Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

GRIMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa school officials have released guidelines that allow schools to reopen to normal activities as of July 1 without health checks before entering the building, no required face coverings and no required social distancing. A spokeswoman for the Iowa State Education Association, the state’s teacher’s union, says the plan doesn’t comply with CDC guidelines for public places and is an “obscene” gamble on the health of students, teachers and other school employees. An education department spokeswoman says the guidance was created with the Iowa Department of Public Health and schools may require their own stricter measures after consulting with a lawyer and local public health officials.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The families of three workers who died after contracting coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak are suing Tyson Foods and its top executives, saying the company knowingly put employees at risk and lied to keep them on the job.The lawsuit alleges that Tyson officials were aware the virus was spreading at the Waterloo pork processing plant by late March or early April but kept that information from employees and the public.As the outbreak grew, the lawsuit alleges the company failed to implement safety measures, allowed some sick employees to remain on the production line, and falsely assured workers and the public that the plant was safe.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two lawmakers said Thursday that Iowa’s coronavirus testing program mishandled their samples when they tried to get tested after the recent legislative session concluded.Sen. Zach Wahls and Rep. Dave Jacoby, both Coralville Democrats, said that they traveled separately to Cedar Rapids to get tested through TestIowa, the $26 million program touted by Gov. Kim Reynolds.Both wanted to make sure they were virus-free after interacting with colleagues and the public during the session.Both lawmakers’ samples were taken on different days last week. Each said they were informed several days later that their samples were “damaged” or “unusable” and therefore they had to be retested.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two high school baseball games scheduled for Thursday at Principal Park in Des Moines were not held after officials said a ballpark staff member tested positive for coronavirus. Officials with the park, which is home to the Triple-A minor league Iowa Cubs, say all staff at the ballpark will now undergo testing for COVID-19. Ankeny Christian and Orient Macksburg, as well as Indianola and Gilbert, had been scheduled to play at the park. When it resumed high school baseball games earlier this month, Iowa became the first state in the nation to bring back high school athletics in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fifty-eight cats were rescued from an Iowa home, but rescuers was unable to save one other dehydrated cat who died shortly after they arrived. The Des Moines Register reports the animals rescued by the Animal Rescue League of Iowa from a home in Mitchell County ranged in age from kittens to adult cats.

The group says they found urine and feces all over the home. All the cats in the home had fleas and mites, and some had respiratory infections and ringworm.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two lawmakers said Thursday that Iowa’s coronavirus testing program mishandled their samples when they tried to get tested after the recent legislative session concluded.Sen. Zach Wahls and Rep. Dave Jacoby, both Coralville Democrats, said that they traveled separately to Cedar Rapids to get tested through TestIowa, the $26 million program touted by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Both wanted to make sure they were virus-free after interacting with colleagues and the public during the session.Both lawmakers’ samples were taken on different days last week. Each said they were informed several days later that their samples were “damaged” or “unusable” and therefore they had to be retested.

GRIMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa school officials have released guidelines that allow schools to reopen to normal activities as of July 1 without health checks before entering the building, no required face coverings and no required social distancing. A spokeswoman for the Iowa State Education Association, the state’s teacher’s union, says the plan doesn’t comply with CDC guidelines for public places and is an “obscene” gamble on the health of students, teachers and other school employees.

An education department spokeswoman says the guidance was created with the Iowa Department of Public Health and schools may require their own stricter measures after consulting with a lawyer and local public health officials.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The families of three workers who died after contracting coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak are suing Tyson Foods and its top executives, saying the company knowingly put employees at risk and lied to keep them on the job.The lawsuit alleges that Tyson officials were aware the virus was spreading at the Waterloo pork processing plant by late March or early April but kept that information from employees and the public.

As the outbreak grew, the lawsuit alleges the company failed to implement safety measures, allowed some sick employees to remain on the production line, and falsely assured workers and the public that the plant was safe.

A woman from Adams County escaped injury when the car she was driving went out of control and rolled into a Union County ditch, Thursday (today). The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 27-year old Mariah Kay Bernita Swanson, of Corning, was driving a 2008 Dodge Avenger eastbound on 170th Street at around 2:15-p.m., when the accident occurred. Her car rolled into the south ditch and landed on its top.

The vehicle sustained $5,000 damage and was declared a total loss. No charges or citations were issued.

Adair County Tourism officials are pleased to announced they have a new logo. The design is the creation of Adair County native Rachel Scheel. ACTC commissioned the logo to help market and promote the county’s tourism attractions and businesses in print and digital media.

Scheel, a 2017 Nodaway Valley graduate, says “It is so cool to represent Adair County.” Currently residing in Ankeny, Scheel completed her degree in graphic design at DMACC and is employed by Wee’s Tees in Ankeny. Scheel’s work is familiar to the NV community. She designed the graphic for the gym floor as a student. She also gained recognition this summer with her winning entry in the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation t-shirt design contest.

Terri Queck-Matzie, ACTC chairman, says “We’re very pleased to have the talents of a bright young artist like Rachel available to us. She did a wonderful job creating a design that encompasses our key branding elements – rural, modern, artistic, active, peaceful, natural and rooted in history. And, of course, our designation as Iowa’s Garden County.”

Scheel says she tried several sketches before she settled on the design. “At first I wanted to include specific landmark locations, but in the end I wanted a more all-inclusive logo,” she says. “I grew up in Adair County with a love for the nostalgic small towns and prairies, and the prairie seemed to cover all of the main components I wanted, while not resting on one particular spot.”

Information on events and sites to visit in Adair County can be found on ACTC’s Facebook page Adair County Iowa Tourism.