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Posted: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 at
Mark Jackson, President-Elect of the Iowa Soybean Association talks about his recent trade visit to China.
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Posted: Monday, April 16th, 2012 at
Senator Sandy Greiner talks about the end of this year’s legislative session.
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Posted: Friday, April 13th, 2012 at
Iowa County Dispatcher Pam Johnson continues to talk about what she did to help a father from Keokuk County deliver his son along the side of a road.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 at
Pam Johnson, Iowa County Dispatcher talks about helping a father from Keokuk County help welcome his son into the world.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at
Today, we finish our conversation with Michael Powers and Sandy Lovetinsky from the Washington County Safety Center about National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
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Posted: Monday, April 9th, 2012 at
Today, you will hear the first part of a conversation with Michael Powers and Sandy Lovetinsky from the Washington County Safety Center about National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
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Posted: Friday, April 6th, 2012 at
Mid-Prairie and Keota Superintendent Mark Schneider talks about what they did in those school districts during the state wide tornado drill on Wednesday as we wrap up Severe Weather Awareness Week.
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Posted: Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at
Washington and Keokuk County Emergency Management Coordinator Larry Smith talks about the importance of having a weather radio and a proper shelter during severe weather.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at
John Haase from the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities visited KCII and talks about last year’s Derecho event and flash flooding as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at
Cara Sorrels from the Washington County Safety Center explains how they will take part in the statewide tornado drill happening tomorrow morning at 10:00 am.
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Posted: Monday, April 2nd, 2012 at
KCII’s General Manager Joe Nichols and Program Director Zach Ulin talk about what happens here when there is severe weather in Washington County and the KCII listening area.
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Posted: Friday, March 30th, 2012 at
Mid-Prairie Transportation Director Steve Hollan and Washington School District Transportation Director Woody Harden talk about background checks for bus drivers.
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Posted: Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at
If you’ve been outside and seen the gnats, and even mosquitoes, then you know we have more insects in the area than usual for this time of the year. But the cause isn’t just the early spring. Hear about how winter, even though most people don’t like it, has benefits for the spring, including keeping bugs in check.
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Tomorrow we’ll be talking with the Transportation Directors at Mid-Prairie and Washington School Districts about the new bill that would require schools to background check bus drivers.
Keywords: bugs, gnats, insects, mosquitoes, Ticks
Posted: Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at
You’re probably spending some time outdoors enjoying the warm weather. If you have you’ve no doubt noticed the bugs flying and crawling around. It early for the insects to be out in such high numbers, but why? Today we talk with Steve Anderson with the Conservation Board, about ticks, and how to avoid them.
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Tomorrow we’ll take a look at why the bugs are out so early. Hint: It’s not just because we have an early spring.
Keywords: insects, Spring, Ticks
Posted: Monday, March 26th, 2012 at
If you like to fish then you should be worrying about the Asian Carp. Not for fear of getting hit by a flying fish, but the Asian Carp strangles other sport fish. But mother nature may be coming to the rescue. The breeding habits of the Asian Carp could make them lazy, and eventually lead to lower populations.
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Tomorrow we’ll be talking with Superintendent Mark Schneider about exit exams for high school students.
Posted: Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at
Asian Carp are in Iowa. You’ve probably seen the video of fish jumping out of the water, sometimes into boats, sometimes hitting people. But other than being a danger to boaters and skiers, the fish hurt populations of sport fish. Chad Dolan, Fisheries Biologist at Lake Darling State Park, tells us about the carp and how they disrupt the food chain.
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Tune in Monday, we’ll hear more from Chad, this time about the breeding habits of the Asian Carp, and how it could be their own undoing.
Posted: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 at
Listen to the second part of the conversation with Bobbi Wulf, Washington County’s Central Point of Coordination, about Mental Health reforms.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at
Bobbi Wulf, Washington County’s Central Point of Coordination explains Mental Health Reforms passed in the Iowa Senate in Part 1 of this series.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 at
In today’s program, you will hear about the gas tax that was discussed during last Saturday’s Legislative Briefing.
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Posted: Monday, March 19th, 2012 at
Listen to the rest of the conversation KCII’s Brad Gaspelin recently had with Senator Chuck Grassley.
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