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Property damage accident in Page County

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County, Sunday, received a complaint about a vehicle sitting on private property that had driven through a fence in the 1400 block of Highway 71.  An investigation determined 21-year-old Brodee Allen Means, of rural Villisca, was operating a 2008 Chevy pickup northbound on Highway 71 at approximately 11:00 PM on March 13th. Means told authorities that he was the only occupant of the vehicle when it hydroplaned on the wet road, entered the west ditch, and struck a residential drive at 1465 HWY 71. The vehicle then struck a MidAmerican Energy-owned power pole before driving through a fence owned by Richard Negley. The pickup came to rest in Negley’s pasture.

Means said he then left the vehicle and went to his residence for the night. There were no injuries reported from the accident. Damages amounted to $9,000. No charges were filed.

95% of Iowans over the age of 65 have been vaccinated

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa has “turned the corner” when it comes to vaccinating Iowans. “We just hit our one-millionth vaccination here in Iowa. That’s great news,” Reynolds says. “Ninety-five percent of 65 years old and (above) have had at least one dose and we just continue to see those numbers increase.”

The state website tracking vaccinations shows the state has distributed 72-thousand-500 doses of vaccine over the past seven days. The federal government is shipping additional doses directly to participating pharmacies like Walgreens and C-V-S. “We’ve actually turned the corner,” Reynolds says. “We’ve worked with a lot of our local pharmacies. We’ve worked with a lot of our local hospitals and clinics. HyVee has been a tremendous partner in helping us get those out as well as our local public health teams have also been from and center in helping us really distribute the vaccine, set up mass vaccination clinics.”

Nearly 409-thousand Iowans have had both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. About 30-thousand Iowans have gotten the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Information updated Monday morning on the state website shows on impact the vaccines are having in Iowa. There are just two Iowa nursing homes listed as having Covid outbreaks. There are 18 active infections among staff or residents at facilities in Davenport and Wapello. At the end of November, more than 150 nursing homes had Covid outbreaks. State officials have confirmed more than 22-hundred nursing home residents died of Covid.

Page County Deputies foil rural burglary

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports his deputies foiled a rural residential burglary, early Saturday morning. Deputies had been checking the property due to suspicious activity. At around 2:40-a.m., they arrested 37-year old Bradley Roy Lewis, of Broken Bow, NE, on an active warrant for Failure to appear on original Felony Drug charges out of Atchison County Missouri, and for Burglary 3rd Degree, in Page County.

Bradley Roy Lewis

Warrants for two other suspects involved will be issued. Lewis is currently being held in the Page County Jail on a $5,000 cash only bond for the Burglary, and $7,500 bond for the Atchison County Missouri warrant.

Heavy snow from late winter storm snarls travel in Iowa

News, Weather

March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed much of northern Iowa, snarling traffic and closing schools and services, as a late winter storm moves through the region. Online reports issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation show snow and ice covering roads in north-central Iowa and partially covering roads for much of the rest of the northern half of the state. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for three dozen counties in Iowa’s northern half and a winter weather advisory for several more counties in the region. The weather service expects some areas to see up to 8 inches of snow by Monday afternoon.

 

Iowa’s January unemployment rate drops to 3.5%

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in January as more residents joined the workforce. The state’s Workforce Development department reported Monday the rate was down from a revised 3.7% rate for December and compared to a 2.8% rate a year ago, before the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a severe economic slowdown. Workforce Development says the state added 8,200 workers in January.

There were 57,400 unemployed residents. Iowa was tied with Kansas for the nation’s sixth-lowest unemployment rate. South Dakota and Utah had the lowest rate, at 3.1%. The national unemployment rate for January was 6.3%.

 

Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Partners with State Drug Control Office To Expand Medication Drop Off Locations

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Jesse Swensen, Monday (Today), announced the placement of a permanent Medication Dropbox located in the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office, at 200 North 5th Street, in Guthrie Center. Deputy Swensen said the drop box is made possible through a small grant from the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy to address the increasing problem of prescription drug abuse. The drop box will be accessible to the public during normal business hours. Citizens wishing to utilize the medication drop box are asked to place all medications in sealed non-breakable containers and are requested to not include any “sharps” (syringes or lancets) or any other item that could cause injury to the Sheriff’s Office staff servicing the drop box. 

Dale Woolery, Director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy said “his office is pleased to partner with the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office in providing citizens a secure and environmentally responsible option to dispose of unused prescription drugs, thus preventing their potential diversion and abuse. Woolery added “Most prescription drugs that are abused come from friends or family, so cleaning out medicine cabinets can save lives.”

Prescription drug abuse is Iowa’s fastest-growing form of substance abuse, and addiction to powerful pain relievers is also fueling more heroin use. Prescription pain pills and heroin are both opioid drugs. The combination is contributing to an increase in opioid-related overdose deaths in Iowa and the U.S. According to Deputy Swensen, “many people become addicted to prescription drugs because they started using a family member’s leftover prescriptions. Once addicted some of these individuals may then eventually move to heroin to fulfill that addiction.”

Additional information on prescription drug abuse/opioid abuse and properly disposing of unused medication can be found at:

https://odcp.iowa.gov/rxotc

https://odcp.iowa.gov/rxtakebacks

https://odcp.iowa.gov/rxbrochure

Iowa COVID-19 update for 3/15/21: Eight additional deaths; 203 additional cases; hospitalizations up slightly

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (10-a.m., Monday), shows 203 additional positive test results for COVID returned from the labs, for a total of 370,725. There were eight additional deaths statewide over the past 24-hours, for a pandemic total of 5,641. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,217 of the total number of deaths across the state.

Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks are down to just two. Hospitalization numbers are fluctuating: 161 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID; 42 are in an ICU; 26 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, and 21 patients are on a ventilator.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show those hospitalized with COVID are up slightly, to 11, eight people are in an ICU, there was one new admissions, and four people are on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity rate is up just a bit, to 3.9%. The seven-day rate is steady at 3.8%.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

  • Cass, 1,380 cases; {+0}; 52 deaths
  • Adair, 939; {+0}; 31
  • Adams, 327 {+0}; 4
  • Audubon, 495 {+0}; 9
  • Guthrie, 1,183 {+0}; 28
  • Harrison County, 1,811; {+1}; 70
  • Madison County, 1,604; {+0}; 18
  • Mills County, 1,657; {+1}; 20
  • Montgomery, 1,045; {+1}; 36
  • Pottawattamie County, 10,976; {+0}; 149
  • Shelby County, 1,252 {+0}; 34
  • Union County,  1,278; {+1}; 31

Cass County Pork Queen & Ambassador announced

Ag/Outdoor, News

March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Left to right) Emily Plagman, 2021 Cass County Pork Ambassador; Paige Jensen, 2021 Cass County Pork Queen.

Cass County Pork Producers, Sunday, crowned Paige Jensen as Cass County Pork Queen and Emily Plagman as County Pork Ambassador. Paige is a Junior at CAM High School who is involved in 4H and FFA. Her parents are Ryan and Eva Jensen. Emily is a Senior at CAM. She’s the daughter of Mike and Kristi Plagman, and is also actively involved in 4H and FFA. Paige Jensen will act as a role model for the youth of Cass County, attend parades if it’s safe to do so (with regard to COVID), and help the pork producer board with promoting pork in Cass County. She will receive a scholarship as an additional reward for her involvement in the pork industry.

She explained why she wanted to be involved in the pork industry this year.

She started showing pigs in her 5th Grade year, and have developed a bond with the swine she’s had, and with the various leadership opportunities that have been presented to her. Agriculture, she said, runs in her blood.

Emily Plagman will promote pork, attend parades if they are safe, assist in promoting pork within the county, and she’ll also receive a scholarship for future schooling or advancing in the pork industry. She said she’s had a love for pigs since she was young, and this was a natural progression in that passion.

She too has always been involved in 4H and FFA ever since she was young, and growing up on a farm, and she wants to spread a message about pork.

Paige Jensen says her message is simple.

The Junior says after high school she plans to study Ag Communications, Marketing or Business in college, and afterward start raising beef and swine on a family farm. Emily says she wants to get an Associates of Agriculture Degree at a community college, then transfer and get a double major in Ag Media and Ag Education, with a Minor in Communications. She says she wants to stay in a rural area and promote ag the best she can.

(Podcast) KJAN 8:05-a.m. News, 3/15/21

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

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HD Motorcycle reported stolen from Creston

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March 15th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Creston reported Saturday afternoon, that someone had stolen her motorcycle. The theft of a black, 2007 Harley Davidson occurred sometime between 11-p.m. Friday and 1-p.m., Saturday, from the vicinity of 412 N. Maple Street, in Creston. The motorcycle was parked in front of the residence on the sidewalk, and keys were not in it. The loss was estimated at $16,000.