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Body found in lagoon near Beach Ottumwa

A man’s body was found in a lagoon near Beach Ottumwa.  Ottumwa Police were called around 1pm Wednesday (9/1) when the caller saw the man’s body floating in the water.  Police say the man had…
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Oskaloosa Christian School turns 75

Oskaloosa Christian School is celebrating a birthday this weekend. "We are celebrating our 75th year of operation.  We started in 1946. Technically, our 75th year was last year.  But due to the circumstances that were…
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Bahena Rivera sentenced to life without parole for Mollie Tibbetts murder

Life in prison with no possibility of parole.  That sentence was handed down Monday (8/30) to Cristhian Bahena Rivera for stabbing Mollie Tibbetts to death.  In May, a jury found Bahena Rivera guilty of first…
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Bahena Rivera to be sentenced Monday

Cristhian Bahena Rivera will be sentenced Monday afternoon (8/30) for killing Mollie Tibbetts.  In May, a jury in Scott County found the 27-year-old Bahena Rivers guilty of first degree murder in the July 2018 death…
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Three month anniversary of Xavior Harrelson's disappearance

Today (8/27) marks three months since 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson disappeared from his Montezuma home.  A community volunteer group called Find Xavior Harrelson has declared Friday a day of action as they search for the boy. …
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Chemical spill forces Eddyville to shelter in place

The Ajinomoto plant in Eddyville had to be evacuated Wednesday night because of a chemical spill.  Mahaska County 911 was told around 8:20pm about an acid leak at the plant.  Ajinomoto makes amino acids that…
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Sen. Grassley speaks in Oskaloosa

Senator Chuck Grassley held a town hall discussion in Oskaloosa Tuesday were topics included vaccinations, infrastructure and increasing tensions in Afghanistan. He also touched on California’s Proposition 12 which requires pig farmers to provide more…
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Heat Advisory Tuesday

The heat has been turned up.  The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory Tuesday (8/24) starting at noon until 7pm.  Warm temperatures and high humidity expected during the day can cause heat related…
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Back to school

It’s back to school time.  The new school year starts Monday (8/23) in several districts in the No Coast Network listening area, including Oskaloosa, Pella, EBF and Montezuma.  Sigourney’s new school year starts Wednesday (8/25(. …
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Governor's office accused of violating open records law

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract, a pair of new lawsuits contend. Reynolds and her office’s public records custodian,…
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