Retirement party for Mahaska County jail administrator
Apr 21, 2022
The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office is holding a retirement party Friday (4/22) for jail administrator Larry Septer. Septer began working for the Sheriff’s Office in 1988 and was appointed jail administrator in 1997. The retirement…
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Ottumwa considers change to pit bull ordinance
Apr 21, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - The City of Ottumwa has a pit bull ban in place, but the city’s leadership are discussing some changes to the ordinance after hearing from some community members. Ottumwa…
Iowa home sales up slightly in March
Apr 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Home sales in Iowa held steady last month, while national data shows a decline of 2.7% in sales of existing U.S. home in March. “So in some ways we’re…
Reba McEntire Writing A Lifestyles Book
Apr 21, 2022
Reba McEntire is putting out another book. The singer announced she’ll be releasing a new lifestyle book, featuring full-color photos, life lessons, recipes, personal stories from her career and more. "I'm so excited to partner with the…
Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
Apr 20, 2022
By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their…
Legislature sends mobile home park bill to governor
Apr 20, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republicans in the Iowa Senate have sent the governor a bill to require that the owners of mobile home parks provide notices of rent increases or utility hikes 90…
Final season of greyhound racing underway
Apr 20, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Greyhound racing in Iowa is starting its final lap. The Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque opened for the final time in a season that Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko…
Ottumwa city-wide drop-off day Saturday
Apr 20, 2022
Have any large items you’re looking to get rid of? The City of Ottumwa and Bridge City Sanitation are holding a city-wide drop-off day this Saturday (4/23) from 7 to 11am at the Ottumwa Water…
Dolly Parton Shares The Worst Advice She’s Gotten
Apr 20, 2022
Dolly Parton has received a lot of advice over the course of her career, but not all of it’s been good. In case you missed it, the singer opened up about the worst advice she ever…
Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine
Apr 19, 2022
By ADAM SCHRECK KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front hundreds of miles long in what officials…