COVID-19 testing machines coming to rural Iowa
Apr 16, 2020
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…
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Two Tyson employees in Columbus Junction die from COVID-19
Apr 16, 2020
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…
Osky seniors have choices for final weeks of school year
Apr 15, 2020
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…
Applications for pet adoptions starting at Oskaloosa shelter
Apr 14, 2020
Starting Wednesday (4/15), the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in Oskaloosa will accept applications for pet adoptions. The shelter has been closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelter Director Terry Gott says you’ll have to fill…
Oskaloosa School Board meets
Apr 14, 2020
The Oskaloosa School Board holds its monthly meeting Tuesday night (4/14). There will be a public hearing on the budget for the 2020-21 school year. The Board will also consider changes in the school calendar…
New coronavirus cases in Iowa
Apr 13, 2020
The Iowa Department of Public Health says two more people in Iowa have died from the coronavirus. The deaths reported Monday (4/13) are an elderly adult from Linn County and an adult from Muscatine County. …
High school graduation requirements waived
Apr 13, 2020
Governor Kim Reynolds has waived state requirements for high school graduation, so the Class of 2020 isn't in limbo due to COVID-19 closures. The Governor's order will let students graduate this spring even if they…
Iowa unemployment claims soar again
Apr 10, 2020
A historic surge in unemployment claims continued last week in Iowa as more workers lost their jobs in an economy devastated by the coronavirus. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday (4/9) that 67,334 people…
Major takes plea deal in July shooting
Apr 09, 2020
An Albia man has reached a plea deal in an attempted murder case. 22-year-old Shain Major had been charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony. He has pleaded guilty in Wapello…
Two nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks revealed
Apr 07, 2020
The Iowa Department of Public Health has released the identities of two nursing homes where outbreaks of the coronavirus have infected residents and contributed to a large share of the state’s known infections. The facilities…