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Thursday Southern Iowa Fair highlights
Jul 22, 2021 by Rick Watts
Here’s what’s happening Thursday (7/22) at the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa. There will be a children’s cookie decorating contest at 10am on the free stage. Farm Bureau is sponsoring a barbeque at the free…
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Iowa is soon to be under a La Nina Watch
Jul 21, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service is issuing a La Nina Watch for later this year. Cooler than normal Pacific Ocean surface temperatures lead to the formation of a…
Pella Windows shifting jobs from Illinois to Shenandoah
Jul 20, 2021 by Rick Watts
The Pella Windows & Doors company plans to shift more window production to its southwest Iowa factory and hire 120 additional workers in Shenandoah. Company officials say they plan to move production of its wooden…
Ottumwa apartment fire
Jul 16, 2021 by Rick Watts
Ottumwa firefighters say an overloaded electrical circuit in the attic of an apartment building caused a two alarm fire Wednesday night (7/16). Firefighters were called to a report of smoke coming from the attic of…
Lawyer: Ankeny man went to Chicago to propose, not to launch an attack
Jul 15, 2021 by Rick Watts
A lawyer for an Iowa man arrested in Chicago for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room said Wednesday (7/14) his client was in the city to propose to his girlfriend, not to launch a mass…
Osky advances to State Softball
Jul 14, 2021 by Rick Watts
Oskaloosa is going to the State Softball Tournament. The Indians defeated Benton 4-3 Tuesday night (7/13) at Jay Harms Field on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh by Faith DeRonde. She…
Oskaloosa School Board meets
Jul 13, 2021 by Rick Watts
The Oskaloosa School Board will hold a work session Tuesday afternoon (7/13) at 5 to review board priorities and end of year reports. Then at 6, the Board will hold its regular July meeting. Among…
U.S.D.A. to address anti-competitive practices in ag industry
Jul 12, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The U.S.D.A. will spend half a billion dollars to help establish smaller-scale meat processing plants to compete with the four major corporations that dominate the industry. U.S. Agriculture Secretary…
Severe drought level expands to more counties
Jul 09, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Recent rains have helped with dry conditions — but they have been spread out and some areas of the state could use much more rain. The Iowa DNR’s Tim Hall…
Vehicle sales in Iowa surpassing pre-pandemic levels
Jul 08, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - New vehicle registrations in Iowa are up 28% in the first six months of this year compared to the first half of last year when the pandemic hit. “We’ve…
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