Atlantic, IA – Officials with the Cass County Health System report Jessica Jackson, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Practitioner,  will present on “The Mind/Body Connection” at the next session of Healthy U, scheduled for noon on May 17th at Cass County Health System. Jackson says “Your mind can have a really profound effect on your overall health. And vice versa. When you are dealing with illness, it can take a toll on your mental well being.”

Jessica Jackson, ARNP, FNP-C

Jackson has worked as a family nurse practitioner at the Atlantic Medical Cente,r since March 2017. She provides the full scope of family medicine care for patients of all ages. Jessica grew up in Griswold and has worked at Cass County Memorial Hospital previously as a nurse. She received her Family Nurse Practitioner master’s degree from Frontier Nursing University. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society.

Healthy U is a free educational lunch series at Cass County Health System held monthly in Conference Room 2. The public is invited and welcome to attend, but reservations are required as lunch is provided for all attendees. Call 712-243-7479 to reserve your seat.

CLARKSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a boy died after an accidental shooting in northeastern Iowa. Butler County Sheriff Jason Johnson says in a news release that the shooting was reported around 4:45 p.m. Thursday in rural Clarksville. Officers and medics sent to the scene found three people, all under 18. The names of the boy, the others involved and how the shooting occurred have not been released. The shooting is being investigated.

Officials with the Creston Police Department said today (Friday), that a man residing in the 300 block of N. Division Street in Creston, reported late Thursday morning, that someone had broken out the back window of his vehicle. The incident happened while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. The damage was estimated at $300.

(7-a.m. News)

PLYMOUTH, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man killed in northern Iowa after a train struck a chemical sprayer being towed by the tractor he was driving. The accident occurred around 8 a.m. Tuesday at a spot northeast of Plymouth, in Worth County. The Iowa State Patrol says 59-year-old Brian Nack didn’t stop the tractor at a rail crossing that’s marked by a crossing sign and a stop sign. The train hit the sprayer and dragged it and the tractor several yards. Nack died after being ejected. The patrol says he lived in Grafton.

Davenport police say child abuse caused the death of a five-year-old boy. A family member says JaShawn Bussell had numerous injuries and died Tuesday after being taken off of life support in Iowa City. She says the boy was beaten to death. Police are looking for 26-year-old Tre Henderson, the live-in boyfriend of JaShawn’s mother. A police affidavit says the little boy was not taken in for medical attention for four days in spite of signs that something was wrong.

(Radio Iowa)