Richard Wayne Coffin May 3, 1967 – May 22, 2020 Montezuma (Ottumwa), Iowa | Age 53 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Richard Coffin, 53 of Montezuma and formerly of Ottumwa, passed away Friday morning, May 22, 2020 at his home in Montezuma. Richard Wayne Coffin, the son of Russell Coffin and Glenda […]
Roger Bruce Coe July 27, 1933 – May 22, 2020 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 86 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Roger Coe, 86, of New Sharon passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa from COVID-19. Roger Bruce Coe, son of Roy and Jesse (Nichols) Coe, […]
Elizabeth Ann Moore July 21, 1951 – May 22, 2020 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 68 Liz Moore, 68 of Montezuma passed away peacefully at her home in Montezuma Friday morning, May 22, 2020. Elizabeth Ann Lisk Moore, the daughter of Henry “Ed” and Betty (Smith) Lisk, was born on July 21, 1951 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. […]
Janet Rae Peters January 23, 1932 – May 22, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Janet Peters, 87, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Janet Rae Peters, daughter of Jack and Mildred (Ryan) Peters, was born January 23, 1932, in Oskaloosa. Janet was raised in Oskaloosa […]
A Crystal Heights Care Center Press Release May 23rd, 2020 To the members of our community: As of today, the number of COVID-19 positive employees is now 8. The total number of COVID-19 positive residents is now 41. We are sorry to report that there have been 3 additional deaths of COVID-19 positive residents, bringing […]
DES MOINES – Today, the state of Iowa has been notified of 419 additional positive cases for a total of 16,767 positive cases. There have been additional 4,336 negative tests for a total of 106,223 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. The positivity rate for […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April. “April is the first month we have seen the real impact of the pandemic on our unemployment rate. We remain […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a list of antibody tests that are being removed from the “notification list” of tests being offered under the Policy for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Tests During the Public Health Emergency. Antibody tests on this new removal list include those voluntarily withdrawn from the notification list by the test’s […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite If you watch the news or look at social media each day, you probably think that we are never going to escape the current public health pandemic. While some are focusing on the negative impacts of COVID-19, many of the positive trends are largely being ignored. When looking at the unprecedented […]
Oskaloosa, IA (May, 2020) –As the effects of the pandemic spread, our small business customers, consumers, and communities are encountering hardships. Families are being impacted by lay-offs, students who depend on schools for meals are at-risk, and non-profit agencies and service organizations are canceling revenue-generating events. To aid our customers and those who should be, […]
