DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 118 additional positive cases for a total of 1,388 positive cases. There have been an additional 862 negative tests for a total of 14,565 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. According […]
by Dustin Hite It has been about a month since the first case of COVID-19 came to Iowa. In that time, we have gained new phrases like “social distancing” and “flattening the curve,” and these phrases have become widely adopted and understood. The seemingly unimaginable has become the reality in our state and country. I […]
April 9, 2020 Beginning the week of April 13th, 2020, the Oskaloosa Community School District will be providing Continuous Learning to all students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. This OCLP plan is for April 13 – April 30, 2020. If school closure continues into May, this plan will remain in effect until the end […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 125 additional positive cases for a total of 1,270 positive cases. There have been an additional 882 negative tests for a total of 13,703 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. According […]
We are living in a historic moment, and the Mahaska County Historical Society will be collecting responses from residents on how COVID-19 impacted their daily lives once the threat has passed. “We encourage Mahaska County residents to document their response to the pandemic in whatever medium makes sense for them. It can be a written […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring Thursday, April 9th as a “Day of Prayer” in Iowa, urging Iowans to “unite in prayer” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, inviting Iowans to participate in the 59th Annual Iowa Prayer Breakfast, which is offered entirely online this year. “The power of prayer and […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 97 additional positive cases for a total of 1,145 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,151 negative tests for a total of 12,821 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. According […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council Chambers didn’t have a single member present on Monday night; instead, the members met in a video conference meeting, just the second such meeting since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Council had only a consent agenda approval to approve during the Monday night meeting. Some noteworthy items on […]
The Iowa National Guard is providing facilities and personnel to support six Regional Medical Coordination Centers across the state as part of an Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Health Care Coalition initiative to pool resources and aid in the sharing of critical information across multiple agencies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Soldiers […]
Mahaska County has now had 4 confirmed cases of the virus. Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional death confirmed DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 102 additional positive cases for a total of 1,048 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,017 negative tests for a total […]
