First public hearing for governor’s latest private school scholarship plan
Jan 13, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Hundreds gathered in person and online for the first subcommittee hearing on the governor’s latest “school choice” plan. Governor Reynolds is proposing state-funded Educational Savings Accounts for low income…
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Mahaska Chamber's First Eggs & Issues Event of 2023 Is Tomorrow
Jan 13, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group is hosting their first round of Eggs & Issues for this year tomorrow. This legislative forum will be at Oskaloosa Smokey Row from 8:30 AM – 9:30…
Jeff Beck Dead at 78
Jan 12, 2023
Jeff Beck, considered by many fans and musicians as being one of the faces on the "Mt. Rushmore" of guitarists, has passed at age 78. Announced on his official Twitter account, the post read, "On…
Shipley, Groom Place at Pella
Jan 12, 2023
PELLA – North Mahaska seniors Jalayna Shipley and Libby Groom wrestled at the Pella Invitational Tuesday placing second and fourth respectively. It was another opportunity to match up with wrestlers they could possibly see at…
Going home: Bills' Hamlin released from Buffalo hospital
Jan 12, 2023
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from a hospital in Buffalo nine days after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati.…
Last Week for Iowans to Enroll in ACA Marketplace
Jan 12, 2023
DES MOINES, IA -- The deadline to enroll in Marketplace health insurance coverage for 2023 is January 15th. Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a record amount of grant funding to organizations…
Oskaloosa Man in Serious Condition After Being Trapped Under Vehicle
Jan 12, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Sheriff's Office reports that on Wednesday morning at approximately 9am, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office, Mahaska County Ambulance Service, and Oskaloosa Fire Department were dispatched to the 2000…
Oskaloosa Swept By Grinnell
Jan 11, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Indians returned to the floor for more Little Hawkeye Conference basketball on Tuesday and fell in both ends of the girls and boys doubleheader to the Grinnell Tigers. The girls…
New Mega Millions jackpot of $1.35B is game's 2nd highest
Jan 11, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Tuesday night were:…
Keokuk among five Iowa counties targeted to try and reduce traffic injuries, deaths
Jan 11, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) State traffic safety officials are singling out five Iowa counties where crashes, injuries and deaths are the worst to focus efforts on changing driver behaviors and making roads safer. Brett…