Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
Jul 31, 2020
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time, Dr. Anthony Fauci assured lawmakers Friday. Appearing…
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No swimming at two beaches at Lake Red Rock
Jul 31, 2020
The US Army Corps of Engineers is not recommending swimming at the North Overlook and Whitebreast beaches at Lake Red Rock. The reason is high bacteria levels. The beaches, located near Pella, will be posted…
Sculpture workshop opening in Oskaloosa
Jul 31, 2020
FACE—Fine Arts and Cultural Events—of Mahaska County will be opening a sculpture workshop as an expansion of the Oskaloosa Art Center. Artist Matt Kargol tells the No Coast Network what’s in the workshop. "We have…
South 63 detour in place until next week
Jul 31, 2020
Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following. A detour on southbound Highway 63 between Oskaloosa and Eddyville will now be in effect until at least next Friday, August 7. …
Former KBOE sportscaster Lance Renaud dies
Jul 31, 2020
One-time KBOE sports broadcaster Lance Renaud has died at a Marshalltown hospital. Renaud also worked at radio and television stations in Ottumwa and also worked in Bloomfield before moving to Marshalltown in 2000. He was…
Taylor Swift Drops New Version Of "Cardigan," Courting Country Again
Jul 31, 2020
It’s barely been a week since Taylor Swift released her surprise album “Folklore,” and the new single “Cardigan,” but she’s already treating fans to something new. The singer just dropped a new take on “Cardigan,”…
Who should collect tax levies for Mahaska County 911?
Jul 30, 2020
Who should collect tax levies for Mahaska County’s emergency management---cities like Oskaloosa and New Sharon, or Mahaska County? That’s a question that will apparently be decided in the courts. You’ll remember at the Oskaloosa City…
Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll
Jul 30, 2020
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy plunged by a record-shattering 32.9% annual rate last quarter, and the coronavirus pandemic is still cutting a path of destruction, forcing millions out…
Racial bias & bullying found in Hawkeye football program
Jul 30, 2020
The Iowa football program’s culture has suffered from racial bias against Black players and bullying by a small number of current and former coaches, according to an investigation report released Thursday (7/30). University of Iowa…
Blakesburg man charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile
Jul 30, 2020
A Blakesburg man is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Around 6:15pm Tuesday (7/28), the Wapello County Sheriff’s Department took a report of a juvenile who had been sexually assaulted. On Wednesday (7/29), a search…