Miranda Lambert Lands On Time Magazine’s List Of The Most Influential People
May 24, 2022
“Time” magazine is out with their annual Time 100 List of the Most Influential People for 2022, and Miranda Lambert made the list this year. The singer is honored in the Innovators section of the list. "I’m…
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After 3 months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed
May 23, 2022
The Associated Press When Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within days the conflict came home — not with cruise missiles and mortars but in the…
Oskaloosa City Council to meet in closed session
May 23, 2022
The Oskaloosa City Council will meet in closed session Monday afternoon (5/23). The meeting is to discuss possible legal action regarding the swimming pools at the Early Childhood Education and Recreation Center.
Wind energy plants in Kansas, Iowa closing, could reopen
May 23, 2022
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Siemens Gamesa plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will be shut down and most employees will be laid off this summer, company officials said Friday. The company, which…
‘Un-retiring’ Iowans may be key to worker shortage in hospitality industry
May 23, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The latest data from Iowa Workforce Development shows 10,300 jobs were added to the payrolls at Iowa restaurants and hotels over the last 12 months. “It’s no surprise that…
Zac Brown Band’s Johns Driskell Hopkins Announces ALS Diagnosis
May 23, 2022
Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins has revealed on the band’s social media account that he’s been diagnosed with ALS. Hopkins, who is a bassist and vocalist in the band, as well as one of its…
African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US
May 20, 2022
By MARIA CHENG LONDON (AP) — Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America. Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously…
Avian flu restrictions lifted at poultry operations in three counties
May 20, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The State Agriculture Department announced today that bird flu restrictions have been lifted for three commercial poultry sites in Franklin, Hamilton, and Humboldt County. The Iowa Turkey Federation’s Gretta Irwin…
Report finds bike-walking trail across country would benefit Iowa
May 20, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - A new report details the economic benefits of a proposed pedestrian and bike trail running from Washington D.C. to Washington state, including an Iowa segment stretching from the Mississippi River…
Marion County Public Health reopens Monday
May 20, 2022
Marion County Public Health will be re-opening to the public starting Monday (5/23). The Public Health building has been closed to the public since April 25 because of construction. That construction is now finished and…