Iowa coronavirus cases continue to rise
Oct 30, 2020
Iowa coronavirus spread continued at a high level Thursday (10/29) with more than 2,400 new confirmed cases identified and more than 600 people hospitalized, a new high. Iowa Department of Public Health data shows 25…
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Hy-Vee introducing grocery cart sanitizing system
Oct 29, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY Iowa’s largest supermarket chain claims it’s the first in the nation to install an automated grocery cart cleansing system, an effort to calm fears about COVID-19. Hy-Vee spokeswoman Dawn Buzynski says the Sterile…
Small Business Administration Roundtable
Oct 28, 2020
Jayne Armstrong, District Director and Tom Salisbury, Regional Administrator-Kansas City, of SBA will be conducting a Roundtable event on Friday, Oct 30th, at 9am at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa. SBA would like to hear…
Osky school board meets Tuesday
Oct 27, 2020
The Oskaloosa School Board meets Tuesday night (10/27) to review its return to learn plan and deal with matters over the $13 million in sales tax revenue bonds the District has approved for construction projects…
Keokuk County man dies in fall from tree stand
Oct 26, 2020
A hunter from rural Ollie has died after he fell from a tree stand Thursday (10/22) in Keokuk County. The Iowa DNR says 76-year-old Raymond Byers was reported missing after he didn’t come home from…
Lockdown at Centerville schools
Oct 23, 2020
Schools in Centerville were locked down Thursday afternoon (10/22) while law enforcement searched for an armed man. That man was found and Centerville Police say he did not have a weapon. The man was taken…
Coronavirus update
Oct 22, 2020
Another 15 people have died of the coronavirus in Iowa and there were more than 1,400 confirmed new cases of the virus, a state agency reported Thursday morning (10/22). The state Department of Public Health…
Surge of Covid patients in Iowa hospitals continues
Oct 21, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The state’s coronavirus tracker shows more than 500 Covid patients are in an Iowa hospital today, a higher patient count than at any other time during the pandemic. An infectious disease expert…
Chamber Seeks Award Nominations
Oct 20, 2020
Would you like to nominate a business or individual who has made a big difference in Mahaska County in the past year? Mahaska Chamber & Development Group will again be presenting several civic awards at their annual meeting. This…
U of I won't give in to demand from former football players
Oct 19, 2020
The University of Iowa said it would not pay a demand from eight Black former football players for $20 million in compensation for alleged racial discrimination they faced playing for the Hawkeyes. The university general…