An investigation Sunday into a reported suspicious vehicle in the vicinity of 155th and Highway 71 in Montgomery County, resulted in a traffic stop and an arrest. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says upon further investigation, 19-year old Nicholas Freund was taken into custody for OWI/2nd offense. Freund had a BAC (Breath Alcohol Content) of 0.190 (a little more than twice the legal limit), and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on the OWI charge.
JOHN A. JESSEN, 66, of Anita, died Sunday, Dec. 20th, at Caring Acres Nursing Home, in Anita. Graveside services for JOHN JESSEN will be held 3-p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22nd, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.
JOHN A. JESSEN is survived by:
His father – Leonard, and Step-Mother Darlene Jessen.
His son – John (Rachel) Jessen, Jr.
His daughter – Corrine Jessen.
His sisters – LeAnn (Allen) Josephsen, and Barbara (Chuck) Poirior, and Melissa Appenzeller.
and 4 grandchildren.
BRUSSELS (AP) — A vast, globalized industry of low-cost social media manipulation service providers continues to flourish, distorting both commerce and politics — including the verified social media accounts of two U.S. senators. That’s according to a new investigation by researchers from the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence.
FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, uses his smartphone during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Researchers from NATO StratCom, a NATO-accredited research group based in Riga, Latvia, paid three Russian companies 300 euros ($368) to buy 337,768 fake likes, views and shares of posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, including content from verified accounts of Senators Grassley and Chris Murphy. Both senators consented to participate. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
They paid just 300 euros for 337,768 fake likes, views and shares of posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, including content from the verified accounts of Senators Chuck Grassley and Chris Murphy. Both senators consented to participate in the experiment.
The researchers said that while Twitter and Facebook have made some improvements, TikTok appeared defenseless.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs extended their winning streak to nine games with a 32-29 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Kansas City defense did its part to spoil Drew Brees’ return from rib fractures and a punctured lung that had kept the record-setting passer out four games. Brees passed for 234 yards and three TDs. But he completed less than half of his passes and was intercepted for just the fourth time this season. Le’Veon Bell had a 12-yard touchdown run for the Chiefs.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Fiesta Bowl could add another high-scoring game to its history with No. 12 Iowa State scheduled to face No. 25 Oregon on Jan. 2. The Cyclones dropped four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings after losing to Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game. The Ducks won their second straight Pac-12 championship by beating Southern California. Iowa State has the nation’s leading rusher in Breece Hall, who had 1,436 yards and 19 touchdowns. Oregon quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 1,480 yards and 13 touchdowns with five interceptions in six games.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Carr scored 32 points, making 14 free throws after halftime, and Minnesota held off Saint Louis 90-82, handing the Billikens their first loss of the season. The game was Carr’s fourth straight with 28 points or better. Carr also finished with seven assists and four steals. Four other Gophers reached double figures, Gabe Kalscheur and Both Gach with 11 points each, Liam Robbins and Isaiah Ihnen with 10 each. Jordan Goodwin scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead Saint Louis, his sixth double-double in seven games.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Aleksa Gulbe scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and No. 15-ranked Indiana drubbed Nebraska 81-45 in the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Conference opener. Mackenzie Holmes scored 16 for the Hoosiers who scored almost half their points (38) on the inside. Following a 13-9 first quarter, Indiana went on a 14-5 run in the first five minutes of the second. Gulbe buried a 3-pointer, recorded a three-point play and added a layup to start the run. Indiana went on to a 38-19 halftime lead and was never challenged in the second half. Isabelle Bourne scored 16 for Nebraska.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Solomon Young scored 18 points, Jalen Coleman-Lands added 16 and Iowa State beat Jackson State 60-45. The Cyclones ended their four-game losing streak while the Tigers remain winless with their fifth consecutive loss following the cancelation of their first four games due to COVID-19. Coleman-Lands grabbed nine rebounds and Young collared eight. Tristan Jarrett scored 18 points for Jackson State. Iowa State is scheduled to host Chicago State on Tuesday, which will mark its fifth game in 12 days. The Tigers are scheduled to play at North Alabama on Tuesday. Jackson State’s Jan. 9 contest against Alcorn State will serve as its home opener.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa reported another 138 deaths related to the coronavirus Sunday. The high death toll follows two days when no deaths were reported. The state said 3,589 deaths have been linked to COVID-19 in the state. Officials have said there is a lag between when a person dies and when it is reported. Over the past week, Iowa has been reporting an average of 45.86 deaths per day. Iowa also reported 1,158 new virus cases to give the state a total of 267,144 cases since the pandemic began. The state said 639 people were hospitalized with the virus on Saturday, down from 679 the day before.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An outside audit found that a Des Moines library employee who died in April improperly charged more than $28,000 to a library credit card. The auditors the city hired found that Bekki Kirkland made 159 fraudulent transactions between 2016 and 2020. Roughly one-third of the improper purchases the former office manager made were to purchase prepaid VISA gift cards. Library staff discovered several suspicious purchases on a credit card Kirkland was authorized to use shortly after her death. Library Director Sue Woody said in a statement that additional procedures have been put in place to protect library funds in the future.
FAIRFAX, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the man who died in an eastern Iowa apartment fire. The Linn County Sheriff’s office said Sunday that Ronald Weston, 43, died Friday in the fire in Fairfax. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The fire was reported shortly after 10 p.m. Friday. Flames and smoke were coming out of the six-unit apartment building when firefighters arrived. Weston was found in an upstairs unit.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs extended their winning streak to nine games with a 32-29 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Kansas City defense did its part to spoil Drew Brees’ return from rib fractures and a punctured lung that had kept the record-setting passer out four games.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) passes in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
Brees passed for 234 yards and three TDs. But he completed less than half of his passes and was intercepted for just the fourth time this season. Le’Veon Bell had a 12-yard touchdown run for the Chiefs.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Shanquan Hemphill had 21 points as Drake won its eighth straight game to start the season, easily beating Chicago State 111-67. Levelle Zeigler led the Cougars with 18 points.
The Audubon and Griswold School Boards will hold their separate, monthly meetings, Monday evening. The Griswold School Board meeting begins at 5:30-p.m in the Conference Room. Their session is expected to cover the following action [A] or Informational [I] items:
The Audubon School Board meets 7-p.m. Monday in the High School Board Room. Action/possible action items on their agenda include, but are not limited to:
Afterward, Superintendent Eric Trager will present his monthly report to the Board, followed by the Transportation Report and Principal’s Reports.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 15th-ranked University of Iowa football team will face Missouri in the 2020 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (CT) from Nissan Stadium and the game will be televised on ESPN.
“Congratulations to coach Kirk Ferentz and our football student-athletes and the entire staff, for a successful 2020 season and our invitation to the Music City Bowl,” said Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair Gary Barta. “Their success in winning six straight games is a tribute to their dedication to improving from week to week. The focus, togetherness, and willingness to adapt that they have displayed throughout the entire summer and fall has been remarkable. This opportunity to compete in the postseason once again is well deserved.
“We want to thank Scott Ramsey and the Music City Bowl for the invitation to participate and we look forward to our visit to Nashville. To Scott and his staff, we appreciate your commitment to college football and the bowl season during these challenging times.”
MUSIC CITY BOWL TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2020 TransPerfect Music City Bowl are available now at www.musiccitybowl.com. This bowl season, the Music City Bowl will be following the guidelines under the Nissan Stadium Safe Stadium Plan, which keeps fans safety and health a priority. With these guidelines, there will be a reduced capacity as well as implementing 100 percent mobile ticketing and parking.
Tickets will only be available through the Music City Bowl website.
IOWA IN POSTSEASON; AT THE MUSIC CITY BOWL
The Hawkeyes will be making their 34th bowl game appearance and their first Music City Bowl appearance. Iowa enters the game having won three consecutive bowl games for the second time in program history.
IOWA VS. MIZZOU
The Hawkeyes are 6-7 all-time against Missouri. All but one of the meetings – a 27-24 Iowa victory over the 14th-ranked Tigers in the 2010 Insight Bowl — came between 1892-1910.
Iowa is 6-5 all-time in bowl games against current Southeastern Conference opponents.
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas A&M
6. Cincinnati
7. Indiana
8. Oklahoma
9. Coastal Carolina
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Iowa State
13. BYU
14. North Carolina
15. Northwestern
16. Louisiana-Lafayette
17. Iowa
18. Miami (FL)
19. San Jose State
20. Texas
21. USC
22. Tulsa
23. Liberty
24. NC State
25. Oregon
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