Ottumwa receives grant for Blessings Soup Kitchen
Jun 06, 2022
The City of Ottumwa has received a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant for the Blessings Soup Kitchen Food Program Assistance Project. The money will be used to buy two commercial stoves, two commercial refrigerators, two…
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Two dead after wrong way crash in Jasper County
Jun 03, 2022
Two women are dead after a wrong way accident Thursday night (6/2) on Highway 163. The Iowa State Patrol says just before 8pm, an SUV driven by 79-year-old Dorothy Findlow of Monroe was going the…
Ottumwa Man Killed in Construction Accident
Jun 02, 2022
Mahaska County Sheriff's Office Press Release: On Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, at 5 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office and the Mahaska Health Ambulance Service were dispatched to the 3300 block of Highway…
It’s not hot today, but be prepared for the sweltering summer ahead
Jun 02, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - This week’s temperatures in Iowa are fairly on target for the season, but soon enough, we’ll be getting into the hot, humid days of summer. Today is Heat Awareness…
Iowa parents urged to get kids boosted for COVID before summer arrives
Jun 01, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Health experts are encouraging Iowans to make sure their children are up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations before summer vacation starts. Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control expanded its…
Motorcyclist dies in Knoxville accident
May 31, 2022
A motorcyclist from Knoxville is dead after a collision with a pickup truck Monday afternoon (5/31) in Knoxville. The Iowa State Patrol says 37-year-old Holly Jo Hegwood was going east on McKinber Street just west…
Historical marker unveiled at Oskaloosa's Book Vault
May 27, 2022
Oskaloosa’s tenth and final historical building marker was unveiled Thursday night (5/26) at the Book Vault. That building was once home to the Oskaloosa Savings Bank. Calvin Bandstra researched the history of the building and…
Ottumwa chiropractor to cease practice while criminal case is resolved
May 26, 2022
An Ottumwa chiropractor accused of inappropriate contact with a young boy has agreed to stop practicing. According to court documents, 62-year-old Bruce Lindgren allegedly told a 10-year-old boy to take off his shirt, then went…
Courts stymie abortion bans in Iowa, other GOP-led states
May 25, 2022
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With a staunch anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe…
Tenth historical building marker in Oskaloosa to be unveiled Thursday
May 24, 2022
A new historical building marker will be unveiled in Oskaloosa this week. Ann Brouwer, who has led the building marker project, talks about the newest marker. "We're going to do the Oskaloosa Savings Bank Building,…