(Atlantic, Iowa) – A woman who has held the Office of Cass County Recorder since Nov. 2013, says she intends to seeks a third term in advance of the June 7th Primary Election. Mary Ward says she really enjoys working with the public. The County Recorder handles many tasks, including real estate transactions and records.

On the subject of real estate records, Ward says people will be able to access them much quicker in the near future, thanks to COVID Recovery Funds the County is receiving, which will allow the digitization of those records.

Mary Ward (photo via Iowa Land Records County Recorder Directory)

Like most government offices, the pandemic has impacted how transactions were handled, but Mary says things are slowly getting back to normal as far as traffic flow into her office is concerned.

The flow has increased due to the housing market, “which has been booming the past year or more. It’s really a buyers market right now,” Ward says. Mary worked in the courthouse prior to becoming the County Recorder. She graduated from the Adair-Casey High School and obtained a Sales and Marketing Degree from Iowa Lakes Community college. Ward says she’s been a member of the community for a number of years, and hopes to continue serving the County.

The official filing period for County Office in Iowa is March 7th through the 25. The filing period for State and Federal Office is Feb. 28th through March 18th. More filing information is available online at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/primary/index.html