskaloosa School Board will recognize retiring staff members at Tuesday night’s (5/11) regular meeting. The Board will also hold two public hearings: one to amend the current budget; the other to consider the sale…
Iowa gets $1.48 billion in federal coronavirus aid
May 11, 2021
Iowa will get $1.48 billion in aid under the federal government’s plan to help states hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new numbers released Monday (5/10). The U.S. Treasury Department announced a state-by-state funding…
Iowa House approves bill removing time limit in sexual abuse cases
May 10, 2021
The Iowa House has given final approval to a bill that immediately removes the time limit for filing criminal charges against people accused of sexually abusing a child. During House debate Friday (5/7), Representative Cherielynn…
House speaker says process working, but no deal yet on tax plan
May 07, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON House Speaker Pat Grassley says the stalemate among Republicans over state tax policy is the way the legislative process should work. “Iowans, if they thought we just came down here and we…
Southern Iowa Speedway results
May 06, 2021
For the second straight week, Rick Van Dusseldorp was the winner in the Southern Iowa Speedway’s hobby stock division. Also on the track Wednesday (5/5), Montezuma High School sophomore Maguire DeJong won the sports mod…
Iowa pushing pop-up COVID vaccine clinics
May 06, 2021
As interest in the coronavirus vaccine continues to lag, Iowa public health officials are trying to make it easier to get a shot. Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday (5/5) that a bus will be set…