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Mix cake batter using the first six ingredients. Then, grease a 9″ x 13″ pan and spread 3/4 cup of chopped walnut on bottom of pan. Then, pour half of cake batter over walnuts. Mix 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and spread over batter. Pour remaining batter over this and put chopped walnuts on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. When you take cake out of oven, mix 1 cup powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons of milk. Pour over hot cake.
Officials with the Creston Police Department report 32-year old Corry Johnston, of Creston, was arrested Wednesday morning, for Driving While Barred. Johnston was later released from the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond. And, at around 2:20-p.m., 51-year old Misti Brown, of Clearfield, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center in Creston, on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. Brown was later released on a $300 bond.
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CAM High School Principal Dominic J. Giegerich said Wednesday, the CAM Community School District (CSD) is planning on returning to school August 24th, with students attending five days a week in their designated school buildings. Mitigation protocol for cleaning and sanitizing, along with schedule adjustments to allow for those procedures, will be put into place. Students and staff will have the option to wear face masks, they will not be required.
Giegerich says the week of August 10th the CAM CSD will send out, and post, information regarding district procedures and protocols to return to school. A Parent only meetings will be held on Thursday, August 20th, in Massena and in Anita, at 7 p.m. to discuss further the start of school on August 24th. The meeting will be videotaped for those who can not attend. CAM Administration, working with the district leadership team, have been consulting Iowa Department of Education (IDE), Green Hills AEA, Iowa Department of Health, Cass County Health Systems guidance in developing a plan to start the school year face to face with students. The CAM CSD will be prepared to move to a 100% required online delivery of education should it be deemed necessary by one of these entities.
Principal Giegerich says District Staff will have additional training on mitigation protocols, systems, procedures and student accountability. The CAM CSD will be prepared to work with Cass County Health Systems on suspected, or confirmed, cases of COVID-19, processes for contact tracing and if necessary school closure. Social Distancing will be promoted where possible, understanding (guidance from the IDE) that six feet may not be possible in most classrooms. In common spaces protocol will be in place to ensure six feet social distancing and when possible in classrooms.
Details for registration for school will be released soon and this year we will be registering 100% online. Resources and instructions will accompany the release and be sent to all prospective students in the CAM CSD via email and regular mail. This will be in place of in person registration. “Back to School Night”, and Freshmen orientation traditionally held in the elementary school buildings will not take place this school year. Orientation for 6th graders at CAM Middle School will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, August 20th at CAM Middle School (before parent meeting).
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says hot and humid conditions will return Friday and Saturday. The hottest day is forecast to be on Saturday when high temperatures will rise into the middle 90s and heat index values of 101 to 109°F are anticipated by the afternoon hours! Still sticky on Sunday, but temperatures will range around 90°F for highs and there will be storm chances late in the evening into Monday morning.
(Information current as of 10-a.m.) Iowa Department of Public Health Data out this morning, shows a jump in the number of COVID-19 related deaths and positive cases. The IDPH dashboard says 777 people have died from the virus, 18 more than what was reported mid-morning, Wednesday. More than 700 people have tested positive, for a total of 36,737. On the bright side, the number of persons recovering from the virus was up by 251, to 27,353.
Hospitalizations from the Coronavirus are up to 195 from 190 on Wednesday. There are 65 people in an ICU (compared to 62 yesterday), 30 were admitted to a hospital (compared to 20 yesterday), and 34 people were on a ventilator. RMCC Region 4 data (southwest/western Iowa) show some slight changes: 9 individuals are hospitalized; 5 are in an ICU; there were two new admissions to area hospitals, and 2 people were on a ventilator.
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County-by-County COVID-19 cases, and the number of person who have recovered ( ). (Changed numbers from the last report are highlighted)
Police in Red Oak report two separate arrests occurred Wednesday. A little before 9-p.m., 20-year old Logan Dane Andersen, of Carthage, MO., was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Andersen was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond. And, at around 8-p.m., Red Oak Police arrested 42-year old Janet Lynn Hernandez, of Red Oak, on a warrant for Compulsory Education Violation/1st offense. Her bond was set at $300.