The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet on Tuesday, May 18th at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse.

On their agenda is a report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken with a secondary roads update. The board will also discuss filling the position of County Assessor. Brenda Nelson recently resigned the position to take a position with the City of Ames. Her resignation was effective May 14th.

The meeting will also be available electronically at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/138870131?pwd=dnRLK2ZjcWQ2SWpMQm0wK1c0b2pwUT09

Atlantic, IA – Cass County Health System is proud to announce that Britni Olson, RN BSN was honored with the DAISY Award on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

“I’m so grateful, “Being a DAISY nurse is such an honor and I’m so thankful to now be considered one.” said Britni. Britni has been a nurse for 13 years, with the last 8 years spent at CCHS in the Obstetrics unit.

Her nominator said, “Finding people who do not just do their jobs but love their jobs is so rare! You are a rare gem in this world! Your kind of passion and selfless, genuine care for people is something that I strive toward personally, and it is something so seldom found anymore. You challenge me and inspire me to take that same kind of passion and genuine care for people into my home, church, and community!”

CCHS Chief Nursing Officer Amanda Bireline added, “Britni is incredibly deserving of this award and truly encompasses what a DAISY nurse is. She is kind, patient, passionate, and selfless. Britni works every day to deliver the care that is individual to each patient. She is a true patient advocate and we are so privileged to have her share her passion and talents with our organization and our patients.”

Nurses at Cass County Health System are honored twice annually with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.® The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award committee at CCHS wishes to thank all nominators for their submissions. Each nurse who was nominated will be presented with a special pin and a copy of the nomination.

The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

This is one initiative of The DAISY Foundation to express gratitude to the nursing profession. Additionally, DAISY offers J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, The DAISY Faculty Award to honor inspiring faculty members in schools and colleges of nursing, and The DAISY in Training Award for nursing students. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org. An online nomination form is available at https://www.casshealth.org/daisy.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater provided details Monday on three arrests that occurred over the past week.

On May 9th at 9:55 a.m. Greenfield Police arrested 28-year-old William Gene Cromar of McCall, ID for Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense. The arrest followed a fight at an apartment in Greenfield in the 200 block of NW 2nd Street. Cromar was taken to the Adair County Jail and held on $2000 bond.

Stemming from the same incident on May 9th at 11:37 a.m. Greenfield Police arrested 38-year-old Kristin Jan Gross of Greenfield for Domestic Assault, Impeding Air/Blood Flow. Gross was taken to the Adair County Jail and later released on $2,000 bond.

On May 15th at 4:55 a.m. Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Christopher Eugene Smith of Dubuque for Driving Under Suspension. Smith was later released on time served.

The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests from the weekend.

On Friday, May 14th Officers arrested 33-year-old Bret Hurt of Glenwood for a Simple Assault. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $300 bond.

On Sunday, May 16th Glenwood Police arrested 32-year-old Jared Mullennax of Glenwood for OWI 3rd Offense. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.

AMES, Iowa – May 17, 2021 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Monday, May 31, in honor of Memorial Day.

Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers
All Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers will be closed Saturday, May 29, and Monday, May 31 (offices are normally closed on Mondays). The service centers will resume operations Tuesday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m.

Many people may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov or at one of the conveniently located self-service kiosks. Kiosk users should check the host location’s holiday schedule to determine hours and availability.

For service at one of our locations, an appointment is required and can be set up through our website.

Special note to motor carriers
If commercial vehicle operators need services from the Iowa DOT immediately following the Memorial Day weekend, the Iowa DOT highly recommends that commercial vehicle operators plan several days in advance. For commercial vehicle operators needing oversize/overweight permits for travel in Iowa on Tuesday, June 1, they should submit the permit request and attain approval prior to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 28.

No movements of oversize/overweight loads will be permitted in Iowa from noon Friday, May 28 until 30 minutes prior to sunrise on Tuesday, June 1.

Because the permit center typically experiences a heavy workload on the day following the holiday, customers are urged to submit applications for oversize/overweight permits, especially those more than 156,000 pounds, several days before needing the permit.

Iowa Department of Human Services officials are trying a variety of approaches to encourage more employees at its six facilities to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Reports show 36-percent of employees at D-H-S offices declined the shot as of May 7th. That’s the same percent that declined it five weeks before. Director Kelly Garcia says they’ve hosted town halls with medical experts and union representatives to address vaccine concerns.

Garcia says, “What we’re hoping to do is that different people need different types of messaging, and a reason to kind of come on board.” Garcia says she did her best to address employee concerns directly at a recent town hall at Woodward Resource Center.

“What are they worried about — fertility came up,” Garcia says. “They were worried about why it makes you ill if you get the second. So why do some people have a really strong reaction to the shot? They had some really great questions.” Recent polls have shown between 20 and 25 percent of Americans say they will not get the shot. The state health department’s coronavirus website shows more than one-point-two million Iowans are fully vaccinated.