The Cass County Health System’s Incident Command team today (Wednesday), issued a clarification regarding current COVID-19 test results. “To date,” officials said, “CCHS has tested more than 25 individuals. All test results we have received so far have been negative.
There are still pending test results and those patients will be personally notified when the results are received, whether positive or negative.”
Atlantic School District Superintendent Steve Barber, today (Wednesday) sent out a notification to parents about the District’s plan to resume classes. Barber said “Obviously the current COVID-19 crisis is changing hourly for Iowa and our Country. On a daily basis, I gather the most up to date information from a variety of agencies and reliable sources to navigate Atlantic Schools through these unprecedented times. Until conditions change, the plan is still to resume classes on April 13, 2020.”
According to Mr. Barber, “In the meantime, we are trying to determine the number of households that have accessibility to the internet.” A short Google Survey is being sent out, asking parents to answer a couple of questions designed to help adminstrators identify creative ways the school can move forward and how to broaden the access to the internet.
Barber said also, “Recently the Iowa Department of Public Health issued a document titled Advice for Talking to Children about COVID-19 and during this time feel it is valuable to share all of the steps children can take to be a part of limiting the spread of the virus.”
On Friday morning (March 27) from 9:00-11:00am, school staff will be handing out backpacks for students that include a number of non-perishable items. This “grab and go” option is taking place underneath the catwalk between the Middle School and Schuler building. Next week, they will continue handing out breakfasts and lunches in the back of Schuler on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00-11:00am. All students under the age of 18 are eligible.
“There continues to be a lot of questions that do not have definitive answers,” Barber said. “As these answers become available, I will be communicating them out to the stakeholders. Many questions have been asked in regards to online learning. Currently, Atlantic CSD does not have approval for online learning from the State of Iowa. In fact only three schools in the State have been granted these waivers. Right now the priority is to continue to keep students and staff safe!”
DONALD EUGENE WALTER, 93, of Council Bluffs died March 5th at his home. A memorial service for DONALD EUGENE WALTER is currently scheduled for May 22nd at 10:30 AM at the Presbyterian Church in Walnut. His service was initially planned for April 11, but due to the virus pandemic, it was postponed.
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Contributions in memory of Don can be mailed to the Walnut Fire and Rescue Association, PO Box 778, Walnut, IA 51577.
DONALD EUGENE WALTER is survived by:
Wife: Jo Jane
Daughters: Janie “Jane” (Marshall) Whitmire of Camp Verde, AZ and Shari (Bill) Mailander of Hiawatha.
6 Grandchildren
14 Great-Grandchildren.
Atlantic, IA — Cass County Health System is preparing for all scenarios and possible surge of patients related to COVID-19. As we continue to care for the ongoing healthcare needs of the community, both COVID-19 related and regular needs, we need your help in conserving our resources. There are several ways employers can help:
These measures help us all stop the spread of COVID-19 while also helping us conserve our supply of gloves, masks, swabs, and other critical supplies. Businesses are also encouraged to consider donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to your local hospital. This could include gloves, gowns, N95 respirators, and face shields.
Most mildly ill Iowans do not need to go to their healthcare provider or be tested to confirm they have COVID-19. Approximately 80% of Iowans infected with COVID-19 will experience only a mild to moderate illness. Sick Iowans must stay home and isolate themselves from others in their house. Stay home and isolate from others in the house until:
You have had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use of medicine that reduces fevers) AND Other symptoms are improving (for example, when your cough or shortness of breath have improved) AND At least 7 days have passed since your symptoms first appeared.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit the IDPH webpage at https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus and follow the department on Facebook at @IowaDepartmentOfPublicHealth and on Twitter at @IAPublicHealth.
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds received notification last night (Tuesday night), that President Trump has approved her request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for COVID-19, removing a $5 million cap on federal funds as well as making available the Community Disaster Loan program.
“I want to thank President Trump for his quick response in approving Iowa’s disaster declaration because it will open up federal resources to Iowa as we combat the spread of COVID-19,” said Gov. Reynolds. “This outbreak is an unprecedented crisis for the entire nation and it’s going to take a whole-of-government approach to limit the spread of the virus and provide economic relief to all of those impacted.”
The declaration provides assistance for work and services to save lives and protect property, to include emergency protective measures. Gov. Reynolds had also requested activation of the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance and Crisis Counseling programs and statewide Hazard Mitigation Assistance funding. Those portions of her request are still under consideration.
Two arrests have been reported in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office says a man and woman from Ringgold County were arrested March 17th at the Ringgold/Union County line. 34-year old David Wayne Giles and 36-year old Nichole Jean Ott, both of Diagonal, were arrested on Union County warrants for Burglary in the 3rd Degree. Both were later released on $5,000 bonds, each.
The Sheriff’s Office said also, a woman from Creston reported Sunday afternoon, that while her 2013 Chevy Equinox was parked on Kingfisher just south of Highway 34 due to a flat tire, it was vandalized. The damage was estimated at $1,000.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 21 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 145 positive cases. There have been a total of 2,578 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. The virus has hospitalized 23 Iowans, a number that’s increasing daily.
Iowa Department of Public Health data says Wednesday that 12 people have been released and are recovering at home. The virus is now in 31 of Iowa’s 99 counties. On Tuesday evening Reynolds announced the state’s first death from the viral disease. An adult between 61 and 80 years old in Dubuque County died.
According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the (new) 21 individuals with positive test results include:
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The staff adviser to Iowa State University’s student government has resigned and received a $47,000 severance payout, weeks after student activists demanded his firing over an old social media post showing him in blackface. A separation agreement shows that Alex Krumm and university President Wendy Wintersteen agreed that his continued employment was no longer “in their best interests” and he resigned March 1.
His departure came days after administrators met with a group called Students Against Racism to discuss its demand for Krumm’s termination and other changes. Krumm came under fire for a 2015 Instagram post that showed his face painted black when he played a mime in a student production at Wartburg College.
(Radio Iowa) — Residents of more than 100 Iowa communities will get out the paint brushes and rollers once the weather warms up after being awarded grants in the “Paint Iowa Beautiful” program. Keep Iowa Beautiful associate director, Bill Jackson, says they partner every year with Diamond Vogel Paints to give communities free paint for projects. “The projects include anything from swimming pools, park benches, park tables, restroom facilities, city halls, anything that the public is involved in and invited to participate in,” according to Jackson.
Jackson says the idea is to help spruce up communities and get people involved. “In most cases, it’s volunteers for the local theatre or city hall — in some cases, a professional painter comes in. This year, we had probably a dozen to a dozen and a half requests for murals. And that requires an artist to be involved,” Jackson says. He says the cities will visit Diamond Vogel to get the paint, and projects will get started as soon as the weather allows. “Once they’ve bought the paint, have the project completed, they send the invoice to us at Keep Iowa Beautiful, and we reimburse them for the paint,” Jackson says.
He says it’s a great partnership with a company that makes the paint right here in Iowa. “Over the 17 years, Diamond Vogel has awarded over 11-thousands gallons of paint — for about one-thousand community project sin Iowa,” he says. Diamond Vogel was created in 1926 in Orange City as the company website says. You can learn more about the grants on the Keep Iowa Beautiful website at: www.keepiowabeautiful.com
DENNIS ZANG, 77, of Harlan, died Sunday, March 22nd, at home. No services are planned for DENNIS ZANG at this time. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.
DENNIS ZANG is survived by:
His Wife – Pamela Zang, of Harlan.
His son – Joseph Zang (& Molly Jacobsen), of Harlan.
His brother – Matt Zang.
His sister – Mary Zang, of Chaptico, MD.
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