(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Auditor’s Office reports three additional candidates filed nomination papers to run for local government positions, today (Tuesday). The latest candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the November 7th city elections include:

Ben Daughenbaugh – Mayor of Anita.

Russell L. Miller – Lewis City Council.

Kevin McCunn – Massena City Council.

Previously announced candidates who have filed for offices in Cass County include:

Anita City Council (vote for 2): Cheryl Sokol; Mark Harris.

Atlantic City Council – Ward 2: Jim Behrens.

Atlantic City Council – Ward 3: Pat McCurdy.

Atlantic City Council – Ward 4: Linda Hartkopf; Shawn Sarsfield.

Atlantic City Council – At Large: Elaine Otte.

Mayor – City of Cumberland: Nancy Virginia Coughlin.

City Council – Cumberland (Vote for 2): Sandra Eversole and Scott W. Becker

Griswold City Council (vote for 3): Brenda Tietz; Amanda Hansen.

Mayor- City of Lewis: Rick Sanny; Russell Hansen

Lewis City Council (Vote for 3): Ryan Lockwood; Leland M Baxter

Mayor – City of Marne: Randall I. Baxter

Marne City Council (Vote for 3) – Wayne Preister

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Five people were arrested on warrants over the past week, in Mills County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 43-year-old Jennifer Rae Wake, of Glenwood, was arrested Sept. 13th on warrant for Violation of Probation – Bond: $5,000.

Last Friday, 37-year-old Rebecca Lyn Earlywine, of Omaha, was arrested in Mills County on an Out of State Warrant – Bond: $6,500.

Three people were arrested Monday, in Mills County: 27-year-old David Gene Barrett, III, of Glenwood, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, on a Mills County warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond: $5,000; 31-year-old William John Lewis, Jr, of Glenwood, was arrested at the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation – No Bond; and, 47-year-old Joseph Duane Uhlmann, of Red Oak, was arrested at the Sarpy County, NE. Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond: $5,000.

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) –  The Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency is hosting their 3rd annual Preparedness Fair. The event takes place Sept. 28th, from 5-until 8-p.m.,  at the Pottawattamie County Emergency Operations Center.

The event will focus on increasing awareness for disaster preparedness, services, and relief programs available to the public from local / area organizations. Pottawattamie County Public Health will be available for flu shots. There will also have free hot dogs, raffle prizes, kids games and more!

CRESTON, Iowa – Sept. 19, 2023 – The Iowa Dept. of Transportation’s Creston Construction Office reports that if you are driving on northbound Iowa 25 near the interchange with Interstate 80 in Guthrie County, you will now be able to travel north to reach Menlo and Guthrie Center.

Construction crews have completed their project of removing and replacing the pavement on Iowa 25 north of I-80. The latest traveler information is available anytime through the Iowa DOT’s 511 system.

(Radio Iowa) – More than 110 University of Iowa pharmacy students are taking shifts and volunteering to provide flu vaccinations at Iowa City-area drug stores and grocery stores over the next few months. Organizers of the effort say the students are helping immunize the community while easing the strain on our healthcare system by providing convenient and accessible options. Kelly Vu (VOO), a third-year U-I pharmacy student from Sioux City, says she looks forward to providing the service.

Vu learned how to give shots in her first year in the College of Pharmacy and heard stories of how decades ago, students practiced their syringe skills using a piece of fruit, like a peach.

Second-year pharmacy student Jacob Kooko-Ludemann (co-co LOOT-ah-mun), who grew up in northern Wisconsin, says he sees this program as providing an important community service.

This project is offering pharmacy students valuable lessons they can’t get in the classroom, like how to try and put someone at ease before sticking them in the arm.

This in-store training started at the U-I in 2004. The C-D-C recommends a yearly flu shot, as research shows it can reduce influenza illnesses by 40 to 60 percent, and if we get the vaccine sooner rather than later, we can avoid a strain on our healthcare system.