Oskaloosa’s Goodwill store at Penn Central Mall will not re-open.  A statement from Goodwill of Central Iowa says that due to effects of COVID-19, they are closing their stores in Oskaloosa and Grinnell.  The statement goes on to say that the forced closings of its stores caused a hardship to their financial position.  Over eighty percent of Goodwill’s funding comes from retail sales.  The Goodwill store in Ottumwa has re-opened.