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4 things to know today - that aren’t about the virus
Apr 17, 2020 by Rick Watts
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news and stories that are being talked about: 1. ISS CREW LANDS IN KAZAKHSTAN An International Space Station crew has landed safely in Kazakhstan after more than…
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Coronavirus update
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
Here’s the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. Seven more people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s total for the pandemic to 60, as of Thursday (4/16). One of those deaths was an…
Winter Storm Coming
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
Winter is supposed to be over, but it’s going to make another appearance in the No Coast Network listening area. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Wapello, Monroe, Keokuk and Washington Counties until…
COVID-19 testing machines coming to rural Iowa
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
Iowa officials are sending machines that can conduct rapid coronavirus testing to health care facilities in rural areas, including some that currently have few confirmed cases. The office of Governor Kim Reynolds says the machines…
Iowa’s Stanley earns academic honor
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY TODD KIMM Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley has been named to the 2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. The announcement was made Wednesday morning by the National Football Foundation. “Nate has been an outstanding representative…
For meat plant workers, virus makes a hard job perilous
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
By STEPHEN GROVES SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Kulule Amosa’s husband earns $17.70 an hour at a South Dakota pork plant doing a job so physically demanding it can only be performed in 30-minute increments.…
Two Tyson employees in Columbus Junction die from COVID-19
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
Two Tyson Foods employees have died following a coronavirus outbreak that has sickened scores of workers at a large pork plant in Columbus Junction. The deaths of the workers at the Tyson plant are the…
Winter Storm coming Thursday
Apr 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
It is said that April showers bring May flowers, but Thursday (4/16) we’ll be getting some April snowflakes. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Wapello and Monroe Counties starting at…
"At Home With Farm Aid" Raises $500K For Farmers & Ranchers
Apr 16, 2020 by Bob Ballard
As we previously told you, Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, headlined a special “At Home with Farm Aid” live stream this weekend, and it raised a ton…
Coronavirus update 4-15-2020
Apr 15, 2020 by Rick Watts
Four more Iowans have died from coronavirus. The Iowa Department of Public health says as of Wednesday (4/15), 53 Iowans have died from the virus. Another 96 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, for…
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