Iowa unemployment falls to 3.5%
Jan 26, 2022
AP - Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in December. Iowa Workforce Development says that is down from November’s 3.7% rate and reflected that 5,200 more people found jobs. The percentage of Iowans in the…
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Southern Iowa school district’s superintendent has died of Covid
Jan 25, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The superintendent of a small, southern Iowa school district based in Humeston has died of Covid, two days after the death of his father. The Des Moines Register was first to report…
GOP-led legislature unlikely to pass corporate tax cut Reynolds proposed
Jan 24, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Key lawmakers say the Republican-led legislature is focused on cutting personal income taxes and the corporate income tax cut Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed isn’t part of their plans…
Iowa’s record 2022 corn harvest spurs rail car surge
Jan 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa’s record 2021 corn harvest led to a significant increase in traffic on the rail lines that run through Iowa. “The car loads of grain in 2021 were…
Reynolds says she has a bad cold, has tested negative for Covid
Jan 20, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The latest data from the Iowa Department of Public Health shows 61% of the patients in Iowa hospitals were admitted for treatment of Covid. All Iowa hospital patients are…
Master Gardener Annual Celebration held
Jan 19, 2022
Mahaska County Master Gardeners held their annual Celebration of their activities in 2021 on January 11, 2022. A wonderful potluck was enjoyed by many members and their spouses/guests. After completing initial training, members perform 40…
Raising maximum staff-to-children ratios in Iowa day cares
Jan 18, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Advocates are raising concerns about regulatory changes that would increase staff-to-children ratios in Iowa child care centers. House Republicans have drafted a plan to let one employee oversee up…
New verification proposed for Iowans receiving government food, health care benefits
Jan 17, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RDIO IOWA - Republicans in the Iowa House are considering changes to the application process for government food assistance and health care coverage through Medicaid. One bill would require the state to…
Prairie City Police Chief Michael German dies
Jan 14, 2022
Prairie City Police Chief Michael German has died. A statement from the City of Prairie City says German died Thursday (1/13) of complications from COVID-19. German had been with the Prairie City Police Department since…
Winter Weather Programming Changes
Jan 13, 2022
Oskaloosa High School is going to be a busy place Thursday night (1/13). With a snowstorm predicted for Friday night (1/14), the Grinnell at Oskaloosa girls’ and boys’ basketball games are being moved from Friday…