The Mahaska County Board will ask for $280,000 from the state’s government relief fund.  County Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk explains what the money will be used for.

“I know the Sheriff’s Department is eligible for the extra hours and precautions they’ve used.  We’ve had extra cleaning supplies for our maintenance department.  Those are probably the two biggest ones.”

The relief fund is money which came to the state through the CARES Act.