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Ottumwa Man Arrested in Fairfield Assault Case
An Ottumwa man was arrested after authorities say he assaulted an individual in Fairfield earlier this month. 42-year-old Bryan Thompson was charged with assault causing serious injury, a Class D felony. According to court records, the male victim told police he was waiting for a ride at a residence located...
Barb Sievers honored as Troy the Llama’s Nana
A former Moravia woman, Barb Sievers, is the subject of a new children’s book, penned by her own son-in-law. Merle Mann, an Oskaloosa elementary school teacher and the husband of Siever’s daughter Tami, raises llamas and alpacas. Merle has previously written two books for youngsters featuring the main character named Troy the Llama. For his third literary project, he wrote about their seven children’s love for their Nana, and incorporated sweet memories each one has about their grandmother, Barb. The title, appropriately enough, is “Troy the Llama and His Nana.”
'Psycho Sally' attracts 'psycho cyclists' to Albia cookie stand on RAGBRAI Day 5
ALBIA — For psycho cyclists cycling through Albia on Thursday, Psycho Cyclist Cookies was the place to be. Jennifer Hess and Troy Folkerts created "Psycho Sally" to advertise their one-day cookie stand. A 12-foot-high by 16-foot-wide mural features the Monroe County Courthouse and the county's Freedom Rock with Sally's foam and epoxy head. Their stand sold cycling themed cookies like "energy trail mix," "pedal power pineapple" and "revved-up velvet" in addition regular fare like chocolate chip...
Emergency Recall of Contaminated Vegetables Now Includes Missouri
If you let out a sigh of relief that vegetables you picked up recently in Missouri were not included in the recent emergency recall, it's time to withdraw that exhale as Missouri is now included. As we shared a few days ago, Illinois was a part of an expansion of...
Kirksville native recovering well after being run over by car
LOVELAND, Colo. — A Kirksville native, who now lives in Colorado, is making great strides in her recovery after being run over by a car. Julie Patterson Veach, 52, of Loveland, Colorado, was born and raised in Kirksville. She's a 1990 graduate of Kirksville High School. According to a...
97.7 KOTM-FM Team of the Week: Sigourney Baseball
Ottumwa HyVee’s: South HyVee on Quincy Avenue and Drugstore on the corner of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate the Sigourney Baseball Squad, our 97.7 TOM-FM Team of the Week!. Last week, the Savages defeated Burlington-Notre Dame 4-2 in the Class 1A Substate 6...
KKSI Athlete of the Week: Halle Husted, Davis County Softball
Brenda and the team at Meridian Credit Union in Ottumwa, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, would like to congratulate Davis County Softball Player Halle Husted, our 101.5 KKSI-FM Athlete of the Week!. Husted was named to the IGCA Class 3A All-Southeast District Team. The sophomore batted .321 with a team-leading...
Atlantic Mayor a Part of ISU College of Design, Extension, and Outreach Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop July 30-31
(Ames) Iowa Mayor Grace Garrett is one of six Mayors statewide participating in the Iowa State University College of Design, which, in partnership with ISU Extension and Outreach, will host the Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop (IMDW) July 30–31 on the Iowa State campus. The IMDW will serve as...
North Iowa grocer wins national award
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A local independent grocer has won a national honor. SpartanNash, a wholesale supplier of food to over 2,100 retail locations nationwide, recognized Randy’s Neighborhood Market during its 2024 Food Solutions Expo. Randy’s Neighborhood Market received the Large Market Size Performance Award for providing shoppers with “spectacular value and quality with private label products.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Iowa: Revenues down but still good at Catfish Bend Casino for 2024, GM says
Iowa: Revenues down but still good at Catfish Bend Casino for 2024, GM says. Catfish Bend Casino revenues for 2024 are down compared to last year, but members of the Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission (SIRRC) learned during their meeting Tuesday afternoon that the dip in revenues doesn’t mean the business is doing poorly.
Drainage School Helps Make the Connection for Field Tile Industry
Field tile drainage is a critical component of Iowa agriculture – making fields more accessible and reducing the amount of surface runoff and waterlogging that would otherwise occur. Nearly one-third of Iowa farmland is currently tiled. But an ongoing challenge is replacing old tile systems and installing new tile...
Iowa Zoo Facing Cruelty Allegations After the Death of a Shark
An Iowa aquarium is facing calls to shut down after it euthanized a shark that bit an employee this week. The Des Moines Register reports that Blue Zoo, a for-profit aquarium, opened in May in the Villages at Jordan Creek Town Center. The euthanized shark is reportedly the second animal to die at the facility since it opened, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Register reports that the Humane Society of the United States is calling for an investigation and for Blue Zoo to close.
Iowa National Guard undergoing intense training in Minnesota
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Right now about 3,000 members of the Iowa National Guard are undergoing their annual summer training in Minnesota. The Army has taken the difficulty of this year’s training up a notch. Brigadier General Derek Adams with the Iowa National Guard...
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