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Osky seniors have choices for final weeks of school year
Apr 15, 2020 by Rick Watts
At Tuesday night’s (4/14) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, it was revealed that 134 seniors are on track to graduate and two are not. Late last week, Governor Reynolds announced that the state will be waiving…
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Additional 6 coronavirus deaths
Apr 14, 2020 by Rick Watts
Six more people in Iowa have died from the coronavirus, bringing the total as of Tuesday (4/14) to 49. Information about the latest victims has been slow in coming from the Iowa Department of Public…
Applications for pet adoptions starting at Oskaloosa shelter
Apr 14, 2020 by Rick Watts
Starting Wednesday (4/15), the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in Oskaloosa will accept applications for pet adoptions. The shelter has been closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelter Director Terry Gott says you’ll have to fill…
Slow retail business and plant shutdowns could impact pork prices
Apr 14, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR With coronavirus forcing the closings of the Tyson Foods pork plant at Columbus Junction and the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, additional pressure is being placed on pork producers.…
Rivera murder trial rescheduled
Apr 13, 2020 by Rick Watts
The murder trial for the man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbets of Brooklyn will now start September 29 in Sioux City. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is accused of killing the 20-year-old University of Iowa student in…
Two arrested after Ottumwa chase
Apr 10, 2020 by Rick Watts
It started as a routine traffic stop, but turned into a chase and led to two Ottumwa men being arrested. Around 11:30 Wednesday morning (4/8), a Wapello County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to stop a car…
Gas prices continue to drop
Apr 09, 2020 by Rick Watts
You may be doing a double take the next time you fill up your gas tank. According to Iowa Triple-A, the statewide average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $1.64. That’s down…
Sigourney schools continue to teach during pandemic
Apr 08, 2020 by Rick Watts
School districts across Iowa are deciding how they will teach students while schools remain closed due to coronavirus concerns. Sigourney Schools Superintendent Dave Harper says his district is using the enrichment option Governor Reynolds suggested…
Two nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks revealed
Apr 07, 2020 by Rick Watts
The Iowa Department of Public Health has released the identities of two nursing homes where outbreaks of the coronavirus have infected residents and contributed to a large share of the state’s known infections. The facilities…
Coronavirus update
Apr 07, 2020 by Rick Watts
Two people from the No Coast Network listening area have now been diagnosed with coronavirus. One is a person from Mahaska County aged 41 to 60; the other is an adult from Marion County aged…
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