(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Legislative Services Agency, in conjunction with the Cass County Auditor’s Office and the Secretary of State’s office, have finalized the redistricting for Cass County.  These changes are to take effect as of today (Monday).  The Board of Supervisors will officially adopt them during their March 22^nd board meeting.

The City of Atlantic will also have to officially adopt the new wards.  Polling places will be announced at the next Supervisors Meeting and voter cards will be sent to all voters in Cass County stating where they will be voting and what districts they are in. The PDF maps of the newly redrawn districts through the links below:

Atlantic Wards 2022

Atlantic Supervisor Districts 2022

Cass County Precincts 2022

Supervisor Districts 2022

Voters with questions may feel free to reach out to the Cass County Auditor’s Office.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Last week, John Hartkopf announced he would be filing papers to run for re-election on the Cass County Board of Supervisors in District 3. Today (Monday), he made the move official, by submitting his nomination papers with the required number of signatures, according to the Cass County Auditor’s Office.

Candidates interesting in having their names on the ballot for the June 7, 2022 Primary, must have their nomination papers submitted by March 28th.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports three arrests took place last week. Thursday night (March 10), 28-year-old Bruce Austin Garrels, of Stratford, Iowa, was arrested in Greenfield, for Violation of Probation. Garrels was being held in the Adair County Jail, without bond.

Last Tuesday (March 8), Greenfield Police arrested 20-year-old Jesse Slade Brees, of Greenfield, following a domestic disturbance involving Brees’ ex-girlfriend, and a male, who was the victim of Brees’ alleged assault. Brees was charged with Assault causing bodily injury. He was released the following day on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

And, on March 7th, 48-year-old Christina Lea Fontenot, of Brenham, TX., was arrested in Adair on a charge of Domestic Abuse assault, after she threw a coat at her boyfriend from Adair, hitting him in the face and body, but causing no injuries. The incident happened at around 1:14-p.m., during an argument. Fontenot was released later that same day on a $300 cash/surety bond.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg, today (Monday), wants persons who need to access the Adair County website to know, that they should directly enter the County’s URL, www.adaircounty.iowa.gov,  into your web browser’s address bar.  DO NOT search for the Adair County website through a search engine (Google, Bing, etc.)  and click on the link.  These links may redirect you to a malicious site.  If you have any questions, please contact the Adair County Auditor’s office at (641) 743-2546.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to three-point-seven percent in January. The rate was down from the revised December rate of three-point-nine percent. Iowa Workforce Development says the leisure and hospitality industries added the most jobs in January — up 25-hundred. I-W-D says the industry saw a loss of 800 jobs in December — but has generally trended up steadily since COVID quarantines ended. Most gains were within accommodations and food services, which are up 65-hundred jobs since August. The state unemployment rate one year ago in January was four-point-four percent. The U-S unemployment rate in January increased to four percent.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Monday, said 55-year-old Dale Clifford Greedy, of Sidney (IA), was arrested on I-29, mile marker 40, at around 2:25-a.m. Sunday. Greedy was charged with OWI/3rd offense, Driving While Barred,and Operating a vehicle without the Ignition Interlock. Bond was set at $5,000.