Adams County Emergency Management

08/19/2026

⚠️ PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE — MEASLES IDENTIFIED IN SOUTHERN IOWA

Taylor County Public Health has announced that measles cases have been identified in southern Iowa, including within the area serving Adams County.

Adams County residents are encouraged to check their vaccination status and be aware of the signs and symptoms of measles.

Symptoms may develop 7–21 days after exposure and can include:

High fever
Cough
Runny nose
Red or watery eyes
A red, blotchy rash that typically begins on the face and spreads downward

Measles is highly contagious and can remain in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves an area.

⚠️ If you believe you have been exposed and develop symptoms, CALL your healthcare provider or Taylor County Public Health BEFORE going to a clinic, hospital, or other healthcare facility. Calling ahead allows healthcare providers to take precautions and help prevent additional exposure.

💉 Check your MMR vaccination status. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best protection against measles.

Adams County Emergency Management will continue to share information from our local and state public health partners as it becomes available.

Stay informed. Know the symptoms. Check your vaccination status.

— Adams County Emergency Management

06/30/2026

GoServ is still in town working but asking for a one last call on people needing assistance. If you are needing help with tree cleanup, comment your name and address to this list.

06/29/2026

If you missed the Disaster Advocate at the school, head to this link for the information and the hotline number.

Disaster Case Advocacy (DCA) program summary and links

06/23/2026

Reminder, Disaster Advocate is Located at the SWV Highschool for those needing assistance.

06/23/2026

In the wake of the recent storms and disaster recovery efforts across Adams County, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to the many organizations, businesses, utility crews, volunteers, and partners who stepped up when our communities needed it most.

Recovery on this scale is never something one person, one agency, or one county can handle alone. It takes people willing to show up, work hard, and serve others, and that is exactly what we witnessed.

Thank you to our local businesses who helped keep crews fed and moving:
Breadeaux Pizza, Union State Bank, Subway, and Adams County Speedway.

Thank you to the volunteer organizations who traveled here to serve our communities:
Southern Baptist Ministry Disaster Volunteers and GoServ Global Disaster Volunteers.

Thank you to the agencies and public works teams who worked tirelessly in debris removal and infrastructure support:
The Iowa Department of Transportation, Taylor County Secondary Roads, Lenox Municipal Company, Corning Street Department, Schildberg Rock Quarry, and all emergency tree removal companies who assisted.

Thank you to the utility companies and crews who worked around the clock restoring essential services:
Corning Municipal Utilities, Iowa REC, MidAmerican Energy, Greenfield Municipal Utilities, Lenox Utilities, Story City Utilities, Lamoni Utilities, Ogden Utilities, Indianola Utilities, Anita Utilities, Winterset Utilities, and Denison Utility Company.

To each of you, we owe more than words can express. Your time, equipment, manpower, and willingness to leave your own homes and families to help ours will never be forgotten.

What we witnessed over these last days was powerful, people from all over Iowa coming together, setting aside differences, and working side by side for one purpose, to help the people of Adams County recover.

That is what community looks like. That is what Iowa looks like.

From all of us in Adams County: thank you. We are stronger because of you.

06/22/2026

We will be hosting a disaster advocate to assist with available resources and the individual assistance grant. They will be located at the Southwest Valley High School from 11am to 7pm tomorrow, 6/23/2026.

06/17/2026

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06/16/2026

Adams County Sheriff's Office has reported that the missing Juvenile Lenz has been located.

06/16/2026

** UPDATE** Missing Juvenile HAS BEEN LOCATED*****

MISSING JUVENILE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUEST

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Gunner M. Lenz, age 15, of Corning.

Gunner was last known to be in a vehicle taken from family members.
That vehicle was located on June 16, 2026, at approximately 1:57 AM near Highway 92 and 690th Street in Cumberland (Cass County) with damage to a tire.

Description:

Short blonde hair
Wearing either blue jeans or black athletic shorts
Black Nike basketball shoes

Authorities advise that Gunner may be experiencing a mental health crisis.

If you have seen Gunner or have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact the Adams County Sheriff’s Office immediately at 641-322-4444.

Please share to help bring him home safely.