Two Poweshiek County facilities on state outbreak list
Dec 14, 2020
Two long-term care facilities in Poweshiek County have been added to the state’s coronavirus outbreak list. Mayflower Home in Grinnell has had ten residents test positive for COVID-19, while Montezuma Specialty Care has six reported…
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Second man convicted of murdering Oskaloosa couple is executed
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Federal prison officials in Terre Haute, Indiana on Thursday (12/10) executed a Texas street-gang member for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Oskaloosa couple. 40-year-old Brandon Bernard was 18 when he and four…
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Hart to seek another recount in second district race
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Reynolds wants more federal COVID-19 relief
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