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Some of today’s biggest country stars came out to celebrate the late Charley Pride on last night’s special, “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride,” with the show jam-packed with great performances, as well as remembrances of the performing great,…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”…

School also starts Wednesday (8/25) in Sigourney and classes will end early on Wednesday and Thursday (8/25 & 26).  Students in Sigourney will be dismissed at 1:30pm both days because of the hot weather.

Senator Chuck Grassley held a town hall discussion in Oskaloosa Tuesday were topics included vaccinations, infrastructure and increasing tensions in Afghanistan. He also touched on California’s Proposition 12 which requires pig farmers to provide more…

A University of Iowa law professor and Democratic state legislator says she will challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks next year. State Rep. Christina Bohannan made the announcement Tuesday (8/24). Miller-Meeks, a former state senator…

Kenny Chesney has shared a new video for his single “Beautiful World,” which was filmed in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Kenny shares that the video seeks to “[remind] us how beautiful every single day is…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP - What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean? It means Pfizer’s shot for people 16 and older has now undergone the same rigorous testing and regulatory review as dozens…

The first few days of school at North Mahaska this year will be short ones.  School begins Wednesday (8/25), with classes dismissing at 1pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (8/25-27) because of high temperatures forecast in…

The heat has been turned up.  The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory Tuesday (8/24) starting at noon until 7pm.  Warm temperatures and high humidity expected during the day can cause heat related…

There have been several reports of car burglaries in the No Coast Network listening area.  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says there have been over 30 car burglaries and a number of stolen vehicle reports…