Iowa Medical marijuana program sees increased use
Nov 23, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON The number of people who have gotten cards to be eligible for medical marijuana has gone way up. Program Bureau Chief, Owen Parker, spoke about the numbers at the recent meeting of the…
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Iowa won’t meet goal of less than 300 traffic deaths in 2021
Nov 22, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say they will continue to strive for fewer than 300 annual traffic deaths, but it won’t happen in 2021. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that as of Friday, Iowa…
USDA awards for area communities
Nov 22, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture has given an award to Mahaska Health as well as awards to several communities in the No Coast Network listening area. Mahaska Health Partnership will receive $24,700 to buy a…
The cost of this year's Thanksgiving dinner will be higher
Nov 19, 2021
Thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year. A study by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows the average price tag for a Thanksgiving meal for ten people is $53.31—up 14 percent from last year. Turkey…
Iowa community college enrollment drops
Nov 18, 2021
The pandemic and the tight labor market are cited as two of the main causes for a drop in community college enrollment in Iowa. "Our enrollment at our 15 community colleges this fall is down about…
Bail for Spurgeon set at $1 million
Nov 17, 2021
Bond has been set at $1 million for an Ottumwa man accused in a fatal stabbing last week. 42-year-old Douglas Spurgeon is charged with first degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Gerald Sapp of…
New boundaries approved for Oskaloosa's four wards
Nov 16, 2021
The Oskaloosa City Council voted to approve new boundaries for the city’s four wards at Monday’s (11/15) council meeting. Oskaloosa Development Services Director Shawn Christ says the changes aren’t drastic. "When we received and reviewed…
Axne is seeking reelection in Iowa’s new third congressional district
Nov 15, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, will seek re-election for a third term in the U.S House in Iowa;s new third congressional district. Axne, who had…
Reynolds cites ‘tainted’ process, orders search for new judge to restart
Nov 12, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds has taken the “extraordinary” step of rejecting the candidates a commission had nominated to be a district court judge in northern Iowa. Reynolds sent a letter to the commission…
Coronavirus update
Nov 11, 2021
Another 97 Iowans have died from coronavirus over the past week….bringing the pandemic total to 7166 as of Tuesday (11/9). There were three COVID-19 deaths in Wapello County, two in Jasper County and one in…