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Today in 1932, Loretta Lynn was born in Butcher Holly, Kentucky. She was the first woman to win the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award in 1972 and landed in the Country Music…

By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday,…

You might be seeing heavy smoke near the recycling center in Ottumwa Tuesday afternoon (4/13).  If weather permits, after 4pm, Ottumwa Fire, Wapello County Rural Fire, Wapello County Conservation and Wapello County Emergency Management will…

The Oskaloosa School Board holds its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night (4/13).  There will be a public hearing on the School District’s budget for the 2021-22 school year.  The Board will also consider updating its…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republican lawmakers have yet to decide what the 2021 legislature will do on tax policy. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds says the state can easily afford to speed up a series of income…

“American Idol” kicked off their live shows last night, but it was without Luke Bryan, who was sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19. “I’m sad to say I won’t be a part of tonight’s first…

A man from Newton is dead after a weekend car accident in Jasper County.  The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says just before 1am Sunday (4/11), it received a call about an accident in the 2400…

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered in a Minneapolis suburb where the family of a 20-year-old man said he died after being shot by police before getting back into his…

14 deaths from coronavirus were reported Saturday (4/10) and Sunday (4/11) in Iowa. None of those deaths were in the No Coast Network listening area.  The state’s death total for the pandemic now stands at…

Poweshiek County Public Health will be offering a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic Wednesday, April 14 from 1:30 to 4:30pm at Grinnell Mutual Insurance.  The Health Department will be offering the Moderna vaccine.  The clinic…