Ottumwa City Council Approves Maximum Property Tax Dollars for FY24
Feb 09, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa city council met earlier this week and held a public hearing for the city’s maximum property tax dollars for FY24. City administrator Philip Rath walked the council through the numbers,…
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School Closings and Delays: February 9
Feb 09, 2023
The following school districts in our area have announced two hour delays this morning: BGM Grinnell Newburg Keota Knoxville Lynnville-Sully Melcher-Dallas Montezuma Moravia Pella Pleasantville Sully Christian And the following school districts are CLOSED today:…
Dolly Parton & Dionne Warwick Talk New Duet
Feb 09, 2023
The music legends Dolly Parton and Dionne Warwick are collaborating on a gospel song called "Peace Like a River," written by Parton and produced by Warwick's son Damon Elliott. They also filmed a music video for the song in Nashville…
Oskaloosa City Council Receives E911/EMA Study Presentation, Housing Needs Assessment
Feb 08, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met last night and received a presentation from a needs assessment that was conducted for Mahaska County E911/EMA. The assessment came back with dozens of recommendations of changes…
As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening
Feb 08, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike a Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the…
Iowa business owner lobbies for modernizing Small Business Administration
Feb 08, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The owner of a Cedar Rapids business is in Washington, D.C., urging congress to modernize the Small Business Administration. Sydney Rieckhoff is the CEO of Almost Famous Popcorn, a…
Boil Order Lifted In Oskaloosa
Feb 08, 2023
By Sam Parsons The boil order that was put in place for a portion of east Oskaloosa has now been lifted, per the Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department. Following a water main break near the intersection…
OSMRE provides $300,000 to restore Mahaska County watersheds
Feb 08, 2023
WASHINGTON — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $300,000 in cooperative…
Trace Adkins Announces Somewhere In America 2023 Tour
Feb 08, 2023
Trace Adkins is about to embark on a 22-date tour, aptly named the "Somewhere In America 2023 Tour". The tour will starts this Friday (February 10th) at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA and…
Group: 1-in-5 U.S. adults will bet on this year's Super Bowl
Feb 07, 2023
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The gambling industry's national trade group predicts that 1-in-5 American adults will make a bet on Sunday's Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. The American Gaming…