STATE NEWS'S BLOG
Agee, VanDerwal Among Winners As Southern Iowa Speedway Welcomes Fans
Jun 18, 2020 by Rick Watts
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The Southern Iowa Speedway hosted Kids Night by Bill & Rays Truck Repair on Wednesday night with a nice crowd in attendance on the first night of racing with fans…
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Airport Agency buys more land for proposed airport
Jun 17, 2020 by Rick Watts
The South Central Regional Airport Agency has been buying more land for a proposed airport just outside Oskaloosa. The Agency has spent $1.7 million to buy about 117 and a half acres from several landowners. …
Bear caught on video in eastern Iowa field
Jun 16, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - A large black bear has been spotted lumbering through fields in eastern Iowa. Multiple still and video posts on Facebook show the big adult bear ambling through a green cover…
Jason Carter suing State of Iowa and others
Jun 15, 2020 by Rick Watts
A Knoxville man acquitted of killing his mother is suing the state, its public safety department and a criminal investigator. 47-year-old Jason Carter claims in a petition filed Thursday (6/11) in Marion County that a…
Mahaska County to consider senior housing
Jun 15, 2020 by Rick Watts
At Monday’s (6/15) Mahaska County Board meeting, the Board voted to contribute $5000 toward a study on senior housing in the county. Wyndell Campbell, who worked on a preliminary study for the County, says while…
‘We hear you,’ Iowa lawmakers tell protesters as police reform bill passes
Jun 12, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The Iowa legislature has unanimously passed a police reform bill — responding to the police misconduct the nation saw when a bystander in Minneapolis videotaped the death of George Floyd. Representative Ras…
Long-term care centers off coronavirus outbreak list
Jun 11, 2020 by Rick Watts
Two long-term care facilities in the area have been taken off the state’s list for coronavirus outbreaks. Park Centre in Newton and St. Francis Manor in Grinnell no longer have outbreaks. Governor Kim Reynolds said…
Tenco & First Resources to merge
Jun 10, 2020 by Rick Watts
Two area non-profit groups will be merging as of July 1. Sigourney-based First Resources and Ottumwa-based Tenco will join forces in what the two companies say will strengthen their positions in southeast Iowa. According to…
One killed, one hurt in Marion County crash
Jun 09, 2020 by Rick Watts
One man is dead and another injured after a one car crash Monday (6/8) in Marion County. The Iowa State Patrol tells the No Coast Network 24-year-old Jalen Frost of Corydon was driving west on…
Weekend coronavirus update
Jun 08, 2020 by Rick Watts
Two people from Wapello County, one from Mahaska County and one from Monroe County are among 17 deaths from coronavirus reported over the weekend in Iowa. As of early Monday morning (6/8), the Iowa Department…
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