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Law Enforcement sTEPs Up During Holiday Weekend
Law enforcement across Iowa sTEPs (special traffic enforcement program) up this July Fourth weekend looking to crack down on impaired driving. Trooper Tom Williams with the Mason City District office of the Iowa State Patrol, says you’ll be out-and-about for the holiday and so will the ISP, as well as participating City police and County sheriff’s departments.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton blanks West Lyon on softball diamond
SERGEANT BLUFF, IOWA (KELO) — The Sergeant Bluff-Luton softball team relied on their defense tallying a 5-0 win over West Lyon on Friday. The game was scoreless through four innings and finally, the Warriors broke through in the fifth. They’d score five in the final few innings. The loss in just West Lyon’s third of […]
Sports Schedule For Saturday July 6th
Tournament baseball gets underway Saturday for Class 1A and 2A. We’ll bring you a pair of opening round 2A games. On KIWA AM 1550/FM 100.7 it’s Sheldon at Emmetsburg with LA on the call. The start time has been moved up. Pregame now at 4:50 with first pitch at 5:00. On KIWA FM 105.3 Nathan Broek will bring you Western Christian at Cherokee. Pregame is set for 6:50 with first pitch at 7:00pm. There have also been some TIME CHANGES for other games as well.
‘We are here with that insecurity’: Mixed-status families weigh leaving Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa — Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born. That’s why, after a day’s work at an area meatpacking...
Sheldon Police Chief To Resign At End Of August
Sheldon, Iowa — After a little more than four years in the “top cop” position in Sheldon, Sheldon Police Chief Scott Burtch has tendered his resignation. Chief Burtch took the job on April 6, 2020. He tells us about his future plans. We asked Burtch about the...
Business Owner Tim Heisterkamp to Move Company to Corner Building in Downtown Jefferson
The final corner building on the downtown square in Jefferson is going to house a new business. Tim Heisterkamp is the owner of Journey Financial and has been operating in an over 500 square foot space at Home State Bank since 1998. He tells Raccoon Valley Radio that the business has since grown to three additional employees and he recently purchased the former Homestead Coffee and Bakery building at the corner of East Lincoln Way and South Chestnut Street. He explains that the bigger building not only allows employees to have nicer offices and a conference room, but he feels it gives him the space for one important aspect.
Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer System is Still at Capacity
Milford, IA (KICD) — The Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer system is still at capacity. CEO Steve Anderson says they’ve finally pinpointed a problem on the West and Northwest side of West Lake. Anderson is asking homeowners to prevent their flooded houses from emptying into the sanitary sewer.
Four area businesses to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Three South Dakota restaurants and a nearby Iowa pub will be featured in an upcoming episode of America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow. Squealer’s Smoke Shack in Tea, Carnaval Brazilian Grill in Sioux Falls, Lone Pine Bar & Grill in Watertown and CHUDS Pub and Grub in Larchwood, Iowa, will all be receiving a visit from America’s Best Restaurant Roadshow’s crew in mid-July to be featured on an upcoming episode.
Former Band Teacher at Washington High School in Cherokee has Plead Guilty to Harassment of a Student
Cherokee, IA (KICD) — A former band teacher at Washington High School in Cherokee has plead guilty to harassment of a student. The State of Iowa has dropped previous charges against 46-year-old Joseph Vannatta, and the state says in online documents that the case does not constitute a sexually motivated offense.
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