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Precision Pulley and Idler expanding into Kentucky

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…
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Tips pick up on disappearance of Iowa news anchor

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…
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Ottumwa Christmas tree disposal

Ottumwa residents who want to dispose of their Christmas trees can leave them on the curb for the regular bulky item pickup during the month of January.  The first day for pickup will be Thursday,…
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Ottumwa man will stand trial on May 7th for bank robbery

The trial for a man accused of robbing a Keokuk County bank is being delayed.  28-year-old Ethan Spray of Ottumwa is accused of robbing the South Ottumwa Savings Bank in Hedrick on August 6.  Spray…
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One person dead after a stabbing in Knoxville over the weekend

A Knoxville man was apparently stabbed to death over the weekend.  Police say they found 46-year-old Monte C. Brown bleeding when they were summoned to a downtown address shortly before 9 p.m. Friday (12/21).  Police…
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More than 340 Iowa Schools struggling

State Education Officials say more than 340 Iowa schools have been identified as struggling.  The Iowa Department of Education said in a report released Tuesday (12/18) that 34 schools need comprehensive improvement for all students…
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Four suspects in Tibbetts investigation

Before investigators arrested a farmhand in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, they scrutinized a neighbor seen washing his car hours after she vanished, an acquaintance who erased his cellphone data, a Nebraska man who ditched…
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Grinnell middle chool closed today due to a water main break

Grinnell Middle School is closed today (12/19) because of a water main break and flooding.  Superintendent Janet Stutz says the break early Wednesday morning has caused flooding near the activities entrance and in several classrooms…
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Oskaloosa City Council meeting held last night

Starting in March, Oskaloosa residents will be paying more for their sewer bill. Monday night (12/17), the Oskaloosa City Council voted to approve an eight percent rate increase.  The average sewer bill would rise almost…
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Governor Reynolds will be in Sigourney this morning

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will be making a donut run to Sigourney Friday (12/14).  The Governor is scheduled to stop by Oh Donuts at 107 West Marion Street at 8:45am.  Carson King, the owner of…
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