A stolen vehicle report led to the arrest of a Red Oak woman, Saturday. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says that at around 11:55-a.m., they received a report a vehicle had been stolen from a residence in the 1300 block of Orange Avenue, near Prescott. The damaged vehicle was later recovered northwest of the residence, on the same property. Inside the vehicle, authorities found 30-year old Mildred Douglas, of Red Oak. She was unresponsive in the driver’s seat.

Douglas was taken into custody and transported to CHI Corning for evaluation. Once released, Douglas was transported to the Adams County Jail and charged with Theft of a Motor Vehicle (a Class-D felony), Criminal Mischief causing more than $1,000 damage (also a Class-D Felony), and Burglary (an aggravated misdemeanor).

There will no classes Monday for the AHSTW School District. On Friday, school officials announced on social media, as they continue to assess the health status of the district, it was determined classes would not be held Monday, Sept. 28th. In a letter to parents, students and staff following an Emergency School Board meeting on Saturday, the District announced also, that they will temporarily move to virtual learning beginning this week.

The Board, Saturday, said in a letter posted on social media, that due to the absentee percentages from the number of positive cases and primary exposures they will move to their continuous learning model and classes will be held virtually Tuesday through Friday and all activities have been canceled; including Homecoming events. Board President Bernadette Hatch said they will find a way to make Homecoming happen in some way at a different time.

The Board approved giving Superintendent Darin Jones the authorization to submit an application to the Iowa Department of Education for the authority to extend the Continuous Learning if needed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff have rapidly become two of the Democrat ticket’s most prolific surrogates. They’ve engaged in in-person campaign events and virtual fundraisers at a pace that often outmatches their spouses at the top of the ticket. In their first joint interview, they say they’ve begun to build a partnership that will help Joe Biden’s campaign on the trail and potentially beyond, if he wins in November.

Jill Biden said as she campaigned in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: “Don’t you think the American people love seeing people in government who respect one another and are friends with one another?”

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — A Manchester man who hit a pedestrian and then led authorities on a chase through several Iowa counties has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Thirty-year-old Kevin Krapfl Jr. was sentenced recently after he pleaded guilty to four charges, including causing a serious injury with a vehicle. Krapfl was accused of hitting a pedestrian in Oelwein on April 18 and leading authorities on a chase.

The pursuit ended when Krapfl’s car hit a patrol car driven by Buchanan County Sheriff’s deputy Dan Walter, who was seriously injured.

ANAMOSA – The Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) said Sunday, an officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Anamosa State Penitentiary at around 6:45 p.m., Saturday.  The officer was conducting an investigation interview with an inmate when the inmate unexpectedly struck the officer with a closed-fist strike to the face. Additional staff arrived to assist in restraining the inmate.

The officer that was struck in the face was found to have not suffered serious injury, but another officer that responded to the incident was taken by department vehicle to the local hospital for a possible foot injury. The inmate did not suffer any injuries.

The incident remains under investigation.

Iowa health officials say the state confirmed another 804 positive COVID-19 cases and four more deaths as of Sunday morning. Iowa currently has confirmed 1,315 COVID-19 deaths and 86,229 cases.  There were 5,437 new (negative) test results, for a total of 690,911. The Iowa Department of Public Health said it is adding the results of nearly 27,000 antigen tests to the state’s coronavirus website this weekend. The tests were conducted at long-term care facilities in September. Of the nearly 27,000 antigen test results included in the update, about 300 are positive for the virus.

The state on Sunday was reporting a 11.1% positivity rate in cases. Officials say 65,782 Iowans have recovered from the effects of the virus.  6,068 test results were received Saturday. Data from state health and education departments indicate the virus is circulating in schools and nursing homes. Multiple school districts are reporting hundreds of students in quarantine after positive cases were identified in a school.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began:

• Cass, 169 cases; 123 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 72; 48; 1
• Adams, 33; 27; 0
• Audubon, 82; 37; 1
• Guthrie, 245; 170; 6
• Harrison County, 230; 157; 3
• Madison County, 220; 173; 3
• Mills County, 180; 125; 1
• Montgomery, 97; 82; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,140; 1,732; 39
• Shelby County, 267; 240; 1
• Union County,  137; 88; 3

Pottawattamie County also reports a total of 39 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. There are no additional deaths for the area counties, other than what has previously been reported. Hospital data statewide show: 343 in a hospital; 89 persons in an ICU, 57 people were admitted since Saturday, and 34 patients are on a ventilator. In western/southwest Iowa, 13 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, five are in an ICU, one was admitted Saturday, and no one was reported to be on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care Facility Outbreaks stand at 50, there are 1,051 positive cases of the virus among patients/staff at LTC’s, and 643 persons have recovered. A total of 685 people have died from COVID-19 at those facilities.