Cancer survival rates up as state registry marks 50 years
Mar 01, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) The Iowa Cancer Registry is marking its 50th year and celebrating the fact cancer is much less deadly in Iowa today than in 1973 when the first report was published.…
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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards
Mar 01, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s…
Ottumwa School Board Talks Douma Addition, Evans 6th Grade Transition
Mar 01, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa School Board met on Monday and received a presentation on the final bids for their proposed 3rd to 5th grade learning center addition for Douma Elementary. The original estimate for…
Marion County Board Appoints New County Attorney, Talks Junction 92 Shop Funding
Mar 01, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Marion County Board of Supervisors met this morning and officially appointed Jared Harmon as the new county attorney. Harmon was previously the first assistant county attorney and he replaces former county…
Morgan Evans Drops 'Over For You' 5-Part Documentary
Mar 01, 2023
Morgan Evans wrote "Over For You" after his high-profile divorce from Kelsea Ballerini last year, which went viral as he was on tour. Now, Evans has a new five-part series "Over For You" documenting the whole experience on…
White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor
Feb 28, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S. Hundreds of companies…
Iowa AG Bird Discusses Fentanyl Crisis, Victim Services, New Crime Bill on Statewide Tour
Feb 28, 2023
By Sam Parsons Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is currently on a statewide tour across Iowa in which she has invited all 99 counties to a victim services roundtable to learn about issues and needs…
Volunteer Training for New Volunteers with Mahaska County Conservation Next Week
Feb 28, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Conservation Board has many ways you can help as a volunteer. If you have never volunteered for them before and want to join their volunteer team, visit the Environmental Learning…
Pella CSD Approves Teacher Salary Settlement
Feb 28, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Pella Community School Board met last night and formally approved their 2023-24 Teacher Salary Settlement. In 2022-23, the district paid out $14,314,189 in teacher salaries in benefits. For the upcoming year,…
Blake Shelton Shares Tom Petty 'I Won't Back Down' Cover
Feb 28, 2023
Blake Shelton, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt of the Eagles, and Matt Sorum of Guns N' Roses, teamed up earlier this year to record a benefit cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down". The song serves as “an anthem” for the Miraculous…