The Red Oak Police Department reports an arrest early Tuesday. At 2:40 a.m. Officers arrested 28-year-old Justin Lewis Marsden of Red Oak in the 300 block of Broad Street in Red Oak. He was arrested on charges of Burglary 3rd Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Marsden was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet on Tuesday, May 18th at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse.

On their agenda is a report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken with a secondary roads update. The board will also discuss filling the position of County Assessor. Brenda Nelson recently resigned the position to take a position with the City of Ames. Her resignation was effective May 14th.

The meeting will also be available electronically at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/138870131?pwd=dnRLK2ZjcWQ2SWpMQm0wK1c0b2pwUT09

Atlantic, IA – Cass County Health System is proud to announce that Britni Olson, RN BSN was honored with the DAISY Award on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

“I’m so grateful, “Being a DAISY nurse is such an honor and I’m so thankful to now be considered one.” said Britni. Britni has been a nurse for 13 years, with the last 8 years spent at CCHS in the Obstetrics unit.

Her nominator said, “Finding people who do not just do their jobs but love their jobs is so rare! You are a rare gem in this world! Your kind of passion and selfless, genuine care for people is something that I strive toward personally, and it is something so seldom found anymore. You challenge me and inspire me to take that same kind of passion and genuine care for people into my home, church, and community!”

CCHS Chief Nursing Officer Amanda Bireline added, “Britni is incredibly deserving of this award and truly encompasses what a DAISY nurse is. She is kind, patient, passionate, and selfless. Britni works every day to deliver the care that is individual to each patient. She is a true patient advocate and we are so privileged to have her share her passion and talents with our organization and our patients.”

Nurses at Cass County Health System are honored twice annually with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.® The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award committee at CCHS wishes to thank all nominators for their submissions. Each nurse who was nominated will be presented with a special pin and a copy of the nomination.

The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

This is one initiative of The DAISY Foundation to express gratitude to the nursing profession. Additionally, DAISY offers J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, The DAISY Faculty Award to honor inspiring faculty members in schools and colleges of nursing, and The DAISY in Training Award for nursing students. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org. An online nomination form is available at https://www.casshealth.org/daisy.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater provided details Monday on three arrests that occurred over the past week.

On May 9th at 9:55 a.m. Greenfield Police arrested 28-year-old William Gene Cromar of McCall, ID for Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense. The arrest followed a fight at an apartment in Greenfield in the 200 block of NW 2nd Street. Cromar was taken to the Adair County Jail and held on $2000 bond.

Stemming from the same incident on May 9th at 11:37 a.m. Greenfield Police arrested 38-year-old Kristin Jan Gross of Greenfield for Domestic Assault, Impeding Air/Blood Flow. Gross was taken to the Adair County Jail and later released on $2,000 bond.

On May 15th at 4:55 a.m. Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Christopher Eugene Smith of Dubuque for Driving Under Suspension. Smith was later released on time served.