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Iowa turns down 22,000 coronavirus vaccines

Iowa has asked the federal government to withhold more than one-quarter of its allotment of coronavirus vaccines this week because demand for the shots has waned across the state. The Iowa Department of Public Health told the…
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Meet Ottumwa

The Greater Ottumwa Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new name and a new message.  The CVB is rebranding itself as Meet Ottumwa, with the slogan “Where Iowa Meets the World.”  Meet Ottumwa executive director…
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Reynolds encourages Iowans to get COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Kim Reynolds implored Iowans on Wednesday to get vaccinated for COVID-19, however she refused to acknowledge that slowing demand for the shots is greatest in Republican parts of the state or that there’s a…
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Another cold night in store

It’s going to be another cold night in the No Coast Network listening area.  Another Freeze Warning starts at midnight until 9am Thursday (4/22). Below freezing temperatures are expected and those temperatures and frost can…
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Bibby and Cook sentenced for 2018 shootout with Ottumwa Police

Two men convicted of getting into a shootout with Ottumwa Police in 2018 were sentenced Monday (4/19).  35-year-old Michael Bibby of Ottumwa was sentenced to 60 years for attempted murder, first degree burglary, first degree…
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Freeze Watch Tuesday night into Wednesday morning

We haven’t seen the last of winter weather.  A Freeze Watch will go into effect Tuesday night (4/20) at 7 until 10am Wednesday (4/21) for the No Coast Network listening area.  The National Weather Service…
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North Mahaska prepares for prom

It’s prom season in the No Coast Network listening area.  Prom is an event that is a high priority for high school students.  It’s also an event that wasn’t held in many places last year…
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Bahena Rivera in court

The man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts was in court Thursday (4/15) for the first time in over a year. Cristian Bahena Rivera attended a pretrial conference for his first degree murder trial.  Rivera is…
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The rock stars of one of Iowa’s oldest state parks finally reopen for visitors

BY MATT KELLEY The primary feature of one of eastern Iowa’s most popular tourist attractions reopens to the public today for the first time since 2019. The caves at Maquoketa Caves State Park were kept sealed off all…
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Oskaloosa students still required to wear masks

Oskaloosa school students will still have to wear masks for the rest of the school year, but the School Board has relaxed some coronavirus-related restrictions.  At Tuesday’s (4/13) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, the Board approved…
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