NEWS

BY O. KAY HENDERSON A bill eligible for debate in the Iowa Senate would set the state on a course that could make Daylight Saving Time permanent. “It’s a good bill. I’ve had a lot of…

Keep the scarves, mittens and sweaters handy.  A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the No Coast Network listening area until noon Friday (2/12).  And another Wind Chill Advisory will take effect at midnight…

An Ottumwa man has been found guilty of possessing a gun for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of federal law.  A jury in federal court found 34-year-old Hector…

The Grand Ole Opry’s 95th anniversary is being celebrated this weekend with a new NBC special. “Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music,” hosted by Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley, airs Sunday. The special…

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVI WASHINGTON (AP) — Chilling security video of last month’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, including of rioters searching menacingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

A Marion County resident is among 22 deaths from coronavirus reported Thursday (2/11) by the Iowa Department of Public Health.   The state’s death total for the pandemic now stands at 5196.  There were also 841…

While it looks a lot like Christmas, Oskaloosa’s Lighted Christmas Parade is ten months away.  Even so, planning has begun for the 2021 parade.  Oskaloosa Main Street Executive Director Jessica Reuter tells the No Coast…

The Oskaloosa School Board has chosen a new high school principal.  Jeff Kirby was hired at Tuesday’s (2/10) School Board meeting.  He is currently director of innovative programs for the Ottumwa school district and prior…

Brad Paisley is back with new music. The singer just dropped the new tune “Off Road.” “It’s about every girl who won’t stay in her lane, every girl that busts through roadblocks to get where…

Here's an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  The man accused of a stabbing in Mahaska County made his first court appearance Tuesday.  29-year-old Jonathan Jerome McAtee of St. Louis,…