Miller-Meeks on winning Congressional race
Dec 02, 2020
Second District Congresswoman-Elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks is in Washington, getting the orientation that all new members of Congress receive. Miller-Meeks was certified Monday (11/30) as winner of the November election, defeating Rita Hart by six votes. …
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Grassley returns to Senate after bout with coronavirus
Dec 01, 2020
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, is back in the Senate on Monday (11/30) after testing positive for coronavirus two weeks ago. Grassley, 87, isolated…
Light the Night at Mahaska Health
Nov 30, 2020
The Mahaska Health Foundation is holding its first ever Light the Night event Monday night (11/30). The lights for the 20 foot tree were purchased as a way to raise money for the hospital’s Cancer…
Vista Woods removed from COVID-19 outbreak list
Nov 27, 2020
A long-term care facility in Ottumwa has been taken off the state’s coronavirus outbreak list. Vista Woods Care Center was removed after no new cases had been reported there in the last 28 days. Two…
Mahaska County will be a PPE hub
Nov 25, 2020
With the recent increase in coronavirus cases in Iowa, there has been concern about supplies of personal protective equipment, or PPE. Jake Nicholson with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management says Mahaska County will be…
Iowa coronavirus deaths pass 2200
Nov 24, 2020
Iowa surpassed 211,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2,200 deaths on Monday (11/23), and the state remains ranked third-highest in the nation for virus positivity rate. There were 1,661 new confirmed cases in the past 24…
Weekend coronavirus update
Nov 23, 2020
Two people from Keokuk County and one from each of Mahaska, Wapello and Marion Counties have died from coronavirus over the weekend. In all, 65 Iowans died from COVID-19 Saturday and Sunday (11/21 & 22),…
Ottumwa High student accused of bringing a gun to school
Nov 20, 2020
An Ottumwa High School student has been charged with bringing a gun to school. According to the Ottumwa School District, the student showed the gun to two other students outside the High School on Thursday…
Mahaska County convict dies from COVID-19
Nov 19, 2020
A state prison inmate from Mahaska County has died of complications from coronavirus and other pre-existing medical conditions. 64-year-old Robert Sirovy died Tuesday night (11/17) at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In 2006,…
Oskaloosa Middle & High Schools to start hybrid learning
Nov 18, 2020
The Oskaloosa School District is responding to the increase in coronavirus cases across the region. Oskaloosa Superintendent Paula Wright released a video message Tuesday (11/17). "A hybrid schedule for Oskaloosa Middle School and Oskaloosa High…