More than a dozen Iowa Pizza Huts have closed
Sep 09, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON At least 15 of the Pizza Hut restaurants in Iowa have been closed, following the announcement in July that up to 300 locations around the country would be closing. The company that…
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Coronavirus update
Sep 08, 2020
A Wapello County resident has died from coronavirus. As of late Tuesday morning (9/8), the pandemic total in Iowa from COVID-19 was 1173. There have also been another 345 positive tests for COVID-19 for a…
Labor Day weekend travel
Sep 03, 2020
Labor Day weekend is coming up. This is traditionally the last big travel weekend of the summer. Mark Peterson of Triple-A Iowa says traveling will be easier on your wallet than it was a year…
August ends up as one of the driest months in the record book
Sep 02, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - August of 2020 will be remembered for one of Iowa’s worst-ever weather disasters, but the just-ended month is also going down as one of the state’s tenth driest Augusts on…
Coronavirus update
Sep 01, 2020
Two people from the No Coast Network listening area are among nine new deaths reported from coronavirus in Iowa. The deaths of one person from Wapello County and one from Marion County were reported Tuesday…
Johnson County Auditor awaits ruling on absentee ballot request forms
Aug 31, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Two Iowa judges have now ruled in favor of the Republican Party and President Trump’s campaign and nullified at least 55,000 absentee ballot request forms from voters in Woodbury…
Reynolds closes bars in six Iowa counties
Aug 28, 2020
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered that all bars be closed in six of the state’s largest counties in response to surging numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases blamed in part on young people ignoring mask…
State investigates businesses serving alcohol, ignoring social distancing guidelines
Aug 27, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A state agency has received dozens of complaints that social distancing guidelines aren’t being followed by Iowa businesses that serve alcohol and a handful of Iowa bars and restaurants…
Program offers help in fixing electrical services damaged by storm
Aug 26, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Utility officials say more than 99% of Iowans have their power restored after the derecho blasted across the state 15 days ago. For some, the cost of hiring an electrician to repair…
Governor allots $81.5 million from CARES Act for Iowa agriculture
Aug 25, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds has designated additional federal coronavirus relief money to support Iowa’s agricultural industry, including $6 million to help beginning farmers pay off debt. Monte Shaw of the Iowa Renewable Fuels…