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Audubon Police release arrest report covering the past eight weeks

News

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer, Wednesday afternoon, released a list of 28 people who were arrested over the past eight-weeks, plus an undefined list of nearly a dozen people who were cited for “Dog At Large” violations. Information with regard to the dates and additional details concerning the arrests were not included in the Chief’s report:

  • Kent Henriksen, 60, (5) counts of Forgery and (5) counts of Theft
  • Joseph Douglas Jensen, 36, Driving Under Suspension
  • Troy Gene Mack, 35, Domestic Abuse Assault
  • 16 year old male for Juvenile Court Terms Violation
  • Larry Duane Phipps, 59, Poss of Meth, Poss of Marijuana; Paraphernalia
  • David Howard, 53, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  • Nina Bruns, 34, Driving While Barred
  • Angela Sue Barclay, 40, Keeping a Vicious Dog
  • Jessica Lee Mack, 26, Public Intoxication
  • Allison Dawn Heuton, 36, Child Endangerment
  • Rae Beth Horton, 24, Violation of No Contact Order
  • Joseph Michael Hartl, 36, Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
  • Zachary James Vesper, 25, Warrant for Failure to Appear In Court
  • Rickie Don Bohlmann, 65, Obstruction of Emergency Communication
  • Charles Dean Emig, 36, Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
  • Angela Sue Barclay, 40, Warrant for Failure to Appear in Court
  • Jeremiah Micah Jobe, 36, Warrant for Failure to Appear in Court
  • Rickie Don Bohlmann, 65, Domestic Abuse Assault
  • Tauna Jean Bohlmann, 55, Domestic Abuse Assault
  • 4 male juveniles, 14-16 years old, Burglary 3rd degree and Theft 5th
  • Clay Lamar Perry Sr., 58, Child Endangerment
  • Ashlie Lynette Kluver, 32, Warrant for Other Agency
  • Michael Ohara Sherrod, 55, Warrant for Other Agency
  • Misty Dawn Winfield, 40, Violation of Parole.
  • Owen Daniel Anthofer, 28, Dog Annoyance/Disturb the Peace
  • As well, 11 other individuals were cited for Dog At Large violations.

Iowa says it will fix error that backdated COVID-19 results

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August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa/AP) – A spokesman for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says that the state is correcting a major flaw in its coronavirus data that backdated thousands of positive and negative test results. Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett said that the state’s data system had been erroneuosly recording the results of people who were tested on multiple occasions. He said that an individual’s most recent result, whether positive or negative, was “unintentionally attributed to the date of their first test.” That means thousands of recent results were being recorded in the system as having occurred in March, April, May and June.

3 arrested on drug charges in Harlan

News

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested on drug charges last week, in Harlan. According to the Harlan Police Department, last Saturday, 34-year old Zachary Thomas Scheffler, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Scheffler was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and prohibited acts penalties.

And, on Aug. 12th, 18-year old Morgan Ann Schwery, of Harlan, and 18-year old Faith Marie Howard, of Prairie City, were arrested following a traffic stop. Schwery was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with failure to display license plate, minor in possession of alcohol, minor in possession of tobacco, possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and prohibited acts penalties. Howard was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

This past Sunday, 38-year old Jeremy Loyd Jolley, of Manning, was arrested following a traffic stop, in Harlan. Jolley was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with driving while revoked.

AP source: Chiefs’ Breeland to miss 4 games to suspension

Sports

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will be without starting cornerback Bashaud Breeland for the first four games of the season because of off-the-field issues earlier this year, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person confirmed the league intends to suspend Breeland on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.

The news, which was first reported by ESPN.com, has long been assumed after Breeland was arrested in April on multiple charges that included resisting arrest, marijuana possession and driving without a license.

Iowa State Matt Campbell on the importance of depth

Sports

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has been working to build depth and that may be needed this season. Injuries are always part of football but this season could see players out of action after a positive COVID-19 test.

Campbell says it will be up to the coaches to get the entire roster ready to play.

Campbell believes the depth has improved the past few years.

State is now offering Zoom course to learn to hunt, field dress & cook waterfowl

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Schools at all levels have shifted courses online, so it shouldn’t be a big surprise that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is now offering a virtual workshop to teach how to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl. The Jamie Cook, a program coordinator for the D-N-R, says the course will target Iowans who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience — and they’ll make it work during the pandemic.

“We will take every measure to make camera angles really, really good and high index,” Cook says. “I field dressed a dove last night on my computer screen and had it to where it looked really good and did everything to accommodate as much as we could.” While these types of skills usually require hands-on training, Cook says they’re making the switch to using Zoom webinars with a panel of expert instructors for the two-part workshop series next month.

“Immediately following, probably within a week of the courses, we’re going to send them an email that’s going to have detailed information, it’s going to have recipes, it’s going to have a link to a PDF of the hunting regulations,” Cook says. “We’ll also send some video clips along to them that we’ve used over the years for these courses.” Ideally, Cook says they’ll invite the participants on a hunt during the upcoming season with experienced hunters from Delta Waterfowl.

People who take part in the free workshops will learn basic strategies for hunting waterfowl, things like proper equipment, where to hunt, safe shooting practices, decoys and calling, and how to field dress, clean and cook waterfowl. Cook says participants will have plenty of chances to ask questions. “Last night, with our Learn to Hunt Dove course, we had about 30 questions that came in. We were able to answer those both live and privately through the question-and-answer feature,” Cook says. “We have a lot of positive feedback from the participants.”

Course One will be held September 3rd and will cover waterfowl habitat and identification, hunting regulations and calling techniques. Course Two will be held September 10th and will cover hunting equipment, decoy spreads, cleaning and cooking. Participants can sign up for either or both courses.

Appeals Court upholds harassment conviction for FB post

News

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a harassment conviction against a woman involving a Facebook post. Miranda Simpson was found guilty of third-degree harassment after evidence was presented that she made a Facebook post about an Ankeny massage salon. The owner of the salon took a screen shot of the post which said one of the massage therapists could provide a “happy ending” and her “bosses knew” or did not “care.”

An Ankeny police officer testified that he asked Simpson about the Facebook post and “she claimed that she was sticking up for her friend.” Simpson appealed the conviction saying the officer’s statement was misunderstood as a partial confession — but the Appeals Court ruled there was substantial evidence to indicate Simpson made the post.

Iowa officials say 2nd person injured in boat crash has died

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August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a second person has died from injuries he received in an eastern Iowa boat crash on the Mississippi River. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says 61-year-old Craig Verbeke, of Moline, Illinois, died in a hospital Wednesday, three days after a boat he was aboard collided with another boat on the river near LeClaire.

The crash also killed Dr. Anita Pinc, of Moline, Illinois, a 52-year-old Davenport obstetrician and gynecologist. Officials said she and Verbeke were aboard the same 19-foot Bayliner boat. Officials say a 36-year-old woman on the other boat — a 35-foot center-console vessel — suffered minor injuries.

Press Box install at the Trojan Bowl

Sports

August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic) – A little less than three-years after the Atlantic School Board first pondered floating a $23-million dollar bond issue before the voters for long overdue athletic facility improvements, crews began to lower the Press Box onto home bleachers this (Wednesday) morning.

On April 2nd, 2019, voters approved a scaled-down, $9.5-million dollar bond issue for improvements to the Trojan Bowl, Baseball/Softball fields, and more. Later that same year the planning committee and School Board elected to install high grade synthetic turf at the Trojan Bowl instead of natural grass, which increased the engineer’s estimate at that time to $10.1-million. The Facilities Committee said they would solicit donors and find other ways to reach at least half the $600,000 increase, with the intent to raise the entire difference.

At last report, they had raised a good chunk of that amount through a matching grant, business and individual donations.

Drake removes 14 students for violating virus guidelines

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August 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake University has removed more than a dozen students from its Des Moines campus, saying they violated coronavirus safety and prevention guidelines at gatherings both on and off campus. Television station KCCI reports that 14 Drake students were asked to leave campus for two weeks. Drake University asks undergraduate students to sign a compact in which they agree to social distance, self-monitor for symptoms and wear face coverings in campus buildings.

The compact states that students will be disciplined if they host or attend parties on or off campus. Students who repeatedly violate the compact could be suspended or expelled.