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Keokuk, Appanoose Counties to Be Part of “High Five Rural Traffic Safety Project” Starting Soon

DES MOINES, Iowa – In 2021,72% of fatal crashes in Iowa occurred on secondary rural roads. Approximately 79% of Iowa’s total roadways are considered secondary in nature. Due to these alarming statistics rural safety has become…
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Remembering Halloween Safety Tips with Osky PD

By Sam Parsons With Halloweekend beginning tomorrow, streets near you will soon be filled with trick-or-treaters and others celebrating the festivities. For some tips and basic safety reminders, we sat down with Oskaloosa SRO Logan…
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Ottumwa School District Approves Girls Wrestling Agreement with Davis County, Dedicates Mini Pitch

By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa Community School Board met earlier this week and dedicated the Mini Pitch at Wilson Elementary to Dr. Jeff Hedred. The board also approved an agreement with Davis County to share…
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Body of Missing Oskaloosa Man Found at Lake Red Rock

LAKE RED ROCK -- The body of a missing Oskaloosa man was discovered along the north shoreline of Lake Red Rock yesterday morning, according to authorities. Raymond Welch, age 41, was reported missing to the…
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Marion County Sheriff's Office Seeking Public Assistance on Hit-and-Run

KNOXVILLE -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office covered a hit and run accident involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist east of Knoxville near the intersection of North Godrey and T15 around 9:03am on Saturday.…
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Marion County Development to Hold Public Meetings for Long Term Planning

KNOXVILLE -- The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has received funding from the US EDA department to help areas develop long term economic development sustainability plans.  Marion County Development applied to IEDC to be an…
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2023 Tulip Queen Finalists Announced

By Sam Parsons The list of names up for 2023 Tulip Queen in the city of Pella has now been trimmed to 12 finalists. 12 Pella senior students were chosen to advance to the final…
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Ottumwa City Council Approves Gas & Electric Franchise Fees

By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa City Council met last night and after a process lasting several months, the council approved the third and final consideration of an ordinance instituting a franchise fee city-wide on gas…
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Oskaloosa Council Receives Fire Code Enforcement Update

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met last night and heard a quarterly report from the fire department related to code enforcement. The report found that 56 cases of code violations were opened during…
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Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Weighs Soil Compaction Study Contribution

By Sam Parsons The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met yesterday and discussed a potential contribution to a study from Iowa State University on soil compaction as it relates to proposed carbon capture pipelines that…
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