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4 arrested on drug charges in Cass County

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports four people have been arrested on drug charges. On February 10th, as the result of response to a call, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested: 20-year old Kaylee Renae Roach, of Atlantic, on charges of Possession of Meth 1st Offense and Possession of Marijuana 1st Offense; 19-year old Drew Henry Miller, of Atlantic, was arrested on charges of Possession of Meth 2nd Offense and Possession of Marijuana 2nd Offense; and, 19-year old Isaiah Lashawn Lagassie, of Atlantic, was arrested on a felony Possession of Contraband in Jail, charge, along with Possession of Alprazolam 2nd Offense,  and Possession of Marijuana 2nd Offense. Those individuals were taken to the Cass County Jail. Roach was later released on her own recognizance; Miller was later released on $3,000 bond; and Lagassie was later released on $8,000 bond. On February 7th, Cass County Deputies arrested 26-year old Devin Michael Gardner, of Atlantic, on charges of OWI 2nd Offense); Driving While Barred; Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple). Gardner was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.

On February 9th, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47-year old Mark Allen Schmidt, of Omaha, on a charge of OWI 2nd Offense. Schmidt was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on his own recognizance. On February 10th, 41-year old Patrick William Hillard, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Revoked. Hillard was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.

On February 13th, Deputies arrested 28-year old Eduardo Salinas-Landero, of Des Moines, on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. Salinas-Landero was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $1,000 bond. And, on February 13th, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 39-year old Matthew Robert Prall, of Anita, on a District Court Warrant for Probation Violation. Prall was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $25,000 bond.

Class 2-A State Wrestling – Area First Round Results

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February 15th, 2018 by Jim Field

106

  • Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) lost to Sam Nelson (Clear Lake) 15-0 (Tech Fall 5:56)
  • Benjamin Schmitz (Kuemper Catholic) beat Averee Abben (Osage) 9-6

113

  • Kaden Bolton (Creston/O-M) lost to Remington Hanson (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 9-2

126

  • Kole Hansen (Atlantic/CAM) beat Carter Weeks (Vinton-Shellsburg) 4-2
  • Kolby Hulett (Creston/O-M) lost to Phillip Ihde (Decorah) FALL 5:41

132

  • Chase McLaren (Atlantic/CAM) beat Ethan Kempema (SB-L)  20-5 (Tech Fall 3:14)

138

  • Cade Vicker (Creston/O-M) lost to Coy Ruess (West Liberty) 10-0

145

  • Mitchell Swank (Creston/O-M) beat Colton Vest (South Tama County) FALL 1:24
  • Oscar Olmos (Harlan) lost to Klayton Keller (Saydel) FALL 2:59

152

  • Justin McCunn (Red Oak) lost to Dylan Koresh (Charles City) 6-4

160

  • Connor Pellett (Atlantic/CAM) beat Brody Goodman (South Central Calhoun) 10-1
  • Zak Hulsing (Kuemper Catholic) lost to Tate Battani (Ballard) 23-6 (Tech Fall 5:42)

170

  • Carter Maynes (Red Oak) lost to Kolton Bartow (Wahlert) FALL 1:11
  • Kyle Owens (Shenandoah) lost to Paul Ryan (Mount Vernon) 17-3

182

  • Thomas Bentley (Red Oak) beat Jordan Bries (West Delaware) FALL :23
  • Nick Dickerson (Shenandoah) beat Lane Albertsen (Union) 10-1

195

  • Nick Foss (Harlan) beat Blake Anderson (OA-BCIG) FALL 4:56

220

  • Colton Kinnison (Red Oak) beat Henry Martens (Assumption) 3-1

285

  • John McConkey (Atlantic/CAM) beat Mario Moncada (South Tama County) FALL 1:57
  • Blake Sevier (Creston/O-M) beat Derrin Sesker (Van Meter/Earlham) 3-2 UTB

First Round Consolation

106

  • Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) beat Johnny Hua (MOC-FV) FALL :40

113

  • Kaden Bolton (Creston/O-M) lost to Taylor Kolthoff (SH-BCLUW) FALL 5:45

126

  • Kolby Hulett (Creston/O-M) beat Davan Goering (Davis County) 8-0

138

  • Cade Vicker (Creston/O-M) lost to Colby Tool (PCM) 12-1

145

  • Oscar Olmos (Harlan) lost to Andrew Rohret (Clear Creek-Amana) 5-3

152

  • Justin McCunn (Red Oak) beat Roberto Cardenas (Sioux Center) FALL 3:45

160

  • Zak Hulsing (Kuemper Catholic) lost to Austin Beaver (West Liberty) 11-5

170

  • Carter Maynes (Red Oak) beat Tyler Zeiman (Cherokee Washington) FALL 1:38
  • Kyle Owens (Shenandoah) lost to Lincoln Coakley (Estherville-Lincoln Central) FALL 4:23

TEAM SCORES

  1. NHTV  23
  2. West Liberty  18.5
  3. South Tama County  16
  4. Red Oak  15
  5. PCM  14.5
  6. Wahlert  14
  7. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows  13
  8. Atlantic/CAM  12.5

Le Mars student charged with terrorism after school shooting threat

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

On the same day a mass shooting at a south Florida school took 17 lives and left many injured, a note threatening a shooting was found at a school in northwest Iowa. Administrators at Le Mars High School called police Wednesday afternoon after finding the note threatening violence. Le Mars Police Chief Kevin Vande Vegte says officers responded immediately. “The outcome of that investigation found that a student here at the high school had left the note with the potential threat to harm others,” Chief Vande Vegte says. “It was found that at no time was any student, anybody in the school, in any danger of any sort.”

The situation was resolved in a little over an hour. “We were able to narrow down a potential suspect that had left the note,” he says, “and ultimately got a confession from that individual to reassure the public that the school was safe and none of the kids were in any harm whatsoever.” A 14-year-old student was taken into custody. The chief praised school administrators for taking quick and appropriate action. Vande Vegte says, “Security measures are in place in Le Mars schools and the school immediately followed those procedures and went into a lockout mode which means nobody in the school, nobody outside the school.”

The incident took place about 1 P-M and the chief says the timing was very coincidental. “Luckily, we were about to begin a training session at the police station and I had 14 officers standing there and I sent them to the high school,” Vande Vegte says. “They secured the perimeter. Nobody came in. Nobody came out. That’s the objective of a lockout. If there is a threat inside, officers are outside and they can enter immediately.” Some parents gathered around the perimeter of the school, concerned about the safety of their children. They were notified of the incident either from social media or cell phone calls and texts. Precautions were also taken around the community. “We sent a uniformed officer to each school in Le Mars,” Vande Vegte says. “They also went into a lockout. That officer did a walk-through of that school as we do every day, a uniformed officer walks every school in Le Mars. We simply did that again. We just walked the halls and we chatted with individuals and we reassured individuals.”

The unnamed male student was transported to the Le Mars Police Department at about 2:10 P-M. He was later transferred to the juvenile detention center in Cherokee and is charged with threat of terrorism, a class D felony. Classes resumed today as normal.

(Radio Iowa)

Iowa woman sentenced to 6 years for wire, benefits fraud

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa woman has been given six years in prison for wire and benefits fraud. Court records say 45-year-old Michele McGee, of Bettendorf, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Davenport. She must serve three years of supervised release after she leaves prison.

Federal prosecutors say McGee defrauded Boston-based UbiCare while she worked for the company from May 2014 through Feb. 12, 2015. She faked contracts with five hospitals that fraudulently brought her pay of nearly $116,000. She was ordered to pay back UbiCare. Prosecutors say McGee also received more than $11,500 in food stamp and Medicaid benefits by not reporting her household income. She was ordered to pay back the money to the state of Iowa.

4 Atlantic residents arrested on warrants

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports four people were arrested on separate warrants, recently. On Wednesday (2/14), 39-year old Bridget Barnholdt, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug. And, 23-year old Aaron Cole, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Violation of Probation.

On Monday, 24-year old Kayla Compton, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Child Endangerment. On Feb. 2nd, 33-year old Adam Morris, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Violation of Probation.

And, on Feb. 9th, 36-year old Angela Funke, of Atlantic, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. Each of the individuals were booked into the Cass County Jail.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 2/15/2018

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Applications being accepted for Frederickson Memorial Scholarship

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Melanie Petty, with the Frederickson Foundation, says applications are now being accepted for the 9th Annual Trevor Frederickson Memorial Scholarship. Applications may be obtained from the Atlantic High School guidance office at 1201 E. 14th Street or the Atlantic High School website: www.atlanticiaschools.org. Up to two $750 scholarships are available to those graduating from Atlantic High School in the spring of 2018. Applicants must plan to attend a college or vocational school, show involvement in school and/or community activities, supply a copy of their college acceptance letter, provide two letters of reference along with their 7 semester transcripts, and maintain academic achievement of 2.5 or better. The scholarships will be awarded at the Atlantic High School Class Night held in May.

Trevor Frederickson

Trevor Frederickson graduated from Atlantic High School in 2006. He went on to further his education at Southwestern Community College in Creston where he studied automotive mechanics and played baseball for the Southwestern Spartans. Two additional $750 scholarships will be available for Southwestern Community College students this fall. Trevor, who passed away in 2009, had plans of pursuing a career in law enforcement and returning to his hometown of Atlantic. Trevor’s mom (Melanie Petty), says “Anyone who knew Trevor, knew he valued family, life and community. Trevor continues to live on in our hearts and minds. To this day, Trevor is still giving back to the community he loved to be a part of.”

Funds for the scholarships are raised at an annual golf tournament. Plans are already in the works for the 10th Annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament to be held on Saturday, August11th, 2018. Organizers look forward to another successful tournament so they can continue to grant scholarships for many years to come.

2 people INJURED when natural gas blast rips through house

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Two people have been injured by a natural gas explosion at their home in central Iowa. The Messenger reports that the four residents had just been told to leave the Fort Dodge house Wednesday afternoon when the blast erupted. Two of the residents were unharmed. The two others were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter blamed a natural gas leak that other officials say may have started when a city public works crew stuck a gas line in front of the house while digging in to repair a water main. A MidAmerican Energy worker sent to the home as a precaution advised the occupants to leave and was a few feet from the front door when the explosion occurred. The worker wasn’t hurt.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 2/15/2018

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Chris Parks.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 2/15/2018

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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