More signatures needed to run for county offices
Mar 24, 2022
Anyone who wants to run for County Supervisor, County Attorney, County Treasurer and County Recorder now needs 75 signatures on nomination papers. This after Governor Reynolds signed a bill into law this week that changes…
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Fairfield teens allegedly used baseball bat to kill teacher
Mar 23, 2022
By David Pitt AP - Two Fairfield teenagers used a baseball bat last fall to kill their high school Spanish teacher, and one of them described in social media posts how they followed the woman,…
Hearing on Miller & Goodale murder trials
Mar 22, 2022
Attorneys for two Fairfield teens accused of murdering a teacher were in court Monday (3/21)….asking that the trials be closed to the public and media. 16-year-old Jeremy Goodale and 16-year-old Willard Miller are both charged…
Extended Internet Outage at Sigourney School District
Mar 21, 2022
The Sigourney School District is reporting that its internet is currently down and could be down for several days. The District posted on its Facebook page Monday (3/21) that it’s best that you telephone the…
Iowa drug ring leader sentenced to 30 years in prison
Mar 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to dealing drugs. Prosecutors describe 62-year-old George Patrick Ashby as a large-scale meth dealer. Court records…
Ottumwa Police need help identifying woman
Mar 21, 2022
Ottumwa Police are asking for your help in identifying an elderly woman who was found dead Friday morning (3/18). Around 11:35 am Friday, Ottumwa Police were called to the area of Madison Avenue and Adeline…
Federal judge finds another Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional
Mar 18, 2022
By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has struck down an Iowa law that seeks to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, the latest in a decade of…
Mahaska County Board accepts MCG bid to expand rural broadband
Mar 17, 2022
The Mahaska County Board has accepted a bid from MCG to expand rural broadband service in the county. At a special meeting Wednesday (3/16), the Board of Supervisors accepted MCG’s request for $2 million to…
Former IHCC President Dr. Lee Hellyer dies
Mar 16, 2022
Former Indian Hills Community College President Dr. Lyle Hellyer has died. The college made the announcement Tuesday (3/15) on social media. Hellyer was the school's president from 1973 until he retired in 2001. The college’s…
Another push to update Iowa’s 44-year-old ‘Bottle Bill’
Mar 15, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A plan to revamp Iowa’s “Bottle Bill” has cleared its first hurdle in the Iowa Senate and key lawmakers vow this is the year they’ll approve changes in the…