KILJ Radio

01/25/2025

[1/25/25 7:55a]
Anyone notice how much warmer it is this morning compared to yesterday? Stepping outside temps are 23 to 30 degrees warmer! Quite a nice start to the day with temps rising above freezing today area-wide!

Graphic below is a 24hr temp change map from NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

01/25/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED! 🚜 The 26th annual WMT Tractorcade will be in MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA!

Visit our WMT Tractorcade page to fill out your application and learn more:
https://600wmtradio.iheart.com/content/2025-wmt-tractorcade/

01/25/2025

01/25/2025

Protect What You Love Most. Your family is your driving force. Never lose that by taking simple steps when driving that keep everyone safe on our roads. Learn more about steps you can take to protect what drives you: https://whatdrivesyouiowa.org/

01/25/2025

Read Across Iowa is a special event held in March that celebrates literacy and agriculture -- all while encouraging youth to read! The month-long celebration shares the joy of reading with youth of all ages. The 2025 theme is Fruits & Veggies: Heroes of Your Plate! 🍀📚

❗️🆓 To celebrate the event 1,000 FREE book kits will be assembled and available for request by educators across Iowa. Each kit will also come with lessons and activities to help implement the books into classroom programming. We're excited to have you and your students join us for all the Read Across Iowa celebrations!

Kits are geared towards K-5 teachers and are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Learn more about Read Across Iowa and request kit here ➡ https://www.iowaagliteracy.org/Tools-Resources/Other/Read-Across-Iowa

Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation

01/25/2025

Looking ahead, we are not expecting to see much variation in the weather from day to day. While Sunday is geared to be cool/seasonal, temperatures will trend upwards heading towards midweek. Otherwise, we will remain quiet, weather-wise. Have a great weekend!

01/25/2025

The channel catfish has taste buds distributed over the entire surface of its body and are especially concentrated on the 4 pairs of barbels (whiskers) surrounding the mouth. These sharp senses allow the channel catfish to find food in dark or muddy water.

01/25/2025

The Midwest Central Railroad seeks highly motivated individuals to join its Conductor Department, responsible for maintaining efficient train operations and guaranteeing passenger safety. To learn more, please contact Head Conductor Ryan Johnson at [email protected].

01/25/2025

Fort Madison spoils Mt. Pleasant’s senior night with a swee of the Panthers, 42-22 in the girls’ game and 62-44 in the boys’ game.

Our Coach Bennett Player of the Games goes to Alexa Fuller and Noah Lange!

Panthers travel to Mid-Prairie on Monday with KILJ on the call!

01/24/2025

It’s Senior Night at Mt. Pleasant High School tonight with the Panthers looking to muzzle the Fort Madison Bloodhounds!

You can catch the doubleheader on KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, with game one at 6 pm, the pregame show at 5:45 pm!

01/24/2025

Large group speech competition is this Saturday! These kids have been working hard and we are so very proud of them! If you would like to support them and watch competition, please click on the attached link for the schedule. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hZVe_lMkNK79mcKXIsyx_bf39JT4fztffKZBbDM98wk/edit

01/24/2025

Taco Tuesday on the 28th, we want to say a big Thank You to our Sponsor Highlight, Old Faithfuls! Serving 5-6:30.

01/24/2025

WATER MAIN BREAK: 1200 Blk of W Mt Pleasant St -
A water main break has occurred near the intersection of N Gear & W Mt Pleasant St. Traffic is currently reduced to one lane while repairs are underway. Residents in this area may experience interruptions in their water service as crews work to fix the water main.

01/24/2025

Human Trafficking is happening in communities across Iowa. It is a crime that can happen behind closed doors, in plain sight, at a workplace and in any community - including yours.

That's why it's important to understand what it is, identify the signs, and learn how to report suspicious behaviors and situations when you see them.

To learn more about what we as Iowans can do to prevent human trafficking in our state visit the link in the comments below.