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There’s been plenty of talk about rising demand at food banks across Iowa.  Joan Kunz, a volunteer at the Mahaska Food Cupboard in Oskaloosa, talks about the situation at this food bank. "It increased last…

The Mahaska Food Cupboard is open and has food available to those who need it.  The Cupboard is located at 205 South D Street in Oskaloosa and is open Mondays 4:30 to 6:30pm and Wednesdays…

It appears some scam artists aren’t following the social distancing recommendation.  Oskaloosa City Councilman Steve Burnett mentioned this at Monday’s (4/20) City Council meeting: "We got a call today from the (Mahaska) County Sheriff's Department…

Monday night (4/20), the Oskaloosa City Council will vote to approve plans and the estimated cost of a project to replace curb and gutter on 6th Street between 3rd and 2nd Avenues East and between A and B…

Here are the latest figures on coronavirus.  According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, four more people have died from coronavirus, bringing the state’s total from the pandemic, as of Friday (4/17), to 64.…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON A Iowa native who first gained fame from his role on “That ’70s Show” has a COVID-19 message for his home state. Ashton Kutcher’s 30-second public service message about staying at home…

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus outbreak.  Seven more people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s total for the pandemic to 60, as of Thursday (4/16).  One of those deaths was an…

Iowa officials are sending machines that can conduct rapid coronavirus testing to health care facilities in rural areas, including some that currently have few confirmed cases. The office of Governor Kim Reynolds says the machines…

Two Tyson Foods employees have died following a coronavirus outbreak that has sickened scores of workers at a large pork plant in Columbus Junction. The deaths of the workers at the Tyson plant are the…

At Tuesday night’s (4/14) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, it was revealed that 134 seniors are on track to graduate and two are not.  Late last week, Governor Reynolds announced that the state will be waiving…