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(Afton, Iowa) – A Union County teen was seriously injured during a single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon, north of Afton. The Iowa State Patrol reports 16-year-old Tyler Shane Kiss, of Afton, was driving a 2011 KIA Soul northbound on Creamery Road at around 4:45-p.m., when the car went out of control and struck a bridge guard rail.
The vehicle then ramped across a small river and impacted the embankment before it flipped several times. Shane Kiss was ejected from the car as it flipped. He was not wearing a seat belt. The teen was flown by Life Flight to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson, Wednesday, spoke to the City Council with regard to permits for bow hunting in the City limits. The hunting season begins Oct. 1st.
The Chief says the City is doing the Doe depredation program, also.
If you aren’t already certified to bow hunt in the City, you will need to contact Chief Erickson and qualify to do so. The numbers of hunters taking advantage of the program have declined over the past couple of years, and the herd has grown as a result. 
(Radio Iowa/KJAN) – State climatologist Justin Glisan says August ended up wetter and warmer than normal. He says numerous storms push rainfall above average.
He says the rain distribution varied widely across the state — with some of the driest areas seeing the most.
August averaged out a little warmer than normal.
Glisan says the short-term outlook for September shows it could be a cooler and drier start to the month. The month of August in Atlantic was slightly warmer than average. The Average High of 87 was about four-degrees warmer than normal, while the Average Low of 62 was just one-degree shy of normal. The warmest day was August 23rd, when we topped out at 95. And, on the Low side of the thermometer, Aug. 49-degrees was popular for a few days. The temp was set on the 13th, 14th and 15th.
Precipitation-wise, despite heavy rain at the end of the month, Atlantic still ended-up with a deficit of .72″, even thought our total for the month was 3.16-inches. Normally, we receive 3.83 inches of rain in August. The most rain fell on the 30th, at 2.1-inches. The last time we received in excess of two-inches of rain in a single day, was back on Aug. 17, 2019. Looking ahead to the month of September, we can expected an Average High of 76-degrees, an Average Low of 51, and rain typically amounting to 3.81-inches. We’ll let you know how the data compared to the norm, when we compile the data on October 1st.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Wednesday evening, said (in an update to their report earlier in the day), that the individual shot by law enforcement during the late evening hours of August 31st has been identified as 45-year old Jeremy Michael Berg, of Elkport, Iowa. Berg died at the scene of the incident. An autopsy has been scheduled with the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office and is set for September 2, 2021. Additional information is being withheld by authorities at this time.
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, today (Wednesday), report that on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the residence located at 23966 42nd Street Martelle, in rural Jones County. Upon arrival, deputies observed a large structure fire and they also encountered an individual with a knife. Multiple law enforcement officers from the surrounding communities responded to the scene. Initial reports indicate the subject did not comply to orders given by law enforcement to drop the knife. Law enforcement deployed non-lethal and lethal rounds. The subject received multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
Two deputies from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office discharged their service weapons and have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation. Three officers from the Anamosa Police Department discharged their service weapons and have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation. A Linn County Deputy deployed non-lethal rounds and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation. It is standard protocol for the deputies and officers of the aforementioned departments to be placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an Officer Involved Shooting investigation.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was requested to investigate the officer involved shooting. The Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) was dispatched to investigate the fire. Both investigations are currently ongoing and no additional information will be released at this time. The names of the Sheriff Deputies and Police Officers will be released once they have been interviewed by the DCI. The name of the decedent will be released pending notification of family.
Agencies that responded to the incident were: Jones Sheriff’s Office, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Anamosa Police Department, Mt. Vernon Police Department, Monticello Police Department, Iowa State Patrol (ISP), Martelle Volunteer Fire Department, Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department, Anamosa Volunteer Fire Department, Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department and the Morley Volunteer Fire Department.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones and City Administrator John Lund, Wednesday, dispelled rumors the City is discussing the annexation of an area northwest of Atlantic. At the start of the City Council’s meeting, Jones said “The City is not annexing [anything.” During the Public Comment period at the end of the meeting, Nathan Berg, owner of Berg Electric, asked what many in the audience were wanting to know, what discussions are going on, if any.
(Mayor Jones said he only found out about the matter earlier in the day, Wednesday.)
The issue of annexation was brought up in City Administrator John Lund’s agenda notes, both ahead of the Personnel and Finance Committee meeting on Monday, and in the City’s Council’s packet ahead of today’s (Wednesday’s) session. In both cases, it was with regard to 60365 Glacier Road, and in reference to a Resolution the Council approved 6-to 1 Wednesday, granting permission to connect to the City’s Sanitary Sewer System at that location. John Lund said annexation was included in the agenda notes, but it was for historical reference, and never discussed in Monday’s meeting.
Councilman Pat McCurdy said any discussion about annexation should have taken place years ago, when Mahle hooked-up to City Water and Sewer, but now it’s too late. John Lund agreed.
Lund said the City’s Comprehensive Plan doesn’t even mention the City expanding its boundaries. The sewer and water connections in the area on Glacier Road that was mentioned, will be paid for by the property owner, and not the citizens of Atlantic. In other business, the Atlantic City Council approved a request by Produce in the Park (PIP) organizers, to extend the closure of 6th Street, from Chestnut to Poplar, through Oct. 14th. The street will be closed for the event on Thursday’s at the downtown City Park. PIP was set to end on Sept. 30th.
The Council also approved a change order pertaining to the Downtown Revitalization Project, in the amount of $5,065, and is with regard building improvements previously mentioned on KJAN News and on our News page at kjan.com. The Council also appointed At Large Councilperson Grace Garrett to the Beautification Committee, which has been dormant since the addition of banners and street signs they had requested, were implemented a few years ago.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Another hat was tossed into the ring when it comes to the Mayor’s race, in Atlantic. The Cass County Auditor’s Office, Wednesday afternoon, said Tim Teig, of Atlantic, filed nomination papers to have his name on the Nov. 2nd ballot. There are currently four candidates for Mayor in Atlantic. Teig, who is retired, formerly worked as a Regional Manager for Snyder and Associates Engineers in Atlantic.
As of Wednesday Sept. 1st, the following candidates have filed to run for offices in Cass County:
Mayor of Atlantic:
Tim Teig
Pat McCurdy
Grace Garrett
Kathy Somers
Atlantic City Council, 5th Ward (Vote for 1):
Dick Casady (Incumbent)
Mayor of Anita (to fill a vacancy):
John Knutson (Appointed – term ends 11/2021)
Anita City Council (Vote for 3):
Simon Jensen (Incumbent)
Anita City Council (to fill a vacancy) – Vote for 1):
Mark Harris (Incumbent)
City of Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board (Vote for 1):
Shirley Jensen
Cumberland City Council (Vote for 3):
Mike Hill (Incumbent)
Darrin Hardisty (Incumbent)
Cumberland City Mayor
Nancy Virginia Coughlin (Incumbent)
Nomination papers may be filed with the Cass County Auditors Office until 5-p.m., Sept. 16th.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health today (Wednesday) released new COVID-19 data for the past 7 days. IDPH reported 8,907 additional positive COVID-19 tests, for a total of 441,889 positive tests since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 39 additional COVID-19 deaths, totaling 6,307 since the pandemic began.
Hospitals in RMCC Region 4 (western and southwest Iowa) report: 29 patients are hospitalized with COVID; 9 patients are in an ICU; 6 were admitted and one person was on a ventilator. The latest data on deaths in Cass & surrounding counties (since the beginning of the pandemic) show:
The state’s 14-day positivity rate is up from 8.2% to 8.6% in the last 7 days, and the 7-day rate is up from 8.3% to 8.6%. There are COVID-19 outbreaks in 16 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. That is twice as many outbreaks as last week’s total of 8.
The number of people completing a vaccine is 1,612,253, up from 1,593,557. As of Sept. 1, 49.2% of all Iowa residents are now fully vaccinated. Iowa’s hospitalization data has not yet been updated by the health department. IDPH has been releasing COVID-19 data on a weekly basis since July 1.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic School District Superintendent Steve Barber, Wednesday, said “Thanks to the DOT and Kirk Knutsen for getting the Achievement Center classified as a school zone with a 35 mile per hour speed zone. Starting tomorrow (Thursday) morning, the flashers will be flashing from 7:45 to 8:15 in the morning and 2:45 to 3:15 in the afternoon.” 
Barber urges motorists to “Please take notice of these flashing lights and slow your speed down through the school zone.”
(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who want to help residents on the Gulf Coast recover from the destructive Hurricane Ida may need to do a little homework before making a donation, according to Susan Bach, at the Better Business Bureau.
* “You want to make sure that you are researching those charities before giving,” Bach says. “We recommend that you use our Wise Giving Alliance to see if those charities meet our standards for charity accountability.”
You can check out charities — good and not-so-good — at the Better Business Bureau’s “GIVE-DOT-ORG” website. “When you are researching charities that you would like to donate to, if you’ve never heard of the charity, it really deserves a second or third look,” she says. If you’re going beyond the well-known large relief agencies like the Red Cross, United Way or Salvation Army, Bach says to be very careful where you send your donations.
“You want to make sure that it’s an experienced group, that they have the means and are already ready to provide quick and effective assistance to the affected area,” Bach says. “You want to make sure that you give money instead of goods.” Bach says donating money is the quickest way to help as it provides charities the flexibility to channel the most-needed resources to impacted areas.
(Radio Iowa) – A 39-year-old Georgia woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for stealing the identities of dozens of University of Iowa employees to claim their tax refunds. Court records indicate Florence Rosale Julio was able to illegally obtain more than 450-thousand dollars in tax refunds that were owed to University of Iowa staff in 2015. The money was deposited in bank accounts in Georgia she had opened under a fake business name.
A total of one-point-four million dollars was laundered through those fake accounts. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Julio used 44-thousand dollars worth of funds from one account to buy a Mercedes Benz from a dealership in Nashville.
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