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Michael Mechem
Michael L. Mechem, 73, of Clarion passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at his home in Clarion. Memorial services for Michael Mechem will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 10:30 AM at […]
Month: October 2021
State News
Chelsea man said to be carrying gun, shot and killed by deputy
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a Tama County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a man who was walking around with a handgun in Chelsea. DPS says deputies arrived around 7:30 p.m. Thursday for […]
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Sign up starts Monday for low income heating assistance
The application period for the state’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) begins on Monday. Iowa Utilities Board spokesman, Donald Tormey, says the program provides a payment to help you with part of your heating […]
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Reynolds joins lawsuit challenging federal Covid-19 vaccine requirement
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the State of Iowa onto a lawsuit challenging one of the Covid-19 vaccination mandates President Biden has proposed. “I do not believe in mandating vaccines. I’ve been very clear about […]
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Fort Dodge man dies in Webster County accident
One person was killed in a single-vehicle accident in rural Webster County early Thursday. Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener reported a 2008 Chrysler Aspen operated by Jeremy Bruns of Fort Dodge left the road at […]
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State Senator from northwest Iowa resigns, taking job in Texas
A state senator from Spirit Lake has accepted a job in another state and is resigning from the Iowa Senate. Republican Zach Whiting has accepted a job at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative […]
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Webster City Rotary Leadership Banquet set for November 7.
The 73rd annual Webster City Rotary Leadership Banquet is back this year. The event is set for Sunday,November 7 at the Briggs Woods Conference Center south of Webster City. The Rotary banquet celebrates the accomplishments […]
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Webster City city council to be updated on pinhole water leak problem on Monday evening.
The latest on the pinhole water leak investigation will be presented at this Monday evening’s meeting of the Webster City city council. For the last few weeks. there have been numerous reports of pinhole leaks […]
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Reynolds to sign bill to aid workers who may be fired over vaccination status
Governor Kim Reynolds will sign a bill that outlines how workers may claim a religious or medical exemption from a private employer’s Covid vaccination mandate, without a doctor or cleric signing off on the document. […]
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By 141-3 margin, Iowa legislature approves non-partisan redistricting plan
The Iowa legislature has overwhelmingly approved the second plan for reconfiguring the boundaries for Iowa’s congressional and legislative districts. Redistricting happens once a decade, after population changes are identified in the Census. Senate Republicans rejected […]
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Congresswoman Hinson: administration doesn’t want to answer to its actions
Iowa Congresswoman, Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says the Biden Administration and Democrats keep pushing forward with their plans, while the president isn’t taking any questions on the issues. Hinson, a former reporter, says […]
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Iowa House may soon vote on bill addressing vaccine mandates
A plan to let employees in private Iowa businesses claim they are medically vulnerable or have a religious objection to Covid vaccine mandates has cleared a House committee this afternoon. The bill also makes employees […]
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Amtrak train hits garbage truck seriously injuring driver
The Iowa State Patro says the driver of a garbage truck was injured in a crash with an Amtrak train in Monroe County. The Patrol says 33-year-old Kyle Redinger of Fairfield tried to cross the […]
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Hamilton County Conservation approves reservation site for Little Wall Lake and Briggs Woods Parks.
The Hamilton County Conservation Board Thursday morning voted to keep the reservation site information system for both Briggs Woods and Little Wall Lake parks. The information system will allow campers make reservations for the specific […]
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Financial Literacy Council accepting donations for its program.
The Financial Literacy Council of Greater Hamilton County announced today the nonprofit is accepting donations from the community to support its mission of financial literacy and access for every Hamilton County student. The Council is […]
State Sports
College Football Preview: #22 Iowa State vs. West Virginia
The Iowa State Cyclones got back on the conference title track last Saturday, with their upset of then-8th-ranked Oklahoma State by a 24-21 final score in Jack Trice Stadium. The win vaulted Iowa State back […]
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Hamilton County sees a drop in unemployment numbers.
Hamilton County saw a drop in its unemployment numbers for September. The Iowa Workforce Development reported the unemployment rate was at 3.1 percent for last month. There were 6,450 people working in Hamilton County during […]
State Sports
College Football Preview: #9 Iowa vs. Wisconsin
The 9th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will return to the road this Saturday, after a bye week, to take on their rival in the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Saturday morning. The Hawkeyes […]
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Season Recap: Eagle Grove Football
Eagle Grove entered the start of the 2021 season with the 2nd-longest losing streak in all of Iowa High School Football. The number was extended to 25 with a season-opening loss to Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, combined with […]
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Miller-Meeks says majority of Covid-positive JBS workers got the virus outside of the Otumwa plant
Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is defending how the meatpacking plant in her hometown of Ottumwa responded in the first weeks of the pandemic. “Let’s not forget that even experts like Dr. Fauci didn’t know what […]