Thomas sentenced to five years in daughter's 2018 death
Jan 06, 2021
Five years. That sentence for an Ottumwa woman who was convicted of strangling her five-year-old daughter. Kelsie Thomas was sentenced Monday (1/4) in Wapello County for the July 2018 death of her daughter, Cloe Chandler. …
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Groenendyk re-elected Mahaska County Board Chairman
Jan 05, 2021
Mark Groenendyk has been re-elected Chairman of the Mahaska County Board for a third year. That action was taken at Monday’s (1/4) Mahaska County Board meeting. Groenendyk says the Board’s priorities for 2021 include resolving…
Oskaloosa City Council meets Monday
Jan 04, 2021
The Oskaloosa City Council will hold its first meeting of the new year Monday night (1/4). The Council will hold a public hearing on an amendment to the City’s 2021 fiscal year budget. According to…
Ottumwa holiday luminaries postponed
Dec 31, 2020
Ottumwa’s Historic Preservation Commission is postponing the holiday luminary project indefinitely. The event, which had originally been scheduled for December 23, was rescheduled to take place on New Year’s Eve due to the high winds…
Snowfall amounts vary from Tuesday's storm
Dec 30, 2020
The season’s first snowstorm is over and it left plenty of the white stuff behind. Snowfall totals from Tuesday (12/29) range from an inch and a half in Albia, two inches in Montezuma, and four…
Winter Storm Warning for region
Dec 29, 2020
The season’s first major snowstorm is on its way. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect starting at 9am Tuesday (12/29) through 6pm Wednesday (12/30) for the No Coast Network listening area. The National Weather…
Feenstra raps meat packers over livestock prices
Dec 28, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Congressman-elect Randy Feenstra says it’s time for the U.S. Department of Justice to address allegations of price fixing in the livestock industry. “The packers, they’re making all kinds of profits, so we’ve…
No winners since September, Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots both above $320 million
Dec 24, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The jackpots for the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery drawings both exceed $300 million and Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says that’s a rarity. “Neither one of these jackpots are anywhere near…
Reynolds says it’s too soon to consider using state reserves
Dec 23, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The start of the 2021 Iowa legislative session is less than three weeks away, but Governor Kim Reynolds says it may be far longer before officials sort out how…
North Mahaska schools closed because of COVID-19
Dec 21, 2020
Christmas vacation is starting early in the North Mahaska School District. There will not be school in North Mahaska Monday (12/21) or Tuesday (12/22) because of coronavirus issues. North Mahaska Superintendent Angela Livezey released a…