(Updated) Firefighters from Anita responded to a semi-trailer fire on Interstate 80. The call about the Old Dominion Freight line semi at the 63.75 mile marker eastbound went out at around 8:57-a.m. The driver of the truck was out and safe. The semi and trailer are on the shoulder of the road. Both lanes are open.
Photo courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency Management.
DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 21, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has extended the deadline for farmers who planted fall cover crops to sign up for a $5 per acre reduction on their 2021 crop insurance premiums. Farmers and landowners now have through January 27 to sign up online at apply.cleanwateriowa.org. Fall 2020 cover crop acres enrolled in other state or federal cover crop cost-share programs are not eligible. Farmers who received prevent plant payments in 2020 are still eligible for the discounted insurance premiums.
The insurance premium reductions will be available for fall-planted cover crops with a spring-planted cash crop. Some insurance policies may be excluded, like Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, or those covered through written agreements. Participants must follow all existing farming practices required by their policy and work with their insurance agents to maintain eligibility. For questions regarding the application process, call 515-281-5851 or email covercropdemo@iowaagriculture.gov.
This is the fourth year the crop insurance discount program is being administered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). Interest in the program continues to grow and new farmers and fields join each year. To date, about 1,700 farmers have enrolled nearly 500,000 acres of cover crops in the program. Farmers are encouraged to visit their local USDA service center offices to learn more about other cost-share funding available to support the implementation of conservation practices.
A traffic stop early Wednesday morning at Highway 59 and Frank Kearney Street, in Oakland, resulted in an arrest. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 24-year-old Tiffani Michelle Jerdon, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 2:45-a.m., for OWI/1st offense.
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Scrub potatoes and prick each with a fork several times. Microwave on high 8 to 10 minutes, rotating 1/4 turn after 4 minutes. Let stand while preparing topping.
Topping: Combine ground beef and onion; microwave on high for 3 minutes. Stir to break up beef; continue cooking at high for 3 minutes; stir and pour off drippings. Add picante sauce, stirring to combine. Microwave beef mixture at high for 1 to 2 minutes until heated. Cut potatoes in half length-wise, break up and fluff pulp with a fork. Sprinkle with salt. Spoon an equal amount of beef mixture over each potato half. Top each with an equal amount of cheese; tent loosely with foil and let stand one minute. Garnish with sliced onion. Makes four servings.
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Two people were arrested on drug charges Wednesday afternoon, in Creston. Authorities says 21-year-old Demarco K Collins, of Dekalb, IL, and 20-year-old Devin J. Lacy, of Riverdale, IL, were arrested at 804 W. Taylor Street, in Creston. Both were charged with Possession for Controlled Substance/1st Offense. They were cited and each released on a Promise to Appear in court.
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The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa reports a man from Carroll who possessed a gun after a previous attempted burglary conviction in 2019, was sentenced Tuesday in Sioux City, to more than 2 years in federal prison. Officials say 19-year-old Buomkuoth Lol received the prison term after an August 24, 2020, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon. At the guilty plea, Lol admitted on May 8, 2020 he possessed a gun and .40 caliber ammunition. Lol admitted to knowing he was prohibited from possessing guns after being convicted of attempted burglary in Buena Vista County on November 5, 2019.
Lol was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Lol is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The Iowa Department of Public Health (as of 10-a.m. Thursday) reports 1,708 new positive COVID-19 cases since Wednesday. The IDPH said there have been 51 additional deaths since 10-a.m. Wednesday, for a total to-date, of 4,445. Long-Term Care facility deaths are up to 1,829. In southwest Iowa, one additional death was reported in each of Cass, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Shelby and Union Counties.
The health department reports 309,277 total Positive cases, and 271,950 total recoveries since the pandemic began. Positivity rates continue to decline in Iowa. The 14-day Positivity rate declined from 11.6% Wednesday to 11.3% today. The 7-day positivity rate is holding steady at 8.5%. State data shows 1,435,643 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. Iowa Department of Public Health hospitalization data does not appear to have updated in the last 24 hours on the state’s website.
The number of long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks remain at 71. The state reports 1,934 positive cases and 1,075 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities.
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:
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