(Atlantic) — Healthy Cass County, Cass County ISU Extension, and the Cass County Local Food Policy Council have created a COVID-19 urgent need resource guide for Cass County. The COVID-19 Urgent Need Community Resource Guide can be found on the Cass County ISU Extension website. Cass County Public Health Director Beth Olsen says “We want everyone to know there is help available during this time. We have excellent resources and support available throughout Cass County, and we want everyone to know about these resources.”

The organizations collaborating on the document are asking for assistance in making sure the document reaches everyone in Cass County. For more information on local health and wellness events or resources, follow Healthy Cass County on Facebook @HealthyCassCounty and Cass County Iowa Local Food, Farmers Markets, and Food Access on Facebook @CassCountyLocalFood.

Atlantic, IA— Officials with the Cass County Health System (CCHS) in Atlantic report, as of today (April 13) there is one case of COVID-19 in Cass County. Cass County Public Health continues to work closely with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), and other state and local partners to respond to this ongoing pandemic.

Cass County Public Health Director Beth Olsen says “When cases of COVID-19 first began being reported in Iowa, they were related to travel outside the state. Now, however, there is widespread community transmission across the state. This means the virus is spreading from person-to-person, and often without known contact with a positive case.”

Iowa Code Chapter 22 prohibits the release of information that could lead to the identification of an individual or facility. Cass County Public Health is following Iowa law by not releasing information such as the town where an individual lives. Some states have different confidentiality laws; regardless, information related to where an individual lives or has visited is not essential in protecting the public’s health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

CLINTON, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, today (Monday), released additional information with regard to an Officer Involved Shooting, in Clinton. Authorities the Clinton Police Officer involved in the April 7th incident was identified as Officer Ryan L. Livesay, who has served with the Clinton Police Department for approximately one year and three months.

Officer Livesay voluntarily participated in an interview with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation today (Monday). His statement, along with other investigative facts collected thus far, will be forwarded to the Clinton County Attorney’s Office for review. Per Clinton Police Department policy, Officer Livesay remains on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The investigation is ongoing and no additional information will be released at this time.

(Previous Press Release from April 8th follows):

CLINTON, Iowa – The individual who was shot by an officer with the Clinton Police Department has been identified as Jacob Matthew Dau, age 38, of Clinton, Iowa. Dau was shot and subsequently died following a vehicle chase in the late evening hours of April 7, 2020. The officer was not injured. Per departmental policy, the officer has been placed on paid administrative leave. Additionally, the police officer’s name will not be released until the officer has been interviewed.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest Monday afternoon of a Red Oak woman. At approximately 2:15pm Officers arrested 67-year-old Nancy Lee Hoffman of Red Oak for Violation of a No Contact Order, a simple misdemeanor. Hoffman was cited and released with a June court date given.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport nursing home said Monday that two employees and one resident have tested positive for the coronavirus.The Kahl Home said in a statement that additional employees and residents have reported symptoms but none have so far tested positive. The home said 10 residents have tested negative for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is seeking to prevent outbreaks at nursing homes, which have caused more than 10 percent of Iowa’s COVID-19 cases and a majority of the state’s 43 related deaths.

The Pottawattamie County Department of Public Health today (Monday), reported the county’s 13th positive COVID-19 case and the county’s first COVID-19 death.

The total number of COVID-19 cases for Pottawattamie County is now thirteen, eight of which have recovered, four are self-isolating at home, and there has been one death. A female between 61-80 years old with pre-existing medical conditions has become the first COVID-19 death in Pottawattamie County. She did not have contact with a known COVID-19 case, nor was her case related to travel.

(Radio Iowa) — Governor Kim Reynolds today (Monday) reported 43 Iowans have died of COVID-19 so far this spring and 53 percent of those who’ve died of the virus were residents of a nursing home. “This is why it has been so important that we prioritize testing for essential workers and vulnerable Iowans,” Reynolds says. There are 444 long-term care facilities in Iowa. State officials have confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Toledo and Cedar Rapids. The governor says new machines that can produce testing results in as little as five minutes are being sent to some of the nursing homes.  “When an essential worker tests positive for COVID-19, local public health officials are able to conduct contract tracing,” Reynolds says, “to determine any potential exposures that may have occurred and isolate those individuals as soon as possible those to prevent further spread of the virus.”

The governor issued an order in March that requires nursing home staff to undergo health care screening and have their temperatures taken at the start and end of each shift. Reynolds is thanking nursing home employees for their work. “You’re more than caregivers. You’re heroes on the front line of this crisis and I know this situation is especially difficult for you,” Reynolds says, “so thank you for showing up every day with compassion and integrity and for caring for your residents as you would your own family.”

Reynolds today (Monday) was asked about potential COVID-19 outbreaks at meat packing plants in Tama and Louisa Counties. She indicated a machine has been sent to one of the plants, but she did not specify which one. “In addition, they were able to send additional swabs to work with the local public health and the facility’s public health team to administer those so that we could start to get some sense of again who was testing positive and negative,” Reynolds says, “and to start to do the contact tracing to start to understand the scope of the exposures.”

The latest state report indicates 79 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Louisa County. A WEEK AGO, managers of the Tyson plant in Louisa County announced more than two dozen workers had tested positive. Earlier this month, the beef packing plant in Tama temporarily suspended operations after one employee tested positive for COVID-19. Today’s (Monday’s) state report indicates 101 Tama County residents have tested positive for the virus. State officials have identified a COVID-19 outbreak at the Premier Estates nursing home in Toledo, which is in Tama County, but the number of cases associated with the facility has not been made public.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers today (Monday), said on Wednesday, April 8th, Clarinda Police Department K-9 “Raiko,” and his handler, Officer Robert Reed, started patrolling in style thanks to the Clarinda Foundation. Brothers says the Clarinda Foundation was instrumental in assisting the department in establishing the K-9 program in June of 2017. At that time, a 2011 Chevrolet Impala was retro-fitted to accommodate the K-9 unit. It was functional, but not an ideal situation.

Today, Raiko and Officer Reed are patrolling together in a 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Patrol Vehicle equipped with a modern kennel and many other auxiliary items needed for a K-9 patrol thanks to a $23,286 grant the department received from the Clarinda Foundation in 2019. Brothers said the patrol vehicle should suit Officer Reed and Raiko for many years to come.

In his press release, the Chief said “If it had not been for the generosity of the Clarinda Foundation Board and the donors, this never would have been possible”, said Chief Brothers. “The Clarinda Foundation has been a tremendous supporter of the police department for many years. The Clarinda Foundation has been a fabulous partner in our public safety mission.,

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 39-year old Renee Ann Hanrahan, of Red Oak, was arrested today (Monday) at around 9:37-a.m., on a warrant for Fraudulent Practice/1st Degree. She was taken into custody at her home and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where her cash bond was set at $10,000.