Marion County emergency alert system updated
Mar 23, 2022
If you live in Marion County and are signed up for the County’s emergency notification system, you’ll need to sign up for it again. Marion County public information officer Emily Feagins tells us the County…
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Updating Oskaloosa's comprehensive plan
Mar 22, 2022
Oskaloosa residents are being asked to help update the City’s comprehensive plan. There will be public open houses Wednesday (3/23) from 11:30am to 1:30pm and 5 to 7pm….and Thursday (3/24) from 11:30am to 1:30pm at…
House GOP proposes new $12 million scholarship fund for UI, ISU, UNI
Mar 22, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing a new 12 million dollar scholarship program for students at Iowa’s three public universities. House Speaker Pat Grassley said it’s an effort…
Filing deadline nears, GOP and Democratic Party Primary ballots appear to be set
Mar 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The deadline is 5 p.m. today, but by midafternoon all the candidates who’ve announced campaigns for statewide office have already filing their nominating petitions in the Secretary of State’s…
Drought conditions getting worse in the west, could linger
Mar 18, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - Parts of western Iowa are again in “severe drought” and extremely low soil moisture levels may linger even longer, as the National Climate Prediction Center is now forecasting the…
Coronavirus update
Mar 17, 2022
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iowa and the number of new positive COVID-19 tests in the state are going down. The Iowa Department of Public Health says in the week that ended Tuesday…
Some protections for mobile home residents in Iowa House bill
Mar 16, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A House committee has approved a bill that would force landlords to give mobile home residents 90 days notice for rent and utility hikes, up for the current 60…
Unemployment rate drops in January
Mar 15, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in January, which was down from the revised December rate of 3.9%. Iowa Workforce Development says the leisure and hospitality industries added the most…
Democrats ponder positioning of 2024 Iowa Caucuses
Mar 14, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Democrats are considering a plan that could bump the Iowa Caucuses out of the first-in-the-nation position — and the party will be hosting three forums to give Democrats across the country a…
Report predicts first decline in state tax receipts in 12 years
Mar 11, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republicans say a new report on state tax revenues aligns with their plans for state finances. Democrats say the report shows the state won’t be able to meet its…