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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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Under a new state law, kids who mow lawns, walk dogs or launch other temporary businesses don’t have to pay any business-related fees to cities or counties. Representative Jon Jacobsen of Council…