Gov. Reynolds returns $21 million in misspent federal aid to state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund
Dec 15, 2020
The state of Iowa is returning $21 million of federal coronavirus aid money it planned to spend on upgrading state information technology systems, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday (12/14). Reynolds said in a statement…
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Two Poweshiek County facilities on state outbreak list
Dec 14, 2020
Two long-term care facilities in Poweshiek County have been added to the state’s coronavirus outbreak list. Mayflower Home in Grinnell has had ten residents test positive for COVID-19, while Montezuma Specialty Care has six reported…
Second man convicted of murdering Oskaloosa couple is executed
Dec 11, 2020
Federal prison officials in Terre Haute, Indiana on Thursday (12/10) executed a Texas street-gang member for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Oskaloosa couple. 40-year-old Brandon Bernard was 18 when he and four…
Iowa hospitals prepare for vaccinations
Dec 10, 2020
University of Iowa Health Care officials said Wednesday (12/9) that the group’s hospitals expect to get their first shipment of a coronavirus vaccine as early as next week and that they plan to begin giving…
Osky HS Principal Bandy to retire
Dec 09, 2020
At Tuesday’s (12/8) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, the Board accepted the retirement of High School Principal Stacy Bandy at the end of the school year. You may remember at the end of the November 10…
Float winners from Saturday's Oskaloosa Lighted Christmas Display
Dec 09, 2020
Here are the People’s Choice-winning floats from Saturday’s (12/5) Oskaloosa Lighted Christmas Display. Oskaloosa Christian School took first place, Musco Sports Lighting second place and the Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation float earned third place. Over…
Coronavirus reporting changes
Dec 08, 2020
State officials have changed the method for publicly reporting the number of Covid-related deaths in Iowa, using the same system as the National Center for Health Statistics. The change initially added at least 177 deaths…
Man arrested in shooting at State Capitol
Dec 08, 2020
A man has been arrested and charged in the shooting of a 15-year-old girl near the Iowa State Capitol over the weekend as a rally for President Donald Trump was being held there. Michael McKinney,…
Newton woman killed in two vehicle crash
Dec 07, 2020
A woman from Newton was killed in a two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon (12/6) northeast of Indianola. The Iowa State Patrol says a pickup driven by a 17-year-old from Indianola failed to stop at the…
2 killed, 2 injured in Washington County accident
Dec 04, 2020
Two women were killed and two men were injured Thursday (12/3) in a two vehicle crash in Washington County. The Iowa State Patrol says a SUV driven by 66-year-old Patricia Remington of Brighton failed to…