The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a drug arrest on Monday night. At 10:06 p.m. Deputies arrested 29-year-old Steven Charles Dukes of Hepburn for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The arrest was made following a traffic stop at the intersection of Halland and Highland Avenue in Stanton. Dukes was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.
Skyscan Forecast Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. S increasing to 15-30. High 92.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10-15. Low 68.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. S @ 15-30. High 92.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Afternoon scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 90.
Friday: Variable cloudiness. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 85.
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(Radio Iowa) – A large black bear is being spotted lumbering through fields in eastern Iowa. Multiple still and video posts on Facebook show the big adult bear ambling through a green cover crop near the Clinton County town of Welton on Sunday.
Nan Holst (photo) via Radio Iowa
At least a dozen people are also seen along the fence rows, hopping out of their pickups to gawk and shoot their own photos. Late last week, what appears to be the same bear was seen to the north in Jackson County near Maquoketa and Preston.
Iowa does not have a breeding population of black bears, but Wisconsin, Minnesota and Missouri do. Iowa DNR officials say if you spot a bear, keep your distance and don’t approach it, as it’s likely just passing through.
(Radio Iowa) — Health care workers at dozens of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide are being provided with protective face shields made at a John Deere plant in the Quad Cities. In April, the seeding factory in Moline, Illinois, switched from making farm equipment to P-P-E. Project leader David Ottavianelli says more than 400-thousand shields were produced and a quarter of them were sent to those who care for veterans.
Ottavianelli says, “That led to us eventually delivering over a 135,000 shields to approximately 40 different VA facilities in about 26 states.” Although production on the face shields has wrapped up, Ottavianelli says they can easily switch back if COVID-19 begins to surge again. “We’ve learned a lot in this conversion so we actually have the facilities that if needed could be converted back over to produce this plus we also understand those supplies chains so we’ll be able to get that material quickly,” he says.
Ottavianelli says the additional shields that were not distributed to V-A facilities have been sent to Homeland Security facilities in Iowa and Illinois to be part of their inventory.
(Radio Iowa) — With virtually all of the state’s corn and soybean crops planted, most of them well ahead of schedule, farmers across the region are reporting the plants look to be emerging in very good shape. Kelvin Leibold is a farm management specialist with the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in north-central Iowa.
“We started off this spring with a very favorable planting season, for the most part, and that helped us out,” Leibold says. “We ended up with a bit more rain than we wanted and we saw the corn plants struggle a bit to go from the primary root system to the main root system, but now we’ve got enough heat and we seemed to pop through that.” Some areas of the state have water standing in the fields, though Leibold says he’s crossing his fingers that the weather will cooperate.
“We do have some areas around that have standing water in the potholes because we’ve had some pretty significant rainfall events,” Leibold says. “But we’re going to go into the hotter, warmer, drier part of the year with a good soil profile and that should help us sustain yields as we move forward.” Leibold says many growers are looking forward to the opportunity for record yields this fall.
“Hopefully, we can avoid serious events like hail storms, although we’ve had a couple of issues with that already this year,” Leibold says. “That’s always a concern as we get through the season, but none the less, there is optimism for some outstanding yields as we go forward here the rest of the summer.” While some fields are wet, it’s a far cry from 2019 when prolonged flooding forced a number of Iowa producers to abandon their acres for the entire growing season.
Officials with Pottawattamie County Public Health (PCPH), Monday afternoon, reported an 11th COVID-19 related death. The case was a woman age 81 or older, from Council Bluffs. In addition, PCPCH said there were 30 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, June 13th, 11 new cases on Sunday, June 14th, and Four new cases on Monday, June 15th. Of the newly reported cases, one is from each Carson, Carter Lake, and Crescent, and the rest are from Council Bluffs.
Three of the cases were epi-linked, while the others were tested between June 1st and the 13th. According to the State Coronavirus dashboard, as of Monday, 6,448 Pottawattamie County residents had been tested for COVID-19, with 510 (7.9%) testing positive. Including epi-linked cases, PCPH accounts for a total of 568 COVID-19 cases.
As of Monday, 291 persons had recovered from the virus, 237 were self-isolating, and seven were hospitalized. Based on PCPH tracing investigations, 150 cases are the result of community spread. The demographics of persons who have tested positive are as follows:
Mills County Public Health Officials on Monday, confirmed two new cases of COVID-19. One cases is person age 18-to-40. The other is a person 41-to 60-years of age. Both cases were contracted through community spread.
The latest data brings to 24 the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Mills County, with 21 of those persons having recovered from the virus. Officials say 1,596 people have been tested for the virus in Mills County.
ROSE ANN LARSEN POLDBERG, 90, of Kimballton died Sunday, June 14th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. A Celebration of Life Memorial Graveside service for ROSE ANN LARSEN POLDBERG will be held on Thursday, June 18th at 11:00 am in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
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Friends may call at the funeral home.
Burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton.
ROSE ANN LARSEN POLDBERG is survived by:
Children: Joni (Steve) Christensen; Jordan (Pam) Larsen; Ryan (Stacie) Larsen.
Step-Daughters: Susan Hoegh; Connie (Paul) Lykke; Anne Bendz.
Sisters: Phylis Miller & Barbara Larsen
7 Grandchildren
9 Great-Grandchildren
Step-Grandchildren
Step-Great-Grandchildren
Other relatives and friends
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests.
On Friday, June 12th Deputies arrested 58-year-old John Mark Boyer of Faucett, MO for OWI 2nd Offense at 10:17 p.m. on 189th Street. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.
On Saturday, June 13th Deputies arrested 50-year-old Douglas Mark Berggren of Red Oak for Driving While Barred. He was arrested at 11:49 p.m. at 370th and Compass Avenue. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.
Also arrested Saturday, June 13th was 34-year-old Dane Eugene Matthew Hansen of Bellevue, NE for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was arrested at 11:55 a.m. and held in the Mills County Jail on $1,300 bond.
On Sunday, June 14th Deputies arrested 56-year-old Jeffrey Patrick Bogart of Omaha, NE on charges of Drug Possession/Delivery, Possession of Controlled Substance, Drug Tax and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was arrested at 3:28 a.m. on 189th Street. Bogart was booked into the Mills County Jail on $31,300 bond.
Also arrested Sunday at 1:19 p.m. was 19-year-old Nathan Edward Lee Richardson of Malvern for Driving While Revoked. He was arrested at the intersection of 300th Street and Paddock Avenue. Richardson was booked into the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.
Plans are underway for the 38th Annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show (GCSS) to be held on August 15, 2020.
The event, which raises money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa, would typically be held at the Iowa State Fair. However, with the postponement of the 2020 fair, show organizers are actively making adjustments to plans.
“The Governor’s Charity Steer Show is a long-standing tradition and benefits a very good cause,” says Tanner Lawton, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association staff member and co-chair of this year’s GCSS. “We’ve known for the past few weeks that the show and auction probably wouldn’t be the same as it has been in years past, but our priority is making sure that we have a successful fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Iowa.”
This historic philanthropic event has raised over $3.8 million to help provide a home away from home for families of children who are being treated in nearby hospitals. Ronald McDonald Houses are located in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Sioux City. The location for this year’s show is yet to be determined, but we should have more information in the coming weeks.
Twenty-five steers from across the state will compete for the championship designation, showmanship honors, and the People’s Choice award. Each of the steers has been raised by an Iowa youth involved in the cattle industry, and celebrities will accompany the young steer owners.
Immediately following the competition, the steers will be sold at auction with proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Last year’s auction raised more than $284,000.
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