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Officials with the Creston Police Department say three Creston residents were arrested, Tuesday.
Creston Police say also, a man residing in the 400 block of S. Maple Street reported Tuesday evening, that sometime between 5:20 pm – 5:40 pm Tuesday,the windshield on his vehicle was cracked while parked in the parking lot at 600 Sheldon St. Estimated damage of $200.
The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education will meet tonight at 6 in the High School Media Room. During their session, the Oath of Office will be administered to the Board Members (there were no newly elected members), and an election held to determine the Board President and Vice President for 2020-21. The Board Secretary and Treasurer will also be appointed, the regular date, time and place of Board meetings set for the coming term, and other administrative matters will be conducted.
The Atlantic School Board is set to hear a Special Presentation with regard to Cross County and Football, and act on approving resignations, to include: Olivia Newberg, Central Office Secretary; Beverly Jones and Christina Simonton, Paraeducators, and Kim Meurer, Food Service. They’ll also act to approve contract recommendations for: Pam Klar, Substitute Special Education Car Driver, and, Alyssa Dovenspike, Interim Assistant Girls Soccer Coach.
In other business, the Board will discuss: improvements to the west high school parking lot, which is estimated to cost $746,900, and the Board’s Strategic Plan. They will also receive a Facility Project Update. Additional action items on their agenda include:
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Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Wednesday), indicated 26 more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Tuesday’s report, for a total of 1,898. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,227, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 905, five more than reported Tuesday. Officials say there are 4,764 new confirmed cases of the virus, for a total since the pandemic began, of 166,021. Cass County has 15 new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 606. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in Adams, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby and Union Counties. There are 110 new cases in Pottawattamie County. There was also one more death reported in each of: Cass County (11 total); Mills County (4 total), and Montgomery County (8 total).
Current Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks are down slightly, to 101 today. Those care facilities report 3,021 positive cases and 1,317 recoveries. In Cass County, three facilities: Atlantic Specialty Care, The Heritage House, and the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, have a combined total of 145 positive cases, with 39 recovered. Harrison County has 298 cases among three facilities, and 234 recovered. (For more data, go to https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/)
A record number of Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19. Hospitalizations were up from 1,034 Tuesday to 1,190 today. Some hospitals now report being at or near capacity. COVID patients in an ICU amount to 210 (compared to 196 Tuesday). Persons admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Tuesday number 230 (compared to 166 previously), and there are 101 patients on a ventilator (compared to 89 Tuesday). In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 59 COVID patients in the hospital (compared to 62 Tuesday); 17 are in an ICU, eight people were admitted (Compared to 4 Tuesday), and there are currently five people on a ventilator (two more than yesterday).
The health department reports 1,059,706 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. The state received 7,551 lab test results in the previous day, with 2,213 Positive results and 5,319 Negative results (total Negative to-date: 891,899). The IDPH says 104,211 Iowans have recovered from the virus. The State’s Individual Positivity rate is up to 15.7%, and the 14-day rolling average is up to 21.4%. Cass County’s rate is 17.8%. Page County’s rate is 36.5% (the highest in southwest Iowa). Taylor County has a positivity rate of 25.6%. Shelby County 25.3%. Mills County has a 25% positivity rate. Of Iowa’s 99 counties, 92 report 14-day positivity rates above 15%. Only one Iowa county, Ringgold County, reports a 14-day positivity rate below 10%.
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,
(Radio Iowa) – As Iowa farmers await passage of the next Farm Bill, they’re also waiting to see who will lead the debate in congress. Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill says the Minnesota Democrat who was the long-time chair of the U.S. House Ag Committee lost his bid for re-election. “Colin Petersen did a great job of training folks and leading the committee,” Hill says. “He will be missed.”
Iowa Congressman-elect Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, is hoping to be appointed to the ag committee, but Democrats have a majority of seats in the House — so it’ll be a Democrat with seniority who chairs the panel. Veteran congressmen from California and Georgia are competing to head the committee in 2021. “Most Farm Bills begin in the House,” Hill says. “The House Ag Committee leads in that. Of course, the Senate Ag Committee has a lot of influence.”
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has been a member of the Senate Ag Committee for most of the past 30 years. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has served on the Senate Ag Committee since taking office in 2015. “I think she’ll continue to fight for ethanol and trade and all those issues that are important,” Hill says.
Congress is to produce a new Farm Bill every five years and the next one is to be passed in 2022. Work on the massive bill will start next year.
DORIS F. STENSTROM RICHARDS, 93, of Exira, died Monday, Nov. 9th at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Graveside services for DORIS STENSTROM RICHARDS will be held 2-p.m. Friday, Nov. 13th in the Orange Township Cemetery in rural Coon Rapids. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
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An open visitation will be held at the funeral home in Thursday, Nov. 12th from Noon until 7-p.m.
DORIS STENSTROM RICHARDS is survived by:
Son: David (Deb) Stenstrom of Exira.
Daughters: Nancy Stenstrom of Louisville, KY and Lori Stenstrom of Henry, IL.
Brother: Dennis (Judy) Storm of Harlan.
Brother-in-law: Gene (Karen) Walker of West Des Moines
3 Grandchildren
other relatives, and friends.
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