(Indianola, IA) – UPDATED 12:40-P.M. 3/6/26 SHE WAS FOUND SAFE AND ALIVE – DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

The Warren County Sheriff’s Department reported on their social media page, Thursday afternoon, that a vehicle belonging to a woman missing from Cumming (IA) was found about 70-miles southwest of there, in Ringgold County. A white Toyota Sienna registered to 78-year-old Cheryl Anderson, was found stuck Wednesday night near the intersection of 200th Street and 265th Avenue (Liberty Township Section 26), in rural Ringgold County. A single set of footprints was seen in a direction indicated she walked away from the vehicle. Anderson was last seen during the afternoon of March 3rd, heading toward Norwalk. Prior to her vehicle being found Wednesday, it was last seen on a traffic camera heading west on Hickman Road in Clive, which is in the opposite direction of Norwalk.

Authorities say Anderson has not driven in years. She has Alzheimer’s and is in need of her medication. She is likely unaware of where she is. The woman is 5-feet 4-inches tall, weighs about 180-pounds, has white hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing black slacks, black shoes, a brown sweater and a ball-cap with diamonds (see the photo below).  If you have seen her, or know where she is, please call 9-1-1.

Cheryl Anderson (Warren County Sheriff’s Office Facebook photo)