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US average for gasoline seen peaking at $3 a gallon in May
Jan 03, 2019 by Rick Watts
A price-tracking service says the national average for gasoline will surge to about $3 a gallon by May before easing the rest of 2019. GasBuddy predicted Wednesday that the full-year average price will settle at…
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Eddyville woman arrested in an identity theft case
Jan 03, 2019 by Rick Watts
An Eddyville woman has been arrested for identity theft. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Virginia Mitchell was arrested around 6:40 Tuesday night (1/1) and later charged with identity theft and having stolen credit…
Ottumwa Schools CFO is a possible link with Mason City fraud
Jan 03, 2019 by Rick Watts
A high-ranking official in the Ottumwa School District is being linked with financial fraud at his former job. An audit has found that the Mason City Community School District shows that more than $2 million…
Mahaska County Board meeting held today
Jan 02, 2019 by Rick Watts
The Mahaska County Board began its new year Wednesday (1/2). County Supervisors Steve Wanders and Steve Parker took their oaths of office after being elected last November. County Attorney Andrew Ritland, Treasurer Connie Van Polen…
Thousands of sausage products recalled
Jan 02, 2019 by Rick Watts
Thousands of pounds of sausage products may contain metal bits in them. The USDA announced yesterday that R-L Zeigler Company has recalled nearly 12,000 pounds of its products. The recalled items include the 24-oz plastic…
John Osborne's dog traveled to brother TJ's House Miles Away After Being Spooked by Fireworks
Jan 02, 2019 by Rick Watts
John Osborne of Brothers Osborne and his wife Lucie Silvas had quite a scare when their dog, Barley, became spooked by New Year's Eve fireworks and took off from their home while the two were out…
Precision Pulley and Idler expanding into Kentucky
Jan 02, 2019 by Rick Watts
A Pella company is expanding into Kentucky. Precision Pulley and Idler plans to start a $10.8 million manufacturing and distributing operation in Maysville and will hire 134 full-time employees over the next ten years. The…
Times Square New Year's Eve ball gets some new sparkle
Dec 28, 2018 by Rick Watts
Preparations for New Year's Eve in Times Square are taking shape, and some of those shapes are 192 new crystal triangles on the famous ball. The new Waterford crystal triangles will join about 2,500 others…
Tips pick up on disappearance of Iowa news anchor
Dec 28, 2018 by Rick Watts
Police say tips have picked up on the 1995 disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit after she was featured on CBS' "48 Hours" this month. Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley told the Waterloo-Cedar…
Toby Keith on the Deadline That Almost Stopped His Career
Dec 28, 2018 by Rick Watts
Toby Keith didn’t get to where he is today by caving to any shred of self-doubt. He still has the same hunger to be the best in his craft that he had when he first…
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