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Pella, Ottumwa, and Knoxville School Boards to Meet Tonight

By Sam Parsons Tonight is a busy night for school board meetings in our area.  The Pella Community School Board will meet tonight to receive their Career Academy Report, review their audit report for the…
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Kenny Loggins Announces Farewell 'This Is It' Tour

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins has announced his farewell tour. The "This Is It" tour will kick off on March 10 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida, and will include stops in…
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IGHSAU Basketball Rankings: Week 7

CLASS 1A 1 Algona Bishop Garrigan 2 Newell-Fonda 3 North Linn 4 Remsen St. Mary's 5 Westwood 6 Woodbine 7 Council Bluffs St. Albert 8 Central Elkader 9 West Fork 10 Winfield-Mount Union 11 Burlington…
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New USDA rule boosts "organic" food oversight, targets fraud

NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) -- The Agriculture Department issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight. The rule strengthens enforcement of the USDA’s strict definitions…
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Iowa mirrors national trend with more guns found at TSA checkpoints

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) A spokesperson for the TSA says the number of guns found at Iowa airport security checkpoints was up in 2022. TSA spokesperson, Jessica Mayle says 22 guns were found in…
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Dave Sedivec Retiring as MCCB Director

Today is the final day of Dave Sedivec's term as director of the Mahaska County Conservation Board. The announcement was made in the MCCB's most recent newsletter. Sedivec began working with the MCCB in April…
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Alice Cooper Announces 2023 'Too Close For Comfort Tour'

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has announced plans to embark on the "Too Close For Comfort Tour" in April. The trek will kick off on April 29 in Youngstown, Ohio, and conclude on May 18 in…
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North Mahaska Boys Thrash Chariton; Lane Harmon Scores 1,000th Point

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska moved a game closer to vying for the conference basketball title with an 89-34 thumping of Colfax-Mingo Tuesday. North Mahaska, currently second in the South Iowa Cedar League to undefeated…
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Prosecutors weigh options in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe district attorney is prepared to announce whether to press charges in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on…
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Iowa National Guard leader to retire in six weeks

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa National Guard’s adjutant general is retiring on March 1st. Major General Benjamin Corell has been in the National Guard for 37 years. “My wife has sacrificed much…
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