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West Des Moines superintendent says Test Iowa low on tests as delta rises

The Test Iowa program does not have sufficient tests for the West Des Moines School District due to high demand, said the superintendent on Thursday. This comes as the delta

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 12 Aug 2021

West Des Moines superintendent says Test Iowa low on tests as delta rises

Ankeny parents upset over no quarantine policy in letter to district

Some Ankeny parents are frustrated after receiving a letter Wednesday night that the Ankeny Community School District will not require students to quarantine if they have been exposed to a

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 29 Jul 2021

Ankeny parents upset over no quarantine policy in letter to district

Pedati talks COVID vaccine, demands of public health, Test Iowa closings and more

Iowa's state epidemiologist thinks Iowa is not at a turning point with the delta virus, so far. In an interview with IowaWatch July 16, Dr. Caitlin Pedati also

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 22 Jul 2021

Pedati talks COVID vaccine, demands of public health, Test Iowa closings and more

Terms, long-term care facilities

Variant classifications (from the CDC): The U.S. government SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group (SIG) developed a Variant Classification scheme that defines three classes of SARS-CoV-2 variants: Variant

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 22 Jul 2021

Woodbury County counting on $15M in COVID relief funds for new $65M jail

Woodbury County plans to rely on $15.6 million in federal COVID-19 relief to build a $65 million jail complex near Sioux City. The project has been in the

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 24 Jun 2021

Woodbury County counting on $15M in COVID relief funds for new $65M jail

Iowa schools near meatpacking plants lack extra guidance on virus

Iowa counties with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection are home to large meat packing plants. Part of a collaborative reporting project called "Lesson Plans: Rural schools grapple with COVID-19" in partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit News and several member newsrooms.

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 27 Aug 2020

Iowa schools near meatpacking plants lack extra guidance on virus

Facts related to Iowa's meatpacking industry, schools

Demographics: Iowa’s immigrant children: In 1990 only 2.4 percent of Iowa kids (17,000) were from immigrant families – by 2018 that number jumped to 12 percent (84,000)

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 27 Aug 2020

Facts related to Iowa's meatpacking industry, schools

Derecho-devastated Iowans wonder when more help will come: 'This is beyond us'

In 2008, residents of Iowa waited a day for a major disaster declaration when an EF-5 tornado struck Parkersburg. That twister cut through Black Hawk and Butler counties, killed

By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch

/ 16 Aug 2020

West Des Moines superintendent says Test Iowa low on tests as delta rises

Ankeny parents upset over no quarantine policy in letter to district

Terms, long-term care facilities

Woodbury County counting on $15M in COVID relief funds for new $65M jail

Iowa schools near meatpacking plants lack extra guidance on virus

Facts related to Iowa's meatpacking industry, schools

Derecho-devastated Iowans wonder when more help will come: 'This is beyond us'

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