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Ottumwa mock accident scene
Sep 16, 2021 by Rick Watts
Ottumwa High School juniors and seniors were called out of class Wednesday (9/15) to see law enforcement respond to the scene of a two-car accident and hear one student screaming to another. "I don't mean…
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Oskaloosa School Board meets
Sep 15, 2021 by Rick Watts
The Oskaloosa School Board voted Tuesday (9/14) to put a question on the ballot for this November’s election. The question deals with extending an agreement that governs how the Oskaloosa School District will use sales…
NoCoast Beer Co. to serve special beverage at Fall Festival
Sep 14, 2021 by Rick Watts
There will be a strong local connection to Saturday’s (9/18) Fall Festival at Pioneer Farm. Margaret Spiegel, the director and curator of the Mahaska County Historical Society and Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum, says Pioneer…
Teaching about 9/11 to students who weren’t born in 2001
Sep 13, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Events were held throughout Iowa to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. While many have vivid memories of that day, it’s all history to students in elementary and high…
Iowa judge considers whether to halt state ban on mask mandates
Sep 10, 2021 by Rick Watts
Iowa Republican legislators and the governor prohibited mask mandates in schools for purely political reasons to appease complaining constituents, a lawyer representing a mother and her sons argued Thursday. “The popularity of the governor and…
Xavior Harrelson update
Sep 09, 2021 by Rick Watts
There could be a new lead in the disappearance of Xavior Harrelson. He’s the 11-year-old boy from Montezuma who disappeared May 27 near his home. Mitch Mortvedt is with the Iowa Department of Public Safety.…
Remembering a family member who died on 9/11
Sep 09, 2021 by Rick Watts
9/11 is a sad day in American history. Especially to those who lost a family member in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, as well as Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania. …
Former Albia coach charged with sexual abuse of a minor
Sep 08, 2021 by Rick Watts
A former Albia High School soccer coach has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 36-year-old Aaron Koester was arrested last Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana and extradited…
Fatal stabbing in Ottumwa
Sep 07, 2021 by Rick Watts
One man is in custody…accused of stabbing an Ottumwa man to death. Ottumwa Police were called just before 10 Friday night (9/3) to a reported stabbing at the Stardust Motel. 43-year-old Joshua David Barnhill of…
Concert on the Square Saturday in Oskaloosa
Sep 03, 2021 by Rick Watts
There’s going to be live music in downtown Oskaloosa Saturday night (9/4). The sixth annual Concert on the Square is a free event featuring Christian music. Wyndell Campbell is on the planning committee for Concert…
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