Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
Nov 27, 2020
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope. In normal times, Black Friday is the busiest shopping…
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Local shopping
Nov 27, 2020
Shoppers looking for Christmas gifts tend to come out in big numbers on this day after Thanksgiving. In Oskaloosa, Friday (11/27) is Plaid Friday, where some local businesses are offering discounts if you wear plaid.…
Lineup For “Christmas In Rockefeller Center” Revealed
Nov 27, 2020
A star-studded lineup is going to help New York ring in the Christmas season. NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” will air next week, and not only will the lights be switched on the famous New…
Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response
Nov 25, 2020
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following…
Mahaska County will be a PPE hub
Nov 25, 2020
With the recent increase in coronavirus cases in Iowa, there has been concern about supplies of personal protective equipment, or PPE. Jake Nicholson with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management says Mahaska County will be…
U of I fraternity suspended for hazing
Nov 25, 2020
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa fraternity has been suspended for hazing, with a report citing verbal abuse and an incident where new members were required to drink dangerously high amounts of…
Gas leak forces North Mahaska school evacuation
Nov 25, 2020
North Mahaska schools were evacuated Tuesday afternoon (11/24) after a natural gas leak was reported at the Dollar General store a quarter mile away from the school. Around 1:45pm, a utility company that was digging…
Grand Ole Opry Member Hal Ketchum Dies
Nov 25, 2020
Grand Ole Opry member Hal Ketchum died Monday from complications from dementia. The singer-songwriter was 67. “With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home due to complications…
Biden transition OK’d to start as Trump runs out of options
Nov 24, 2020
By ZEKE MILLER, DAVID EGGERT and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump…
Final field work wrapping up across Iowa
Nov 24, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Farmers took advantage of good weather last week to wrap up some of the remaining harvest work. The U.S.D.A. crop report out Monday shows only scattered cornfields remain to be…