NEWS

There are special elections across the area Tuesday (3/2).  In Oskaloosa, voters are asked to raisie the city’s hotel-motel tax from 5 percent to 7 percent.  The additional money would go toward economic development and…

Kenny Rogers' classic hits are coming to vinyl. The double album, “Kenny Rogers’ 21 Number Ones,” will be released on vinyl April 30th, marking the first time the set has ever been released in that…

By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a mysterious explosion that further spiked security…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - The three Republicans from Iowa who serve in the U.S. House voted against the pandemic relief House Democrats approved this weekend. Fourth district Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull is…

Eight deaths from coronavirus were reported over the weekend in Iowa.  That brings the state’s death total for the pandemic to 5471.  None of the deaths reported Saturday (2/27) or Sunday (2/28) were from the…

Monday night (3/1), the Oskaloosa City Council will vote on approving a bid for the Meadow Creek Pavement Improvements Project.  The Council will also set dates for public hearings on the proposed fiscal year 2022…

Nominees for the 56th Annual ACM Awards were announced Friday, with Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton leading this year’s back. Both artists earned six nominations, with Miranda Lambert close behind with five, bringing her overall…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, LOLITA C. BALDOR, and ROBERT BURNS BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one of their militiamen and wounding a…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR After a year of the pandemic, Quad Cities-based Deere and Company is planning to reopen its facilities across Iowa and elsewhere within several weeks. Hundreds of Deere employees have been working from…

Governor Kim Reynolds has good news about coronavirus vaccines in Iowa.  At a Thursday morning (2/25) news conference, she said Iowans are getting the vaccines in good numbers. "Next week, we project that 70 percent…