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Reminder: Cass County voting precincts

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Auditor (Local Commissioner of Elections) has chosen to combine for this General Election, the regular 13 Cass County voting precincts into 9 combined precincts and has chosen voting locations which he believes will best serve the voters of Cass County.  Those combined precincts and voting locations are:

COMBINED PRECINCTS 1,2,3…Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th), for: Atlantic Ward’s 1 through 5 (Wards 4&5 please use the south entrance);,Brighton Township, Grove Township, Pymosa Township, Washington

COMBINED PRECINCT 4…Lewis Public Library (412 W Main St, Lewis), for: Bear Grove Township, Cass Township / City of Lewis.

COMBINED PRECINCT 5…Griswold Community Building (601 2nd St), for: Noble Township, Pleasant Township / City of Griswold.

COMBINED PRECINCTS 6 & 9…Cumberland Community Building (200 W 2nd), for: Edna Township, Victoria Township; Union Township / City of Cumberland.

COMBINED PRECINCT 7…Anita Community Center (805 Main St), for: Benton Township, Franklin Township / City of Wiota; & Grant Township, Lincoln Township / City of Anita.

COMBINED PRECINCT 8…Massena Public Library (122 Main St, Massena), for: Massena Township / City of Massena.

Voters in other counties can check with their county Auditor’s Office or look for the “Find my Precinct/Polling Place,” on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website.

Iowa COVID-19 update for 11/3/20: Cass County tops 500 cases’ 1,516 additional Positive cases statewide; 22 more deaths

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (10-a.m. Tuesday), show that since 10-a.m. Monday, there have been 1,516 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, for a pandemic total of 133,229, and 22 additional deaths, for a total of 1,755. Pre-existing conditions account for 1,147 of the total deaths, while Long-Term Care facility deaths are up eight to 855. Cass County has one more death (for a total of 5), and 11 more Positive cases, for a total of 506. Harrison County’s death toll is now at 18, following one additional death reported since Monday.

The number of outbreaks at LTC’s are up to 84 from yesterday’s 80. In Cass County, two facilities: Atlantic Specialty Care and the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, have a combined total of 125 positive cases, with 23 recovered. Harrison County still has 251 cases among three facilities, and 150 recovered.  (For more data not seen here, go to https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/)

Hospitalizations total a record 730 today (compared to 718 Monday). And , there are a record 170 COVID patients in an ICU (compared to 156 Monday), 92 have been admitted since Monday, when there was 108 admissions, and 59 are on a ventilator. In western/southwestern Iowa: there are four less people hospitalized with COVID, at 42; two more are in an ICU, for a total of 12, and three people were admitted. There are also two persons on a ventilator, one less than reported Monday.

The IDPH reports a total of 988,210 Iowans have been tested for the virus, with 853,282 testing Negative. The Individual Positivity rate is 13.5%, and the 14-day rolling average is 14.8%. There are 11 counties with a Positivity rate of 20% or greater, including: Cass County  has a Positivity rate of 20.3% (that’s down from 21.9% Monday). The only other county with a PR at 20% or above, is Taylor, with 20%.  Officials say 95,422 Iowans have recovered from the virus.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,

  • Cass, 506 cases {+11}; 325 recovered; 5 deaths
  • Adair, 239 {+8}; 84; 1
  • Adams, 90 {+2}; 54; 1
  • Audubon, 204 {+11}; 106; 1
  • Guthrie, 448 {+8); 295; 15
  • Harrison County, 748 {+3}; 384; 18
  • Madison County, 402 {+1}; 284; 3
  • Mills County, 489; 237; 3
  • Montgomery, 215 {+1}; 174; 7
  • Pottawattamie County, 3,594 {+9]; 2,603; 45
  • Shelby County, 436 {+6}; 368; 2
  • Union County,  293 {+2}; 236; 5

Study finds 14% more people with Alzheimer’s are dying during COVID-19 outbreak

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A new report finds a much higher percentage of people are dying from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia during this year’s pandemic than during the past several years. The figures are “alarming,” according to Robyn Mills, public policy director for the Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and she says researchers are struggling to figure out why. “The CDC reports that there’s 31,000 more deaths due to Alzheimer’s and other dementia nationwide than would be expected normally,” Mills says. “In Iowa, there are 304 more deaths from Alzheimer’s and dementia, or a 13.9% increase over the five-year average.”

People with Alzheimer’s, especially those living in long-term care settings, are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. They’re older, they live in communal settings and they often have underlying conditions that put them at a higher risk. “We know that the COVID has hit our population severely, not only in deaths but also in isolation and feelings of abandonment,” Mills says. “Our people just really don’t understand what’s going on, which makes it doubly sad.”

The rising trend of Alzheimer’s deaths is very concerning and the association is calling on state lawmakers to implement rapid testing and other safety protocols to better protect these people. “There are currently 80 COVID outbreaks in long-term care facilities and the total number of deaths is 847 which is 49% of the total deaths from COVID-19 in Iowa,” Mills says. “This is 10% more than the average of 40% of COVID deaths in nursing homes across the United States.”

More than five-million Americans have Alzheimer’s, which is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. In Iowa alone, there are more than 66,000 people living with the disease. Meanwhile, new research finds getting at least one flu shot could bring up to a 17% reduction in the risk of getting Alzheimer’s, while more frequent flu vaccination was associated with another 13% reduction in Alzheimer’s incidence.

It’s here! Election Day 2020! 14 hours of voting!

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Time will tell, as they say, as Election Day dawns and Iowans have a total of 14 more hours to cast their votes. There were campaign rallies and there were parades. And, over the past four weeks, about a million Iowans voted early at their county auditor’s office or by mailing in an absentee ballot. The latest report shows more than 90 percent of eligible Iowans are registered to vote, which is a record. Iowans can still register to vote at the polls today, which would push what that record higher. Polls open at 7-a.m.

County auditors in Iowa were allowed, by law, to start tabulating absentee ballots yesterday, but the first results in Iowa won’t be released until AFTER the polls close at 9 p.m.

Red Oak man arrested on felony charges, Monday; Emerson man arrested in connection w/March incident

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police conducted a search warrant at around 11:45-p.m. Monday on a residence in the 700 block of Hammond Street. Upon investigation, officers arrested 29-year-old Shawn Michael Anderson, of Red Oak, on two, Class-D Felony counts of Administering a harmful substance. Anderson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Police were assisted at the scene by Montgomery and Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies.

At around 5-p.m. Monday, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 36-year-old Dale Demont, of Emerson, at 106 W. Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak, following an incident in March that had been under investigation at G Avenue and Highway 34. Demont was charged with OWI/1st offense, and was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

UPDATE: Missing Dallas County teen found safe

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our story over the weekend, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said Monday night, 15-year-old MacKenzie Lyons, who reported as missing on Friday from the Adel area, had been located and is safe.

Mackenzie Lyons

On Saturday, authorities says the teen had last been seen at a residence southeast of Adel around 1:50 p.m., Friday, when she got into a black/dark blue mid-2000 four-door Honda Accord. She is on prescription meds that were not in her possession at the time she left.

Special Election called for in Montgomery County

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke reports that on Monday, November 2, 2020, the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office received a petition for a Special Election to be called to fill a vacancy of District One, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors.

According to Iowa Code, the Montgomery County Auditor, Recorder and Treasurer (Supervisor Appointing Committee) filled the vacancy by appointment on October 21, 2020. Charla Schmid was appointed and sworn in on October 27, 2020.

The citizens of Montgomery County, may request a special election to fill the vacancy by filing a petition with the Montgomery County Auditor containing 80 signatures of eligible electors within 14 days after the publication of notice or within 14 days after the appointment is made.

More information including the date of the special election, candidate filing requirements and deadlines will be announced in the near future.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Nov. 3rd 2020

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November 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:15 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six years after Iowa voters overwhelmingly elected Joni Ernst to the U.S. Senate, the Republican is in a tight contest with Democrat Theresa Greenfield in one of the nation’s most expensive races. The two candidates had more than $170 million for spending on media as parties and interest groups poured money into the race. Greenfield has called for a more effective response to the coronavirus pandemic, emphasized health care and her support for expanding the Affordable Care Act and promised to protect Social Security. Ernst has pointed to her support of tax cuts enacted by Republicans and President Donald Trump and argued she’s willing to work with Democrats on issues such as infrastructure.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters are expected to cast ballots in record numbers for an election that will determine competitive races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state Legislature. Nearly a million people have cast absentee ballots, and it’s likely that more than half of the votes cast will have come before Election Day. Early voting has been gaining in popularity for years, and the movement was turbocharged this year by concerns about voting at polling places at a time when coronavirus cases continue to increase. Early voters broke earlier records a week before Election Day, with 64% of active Democratic voters and 42% of Republicans requesting an absentee ballot.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state panel on Monday approved a settlement between Iowa State University and a former Iowa 4-H director who was fired after a dispute over a proposed policy he supported that discouraged discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender. The settlement with John-Paul Chaisson-Cárdenas calls for the state to pay out $550,000. Of that money, $60,000 will go to Chaisson-Cárdenas, $270,000 into an annuity for his benefit and $220,000 to his lawyer. The settlement approved by the State Appeal Board also changes Chaisson-Cárdenas’ departure in university records from a termination to a voluntary resignation. Chaisson-Cárdenas was fired Aug. 2, 2018, months after conservative groups criticized and LGBT groups supported a suggested 4-H LGBTQ inclusion policy.

UNDATED (AP) — The number of people being treated for the coronavirus in Iowa hospitals continued to soar, prompting doctors and hospital officials to warn their facilities and staff could be overwhelmed without serious efforts to curtail the virus spread.. Data from the Iowa Department of Public Health indicated 1,469 new confirmed cases Monday and 17 additional deaths reported in the past 24 hours. That follows a weekend in which more than 2,800 new cases were reported each day. Iowa’s seven-day average rate of positive coronavirus tests is now third in the nation behind South Dakota and Wyoming. Health care professionals say increased hospitalizations typically follow higher positive case rates, an indication that Iowa hospitals could soon be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

Iowa OKs settlement in suit sparked by 4H inclusion policy

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state panel on Monday approved a settlement between Iowa State University and a former Iowa 4-H director who was fired after a dispute over a proposed policy he supported that discouraged discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender. The settlement with John-Paul Chaisson-Cárdenas calls for the state to pay out $550,000. Of that money, $60,000 will go to Chaisson-Cárdenas, $270,000 into an annuity for his benefit and $220,000 to his lawyer.

The settlement approved by the State Appeal Board also changes Chaisson-Cárdenas’ departure in university records from a termination to a voluntary resignation. Chaisson-Cárdenas was fired Aug. 2, 2018, months after conservative groups criticized and LGBT groups supported a suggested 4-H LGBTQ inclusion policy.

October will go down as one of Iowa’s top ten coldest

News, Weather

November 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans don’t usually see a half-foot of snowfall during October but that’s just one more thing we can chalk up for this bizarre 2020. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the month ended up being one of the coldest Octobers in Iowa history, punctuated by that snow squall mid-month that dumped heavy snow mostly in central Iowa, with some areas like Johnston reporting up to nine inches. It made for a chilly month.

Rainfall during October was a mixed bag, as parts of western and central Iowa were still deep in drought or had very dry conditions, while eastern Iowa got more than its share of precipitation.

So what does the month of November hold? Some forecasters are predicting a “snowmageddon,” but Glisan sees a more gradual move toward an early winter.

Forecast models indicate November may be a wetter-than-average month, which he says could be a big plus to “recharge” the soil in areas of Iowa that have been so dry for much of the year.