The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Wednesday afternoon on a drug charge, of a man from Red Oak. At around 3-p.m., Deputies arrested 23-year-old Anthony Allen Charles Rohner for possession of marijuana. Rohner was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.
Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer, Wednesday, said no injuries were reported following an accident last Saturday, north of Clarinda. The accident involving an Iowa DOT snow plow and a pickup happened at around 10:50-a.m., on Highway 71, north of the intersection with 140th Street.
An investigation determined 16-year old Jarod Lee McNeese, of New Market, was driving the 2021 Ram 1500 northbound on Highway 71. The snowplow, driven by 73-year old William Curtis York, of rural Essex, was traveling northbound with its emergency lights activated, while it was clearing snow from the roadway.
McNeese said that he failed to see the plow due to blowing snow. York said he too, was unable to see McNeese due to the snow coming from the snow plow. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were snow / blowing snow. The pickup sustained $10,000 damage. The Iowa DOT 2010 International snow plow sustained $300 damage. No citations were issued.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A 37-year-old man has been charged in a shooting in Marshalltown that left a man dead and another injured. Robert Thomas was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the March 2020 death of 22-year-old Johnqwez Deanthony Lewis. Another man, 27-year-old Devonte Allen Brooks, was injured. Thomas was charged with attempted murder in Brooks’ shooting.
Police said Thomas was already being held in the Marshall County Jail on unrelated charges. He remains in custody pending an initial court appearance. Police said the investigation into the shooting is continuing.
VERNON L. BOOTH, 80, of Walnut died Tuesday, February 9th at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Services for VERNON L. BOOTH are pending at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com
The Page County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday released information about a personal injury accident that took place Tuesday afternoon, about four-mile west of Clarinda. Authorities say the accident happened on Highway 2, near M Avenue, when a 2005 Pontiac Gran Am driven by 39-year old Stacy Lynn Hale, of rural Clarinda, was rear-ended by a2018 Chevy 3500 pickup, driven by 30-year old Dustin Donal Paul Thompson, of Villisca.
The crash happened as Hale was slowing and signaling to turn left (south) onto M Avenue. Thompson told authorities he was distracted by one of the rear seat occupants in his vehicle, and didn’t see the Hale vehicle slowing prior to turning. Hale was almost stopped due to oncoming traffic eastbound on Highway 2 when the collision occurred.
After the impact, the rear driver’s side portion of Thompson’s vehicle then went to the south and struck a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica driven by 74-year-old Judith Kay Clark, of Clarinda. Hale’s vehicle traveled across the eastbound lane of Highway 2 and came to rest in the ditch southwest of the intersection of Highway 2 and M Avenue.
Thompson’s vehicle came to rest on the north shoulder west of the intersection. Clark’s vehicle came to rest on the south shoulder just east of the intersection. Hale was transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center for possible injuries by Clarinda Ambulance Service. None of the other persons involved claimed to be injured. Thompson was issued a citation for Following to Closely.
Damage to the vehicles amounted to $22,000 altogether. Clarinda Fire Department and Clarinda Ambulance Service assisted the Sheriff’s Office at the accident scene.
A jury in Madison County, Tuesday, convicted a Union County man on 1st Degree murder and 1st Degree robbery charges. The murder charge carries a term of life in prison. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Gerald Steve Parker, of Creston, after just eight days of testimony and evidence. Trial information filed by the State of Iowa alleged that on July 21, 2020, Parker killed 39-year old Jonathan Michael Hoffman, of Macksburg, in Madison County. Court documents show a woman riding in a truck with Hoffman and Parker told investigators Parker shot Hoffmann after the two men got into a fight about who should drive.
Gerald Parker (Madison County S/O photo) FILE PHOTO
Hoffman’s body was found by a delivery driver in the intersection of Macksburg Road and Grandview Lane in rural Madison County. Hew had been shot multiple times and left on the side of a road.
The State said Parker did so “Having malice, aforethought, willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz announced Wednesday three important changes within the football program.
Running backs coach Derrick Foster is leaving to join an NFL team, while offensive line coach Tim Polasek is joining the coaching staff at the University of Wyoming as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Additionally, senior offensive lineman Mark Kallenberger has elected to forgo his fifth year of eligibility and end his college football career. He will earn his degree this spring.
The NFL team Derrick Foster will be joining will make a formal announcement and therefore, no additional details are being confirmed at this time.
“I am very happy for both Derrick and Tim,” said Ferentz. “These are important next steps for them as they advance their coaching careers.
“Mark has been a strong player and leader within our program. I completely understand and respect his decision and wish him the very best.”
Foster, who has also held the position of offensive recruiting coordinator, came to Iowa in 2018.
“This is an important opportunity for Derrick in the National Football League,” said Ferentz. “Since he joined our staff as the running backs coach, Derrick has had a significant impact on the players and our staff. I wish Derrick and Bianca and their two young children all the best in their new home.
Polasek joined the Iowa staff in 2017.
“Since Tim joined this program four years ago, the players he has led have improved every day and were well-prepared to compete every Saturday,” said Ferentz. “Tim has a creative offensive mind and will no doubt do very well in his next opportunity. We wish Tim and his wife, Jill, the very best.”
Kallenberger joined the Hawkeyes in 2017. He is a three-year letterman while playing both guard and tackle positions on the offensive line. Kallenberger started four games at right tackle in 2020, missing two games due to injury. He earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition from league media.
“I’m ready to bring my college football career to a close and move on to the next chapter in my life,” said Kallenberger. “I have enjoyed my four years as a Hawkeye. I will cherish the camaraderie with my teammates in the locker room and on the field. I want to say thank you to coach Ferentz and all the coaches who have helped me become a better player and a better person.”
“Mark has worked extremely hard during his four years on our team,” said Ferentz. “He is a good player and person. We will certainly miss his presence on the field this season. I know he will take the lessons he learned as a Hawkeye and be successful in the future.”
The search will begin immediately to fill the coaching positions.
“This is not a race and I have always viewed hiring as an intentional process to find the right person who can contribute to our culture and our program,” said Ferentz.
The IHSAA has released the postseason basketball brackets for Class 3A and 4A boys teams. The opening round of Substate play will be on Monday, February 22nd. 3A semifinals will be played on Thursday, February 25th and Finals on Monday, March 1st. 4A Semifinals will be on Friday, February 26th with Finals on Tuesday, March 2nd.
Locally in Class 3A Atlantic will play in Substate 8 and host their first round game against Creston. Glenwood hosts Clarke in the other game on the bottom half of the bracket. The top half has Perry @ Dallas Center-Grimes and Harlan @ ADM in the first round.
Substate 1 will see the following first round match-ups:
Sioux Center @ Carroll
MOC-Floyd Valley @ Storm Lake
Bishop Heelan @ LeMars
Denison-Schleswig @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
In Class 4A CB Abraham Lincoln has a first round bye in Substate 1. Thomas Jefferson will play @ Sioux City West with the winner advancing to face AL.
We’ll have Atlantic’s home game against Creston on KJAN on the 22nd.
(Radio Iowa) – While there’s a near-constant focus on COVID-19, state health officials say flu activity is very low in Iowa this year. Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state medical director for the Iowa Department of Public Health, says the state’s low flu numbers are due, in large part, to the measures the public is taking to slow the spread of coronavirus.
“If you think about the fact that if we really do these good things, keep that distance, use a face mask, wash your hands, stay home when we’re sick, that can really keep a variety of viruses from moving among us,” Pedati says. At the start of flu season last year, public health experts expressed concern about the strain the respiratory virus could have on a health care system already dealing with many coronavirus cases, but COVID-fighting efforts ended up providing a dual benefit.
She says, “If you think about it, all of those good public health practices help protect you from a variety of similar viruses that can move that way, which includes flu.” Pedati says the number of Iowans who have received a flu shot this season is comparable to previous years, while those who have not yet received a flu shot are still able to do so.
(By Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio)
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