Tour group within the new Tyler Family Cancer Center.

ATLANTIC, IOWA – Officials at Cass Health, Sunday afternoon, unveiled the Tyler Family Cancer Center during their open house on Sunday. The Tyler Family Cancer Center is the treatment and infusion section of the Cass Health Specialty Clinic. CEO Brett Altman said “This has been brewing over the last several months, and I am thrilled to share this exciting news with our community. Cass Health provides excellent cancer care, and we are proud to partner with the Tyler family to bring awareness to patients throughout southwest Iowa. The Tylers are a local family that know all too well the impacts of cancer and what a difference it makes to receive care close to home from the neighbors you trust. It is with profound gratitude that we announce that they have made a very generous gift to cover the expense of our remodeled cancer care center.”

Crowd in the atrium (Photos courtesy Ann McCurdy, CCHS Marketing & Communications Coordinator)

Members of the family were present for the unveiling and tours of the new area, which was completely remodeled this spring and summer. Kirk Tyler said  “All of us here today have been touched by cancer – whether family, friends, or ourselves, we know the devastation that it can cause. In our own family, we lost our mom, Dottie, and most recently, our sister, Amy, to cancer. While I wish we could solve cancer – what we can do is help comfort and support the patients and families who are battling cancer now and in the years to come.” The Tyler Family Cancer Center provides care to patients throughout southwest and west central Iowa. Multiple oncologists and advanced practice providers work in the department. Oncologist Dr. Seema Harichand also spoke at the unveiling along with oncology patient Mike Henningsen.

After the announcement, visitors toured the newly expanded space and talked with the staff. Cass Health Specialty Clinic Director Traci Brockman, RN, said “This space has become a calming refuge for patients who often spend hours receiving treatments, like chemotherapy. We put a lot of thought and care into the details. The chairs have heat and massage functions, the colors are subdued, and we have a custom ceiling with star lights. All of these things help create a healing environment for our patients to relax.”

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna reports the Board of Supervisors in her county will meet at 8-a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30th, in their courthouse meeting room. The only thing of note on their agenda, is continued discussion with regard to a Pipeline Engineer, and action as necessary.

Last week, the Board voted to go with Snyder and Associates Engineers, as the company to conduct pipeline inspections, in advance of a proposed $4.5 billion pipeline in Iowa and four other states that would capture carbon dioxide at ethanol, fertilizer and other industrial agriculture facilities, liquefy it under pressure, then transport it via the pipeline to North Dakota, where it would be permanently sequestered underground. The pipeline would (if approved), traverse about 18 miles in the western third of Montgomery county.

At 8:45-a.m., Tuesday, the Montgomery County Board will attend one of Senator Charles Grassley’s 99 County tours. His stop will bring Grassley to Agri-Solutions. Ozuna notes “There is a possibility that there will be a quorum. No official county business will be acted upon during that time.”

(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday (today), said no injuries were reported following a collision that occurred just before seven-a.m., Friday, on the east side of Creston. Authorities say a 2007 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 41-year-old Russell W. Peterson, of Creston, was eastbound on Highway 44. A 2020 Kenworth semi tractor-trailer equipped with a grain hopper, and driven by 45-year-old Adam R. Taylor, of Grand River, was westbound on Highway 34.

The pickup began to make a left turn onto Osage Street, when it clipped the left front corner of the semi. Peterson told Deputies he didn’t see the semi until the last minute, due to sun glare. Both vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed from the scene. Peterson was cited for Failure to Yield upon left turn.

Damage amounted to $7,500 for the pickup and $15,000 to the semi, which is registered to United Farmers Coop in Afton.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man from Red Oak was arrested early this (Sunday) morning, for Public Intoxication. Red Oak Police report 21-year-old Jacob Christopher Cashatt was arrested in the 800 block of E. Coolbaugh Street at around 2:51-a.m.  Cashatt was being held in the Montgomery County Jail, on a $300 bond.

(Algona, Iowa) – A collision between a car and an SUV Saturday evening, west of Algona, resulted in three people being transported to the hospital. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2012 Ford Edge was traveling south on 90th Avenue at around 7:32-p.m., when the driver failed to stop at the posted intersection with 210th Street.

The SUV was struck by a 2011  Chrysler 300 that was traveling west on 210th. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old Timothy Coffelt, of Ravenwood, MO, and his passenger, 61-year old Ruth Coffelt, also of Ravenwood, and the driver of the car, 18-year-old Chase Opheim, of Algona, were transported to the hospital in Algona, by Algona EMS. The Coffelt’s were wearing seat belts, but Opheim was not.

The accident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department, Algona Police Dept., Algona EMS & Fire, and Whittemore Fire and Ambulance.