WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has announced her office will be holding traveling office hours in all 99 counties across Iowa at different times during the month of June to provide assistance with casework for constituents. It should be noted, that the Senator will not be at the traveling office hours. Representatives from Senator Ernst’s office will be available in every county throughout the state to assist Iowans with problems or questions about issues involving Social Security, veterans’ benefits, military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs.

FILE – In this May 19, 2020, file photo, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks with reporters after a Senate Republican weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four relatively unknown Iowa Democrats are competing in a primary Tuesday to take on Ernst. The endeavor was once viewed as a long shot. But Ernst’s slip in approval and the rallying of Iowa and national Democrats behind one of the four has the race receiving a second look. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Those who are seeking assistance with federal agencies but who are unable to attend the traveling office hours can contact one of the Senator’s offices directly or submit a casework request online at www.Ernst.Senate.Gov.

A list of all upcoming dates and area locations can be found below (in alphabetical order).

Adair County: Monday, June 7, 2021; 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM; Farmers Merchant State Bank 114 S. Broad Street, Orient.

Adams County: Thursday, June 10, 2021; 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM; Corning Public Library 603 9th Street, Corning.

Audubon County: Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM; Audubon Public Library 401 North Park Place, Audubon.

Carroll County: Wednesday, June 23, 2021; 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM; Carroll Chamber of Commerce 407 W 5th St., Carroll,

Cass County: Tuesday, June 8, 2021; 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM; Atlantic Public Library Meeting Room B 507 Poplar Street, Atlantic.

Crawford County: Wednesday, June 23, 2021; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; Schleswig City Hall 111 2nd Street, Schleswig.

Dallas County: Tuesday, June 8, 2021; 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM; Adel Public Library Meeting Room 303 S 10th Street, Adel.

Fremont County: Thursday, June 10, 2021; 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM; Hamburg City Hall 1201 Main Street, Hamburg.

Guthrie County: Wednesday, June 9, 2021; 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM; Guthrie County Courthouse Public Meeting Room 200 North 5th Street, Guthrie Center.

Harrison County: Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM; Missouri Valley Public Library 420 East Huron Street, Missouri Valley.

Madison County: Thursday, June 24, 2021; 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM; Madison County Annex Conference Room 201 W Court Avenue, Winterset.

Mills County: Tuesday, June 8, 2021; 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM; Glenwood City Hall 5 North Vine Street, Glenwood.

Monona County: Wednesday, June 23, 2021; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM; Onawa Public Library Small Meeting Room 707 Iowa Avenue, Onawa.

Montgomery County: Tuesday, June 8, 2021; 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM; Red Oak Chamber of Commerce Board Room 307 East Reed Street, Red Oak.

Page County: Thursday, June 10, 2021; 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM; Clarinda Public Library 100 East Garfield Street, Clarinda.

Pottawattamie County: Tuesday, June 8, 2021; 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM; Walnut City Hall 229 Antique City Drive, Walnut.

Ringgold County: Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM; Ringgold County Courthouse Conference Room 109 West Madison Street, Mount Ayr.

Shelby County: Thursday, June 15, 2021; 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM; Harlan Chamber of Commerce 1901 Hawkeye Avenue, Harlan.

Taylor County: Thursday, June 10, 2021;11:15 AM – 12:15 PM; Bedford Public Library 507 Jefferson Street, Bedford.

Union County: Monday, June 7, 2021; 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM; Union County Courthouse Law Enforcement Center Room 300 N Pine St, Creston.

(Greenfield) – Officials with the Adair County Health System, an affiliate of MercyOne, have announced Catherine Hillestad will join ACHS as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 7, 2021. Hillestad is a native of Des Moines. Officials say she brings experience in community and rural health care systems to her new position, including serving in an interim CEO role at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield, and most recently, as Practice Administrator at the Iowa Clinic, in Des Moines.

Catherine Hillestad

Hillestad says she’s excited to join the Adair County Health System. “I look forward,” she said, “to building relationships with everyone at the hospital and in the community of Greenfield. I hope to create a center of excellence for rural healthcare for people in Adair County.” Willard Olesen, Chair of the Adair County Health System Board of Trustees, said Hillestad “Knows what is needed to continue to deliver quality care in Adair County, which is vital to our community.”

(Radio Iowa) – Waterloo police are investigating another fatal shooting, the city’s third in a span of eight days. The latest incident happened early Sunday morning, just after midnight. Police say officers were responding to a report of disorderly conduct near West Fourth and Jefferson Streets, a downtown area where several bars are located. As officers arrived, they heard numerous shots fired and saw several people running from the area. Police say officers found a male lying on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers tried lifesaving measures on the victim prior to the ambulance arriving. He was taken to a Waterloo hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Authorities have not yet identified the victim.

There were two deadly shootings in Waterloo last weekend. On May 15th, a 23-year-old man died, and two women were injured in an early morning shooting. Later that night, 43-year-old Tanniaah Spates was killed by 50-year-old Tony Flowers in her apartment, and then Flowers later shot and killed himself in what Waterloo police labeled a murder-suicide.

MANNING, Iowa — Democrat Dave Muhlbauer, of Manilla, has announced the launch of his campaign for U.S. Senate against GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley. Muhlbauer is a fifth-generation family farmer, former Vice Chairman of the Crawford County Board of Supervisors and member of the Iowa Association of Counties, generational Democrat and lifelong Iowan. In a video released today (Monday), Muhlbauer says, “Iowa has been my home all my life. This is where I live, where I grew up, where I’m raising my family. Having the grassroots connection to Iowa and its soil is who I am. It’s why I’m running for Senate. We have the possibility to make Iowa a leader, through farming and education, infrastructure and health care.”

Dave Muhlbauer (D) candidate for U-S Senate. (Ballotready.org photo)

Muhlbauer’s campaign says he running against GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, “as a voice for the little guy— the working families, farmers, and rural communities— who have long been left behind by the politicians and policies in Washington, D.C.”   His staff say as a farmer raising corn, beans, alfalfa, hogs and cattle, Muhlbauer has seen first-hand the devastation of rural communities at the hands of policies that cater to corporate interests and profits instead of working people.

He says he’s running to give the people of Iowa a seat at the table and improve the lives of all Iowans through common sense changes like expanding access to health care, technologies like broadband and fiber optic internet, combating climate change through sustainable agriculture, and raising wages to make the state a national leader once again so workers and young people see long-term opportunities in their own communities.

In the coming days, Muhlbauer will make campaign stops across the state, including Mason City, Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Dubuque and Davenport, Des Moines, and Sioux City.