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UNOFFICIAL: Knoxville, Keota, PCM and Pekin school bond referendums fall short of Iowa's 60% threshold, KBOE and WeAreIowa report
10O-Score10 · Widely covered0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 5 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Widely covered) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Widely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). 20 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 7:20 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:apnews.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:apnews.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:apnews.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:reuters.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:reuters.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:reuters.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:wsj.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:wsj.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:wsj.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:cnn.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:cnn.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:cnn.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:npr.org" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:npr.org" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:npr.org" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:npr.org" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:npr.org" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:npr.org" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:npr.org" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Keota Pekin bond referendum site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Knoxville Northstar bond referendum site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 7:20 AM ET | initial | 10 Widely covered | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Knoxville Keota PCM Pekin school bond”, “Iowa school bond 60 percent Knoxville”, “Keota Pekin bond referendum”, “Knoxville Northstar bond referendum”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.