NEWS

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) There’s a slight increase in the number of Iowa homes on the market, but the limited inventory means sale prices remain high. The median sales price for an existing…

OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa Public Library is proud to announce the start of another season of Reminisce Society programs.  Next Tuesday, September 27th they will welcome speaker Barbara Lounsbery with the program, "Yup.....Nope....& Why Midwesterners…

OSKALOOSA -- It has come to the attention of the Mahaska County Auditor's Office and the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office that a few Mahaska County residents have received telephone calls originating from the state of…

Over the summer, Reba McEntire was quoted as saying that she really wanted to see a reboot of her hit sitcom “Reba” happen, and the rest of the cast did too. But sadly she now says it…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key short-term rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for the third consecutive time. Many Fed watchers will be paying particular attention…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Some thermometers in western Iowa hit triple digits yesterday. National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Trellinger says the highest temperature reported to his office in Sioux Falls was 102, just…

By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa City Council met last night and revisited the discussion of franchise fees that they had tabled during a meeting in July, specifically for gas and electric utilities. City Administrator Philip…

By Sam Parsons The city of Pella announced that this year's fall clean-up week will take place on October 3-7. During this week, Pella residential customers may set bulky items at their curbside by 7:00…

Shania Twain is ready to release new music. The singer announced on social media she’s dropping the new single “Waking Up Dreaming” on Friday. “Every time I get to announce something like this I get such…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the world is in “great peril." And he says world leaders meeting in-person for the first time in three years at the U.N. General…