The Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold a Special Session Friday morning at the courthouse in Greenfield. During their meeting, which begins at 9-a.m., the Board will hear Fiscal Year 2017 funding requests from: The local Department of Veteran’s Affairs; The county libraries; County Attorney, and County Fair Board. The Board will also hear from the County Engineer, with regard to various departmental matters. They’ll conclude with a Budget Work Session.

During their meeting held Wednesday, the Adair County Board of Supervisors received FY 2017 funding requests from various organizations, including: Home Care; R-C & D; the Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG); Midwest Partnership, and the Adair County Board of Health. Afterward, they held a Budget Work Session.

Sheriff’s officials in Union County said today (Thursday), a woman from Adair County was arrested late Wednesday night. 34-year old Cynthia Ann McIntosh, of Orient, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for probation violation. McIntosh was being held without bond, in the Ringgold County Jail.

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Officials with the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Wednesday, announced the first baby born at the facility in 2016 was to Dillon and Tymbre Karwal. The couple welcomed their son Liam Roy to the world. Cass County Health System staff provided the couple and their son with a special certificate, blanket, and a year’s supply of diapers to celebrate the birth of the New Year’s baby.

Left to right: Lisa Burmeister, RN; Dr. James Brown, MD; Dillon Karwal; Tymbre Karwal holding Liam; aunt MiKayla Dorscher; and big sister Elizabeth Karwal.