The CAM Community School District will hold a Community Engagement meeting live, and via ZOOM, beginning at 6:30-p.m., Monday (April 19th), with regard to district facilities. The meeting takes place at the CAM Middle School, in Massena (If you wish to view the meeting by ZOOM, click HERE).  Everyone is encouraged to attend the meeting, either in-person, or virtually.

(Atlantic) – If you love to read a good book, you have an opportunity to fill your bookcase, AND, help out the Atlantic Public Library. The group “Friends of the Atlantic Public Library,” (FOL) will hold their Spring Book Sale this coming Wednesday through Friday, from 9-a.m. to 6-p.m., each day. Proceeds from the book sale helps to support a variety of library programs, such as the: Summer reading program; adult programs; youth programs and the annual “Shred day.”

COVID threw a wrench in efforts to hold the event last Spring, but the Fall sale went on as scheduled. Persons planning to attend the Spring Book Sale will still need to wear a mask and practice social distancing. In 2019, 15 volunteers worked more than 200 hours getting ready for the event. They unpacked booked, arranged and alphabetized them, and ended-up selling an estimated 5,000 books/periodicals. Their efforts raised a little more than $3,100, from books sold for anywhere from 25-cents to One-dollar.

You can also donate books, prior to the sale. If you’d like more information about FOL, contact President Ken Moorman, Vice President Linda Templeman, Secretary Barb Chase, or Treasurer Dottie Krogh.

Kansas City, MO – Although its origins are uncertain, April 20 (more commonly known as 4/20) has become synonymous with marijuana use and, in some circles, the date is a marijuana “holiday.” On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, there will likely be an increase in marijuana use. To help keep drug-impaired drivers off the roads, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, consisting of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, is spreading the message that drug-impaired driving of any kind is dangerous and illegal. NHTSA wants to remind all drivers: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. Drive High, Get a DUI.

Just like drunk driving, drug-impaired driving is illegal nationally, and yet 25.1% of crashes where results are known across the country involve a driver who tested positive for drugs. Over the past 25 years, the number of automobile crashes with fatalities where at least one driver involved tested positive for drugs has surged across all Region 7 states as well. In 2019, the percent of crashes with fatalities where at least one driver tested positive for drugs: Arkansas 36%, Iowa 16%, Kansas 18%, Missouri 33%, and Nebraska 9%.

This is why it’s so important we spread this life-saving message: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. Drive High, Get a DUI.  If you think driving while high won’t affect you, you are wrong. Regardless of the term used, if a person is high, stoned, wasted, or drunk, they are impaired. Driving while impaired by any substance is illegal and can be deadly to the driver and other road users. It’s that simple.

NHTSA Region 7 Administrator, Susan DeCourcy says “Drug-impaired driving is a safety issue for everyone on the road. We hope that people will think twice before driving while impaired by drugs. It is deadly for the driver and for his or her passengers and for other people on roadways. If you are taking any type of drug, prescription, over-the-counter or illegal, pass your keys to a sober driver. Remember: A DUI is for more than just alcohol.”

There are many resources available to get home safely. Plan ahead and designate a sober driver. Use public transportation or a rideshare service. Law enforcement partners will make zero exceptions. By working together, we can save lives and help keep America’s roadways safe.

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The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, Saturday (today),said there were eight additional deaths reported over the previous 24-hours, bringing the pandemic death toll to 5,878. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,299 of the total number of deaths across the state.

There were seven additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 388,331. There remain three Long-Term Care facility outbreaks, with 30 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities.

Iowa reports over two-million (2,005,757) COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered, and 851,762 individuals have completed the vaccine series.

Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations are on the rise, from 226 Friday to 233 Saturday, and there are 50 COVID patients in an ICU (unchanged from Friday). The IDPH says 57 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to a hospital across the state, compared to 43 the previous day. And, 19 patients remain on a ventilator.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 25 hospitalized with COVID, two more than on Friday; 11 COVID patients are in an ICU; six people were admitted with symptoms of COVID, and there are now three COVID patients on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity rate in Iowa is unchanged at 4.6%. There’s also no change in the seven-day positivity rate, which stands at 4.3%.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

Cass, 1,422 cases; {+0}; 54 deaths
Adair, 963; {+0}; 32
Adams, 339 {+0}; 4
Audubon, 511 {+1}; 9
Guthrie, 1,258 {+0}; 29
Harrison County, 1,886; {+1}; 73
Madison County, 1,676; {+0; 19
Mills County, 1,747; {+0}; 20
Montgomery, 1,080 {+1}; 37
Pottawattamie County, 11,771; {+0}; 162
Shelby County, 1,333 {+0}; 37
Union County, 1,320; {+0}; 32

An Iowa man has been indicted on charges related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January. KCCI reports the U.S. Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Kyle James Young, of Redfield, assaulted officer Michael Fanone and attempted to take a weapon from an officer.

Young faces charges that include obstructing official proceedings, aid and abetting, civil disorder, assaulting certain officers, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted building or grounds, impeding ingress and egress in restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence on restricted building or grounds, impending passage through the Capitol grounds or building, acts of physical violence in the Capitol building or grounds, civil disorder, assault on an officer, and robbery.

The FBI’s field office arrested Young on Wednesday. Authorities said photo evidence linked Young to the Capitol attack.

(Atlantic, IA) – You are invited to visit The Armory at 201 Poplar Street in Atlantic on Sunday, April 18th anytime between 1:30 and 4:00 pm. This is not the usual sit-down program but a come-and-go visit including the Drill Floor. Numerous military footlockers are usually on display in the Military Museum but only a limited amount of contents can be displayed. Two of the footlockers have been chosen for display on the Drill Floor where uniforms, medals, and equipment can be laid out on tables. The quantity and variety of items held by those trunks is amazing.

Family members of Ray Underwood and Ralph Fritz donated these artifacts to be preserved. Underwood was in the Army 1955 to 1953 and taught engineering to soldiers at Ft. Leonard Wood. Fritz was a WWI participant serving in Germany, France and Luxembourg. Quotes from letters to home are included.

The Military Library will be open be to show off many new shelves and to check out books. The Military Museum special feature is a display of hats. Atlantic History Center will also be available. Take a look back at the history of KJAN.

Many people have been asking about the Drill Floor. How is it being used? What are plans for the future? Currently it is not in an attractive state and is being used for storage. Go up the outside steps to the original front door of The Armory. An elevator is an available alternative. Stroll around the Drill Floor. Take a look at conditions and share ideas for future use.

It is time to open the doors with a huge space for distancing and limited attendance at any one time. Please wear a mask. For more information see ariseAtlantic.org or Facebook: Rock Island Society Enterprise or call 243-5445. Also find the YouTube link to view last month’s program A Tour of the Armory.

Officials with the Glenwood Police Department, Friday, said there were two arrests that day. 43-year-old Rebecca Phillips, of Glenwood, was arrested on a Mills County warrant for Serious Assault. Her bond was set at $1,000. And, 45-year-old Chad Clark, of Glenwood, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense. Bond was set at $2,000.

On Thursday, Glenwood Police arrested 54-year-old Lori Crump, of Glenwood, on a Mills County warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. Her bond was set at $300.