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Body found in lagoon near Beach Ottumwa
Sep 02, 2021 by Rick Watts
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
Sep 01, 2021 by Rick Watts
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…
Bahena Rivera sentenced to life without parole for Mollie Tibbetts murder
Aug 31, 2021 by Rick Watts
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…
Bahena Rivera to be sentenced Monday
Aug 30, 2021 by Rick Watts
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…
Three month anniversary of Xavior Harrelson's disappearance
Aug 27, 2021 by Rick Watts
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. …
Chemical spill forces Eddyville to shelter in place
Aug 26, 2021 by Rick Watts
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…
Sen. Grassley speaks in Oskaloosa
Aug 25, 2021 by Rick Watts
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…
Heat Advisory Tuesday
Aug 24, 2021 by Rick Watts
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…
Back to school
Aug 23, 2021 by Rick Watts
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(. …
Governor's office accused of violating open records law
Aug 20, 2021 by Rick Watts
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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