NEWS

Ottumwa’s mayor is doing double duty.  At a special city council meeting Friday (8/23), Ottumwa Mayor Tom Lazio was appointed interim city administrator.  This after city administrator Andy Morris turned in a letter of resignation…

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was in Sigourney Thursday (8/22) to visit Lake Belva Deer State Park.  She says her visit was in advance of next year being the 100th anniversary of the State Park System.  Reynolds…

Dolly Parton will be the subject of a new documentary for the BBC. “Dolly’s Country,” set to air on BBC Two this fall, seeks to show a different side of the country star, noting one…

There was a peaceful protest outside of an Oskaloosa business Thursday (8/22).  The Tri-State Workers Coalition is unhappy with the safety practices and record of Bridge City Construction of Ottumwa, a contractor that has been hired…

Carrie Underwood will once again be back to sing the theme song for NBC’s Sunday Night Football but this time she’s enlisted a little help. This year’s anthem will be a new rendition of her…

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — All 10 people aboard a small jet escaped injury Wednesday after the aircraft aborted its takeoff at a small Northern California airport, went off the runway and burst into flames, officials…

Montezuma volleyball coach Katie Dunlap knew she would go into the coming season without Riley Gatton, who graduated as the school’s career leader in kills, hitting percentage, service aces and digs, as well as seven…

It wasn’t a tornado.  You’ll remember that several strong storms came through Iowa Tuesday morning (8/20). A tornado was reported near Tracy—one of three in the state.  A homeowner southeast of Grinnell thought his home…

The Brooklyn Opera House was awarded a 500-thousand dollar grant toward a two-point-eight million dollar project to rehabilitate the Opera House and for the construction of a connecting atrium to adjoin the opera house to…

Oskaloosa High has a new girls’ swimming coach this season.  Makenzie Kauffman says she has 18 girls out for the team this year and she’s excited to see how the season unfolds. "I think we're…