July 01, 2025

A great service for senior citizens

keyboard, letter to the editor

Thanks to the Jasper County Board of Supervisors for approving wage increases for congregate meals head cook and second cook. Due to the virus home-delivered meals have significantly increased. Currently, about 300 meals are home-delivered daily in Jasper County with a few still eating on site.

For more information about the congregate meals program, you can contact Kelly VanManen at 641-792-7102. Kelly and her staff are providing a great service for Jasper County Senior citizens. Without such a program, many receiving home-delivered meals might be in a nursing home.

Bill Ward

Newton