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Test Iowa coming to Ottumwa

With the increase in coronavirus cases in Wapello County in recent weeks, Governor Kim Reynolds announced Monday (5/11) that a Test Iowa site would be opening in Ottumwa.  Testing at The Beach Ottumwa will be Wednesday…
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Spray sentencing delayed

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network told you earlier.  A man accused of robbing a bank in Packwood has had his sentencing delayed.  29-year-old Ethan Spray of Ottumwa pleaded guilty in…
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Freeze coming overnight

Jack Frost is going to pay us a visit overnight.  The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for early Saturday morning (5/9) for Keokuk and Poweshiek Counties.  The rest of the No Coast…
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Iowa needs poll workers for June primary election

With Iowa’s primary election coming up June 2, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says poll workers will be needed. "It's a paid position when you help out as a poll worker.  It's also a…
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Governor Reynolds to meet with President Trump

Governor Kim Reynolds will not hold her daily news conference Wednesday (5/6).  She will be flying to Washington to meet with President Trump. "I will be going to give him an update on what we're…
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COVID-19 cases pass 10,000, deaths pass 200

Two milestones were reached in Iowa Tuesday (5/5) in the coronavirus outbreak.  408 new cases have been reported, bringing Iowa’s total for the pandemic to 10,111.  And 19 people have died from COVID-19, bringing the…
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Oskaloosa & Mahaska County approve grant request

Both the Mahaska County Board and Oskaloosa City Council voted at their regular meetings Monday (5/4) to authorize a grant application to study the building of a bypass on Highway 163 northwest of Oskaloosa and…
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Wapello County Fair cancelled

There won’t be a county fair in Wapello County this year.  The Wapello County Fair Board has released a statement saying “this decision to postpone until 2021 is the best choice we have at this…
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Weekend coronavirus update

Two people from Poweshiek County have died from coronavirus.  The two deaths reported Sunday (5/3) were both adults aged 81 or over.  This makes four deaths from COVID-19 in Poweshiek County.  14 more deaths from…
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Former Governor Culver Concerned about Workers

Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver is urging current Governor Kim Reynolds to back off policies that he says will force employees to be in unsafe workplaces that have had coronavirus outbreaks. Culver says in a…
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