US recession a growing fear as Fed plans to keep rates high
Dec 16, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly easing since summer. Yet the Federal Reserve seems decidedly unimpressed — and unconvinced that its fight against accelerating prices is…
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Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.1 percent in November As Job Growth Continues
Dec 16, 2022
DES MOINES, IA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.1 percent in November, while the labor force participation rate held steady at 67.7 percent and more than 500 jobs were added. The U.S.…
Melcher-Dallas School District Closed Again Today
Dec 16, 2022
By Sam Parsons The Melcher-Dallas School District announced yesterday that school would be closed Thursday and Friday of this week. The district is citing a high rate of absences due to illness. They released this…
Keith Urban Gives $250k To Nashville Charities Ahead Of Christmas
Dec 16, 2022
Keith Urban has made an incredible gift of $250k to four different Nashville charities just before Christmas. Urban donated the money to the Music Health Alliance, the Nashville Food Project, Thistle Farms, and Vanderbilt Breast Cancer…
Keokuk County Emergency Management Coordinator Arrested for Theft
Dec 16, 2022
SIGOURNEY, IA -- On December 13, 2022, the Keokuk County Emergency Management Coordinator Larry Gene Smith (66) was arrested for Theft in the 2nd Degree a Class D Felony based on an investigation by the…
Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids
Dec 15, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. health officials have updated a tool to track rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for…
Panel predicts dip in Iowa tax revenue
Dec 15, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Members of a key state panel say a recession would likely have a limited impact on Iowa’s economy. They’re predicting state tax receipts will decline by 1.9% in 2023…
Visit Pella Receives $10k Grant to Update Website
Dec 15, 2022
PELLA, IA -- Visit Pella announced that they have received a $10,000 grant from Travel Iowa to update their website. According to a news release, the primary goal during the redesign process will be to…
Ottumwa Citizens Police Academy Registration Opens
Dec 15, 2022
OTTUMWA, IA -- The Ottumwa Police Department will be holding their Annual Citizens Police Academy in February and March of 2023. The Academy gives citizens an opportunity to learn first-hand about local law enforcement. The…
Gwen Stefani Was 'Literally Sobbing' During “The Voice” Finale
Dec 15, 2022
It was a big night on the season finale of “The Voice.” Blake Shelton’s artist, Bryce Leatherwood, was declared the winner of season 22, and Shelton’s wife Gwen Stefani wound up sobbing. Stefani had already announced that she wouldn’t…