Iowa officials confirm COVID-19 outbreaks at two Perdue Farms plants
May 27, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON State officials today confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks at pork processing facilities in northwest Iowa. A spokesperson for the company says the testing was done three weeks ago, on the 4th and 5th of…
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Pella Christian honored
May 27, 2020
Pella Christian High School has qualified for the Carrie Chapman Catt Award for the school year that just ended. The award goes to Iowa schools that register at least 90 percent of eligible students to…
American virus deaths at 100,000: What does a number mean?
May 27, 2020
By TED ANTHONY The fraught, freighted number of this particular American moment is a round one brimming with zeroes: 100,000. A hundred thousands. A thousand hundreds. Five thousand score. More than 8,000 dozen. All dead.…
Osky School Board OKs summer sports with conditions
May 27, 2020
Play ball! At Tuesday’s (5/26) special meeting, the Oskaloosa School Board voted to allow the baseball and softball seasons to go ahead. Some Board members expressed concerns about coronavirus and their measure highly recommends that…
Luke Combs Lands His Eighth-Straight Number One
May 27, 2020
Luke Combs has landed a new number one. “Does To Me,” Luke’s collaboration with Eric Church, tops the “Billboard” Country Airplay chart this week, making it Luke's record-extending eighth consecutive career-opening number one. Luke first…
Coronavirus update
May 26, 2020
Checking the numbers, 464 Iowans have now died from coronavirus, with one new death in Mahaska County and one in Jasper County. And 17,661 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Also, Crystal Heights Care Center…
Osky school board to discuss summer sports
May 26, 2020
The Oskaloosa School Board is holding a special meeting Tuesday (5/26) to consider holding summer sports seasons. Last week, Governor Reynolds gave the go-ahead for baseball and softball to be played in Iowa this year. …
Eddyville Cargill plant receives state grant
May 26, 2020
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved an award that will help create 14 new jobs at Eddyville’s Cargill plant. Linda Crookham-Hansen presented the project to the board Friday (5/22). "Cargill in Monroe County,…
Four more die in Mahaska County from coronavirus
May 26, 2020
Four Mahaska County residents have died over the long weekend from coronavirus. 38 new cases have also been reported in the County, nearly doubling Mahaska County’s total for a pandemic total of 85. Crystal Heights…
Morgan Wallen Arrested In Nashville
May 26, 2020
Looks like Morgan Wallen had a bit too much fun over the Memorial Day weekend. The singer was arrested in Nashville Saturday, and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. It all started when Morgan…