Officials with the Atlantic Community School District are reminding parents and guardians of students, that  backpack lunches will be served between 9-and 11-a.m., beginning today. The meals will be served by volunteers, under the catwalk at the Washington Elementary School. Adults are asked to please pull your vehicle up to the table. One person can get out of the vehicle and grab the needed amount of food. Each backpack contains two lunches and two breakfasts.

Justin Williams, CCEOC Lead Instructor, says “Our plan is to keep this going Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the school shut down.” If you can not get yourself to this event we will have a delivery service for people in need of it. Please contact jwilliams@atlanticiaschools.org or Pastor Ben Winford @ 712-254-3928, prior to 9-a.m. Williams says “We will keep delivering to people who have already contacted us.”

Police in Red Oak, late Sunday night, arrested 27-year old James Michael Cruz, of Red Oak. Cruz was arrested in the 100 block of W. Joy Street at around 11:35-p.m. for Domestic Assault/1st offense. He was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a Corning man, Matthew Maeder, was arrested at around 2:10-a.m. Sunday, on charges of Domestic Abuse, and two-counts of Child Endangerment.

And, late last Thursday morning, Jeff Mendenhall, of Corning, was arrested following a traffic stop, on charges of Driving While Barred and Interlock Device Required. He was cited into court and released at the scene.

(Radio Iowa) — Both of Iowa’s Republican senators say they did not interact this past week with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesman for Senator Chuck Grassley says the senator’s doctor is NOT advising Grassley to be tested and he says Grassley, who is 86 years old, did not personally speak with Senator Paul this past week.

A spokesman for Senator Joni Ernst says she had no direct interaction with Senator Paul either. Statements from the offices of both Iowa Senators indicate Grassley and Ernst are practicing “social distancing” and minimizing interaction with others.

Earlier this month, Senator Rand Paul attended an event in Kentucky where other guests later tested positive for COVID-19. Paul says he had no symptoms, but took the test early last week. It came back positive Sunday afternoon — after Paul had attended Senate functions and even worked out in the Senate gym and swam in the pool early Sunday.

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

CHICAGO (AP) — America’s young people have grown up with school shootings, social media pressures, climate change and terror attacks. But the coronavirus pandemic could test a generation in ways they have never faced. One expert likens the impact to that of the Great Depression. As they’re being asked to study at home and distance socially to help their more vulnerable elders, how will they cope?

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials have confirmed 22 new coronavirus cases in the state. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Sunday that the state now has 90 cases of COVID-19. Johnson County reported five new cases of COVID-19, and Tama County reported 3 new cases. The new virus cases include two new cases in each of the following counties: Cerro Gordo, Dubuque, and Harrison counties. The counties of Dallas, Kossuth, Linn, Poweshiek, Scott, Sioux, Washington and Woodbury counties each reported one new case of the disease. For most people, COVID-19 causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City woman who schemed with her husband to illegally harbor a 17-year-old Guatemalan girl in what authorities have called a human trafficking case has been sentenced to a year in prison. The Sioux City Journal reports that 40-year-old Amy Francisco was sentenced Friday in Sioux City’s federal court. She pleaded guilty in November to the single count. Her husband, 38-year-old Cristobal Francisco-Nicolas, pleaded guilty in December to federal counts of smuggling and unlawful possession of identification documents. Prosecutors say Francisco-Nicolas helped smuggle the girl and her father from Guatemala to Sioux City. The girl was found wandering Sioux City streets last June and told police she had been repeatedly raped by Francisco-Nicolas before she escaped.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police have made two arrests in a fatal January shooting in Cedar Rapids — including the arrest of a teen injured in the shooting. Cedar Rapids police say in a news release Saturday that a 17-year-old male was arrested Friday evening for the Jan. 24 shooting that killed 18-year-old Andrew Gaston and injured a 16-year-old boy with him. The 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter and other counts. The 16-year-old boy injured also was arrested on suspicion of robbery and other counts. Police say the shooting happened when Gaston, the 16-year-old and another person arranged to meet with the 17-year-old to buy marijuana, then ambushed the 17-year-old in a plot to rob him.

(Radio Iowa) — The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has put out an urgent plea for donations of new OR used protective face shields for its employees. The hospital is in Johnson County, where 32 of the 90 Iowans confirmed to have COVID-19 live. Governor Kim Reynolds says the state has ordered protective gear for Iowa health care workers from private companies AND through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A shipment is expected early this week.

“We’re dealing with a shortage all across the country and Iowa’s no exception,” Reynolds says. Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management director Joyce Flinn isn’t sure how many masks will be delivered to the state this week. “Things are changing so quickly, I know we put in an order, but I honestly don’t remember the quantities in that order,” Flinn says.

Medical supplies are being routed to health care providers in the 24 counties where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, according to Flinn. She says the Iowa National Guard, the Iowa D-O-T and the Department of Public Safety all have a role in distribution. “As quickly as the product comes in, they determine where it’s going to go and it’s out the door as quickly as possible.”

Iowa hospitals have begun to delay elective surgeries – to conserve masks, gloves, gowns and other medical supplies. UnityPoint Hospital in Cedar Rapids — in preparation for shortages — is asking volunteers to sew fabric face masks.