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The Creston Police Department reports 38-year old Rhiannon Leigh Cooney, of Villisca, was arrested Thursday evening. Cooney was taken into custody at the Creston Wal-Mart, for Theft in the 5th Degree. She was cited for the offense and then released. Authorities said also, 19-year old Jeremiah Lee Whitney, of Creston, was arrested Thursday night at his home, for Allowing an Animal to Run at Large. Whitney was released at the scene on a citation and a Promise to Appear in court.
And, a man residing in the 200 block of N. Maple Street, in Creston, reported to Police Thursday afternoon, that the light bar on his Jeep Wrangler had been stolen from the vehicle, as it was parked outside of his residence. The loss was estimated at $400.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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(Radio Iowa) – If your trees are still standing after this week’s derecho, Iowans are asked to check those trees and be on the lookout for the Asian longhorned beetle as August is when it emerges from inside trees where it burrows. Samantha Simon, an invasive species coordinator with the U-S-D-A, says the destructive bug is not native to the U-S and has few-to-no natural predators. “It likes to attack our 12 types of hardwood trees, including maples, elms, birches and willows,” Simon says. “Once a tree has the beetle, the infested tree doesn’t recover and they die. We’re looking for the public’s help to identify this beetle and to help us eradicate it.”
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Watching for the beetle and the damage it causes is one way for homeowners to protect their own trees. She notes, it’s a distinctive creature. “It measures one to one-and-a-half inches in length,” Simon says. “Its body is black with white spots and its antenna are banded in black and white. It sounds kind of gross but it’s actually really cute.” People can unknowingly spread Asian longhorned beetles by moving firewood, since they can hide inside wood. She asks that Iowans familiarize themselves with the pest and spend five minutes checking their trees for signs of them. “We ask that people take a photo or if they can capture it, if it’s alive, they can put it in a container and put it in the freezer for us,” Simon says. “It’s really important that they report it to USDA and they can do that online at Asianlonghornedbeetle.com.”
You can also call the agency’s hotline: 866-702-9938. The beetle was first spotted in the U-S in New York in 1996 and spread far quite quickly. It’s one of a group of invasive pests and plant diseases that costs the nation some 40-billion dollars each year in losses to trees, plants and crops.
A traffic stop at around today (Friday) at around 4:25-a.m. in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest on a drug charge, of a man from Nebraska. Red Oak Police say officers conducted the traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 34 and 48. Upon further investigation, 18-year old Miguel Angel Morales-Morales, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, a Class-D Felony offense. Morales was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond.
The latest information (10-a.m. Friday) from the Iowa Coronavirus dashboard shows there are eight new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cass County, for a total of 90. Statewide, 678 more Iowans tested positive for the virus, for a total of 50,813. Iowa’s reported positivity rate is 9.4% compared to 8.5% Thursday.
Ten more deaths have been reported since 10-a.m. Thursday, for a total of 964, with 518 of those taking place at a Long-Term Care facility. The website said 676 of the state’s deaths involved Iowans with preexisting conditions. The IDPH says 39,788 Iowans have recovered from COVID-19, 4,564 tested negative Thursday, for a total of 488,834. Altogether, 542,871 Iowans have been tested for the virus.
The IDPH data show the following new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in these area counties: Adair County, 3 (38 total); Adams County,1 (total17); Audubon County, 1 (30 total); Guthrie County 3 (140 total); Pottawattamie County, 27 (1,379 total); & Shelby County has 4 new cases, for a total of 191.
Statewide hospitalization data show: 258 are hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms (compared to 261 Thursday); 75 are in an ICU (there were 88 Thu.); 31 were admitted to a hospital since Thursday (down 7), and 28 people remain on a ventilator.
Southwest/western Iowa hospitals report, over the past 24-hours: 14 people were in a hospital with COVID-19; Five people are in an ICU; There were 3 persons admitted and no one on a ventilator. Long-Term Care (LTC) data today, show: 29 Outbreaks; 892 patients/staff have tested positive; and 524 have recovered.
Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa since 10-a.m. Thursday (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}. Counties with changes have highlighted numbers:
The Iowa DPH website now features an analysis for public school districts with data on average county positivity rates over the past 14 days. That information can be found here.
(Radio Iowa) – With the fall season cancelled Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz turns his attention to a possible spring season. The Big Ten said it was a possibility this week when the fall season was cancelled.
Ferentz says one problem will be playing two seasons in a calendar year.
There is also the possibility many players with an eye on the NFL will skip a spring season.
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Board of Directors has announced the cancellation of Fall Championships and have suspended all sports competition through December 31st. Upper Iowa is a member of the Conference. The NSIC had announced in late July it was pushing back the start of the football season to late September, and last week, the NCAA announced it was cancelling all Division II Fall Championships, including the football playoffs.
In a statement Thursday, Rick Hartzell, Vice President for Athletics, Upper Iowa University said:
“Today, we are sad, but hopeful. It pains us that our fall sport student-athletes won’t compete for a Northern Sun Conference Championship or earn a place on an All-Conference team this year. But we are hopeful that our fall sport coaches and student-athletes will use this year to sharpen both their academic and athletic skills. We understand that there are more questions than answers at this time, and it is not fair to those young women and men that have put in the hard work to be ready. All 24 of our sports have been affected by this pandemic over the last five months. It is imperative that our Peacocks come together and lift each other up to find the silver lining in a seemingly continuous storm cloud. We will work together with our University, our community, and our conference to get the answers and move toward a brighter tomorrow for Upper Iowa and Peacock athletics.”
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Police in Creston report a woman driving a 2016 Hyundai suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle accident Wednesday evening. Authorities say 38-year old Patricia Ann Hobbs, of Des Moines, was traveling east on Buckeye Street in Creston, with the passenger side rear tire that was blown out and shredded. The vehicle was driving on its rim when it went off the road to the south, where it struck a sign and came to rest. Police say Hobbs was intoxicated and refused chemical testing.
She was transported by EMS ground ambulance to the Creston Hospital. The vehicle sustained about $1,500 damage. The report did not indicate any charges or citations were issued.
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