Patty Smyth Recalls Turning Down Invitation To Join Van Halen
Jul 28, 2020
Patty Smyth has recalled receiving an invitation from Eddie Van Halen to join Van Halen after frontman David Lee Roth departed from the band. However, the former Scandal singer said she turned down the invitation,…
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Weekend coronavirus update
Jul 27, 2020
Two Jasper County residents have died from coronavirus over the weekend. Those two deaths were among eleven new deaths reported over the weekend by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Since the pandemic began, 826…
Sigourney-Keota releases updated 2020 football schedule
Jul 27, 2020
Football will get underway for Sigourney-Keota’s Savage Cobras when they open at Mid-Prairie on August 28. Their home opener will be September 4 against EBF. That will be followed by a trip to Louisa-Muscatine on…
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
Jul 27, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP - The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates…
The rules are relaxed for giving blood and the timing couldn’t be better
Jul 27, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Thanks to changes in federal rules, more people are now eligible to give blood, and more donors are needed as hundreds of Iowa blood drives have been cancelled because of the pandemic.…
Jimmy Page Calls Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour 'Really Unlikely'
Jul 27, 2020
Jimmy Page has largely ruled out the possibility of Led Zeppelin reuniting for a tour. The Led Zeppelin guitarist addressed the issue during an interview on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday. The last time the…
China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
Jul 24, 2020
By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk…
Albia's Ross named Academic All-State Softball
Jul 24, 2020
Makenna Ross of Albia has been named to the Academic All-State Softball team, courtesy of the Iowa Girls Softball Coaches Association. Ross and her Albia teammates will play Creston Monday night (7/27) in the first…
Four arrested in Newton burglary
Jul 24, 2020
Four men from Des Moines have been arrested in connection with a burglary early Wednesday (7/22) south of Newton. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says there was a call of a burglary in progress just…
Watch out for heat Today
Jul 24, 2020
It’s going to be a hot one today (Friday - 7/24). The National Weather Service says warm and humid air will push into the area this afternoon, which will make it feel like 100 degrees. …