MARYELLEN MILLER, 86, of Atlantic died Thursday, April 2nd at Heritage House in Atlantic. Services for MARYELLEN MILLER are pending at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.
MARYELLEN MILLER, 86, of Atlantic died Thursday, April 2nd at Heritage House in Atlantic. Services for MARYELLEN MILLER are pending at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.
SANDRA SUE SHELL, 66, of Casey died Wednesday, April 1st at her home in Casey. A public visitation for SANDRA SUE SHELL will be held from 11-a.m. until 5-p.m. Monday, April 6th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Casey. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements. The funeral home is following the CDC guidelines of 10 people or less in the building at a time.
Private family graveside services will be held in the Dalmanutha Cemetery in Casey.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com
Memorials may be directed to the family’s wishes.
SANDRA SUE SHELL is survived by:
Her daughter – Melissa (Steve), of Menlo, and Amber (Jamie), of Anita.
Her sister – Sharon (Del), of Guthrie Center.
6 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A former Missouri state patrol trooper who was driving a boat when an Iowa man fell out and drowned has received the last payment of a financial settlement he reached with the state. In February, Anthony Piercy accepted a $201,000 settlement of lawsuits he filed as he tried get his job back. He lost his law enforcement license after he pleaded guilty in 2017 to a misdemeanor boat violation in the 2014 death of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson, of Clive, Iowa who drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks.
In return for the settlement, Piercy agreed to not be reinstated as an officer.
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen reports (tongue-in-cheek) that Sunnyside Park has been “Egged!” On April 11th, he says, the Atlantic Parks & Rec Dept. will hold an egg display/egg find, from 9-a.m. until Noon. You will stay in your vehicle and travel through the roads in Sunnyside Park to look for large, decorated eggs along the road. The route begins at the 14th Street entrance to the park.
Along the way, take note of your favorite egg, which will be voted on. Also, there are smaller eggs hidden along the route. If you find the golden egg(s), remember what is on it/them, because there could be something special at the end.
Rasmussen and the Parks Department hope you will come out April 11th from 9-a.m. until Noon, and see all the beautiful eggs. But remember to follow the CDC rules with regard to social distancing and respecting everyone else, by staying in your vehicle during the entire trip through the park.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid is like most people these days. The Kansas City Chiefs coach is hunkered down in his basement trying to avoid going out in public as he works from a makeshift office consisting of a computer, an iPad and an old side table. The difference though: He’s trying to build a team that can defend a Super Bowl title. That means negotiating free agency and putting together a plan for the NFL draft still scheduled to take place later this month.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pressure from medical experts and politicians on the federal and state level is building for a mandatory shelter-in-place order from Gov. Kim Reynolds who rejects such a move as unnecessary. The state is reporting 66 new cases for a total of 614 and two additional deaths, meaning 11 have died. Eli Percenevich, an epidemiologist physician overseeing infection prevention research at the University of Iowa, says the metrics Reynolds uses to decide her response isn’t staying ahead of the growth of infections and deaths. He joins Iowa Democratic legislative and congressional leaders in calling on Reynolds to issue a stay at home order.
Officials with the Atlantic Police Department said Thursday (Today), that they have canceled their summer activities, including: the zoo trip; camp out; golf tournament, and Family Night Out. In one way or another, officials said, the backbone of those programs is donations and sponsorships from many great local businesses. With businesses doing whatever they can to stay afloat, and the uncertainty of when this pandemic will be over,” the unfortunate decision was made, to put those programs on hold for this summer.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) was notified today (Thursday) of 66 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 614 positive cases. According to IDPH, two additional deaths were reported: 2 older adults (age 61-80) from Linn County. There have been a total of 8,054 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 66 individuals include:
Allamakee County, 1 child (0-17 years), 2 adults (18-40 years), 4 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80) years
Black Hawk County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Boone County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Bremer County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Buchanan County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
Cedar County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Cerro Gordo County, 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
Clay County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Clinton County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Dallas County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 3 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
Delaware County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Jefferson County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
Johnson County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 3 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
Jones County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Linn County, 3 adults (18-40 years), 4 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
Mahaska County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Marshall County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Muscatine County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
Polk County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)
Poweshiek County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Scott County, 3 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Tama County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Van Buren County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Warren County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Washington County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Winneshiek County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Woodbury County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Kathleen Doyle has been named to the WBCA All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday.
Doyle is one of 10 student-athletes to be named a WBCA All-American, becoming the fourth Hawkeye in program history to earn the honor. Kachine Alexander, Samantha Logic, and Megan Gustafson were named WBCA All-Americans preceding Doyle.
The LaGrange Park, Illinois, native finished the season in the top-50 nationally in five statistical categories, including sixth in the nation in total assists (189), seventh in assists per game (6.3), 19th in free throws made (147), 37th in total points (544), and 49th in points per game (18.1).
Doyle has been named to three All-America teams, including Associated Press (third team), United States Basketball Writers Association (third team), and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
The complete list of WBCA All-Americans can be found here.
The Iowa Secretary of State (State Commissioner of Elections) has stated that Centers for Disease Control (CDC) encourages social distancing, so voters in Iowa are being asked to consider voting absentee by mail. On Tuesday, March 31st, the Secretary of State announced he had decided to commit to a statewide mailing of absentee ballot request forms for the June 2, 2020 Primary Election. “The mailing will go to each active registered voter in Iowa, and the forms will be postage paid for return mailing to County Auditors.”
Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman recommends that the voters of Cass County take advantage of the right to vote early by mail. You may apply for an absentee ballot now, but ballots will not be mailed until on or after April 23rd. Absentee ballot request forms are available on the website of the Iowa Secretary of State (https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html) or you may contact the Cass County Auditor and have a form mailed or emailed to you. Phone: 712-243-4570.
The CDC also believes that people aged 65 years and older may be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID- 19 and should stay home and avoid close contact. A majority of Iowa’s Precinct Election Officials (PEOs) are older than 65, and several PEOs, statewide, are declining to serve as PEOs for this primary election. In response, the State has temporarily waived some of the restrictions in regard to the combining of voting precincts. For this and other reasons, the majority of County Auditors in Iowa are combining precincts for the 2020 Primary.
The Cass County Auditor (Local Commissioner of Elections) has decided to combine the regular 13 Cass County voting precincts into 5 combined precincts and chosen voting locations which he believes will best serve the voters of Cass County. Those combined precincts and voting locations are (twp=Township):
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