(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest at around 10:45-p.m. Monday, of 27-year-old Patrick Riley Iiams, of Creston. He was taken into custody at Spencer and Sycamore, for Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication 1st offense. Iiams was being held at the Union County Jail on $600 bond.
(Anita, Iowa) – In about two-weeks, the Food Bank of the Heartland’s Mobile Food Pantry will be coming to Anita. Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoege says anyone, including people from the surrounding communities, are welcome to visit the mobile food pantry, with no documentation is needed. The drive-through mobile food pantry will be at 208 Chestnut Street in Anita on October 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., or as long as supplies last.
The mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry delivering food directly to families in need for a one-day distribution. It is free of charge. Visitors are asked to stay in their vehicles with the trunk open, so volunteers may load the food items into your vehicle.
For more information on local food, farmers’ markets, and food access, follow the Cass County Local Food Policy Council’s Facebook page @CassCountyLocalFood or contact Food Bank for the Heartland at 402-315-2555.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic School Board will meet in a regular session beginning 6-p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 13), in the Schuler Elementary School Media Center. On their Consent Agenda, is approval of resignations, including: Melissa Smith (Food Service), and Marsha Von Seggem (Jr. Kindergarten/End of the 2021-22 School Year). The will also act on Contract Recommendations for: Rebecca Garcia, EL Paraeducator; Melissa Smith, HS Paraeducator; Kirstin Sopcich, WA Office Paraeducator, and Paige Carrier, WA Paraeducator; Lisa Andersen – Food Service at Schuler; and Chris Kennedy, Substitute Bus Route Driver.
The Board will discuss during their meeting: the 2020-21 Audit Review and End of Year Financial Report; a Retirement Incentive Program; and Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) Test Scores, along with an Employee Appreciation Day. Action items on their agenda include, but are not limited to:
For those who cannot attend, the meeting will be live-streamed at https://youtu.be/knKnKUEqzh0.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Members of the Atlantic School Board are expected to act, Wednesday evening, on approving the renaming of the Annual Trojans Track & Field Invitational. During a previous Board meeting, it was proposed the event be named after Coach Bruce Henderson, who has one of the best records of achievement in Girls Track and Field in Iowa. If approved, the 2022 event – dubbed the Bruce Henderson Invitational – would be the first varsity track meet Atlantic hosts on the new track and facility upgrade.
Athletes would receive medals with a portrait of Coach Henderson, a hall-of-famer who believed in all of his athletes, and how they could contribute to the team and make themselves better. The Board’s meeting takes place 6-p.m. Wednesday, in the Schuler Elementary School Media Center.
(The meeting will be streamed live at https://youtu.be/knKnKUEqzh0)
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic High School will host a Youth Mental Health Symposium on Monday, October 25th, from 5:00-7:45 PM. All middle school and high school students, parents, and members of communities in Cass County, are invited to attend. The free event will include a meal sponsored by area businesses, door prizes, and free childcare. Motivational speaker Joe Beckman will talk about the importance of human connection at a time when loneliness is at an all-time high, and a series of short presentations will be given on issues affecting students today, including anxiety, healthy relationships, and mental health awareness. Organizations from Cass County and across the state will be at the event providing resources to students,
parents, and community members.
Atlantic High School Counselor Sarah Rose says the event addresses a critical need. “We are seeing a huge need for awareness about mental health in our community at all age levels; students and families are struggling more than ever. We need to reduce the stigma, offer support, and we hope this event will start those conversations,” commented Rose. A large donation was made by the Atlantic Community School Foundation to cover the cost of the speaker. Several sponsors donated to cover the cost of the meal: Full Circle Therapy, ZION Recovery Services/Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center, Therapy Place, and Cass County Health System.
Attendees will be entered into drawings for gift card door prizes donated by the participating organizations and the Family Crisis Support Network. Doors for the event open at 5 PM with a community resource fair and a series of optional 10-minute presentations in the high school gym. At 6:30 PM a light supper will be served in the commons while Beckman shares his message with attendees. Childcare will be provided onsite for the duration of the event.
While there is no cost to attend and pre-registration is not required, those needing childcare are encouraged to RSVP to the High School by calling 712-243-5358. For more information
on this event, including sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, please reach out to Sarah Rose, Alyssa Dovenspike, or Heather McKay at 712-243-5458. To slow the spread of COVID-19, masks are encouraged and will be available at the door.
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Cass County Mental Health Symposium details:
Where: Atlantic High School (1201 E. 14th St., Atlantic, IA 50022)
When: Monday, October 25, 5:00-7:45 PM (Resource fair and ten-minute presentations from
5:00-6:30; meal with keynote speaker 6:30-7:45)
Who: All middle-school and high-school students, parents, guardians, and community
members in Cass County.
Cost: No cost! Free meal, free childcare, and door prizes (such as gift cards and wellness
baskets).
Childcare: Those needing free childcare are asked to RSVP to Sarah Rose at
srose@atlanticschools.org or 712-243-5358.
For information on community wellness events or resources, follow Healthy Cass County on
Facebook @HealthyCassCounty.
Healthy Cass County is a community-focused volunteer network formed to promote the
health and well-being of Cass County residents. Reach out to Cass County Wellness
Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at bhoegh@iastate.edu or call 712-249-5870 for more
information. Healthy Cass County welcomes participants from across Cass County.
(Radio Iowa) – Harvest is progressing quickly in Iowa with mostly fair weather, though yield reports are varied on soybeans. Jeff Frank, who farms in north-central Iowa near Auburn, says he ran a soil moisture deficit of ten inches this season but caught a few timely rains in August that benefited the soybean crop. Frank says his yields are better than expected. “Most of mine have been running right around 70 (bushels per acre), which is really a good yield for our area,” Frank says. “It’s amazing. The beans look great and they’re pretty much weed-free. We threw everything at them. We put fungicide on and we put insecticide on and we treated them with Ilevo, so we threw the book at it.”
Brent Renner also farms in north-central Iowa near Klemme, and says he’s seing huge variability in the early beans he’s combining. “There’s a lot of variability not only in yield but moisture and plant stage. There’s a lot of green stems. It’s just all over the place,” Renner says. “We had some areas that got affected by frost and replants. Two fields that I’ve done so far, one is in the high 40s and the other one is in the mid 60s, so again, very variable.”
Renner says with the limited moisture he had this season, some of higher-end yields are a welcome surprise. Frank and Renner say both soybeans and corn have been drying down fast and some corn has stand-ability issues, which will make harvest scheduling a challenge.
Today: Mostly sunny. High around 75. S @ 10.
Tonight: Partly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms, late. Low 62. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 70. S @ 10-20.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 70.
Friday: Mo. cldy w/a chance of showers. High near 60.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 71. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 38. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 67 and the Low was 42. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1899. The Record Low was 17 in 1908.
RONALD D. GRAHAM, 82, of Exira, died Sunday, Oct. 10th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for RONALD GRAHAM will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Oct. 15th, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the visitation is on Thursday, Oct. 14th, from 5-until 8-p.m.
Burial is in the Exira Cemetery.
RONALD GRAHAM is survived by:
His longtime companion – Trudi Crosby, of Omaha.
His son – Ronald Graham, Jr. (& wife Heidi), of San Roman, CA.
His daughter – Deborah (Tim) Fitzgerald, of Cummings, GA.
His brother – Darrell Graham (& Yvonne Barginand), of Cottonwood, CA.
His sister – Rae Jean (Ron) Sheffer, of Napa, CA.
4 grandchildren, other relatives & friends.
(Red Oak, Iowa) — Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested Monday evening on a felony weapons charges. Authorities say 52-year-old Vernon Brinkley Warf, of Red Oak, was arrested at 101 East Prospect Street, for Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a domestic abuse offender – a Class D Felony.
His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $5,000.
Vernon Warf
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