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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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday (5/5) she would sign a bill banning transgender students from participating in girls’ sports. When asked about the issue at a news conference, Reynolds repeatedly called it a fairness…

One person in Iowa was reported dead from coronavirus Wednesday (5/5), bringing the state’s total for the pandemic to 5960.  That death was not in the No Coast Network listening area.  The Iowa Department of…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spent much of Tuesday in Iowa. It’s the first solo trip Administrator Michael Regan has taken since he was sworn into office. Regan toured…