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Northeast Iowa creek has second mystery fish kill
About 40,000 fish died in Crane Creek last week, but it's unclear what killed them. (Photo courtesy of Iowa DNR) For the second time in a little more than a year, something has killed thousands of fish in a northeast Iowa creek without leaving obvious clues to identify it, according to state conservation officers.
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...
KRKN Athlete of the Week: Ashlynn Huff, Van Buren County Softball
State Farm Agent Shawn McCarty, serving southeast Iowa from his office at 604 W Burlington in Fairfield, along with Ottumwa Radio Group would like to congratulate Van Buren County Softball Player Ashlynn Huff, our 104.3 KRKN Athlete of the Week!. The sophomore was named to the IGCA Class 2A All-Southeast...
Southeast Warren sputters in State Semifinal
(Fort Dodge) – Southeast Warren’s quest for a state title ran into a buzzsaw Wednesday night. The seventh-seeded Warhawks could never string together anything on offense and made some untimely mistakes on defense in a 6-1 loss to Sigourney in a State Semifinal Wednesday. "It's not even remotely...
Oskaloosa bakery moving to new location
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — A beloved bakery in Oskaloosa will be moving into a new home, but it's not going far. The Jaarsma Bakery is moving a block south from A Avenue East to High Avenue East, just northeast of the town square. The video above shows what that building...
Local Ottumwa Church converting their dining hall into a restaurant for RAGBRAI visitors
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - These ladies are members of the Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Church, on Ottumwa’s South Side. Right across the street from Front Runners. They’re working to set up their church to be a temporary restaurant Thursday for visiting RAGBRAI riders. Mary Kivlahan ran the show...
Iowa City Herky Statues are Now Available as Bobbleheads [GALLERY]
25 of the 2024 'Herky on Parade' statues now have their very own bobbleheads!. Earlier this year, 100 new, unique Herky statues were unveiled and placed around the Iowa City area as part of the 3rd generation of 'Herky on Parade.' According to the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame website, it was the "largest public art project Iowa has ever produced," and all 100 of the statues were painted by local or regional artists.
DNR: Ethanol plant pollution likely harmed public health for years near Shell Rock
An ethanol-producing facility in northeast Iowa expelled excessive pollutants into the air for several years that can cause cancers and other health effects, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “Actual harm to the environment and public health likely occurred,” the department said in a recent administrative order regarding POET Bioprocessing near Shell Rock. […]
W-SR’s Conference Hunt Goes Before the Dept. of Ed.
The mediation team from the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has passed its recommendation on regarding Waverly-Shell Rock and the WaMac. Their recommendation is that W-SR not be allowed in the conference. Director of the Iowa Department of Education, McKenzie Snow, now has to review and make a decision within 45 days. It is the stated policy of the state of Iowa that every school desiring to be in a conference should be granted that opportunity. The Go-Hawks will be independent in the upcoming school year.
Fire Damages Iowa City Apartment Comlex
(Iowa City, IA) -- Fire caused 40-thousand dollars in damages to an Iowa City apartment building. Crews were called to a building at 1958 Broadway at 8:42 a.m. The fire department says everyone got out safely. The fire started in the kitchen of a third-floor unit. Responding firefighters arrived on...
Polk County K-9 to receive new body armor in memory of fallen DMPD K-9
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Polk County K-9 now has its own body armor, thanks to a donation in memory of a Des Moines police K-9. K-9 Bax received the present from a nonprofit group whose mission is to protect K-9s. Vested Interest in K-9s is giving the department a protective vest for Bax. It will be embroidered with "In Memory of K-9 Hobbs."
Strawberry Point firefighters return to service under interim chief
STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa — Firefighters in Strawberry Point will return to service Thursday evening after ongoing talks with the city. City Administrator Deno Andrews tells Iowa's News Now that the volunteers will return and serve under Interim Fire Chief Dean Courtnage. Courtnage has been with the department for 46 years, and previously served as fire chief for 10 years. He succeeds Chief Nic Stelken, who city leaders removed from his job.
Iowa’s July Might’ve Been Cooler Than You Realize
I hate to be bearer of bad news but before we could even blink, we're almost to the month of August. Maybe parents with kids on summer vacation think these past 2 months have slowly crawled by but I already feel like I hardly remember June!. Students are have around...
West Nile Has Been Found in Iowa Mosquitoes
The good news is that at the time of writing, no humans in Iowa have yet tested positive for the West Nile virus. Mosquitos on the other hand have been found containing the virus in central Iowa. According to KCRG, mosquitoes were trapped at a park in West Ames sometime in mid-July. The park where these mosquitoes were found is sprayed or fogged every Wednesday night. Some of these mosquitoes contained the West Nile virus.
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