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Mahaska County COVID-19 vaccine update

Mahaska County Public Health Director Patty Malloy gives the No Coast Network an update on COVID-19 vaccines in the county. "Vaccine distribution is going well.  We're in the phase IB, which is our 65 and…
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City of Ottumwa to take over operation of airport

The Ottumwa City Council is no longer looking for an outside company to run the city’s airport.  At Tuesday’s (3/2) Ottumwa City Council meeting, the Council voted down bids from several companies to run the…
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Tuesday special election results

Turnout was light for Tuesday’s (3/2) special elections across the No Coast Network listening area.  In Oskaloosa, voters overwhelmingly approved raising the city’s hotel/motel tax from five percent to seven percent.  There were 157 votes…
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Special elections Tuesday

There are special elections across the area Tuesday (3/2).  In Oskaloosa, voters are asked to raisie the city’s hotel-motel tax from 5 percent to 7 percent.  The additional money would go toward economic development and…
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Put pandemic safety first if you’re thinking about a Spring Break getaway

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - With the arrival of March and the one-year anniversary of sweeping COVID-19 shutdowns across the state, more people are getting vaccinated which is prompting some Iowans to consider Spring Break…
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COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Poweshiek County

Poweshiek County Public Health will hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics for people age 65 and over in Grinnell on Tuesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 4.  Starting Friday morning (2/26) at 9, those 65 and over…
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Man fined for wetlands destruction on Des Moines River

An Iowa man who filled in wetlands along the Des Moines River in order to build a recreational vehicle campground has reached an agreement with federal officials for violating federal clean water laws, the U.S.…
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Man shot in home invasion identified

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  The name of the man tragically shot and killed during a home invasion in rural Wapello County last week has been released. …
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Coronavirus update

One person from Mahaska County, one from Wapello County and one from Marion County have died from coronavirus.  The deaths reported Monday (2/22) are the first in the No Coast Network listening area in over…
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No COVID deaths reported in Iowa Saturday and Sunday

The Iowa Department of Public Health says no one from Iowa died from coronavirus on Friday (2/19) and Saturday (2/20). As of Sunday morning (2/21), the state’s death total for the pandemic is 5336.  There…
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