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Corning – Adams County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Becky Bissell is encouraging those wishing to vote in the June 2 Primary Election to vote absentee by mail due to the recent concerns with coronavirus and COVID-19.
“I am respectfully asking our voters to vote absentee by mail for the June Primary Election after meeting with public health officials, other county auditors around Iowa and with staff from the Secretary of State’s office,” Bissell said. “We are making this push for the safety of our voters and polling location workers.”
Bissell said polling locations will be open for voting on June 2, however she anticipates many will be combined creating fewer polling locations than normal for a Primary Election. “We aren’t sure what this situation will be when Election Day gets here,” Bissell explained. “We hope all of our precinct election officials will be able to work that day, but we just don’t know at this point so we will reduce the number of polling locations that we will need to staff.” Bissell said it has not yet been determined which polling locations will be combined. She said that will be announced soon.
Absentee ballots must be requested in writing. Forms are available on the Adams County Web site at https://www.adamscountyia.com/departments/adams-county-auditor/election-information/. Absentee ballot requests may also be obtained by calling the Adams County Auditor’s Office and requesting one be sent. The Adams County Auditor’s Office phone number is 641-322-3340. Requests may be submitted now. Absentee requests to vote by mail must be received in the Auditor’s Office by 5 p.m. May 22.
Voters are reminded that for the Primary Election they must choose a political party on the request form in order to receive the correct ballot. Absentee voters are also reminded they will need to provide a personal identification number (PIN) when voting absentee either in person or by mail. That PIN will most likely be your Iowa driver’s license number or your Iowa non-operator’s ID number. If a voter does not have either of those, the voter should have been sent a PIN from the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.
Please remember that the Auditor’s Office is always available to answer your questions and concerns by phone during regular business hours of 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday, at 641-322-3340. For more information about the 2020 Primary Election follow Adams County Facebook posts and the Adams County website at https://www.adamscountyia.com/.
Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns reports Curt Behrends has filed his nomination papers as a candidate for the Soil & Water Conservation District. She said also, that the filing deadline for the General Election is THIS Friday March 20, 2020.
Karns says “We still have a couple positions were we have no person that has filed yet.”
Officials with the Harlan Police Department said today (Tuesday), “In keeping with recommendations from Health care professionals, the Harlan Police Department is implementing new procedures. If you need to make a police report, please call the PD at 712-755-5151 instead of coming into the office. If you have an emergency, you still need to call 911.” Officials say “Currently, we are not locking the office, but ask for your consideration to call us, rather than making a personal appearance. We will continue to have 24/7 police coverage for the citizens of Harlan.”
(Radio Iowa) — The head of the Iowa Restaurant Association says today’s (Tuesday) proclamation by the governor could force the permanent closure of hundreds of Iowa eateries and put 80-thousand Iowans out of work. Association president and C-E-O Jessica Dunker says she understands why this Public Health Disaster Emergency is being declared to slow the spread of coronavirus, but it will cause a “tremendous disruption” in the industry. Dunker says, “If we do not receive significant aid from the state and from the federal government — and I don’t mean in the form of tax credits or loans, but actual aid packages — we are on the brink of potential collapse in large swaths of our industry.”
Governor Kim Reynolds’ order temporarily closes all bars and restaurants, except for drive-up, delivery or carry-out, but Dunker says for many establishments, it’ll mean closing their doors for good. “We are, in good times, an industry that has net profits in the range of 5%,” Dunker says. “That means, for the average Iowa restaurant, that is $100 a day of net profit when times are good. When we face significant disruption like this, we can’t last very long.”
The West Des Moines-based association covers 63-hundred restaurants and bars in Iowa, which employ 155-thousand people. It’s the second-largest private-sector employer in Iowa. Dunker says this order, closing restaurants and bars through at least March 31st, threatens to be disastrous. “You could potentially look at complete closure permanently for as many as 2,500 to 3,000 of those establishments,” Dunker says. “We’re also expecting that in the next week or week-and-a-half, we’ll see approximately 80,000 from our industry move onto the unemployment rolls in the state.”
She’s appealing to all Iowans to call their favorite restaurants directly and make plans to pick up a meal, or it’s entirely possible the place won’t be open by April.
Guthrie County is advising residents that effective today (Tuesday) at 1:00 pm, the Guthrie County Courthouse will be closed to all visitors. The staff will continue to work M-F 8am-4:30pm. Guthrie County is following the social distancing guidance set forth by the President of the United States and the Governor of Iowa to slow and limit the spread of COVID-19. Anyone needing to do business at the facility can call or email each department.
A contact list will be placed outside the Main Entrance on the East side of the building. Each department can be contacted using the http://guthriecounty.org/ website. Guthrie County is in the process of getting a drop box installed on the east side so if paperwork needs to be filed to a department, citizens can do so by contacting the department and placing it in the drop box.
Atlantic City Clerk Barb Barrick reports the Atlantic City Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 has been cancelled. Barrick says “The Mayor is in the process of issuing a Proclamation of Emergency.” The proclamation will be posted on the KJAN.com News page once it becomes available.
Officials in Adair County said today (Tuesday), “For the protection of our employees, Adair County has decided to limit in-person services to only time sensitive items. Please call the appropriate office for further instructions on how to proceed.”
**If you are sick or have any symptoms, you will not be allowed to enter the building. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.**
Although we are limiting in-person services, County Offices will remain open during our regular hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds has just taken the extraordinary step of declaring a Public Health Disaster Emergency in Iowa. All public gatherings of 10 or more people are prohibited. Bars and restaurants are to temporarily close to the public at noon today (Tuesday), but carry-out and drive-thru options can continue. The order also calls for the closure of all the state’s casinos, movie theaters and fitness clubs. In her proclamation, Governor Reynolds says the risk of COVID-19 transmission is substantially reduced by these kind of community containment actions.
The governor’s directive also calls for closing all senior citizens centers and adult daycares to the public. Many of those facilities had already made that move.The closures are intended to last through March 31.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says one person was arrested on drug charges this (Tuesday) morning, following the execution of a search warrant at 104 E. Walnut Street, in Red Oak. Authorities say 59-year old Victor Audie Stephens, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 7:17-a.m., on felony charges that include: two-counts Delivery of Methamphetamine, and one-count Possession of Meth with the Intent to Deliver…all Class-C felonies.
Stephens was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $30,000 cash bond. Deputies were assisted in the execution of the warrant by Red Oak Police.
The Riverside Community School District will close today (Tuesday March 17) through Friday April 10, 2020, out of concern for COVID-19. Superintendent Tim Michell says all activities will be cancelled during the time of the closure. Classes are set to resume Monday April 13, 2020. Beginning tomorrow (Wednesday March 18), Mitchell says they will have four distribution points in the district for families who wish to participate in our school food program over this extended cancellation of school. Meals (Breakfast and lunch) will be available at these distribution points each school day from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM.
When you pull up to a distribution point the meals will be brought to your car. If you do not have transportation, please call 712-484-2212 and meals can be delivered to your home. The cost of meals will be deducted from a student’s lunch account. Menus will consist of a fully reimbursable meal. We will apply for a waiver to provide Summer food program that would allow use to give the breakfast and lunch for students up to 18 years old free, that has yet to be approved.
The four distribution centers will be:
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