Indianola Chamber Bells, Bows, and Boutiques Tour December 9th and 10th

The Indianola Chamber of Commerce annual dinner and awards ceremony is one week away, the chamber’s first in-person annual dinner since 2019. Chamber President and CEO Amanda Zwanziger tells KNIA News the speaker this year will be author Eric Recker with the theme of Win The Now, and is all about taking advantage of the unique opportunities afforded in Indianola, and using the momentum that has been building for years to help Indianola reach its potential.

The Indianola Public Library is continuing the SOUP-er Bowl tomorrow, a friendly competition between local businesses and organizations to provide a hot soup meal to the community. Adult Services Librarian Jacy West tells KNIA News each Friday until February 10th, different groups will have soups available at the Indianola Public Library for the community to eat and vote on who made the best soup, with space available for promotional material next to the soup.

LDJ Director of Operations Chad Van Wyk and President Ben Cox, as well as Pella Cooperative Electric CEO Doug Stewart, discuss the recent expansion of the manufacturing facility and the USDA’s role in financing the project. Podcast: Play in new window | Download.

Indianola Parks and Rec is hosting the next installment of their Afternoon Adventures Speaker Series this afternoon, featuring the Underground Railroad movements in southwest Iowa, including details about activities in Madison and Warren County. Kathy Kester with Indianola Parks and Rec tells KNIA News Madison County Historical Society President Linda Griffith Smith and former Warren County Historical Society President Deb Taylor will host a program about the Underground Railroad movements, and the punishments for helping your fellow man that included prison, a $10,000 bounty, and your life. The Afternoon Adventures Speaker Series will be from 2-3pm at the Indianola Activity Center.

Warren County Conservation is hosting a scavenger hunt next week, the annual Hidden Heart-Hunt Adventure. Naturalist Kelsey Longnecker tells KNIA News kids are invited to put their puzzle-solving skills to the test, as there will be 10 hearts both inside and outside the nature center, and there will be clues as to the location that involve local animal exhibits. Longnecker also said there will be a craft at the end of the hunt involving pieces from the hearts. The Hidden Heart-Hunt Adventure will be February 11th beginning at 10am at the Annett Nature Center. For registration information, click below.

The Knoxville girls varsity soccer team will have a new coach in 2023 as Bethany Johnson takes over for Matt Ritchhart. The team will be doing a fundraiser at Pella Applebee’s for Knoxville Girls Soccer. It goes from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday, February 7. If you order one of 5 menu items off the list, Applebee’s will donate 50% of your bill to the girls team.

Four local wrestlers will compete at the first sanctioned Iowa Girls Wrestling State Tournament today in Iowa City, Summer Wolff and Lanie Frericks from Indianola, Madilyn Rowson from Pleasantville, and Glorious Fridley from Southeast Warren. Wolff was seeded 23rd in the 135lb bracket, and will match up with 10th seeded...

Tomorrow is the first annual George Washington Carver Day in the State of Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds declared in June that every February 1st would celebrate the famed humanitarian, who spent time at Simpson college after being rejected from other institutions in the midwest because of the color of his skin.

The Simpson College athletics teams have a busy weekend ahead, with women’s and men’s track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, and basketball all in action on Saturday. The Storm track squads travel to Waverly for the Wartburg Select Invite, the swimming teams are in Cedar Rapids for a meet hosted by Coe College, and the basketball teams travel to Decorah for a conference doubleheader at Luther.

Just five days following their regular season clash, the Indianola and Norwalk wrestling teams will square off again tonight in the first round of Class 3A Regional Duals at West Des Moines Valley High School. Both Warren County schools qualified for this year’s regional duals based on their top-24 rankings...

Our guest today on Let’s Talk Knoxville was Heather Ussery, Knoxville City Manager, as we talk about the most recent city council meeting. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | Subscribe to Let's Talk Knoxville Podcast.

A few of the improvements put into the City of Knoxville parks budget looking ahead for fiscal year 2024 includes a parks shop, a drinking fountain at the Miracle Park, signage and lines to be painted on some tennis courts for pickleball. The budget for recreation was purchasing treadmills and...

The final week of the first-ever sanctioned season of Iowa High School Girls Wrestling features a trio of wrestlers from Pella High School representing the green and white among Iowa’s best. Elaine Babcock, Isabella Smith, and Emmalee Spurgeon became the first Dutch to advance to the final days of...

The Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance will honor four Pella Impact Award recipients at their Annual Membership Breakfast on Friday, February 17. Recipients were selected for their overall impact on the quality of life in Pella, collaboration/partnerships, innovative programs or events, products or marketing, entrepreneurial spirit, impact on the local economy, and longevity of impact on the community.

Two Indianola girls wrestlers qualified to the state meet last week, as Summer Wolff and Lanie Frericks will travel to Xtream Arena in Iowa City starting tomorrow to represent the Indians. The Girls High School Athletic Union announced last year that girls wrestling would be a sanctioned sport, making this meet the first sanctioned girls state meet in Iowa history.

Indianola High School Jazz Band students performed at the Iowa High School Music Association State Jazz Band Contest at Norwalk High School last week. Jazz I received a Division I rating, their 10th consecutive Division I rating, while Jazz 2 received a Division II rating. The bands were judged by a panel of three judges and received feedback after their performances.

Today’s Peoples Bank Let’s Talk Indianola features Warren County Emergency Management Coordinator Troy Bass about the emergency alert system in Warren County. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | Subscribe to Let's Talk Indianola.

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council announced 37 Iowa school districts will join or expand the STEM BEST® (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) + HD (High Demand) Program to provide students with real workplace experiences. The Pella Community School District has been chosen for the program that helps introduce students to businesses and career opportunities in Iowa, while also gaining career-ready skills.

The Marion County Extension Office will be offering a Junior County Council event for those youngsters in grades four through six. Ashtin Wells is the Marion County Youth Coordinator. Wells tells KNIA/KRLS News what the youth council is all about, “We already have a county council which is targeted more...

The Marion County Employers Council will hold a seminar on The Art of Recruiting College Students on March 2. If you are interested in learning more from a panel of current college students about their perspectives, goals and preferences, plan to attend. Students will be from a variety of academic backgrounds and colleges.