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Iowa National Guard welcomes the first female enlisted Infantry soldier

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA – Officials with the Iowa Army National Guard report, last month, an Ankeny woman returned from basic training and became the first female enlisted infantry Soldier in the Iowa National Guard. Private First Class (PFC) Taylor Patterson with Company C, 168th Infantry joined in June 2020, and enlisted the infantry. PFC Patterson says her support system at home and her drill sergeants during infantry school pushed her to succeed. “There obviously was a lot of guys who didn’t think the females were able to do that, but I am like, I am proving it to you,” she said.

Patterson is sworn in as an 11 Bravo – Infantry soldier.

An infantry Soldier holds a significant role in the U.S. Army. These men and women learn a variety of skills, from squad tactics to close-quarter combat training to engage with the enemy during warfare. In January 2016, the U.S. Army opened combat arms positions to women. Since then, many women have sought to fill “front line” related jobs in the organization. Patterson was not the first female to enlist as an 11B infantryman in the Iowa National Guard. Still, previous women were unsuccessful in completing the grueling 22-week training at Ft. Benning, Georgia.

Major General Ben Corell, the Adjutant General said “The Iowa National Guard needs people who are willing and able to take on the challenge of serving in the infantry; Pfc. Patterson is breaking barriers for others to follow.” The Iowa National Guard consists of approximately 9,000 service members. Many of the Soldiers and Airmen train one weekend a month and two weeks a year.

Iowa Poison Control Center warns dry ice can cause frostbite

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A nurse from the Iowa Poison Control Center says Iowans planning to use dry ice for special effects around Halloween should use proper precautions. “People like to use to use dry ice at Halloween time because I feel like it adds to the atmosphere of the spookiness.” But Tammy Noble, a nurse who is the education coordinator for the Iowa Poison Control Center, says dry ice is far colder than normal ice and can cause frost bite if it touches bare skin. “Make sure you wear gloves,” she says, “and then also make sure you’re using it in an area with good ventilation to avoid the carbon dioxide that’s being released from building up any place.”

And Noble says dry ice should never be used in a beverage. “Swallowing the dry ice is extremely dangerous due to the issues with frostbite like inside your throat and your esophagus,” Noble says, “so that’s very, very dangerous if somebody would accidentally swallow that.” Noble says parents need to keep track of the small, button-sized or coin-sized batteries that may be used to illuminate or animate children’s Halloween costumes.  “You want to make sure that kids aren’t getting that compartment open and accidentally swallowing those batteries because those batteries could get stuck in the esophagus,” Noble says, “…If that does get stuck in the esophagus, a burn can happen as that battery is still able to conduct that electrical current and that burn can happen within even a couple of hours, as short as two hours.”

One of the most common calls to the Iowa Poison Control Center centers around glow sticks used to make kids more visible in the dark. The sticks sometimes get punctured as they’re snapped to activate the glow or kids bite into the sticks. The ingredients in glow sticks are generally non-toxic and, while there can be a burning sensation, most cases will not require medical attention. Noble encourages parents to call the Iowa Poison Control Center, though, if they need guidance, particularly if the liquid is swallowed. It can cause irritation inside the mouth and an upset stomach. The Iowa Poison Control Hotline is answered 24 hours a day. The number is 1-800-222-1222.

Ringgold County man arrested for Poss. of Stolen Property

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Mt. Ayr, Iowa) – A man from Ringgold County was arrested Sunday evening for possession of stolen property. Authorities in Mt. Ayr reports 65-year-old Brian Wells Brown, of Tingley, was arrested following an investigation into the recovery of a John Deeere rotary cutter that had been reported stolen Saturday from a rural Ringgold County property. The property was recovered in Kansas.

Brown

Ringgold County woman arrested for Poss. of Stolen Property

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Mt. Ayr, Iowa) – The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Department reports a woman from Diagonal was arrested at around 6-p.m. Saturday, for Possession of Stolen Property. Authorities say 34-year-old Melissa Ann Woollums was taken into custody in connection with the theft of a 2015 14X Dump Trailer reported stolen out of Des Moines. The trailer was located on Woollums’ property. An investigation determined Woollums had the item in her possession and committed the offense mentioned.

Woollums

She was being held in the Ringgold County Jail.

Glenwood Police report, 10/25/21

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood reports two Glenwood men were arrested Friday. Authorities say 46-year old Steven Howard was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. He has since posted a $300 cash bond, and was released. And, 42-year-old Noah Handley was arrested for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

2 non-injury accidents reported in Red Oak

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Red Oak Police Department reports two separate, non-injury accidents occurred recently. At around 2:10-a.m. Sunday, a 2014 RAM 1500 SLT pickup truck driven by 31-year-old Tabetha Lynn Smith, of Red Oak, was driving westbound on E. Reed Street in Red Oak, and was talking to her brother after they left a bar. Smith told Police she wasn’t paying attention when her pickup struck a concrete flower box at the corner of N. 3rd and E. Reed Streets.

Smith said after she pulled over and legally parked, she and her brother picked up most of the truck parts and put them in the bed of the truck, before they left the scene. The pickup was considered a total loss, with damage estimated at $13,000. The City of Red Oak’s concrete flower box sustained $1,000 damage. No citations had been issued at the time of the Police report. Authorities noted however, that Smith’s failure to keep in the proper lane was a contributing factor to the accident.

And, at around 7-a.m. Friday, a two-vehicle accident happened in the 700 block of E. Sunset Avenue, in Red Oak, when an SUV backed out of a driveway and struck a legally parked 2020 Ford Fusion. Authorities say a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that involved in the collision, was driven by 66-year-old Rickey Dean Nease, of Red Oak. Police noted similar incidents involving Nease had happened before. Damage to the Jeep was estimated at $1,500. The Ford, owned by Fred Pilecki, of Red Oak, sustained $5,000 damage.

Authorities cited Nease for Failure to provide security against liability (Accident insurance).

SHIFT ATL to Host Third Annual Turkey Trot

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic, IA – SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, will be hosting their third annual Turkey Trot in Atlantic on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. This year’s event will have both an in-person and virtual option to participate. The in-person event will include a 5K route and 1-mile route option, both leaving from The Telegraph, 14 e 4th Street, at 8:00 a.m. sharp! Attendees can grab some warm eats and drinks from inside The Telegraph post-race. The virtual event can take place at the registrants discretion.

The cost to register is $25, with the option to add on various race-day gear including a t-shirt (race + shirt $30) or sweatshirt (race + shirt $45). Orders including any of these items need to be
submitted by Sunday, October 31st in order to ensure items are here before race day. Registration for just the race will continue until the day of the event. SHIFT ATL hopes to have a few shirts left over for purchase the day of, but no guarantees.

In addition, Brown Shoe Fit has donated one pair of EACH men’s and women’s Brooks Turkey Trot running shoes that SHIFT ATL will be giving away. To be entered into the drawing, you must
be registered by October 31st. SHIFT ATL will draw from the registrants the following week and award the winners. To get registered, visit getmeregistered.com/AtlanticTurkeyTrot or shiftatl.org/turkeytrot to view full event details! Funds raised at this event will be put towards the nonprofit organization’s latest project: a community mural on the west wall of The Telegraph building, which completed interior renovations summer of 2021. SHIFT ATL has already contracted with the company to complete the mural in 2022.

For more information about SHIFT ATL or the fundraiser, visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/shiftatl, their website at shiftatl.org or by email at shiftatlantic@gmail.com.

Restrooms to be closed for the season in Atlantic’s parks

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) –  Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen, Monday (Today), said it was the intention of the Parks and Recreation Departmentto keep the bathrooms at the various city parks open as long as possible, but “with the current string of vandalism to our facilities and projected colder temperatures on the horizon we are beginning to winterize all of our bathrooms.” Rasmussen said “By the end of the week all restrooms in Sunnyside, City Park, and the bathhouse at Schildberg will be closed for the season.”

Study finds toxic ‘forever’ chemicals in one-third of Iowa’s streams

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Researchers have found the toxic substances known as “forever chemicals” in some of Iowa’s remote streams, suggesting the contaminants are spreading far beyond sites typically known to use them. The class of chemicals called PFAS have been used in household and industrial products for decades and are linked to a slate of health issues. Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Iowa detected PFAS in one-third of the Iowa streams they tested. The U-I’s Dave Cwiertny worked on the study. “I think it indicates that there are likely sources that we’re not probably thinking about correctly,” Cwiertny says. “That there are ways these things can reach parts of the environment that don’t necessarily, aren’t tied to the ones you read about in the news like an airport or a military base.”

Cwiertny says he’s especially worried about Iowans who rely on private wells, which are much more vulnerable to contamination. He says the findings also raise concerns for people who eat fish from the state’s streams. Dana Kolpin, with the U-S-G-S, says finding PFAS, even at low levels, is concerning because they bioaccumulate and don’t break down. “It may not mean something today, but if you keep ingesting it and keep building it up, it may mean something to you five years from now, 30 years from now. That’s the question mark, we don’t know,” Kolpin says. “So if a compound bioaccumulates, at least to me means we should be concerned enough at least to start looking at it.”

The highest levels the researchers found were downstream from a wastewater treatment plant, which they say is valuable data for state regulators.

(reporting by Kate Payne, Iowa Public Radio)

Another information meeting on CAM bond issue set for Oct. 27th

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October 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Anita) – CAM School District Business Manager Lindsay Jahde reminds patron of the District, that there will be a final, informational meeting held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the CAM South Elementary Gym in Massena at 6:30p.m., with regard to the November 2nd bond election.  All five of the CAM CSD Board of Education members may be in attendance.  This is an informational meeting only and no action will be taken.

The meeting will be held in a hybrid format – that is both in-person and virtually via Zoom (see the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode at the end of this report). The Measure on the ballot will ask voters to approve a General Obligation Bond amounting to $30.5-million, for the construction, the furnishing and equipping of  additions, remodeling, repair, improvement and equipping of,the existing South Elementary/Middle School building and Senior High building. The proposal would also improve the sites, transition to a single elementary site in Massena, feature a single Junior/Senior High site in Anita, and enhance athletic complexes and areas.

The second Public Measure proposes an annual levy of a tax exceeding $2.75, but not to exceed $4.05, per thousand dollars of the assessed value of the taxable property within the CAM District to pay the principal of and interest on the bonded indebtedness of the school corporation

*ID 836 2470 4520, Passcode 555301