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CFD Chief Milburn to Retire After 35 Years
A mainstay in the Centerville Fire Department says he will be retiring next spring after 35 years of service. According to the city of Centerville, Chief Vern Milburn will step down in April. Milburn began his career with the Centerville Fire Department as a volunteer in 1989, became a full-time...
Local manufacturer to build new $5.7 million facility in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Iowa — A Delhi-based company that manufactures storage containers, storage trailers and mobile offices has plans to consolidate its Delaware County operations by constructing a new 60,000-square-foot facility in Manchester. To spur the investment, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board recently approved tax benefits for A-1 Mobile...
Central Iowa bakery gives more pies to viral Iowa State Fair pie-eating kid champion
BONDURANT, Iowa — A slice of stardom continues for an 8-year-old Iowa State Fair pie-eating champion. Home Slice Handmade Pies invited Zack Lucas and his family to its bakery in Bondurant to pick out pies of their choice over the weekend to celebrate the memorable moment. On Thursday, Lucas'...
Hog calling competition at Iowa State Fair ends in tie for the blue ribbon and five bucks
Two Iowa kids can split a pound of bacon after a rare tie in the hog calling contest at the Iowa State Fair. Nearly two dozen kids walked up to the mic and belted out their best hog call, as if they were trying to get a pig to come home, in front of a packed crowd in Pioneer Hall on Friday. They were followed by more than a dozen adults in a separate category. ...
This Is When Illinois And Wisconsin Will Get The First Frost This Year
Fall is right on our doorstep. Kids are heading back to school, Spirit Halloween stores are opening for the season, and we're less than a month away from Labor Day. The yearly August argument is strong on social media right now. Some hang on to pool season and embrace the Dog Days of Summer. Others jump right into Spooky Season and all things pumpkin.
Prescription no longer required for Iowa Medicaid coverage of wheelchair repairs
Iowa Medicaid recipients are no longer required to get a prescription for wheelchair repairs under a new administrative rules implemented by state officials last month. Beginning July 1, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services dropped an administrative policy that required an in-person doctor's appointment and a prescription in order for...
Political partisanship is increasing in Iowa
The Iowa secretary of state’s website, whichever party controls it, has always been a wonderful source of election results and statistics. Don’t be put off by numbers — numbers are our friend! They tell us all sorts of interesting things. Let’s take a look. Americans talk a lot about the right to vote, but we don’t […]
Well-preserved mastodon excavated from Iowa creek bank
WAYNE COUNTY, Iowa – The Office of the State Archaeologist has recently wrapped up excavating what it says is the first-ever well-preserved mastodon found in Iowa. The discovery of the mastodon was brought to the attention of the OSA in 2022. This month, they spent 12 days excavating the mastodon from an eroding creek bank […]
iHeartMedia Des Moines’s 1040 WHO Names Emery Songer New On-Air Personality for “Emery On Iowa”
IHeartMedia Des Moines’ NewsRadio 1040 WHO, “We are YOUR Voice of Iowa!” announced today that Emery Songer will launch the new show “Emory on Iowa,” effective immediately. “Emory on Iowa” broadcasts weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The new show on 1040...
Seagers win second LCAA open event
FORT MADISON - A Fort Madison father/son team ran away with the first place finish in the second of three Lake Cooper Angling Association “Open” tournaments, with Mitch and Scott Seager bringing to the scales a bagged limit of five bass weighing 19.79 pounds. With a brisk 50-degree morning, all but one team of the 42 anglers caught their limit of five largemouth bass going to the scales.
Woman Charged In Alleged Scheme To Sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland Home
A Missouri woman, Lisa Jeanine Findley, has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis. She is accused of attempting to steal the Presley family’s ownership by falsely claiming that Presley’s daughter…
Isolated to Scattered Showers & Storms Saturday Afternoon
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) -It’s a gray morning in our northern counties, with some sunshine in our south zone. Temperatures are in the 60s to start of the day. This afternoon we’ll have a mix of sun and clouds with isolated to scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder. Highs this afternoon will rise into the upper 70s. Overnight, lows will cool into the 60s with a mostly clear sky.
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