Police in Creston report 40-year old Aaron Riepe, of Creston, was arrested at around 11:45-p.m. Monday, on a Union County warrant. The warrant was for Failure to Appear on the original charge of (2 counts) Theft in the 2nd Degree. Riepe was additionally charged with Violation of a Protection Order. He was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing.
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Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard as of 10-a.m. Tuesday (today), indicated there have been 33 additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 since Monday’s report, for a total of 2,024. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,274, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 945, 11 more than yesterday. There are two more deaths to report in Cass County, for a total of 16, and one more death in each of Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties.
Officials say there have been 3,563 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since 10-a.m. Monday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 190,583. Cass County has 14 new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 663. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in Adair, Audubon, Harrison, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby and Union Counties. Pottawattamie County reports 266 new positive test results since Monday. (See the list below).
There are 96 Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks, four less than yesterday. Those care facilities report 2,880 positive cases and 1,439 recovered.
Hospitalization rates continue to climb, from 1,392 Monday, to 1,510 today. The IDPH says a record 288 COVID patients are in the ICU (17 more than Monday), 215 patients were admitted to a hospital (compared to 243 yesterday), and there are seven more people on a ventilator, for a total of 130. In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 68 COVID patients in the hospital (2 less than yesterday); 22 are in an ICU (2 more than Monday), five people were admitted to a hospital (compared to 12 on Monday), and there are seven people a ventilator (1 less than yesterday).
The state’s data shows that 1,114,057 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 8,218, with 6,200 coming back Negative and 2,003 Positive. The total number of Negative results since the beginning of the pandemic is 921,656. The state receives test results from prior days and adds them to the overall total. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is 22.8, and the Individual Positivity rate is 17.1%. The IDPH says 109,929 Iowans have recovered from the virus.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,
WILLIAM “GENE” EYBERG, 93, of Atlantic died Monday, November 16th at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Private services are planned for GENE EYBERG at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.
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Open visitation will be held on Monday, November 23rd from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Burial in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton.
WILLIAM “GENE” EYBERG is survived by:
Wife: Kathleen Eyberg
Children: Bill (Connie) Eyberg; Kathy (Bob) Bye; Steve Eyberg; Jim (Kristi) Eyberg; Jeff (Julie) Eyberg; Jane (Mike) Ohnemus; Deb Miller; Patti (Steve) Grant; Jill (Paul) Hans; Judy (Dennis) Kinen.
19 Grandchildren
26 Great-Grandchildren
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report the arrest at around 9:12-p.m. Monday, of 57-year old Teresa Williams, from Red Oak. Williams was arrested following an incident in the 2300 block of Eastern Avenue. She was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and charged with Assault on a person in certain occupations. Her bond was set at $1,000. Red Oak Police assisted in the arrest.
Three people were arrested Monday night, in Red Oak. Authorities say at around 7:47-p.m., Officers responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of E. Reed Street, and upon further investigation, arrested 28-year old Maiah Lynn Caron and 33-year old Johnny Earl Gossett II, both of Red Oak, for Violation of a No Contact Order. The pair were transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond each. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in their arrests.
And, at around 10-p.m. Monday, Red Oak Police arrested 56-year old Roy Dean Baker, of Des Moines, for Public Intoxication. He was arrested in the 2300 block of Eastern Avenue, and held on a $300 bond.
WILLARD HOLLOWAY, 89, of Panora died Monday, November 16th at his home near Panora. A private, family graveside service for WILLARD HOLLOWAY will be held on Thursday, November 19th at 2:00 pm at the West Linn Cemetery near Linden. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
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Due to the new COVID restrictions on the limited number of people allowed inside, the family has chosen to make the visitation private for family only.
WILLARD HOLLOWAY is survived by:
Daughters: Cheryl (Greg) Arganbright of Adel and Lisa (Randy) Sparks of Panora.
Sons: Tim (Nancy) Holloway of Panora.
12 Grandchildren
16 Great-Grandchildren.
FORT MADISON– Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, Monday, said a correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary at approximately 2:42 p.m., Monday. The officer was working at their post in a living unit when an inmate, unprovoked, approached the officer and began striking them several times in the face with closed-fists. Additional staff arrived quickly to take control of the aggressive inmate.
The officer was taken by department vehicle to the local hospital to be seen for injuries to the face, and has since been released. The inmate involved in the assault was found to have not suffered any injuries. The incident remains under investigation.
Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two arrests took place last week. At around 11:50-p.m. Friday, 63-year old Charles Lyn Davis, of Casey, was arrested at the Stuart Kum-and-Go by Stuart Police. Davis was charged with OWI/3rd offense following an investigation into an incident that took place earlier at the McDonald’s Restaurant, in Stuart.
His Breath Alcohol Content (BAC) registered .170, or nearly twice the legal limit for intoxication. Davis had two prior convictions for OWI in the past 12 years, one in Guthrie County in 2009, and one in Union County in 2016. Davis was released from the Adair County Jail Saturday afternoon, on a $5,000 cash or surety bond.
And, at around 3:20-a.m. on Nov. 8th, 40-year old Michael Lynn Huddleson, of Fontanelle, was arrested on Highway 92 in Fontanelle for OWI/2nd offense, following a traffic stop for speeding 82 mph in a 55 mph zone. His BAC tested at .102%. Huddleson was released later that same day on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.
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