The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests Friday afternoon following a traffic stop. Deputies initially responded to a call of a domestic altercation at 1:33 p.m. and that led to a traffic stop at O Avenue and 190th Street. The Sheriff’s Office arrested the driver, 34-year-old Linda Sue Sitzman of Corning, on a valid Adams County Warrant for Contempt of Court. She was turned over to Adams County authorities. The passenger in the vehicle, 38-year-old Robert Dean Surrell of Corning, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Red Oak Police Department.
The Pottawattamie County Public Health Department today (Friday), reported 18 more positive cases of COVID-19. Sixteen of the new cases are residents of Council Bluffs, one is from Carter Lake, and one is from Oakland. One case is a child (a person between 0 and 18 years of age), six persons are 18-to 40, five are from 41-to 60 years of age, and six are 80 years of age or older. Those persons were tested between May 9th and 14th.
As of this latest report, 1,919 Pottawattamie County residents have been tested for COVID-19, and a total of 149 individuals have tested positive. One is currently hospitalized, 90 are self-isolating; 55 have fully recovered, one moved out-of-state, and there have been two deaths. Officials say the vast majority of positive cases have NOT required hospitalization, and have been able to fully recover at home.
Based on PCPH contract tracing investigations, 52 Pot. County COVID-19 cases are the result of “Community Spread.” A Community re-opening reference guide was created by the Pott. County COVID-19 Response Task Force, that provides local businesses, organizations, and residents with information regarding openings, closures, and restrictions, related to Gov. Reynolds’ proclamations. The guide can be found on the Pottawattamie County EMA COVID-19 website.
(Radio Iowa) — This is May 15th, marking the halfway point in Iowa’s severe weather season, and it’s almost like Mother Nature has decided to follow social distancing recommendations. Meteorologist Jeff Johnson, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says the season has been very quiet so far with very few reports of rough weather.
“We went for 30 days without issuing a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning from the period mid-April until yesterday — that’s very low,” Johnson says. “Our traditional severe weather season here in Iowa goes from April through June with May and June being the two big months.” There were a half dozen or so minor tornadoes in Iowa in late March, and then last (Thursday) night brought parts of the state heavy rain, hail and high winds. While severe weather can strike at any time, Johnson says it appears the sailing should be relatively smooth.
“Looking ahead here, yeah, we’re going to have a shot of rain tomorrow and the severe (weather) chances look fairly low,” Johnson says. “After that, we’re going to be dry for the next several days and warmer. That’s the big thing, looking ahead, we’re going to be pushing highs in the 80s next week.” Some pandemic home-bound Iowans may find it hard to believe, but Memorial Day weekend is -next- weekend. Johnson says it appears we may have good weather heading into the unofficial start of summer.
“Anything beyond four or five days this time of year, we’ve got to really take with a grain of salt,” Johnson says, “but there’s nothing on the horizon that suggests a big severe weather event, although we always have to be prepared for that eventuality.” Keep informed about the latest forecast at weather-dot-gov.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a Griswold man was arrested Thursday, following an investigation into a single-vehicle accident. Deputies responded at around 3:20 p.m. to the scene off Lewis Road near Cold Springs Park, where a 2006 Chevy Silverado had rolled into the west ditch.
The owner/driver, 36-year old John Schroder, of Griswold, was not hurt. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $10,000. Upon further investigation, Schroder was arrested for (felony) OWI/3rd or Subsequent Offense. He is scheduled to be seen before a judge at a future date.
ROBERT MULLEN, 74, of Atlantic, died Thursday, May 14th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. Funeral services for ROBERT MULLEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, May 20th, at the Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
An open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, May 19th from 8-a.m. to 5:30-p.m.; No visitation with the family is planned.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Burial is in the Victoria Township Cemetery, south of Massena.
ROBERT MULLEN is survived by:
His children: Robert (Kimberly) Mullen, Jr., of Council Bluffs; Cindy (Dent) Petty, of Atlantic, and Shawn (Melanie) Mullen, of Omaha.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is defending her decision to reopen businesses despite a surge of coronavirus deaths, saying that a continued lockdown would come at a “social cost.”Restaurants, fitness centers, salons, and barber shops reopened statewide for the first time in two months. Some local officials said that Reynolds was reopening the state too soon, particularly in areas that still have high numbers of cases. They urged their citizens to exercise caution in determining whether to visit businesses and to wear facial coverings in public.
Reynolds announced that 18 more Iowans have died of the coronavirus, including 16 residents of long-term care facilities. Sixty-five people have died over the last four days, bringing the state’s total to 336.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — In the days before his death, an Iowa meatpacking worker told his nephew that the coronavirus was spreading through his plant due to crowded spaces and a lack of personal protective equipment. Husen Jagir died on May 1, about a week after he fell ill following a shift at the Seaboard Triumph Foods plant in Sioux City. The plant, which is one of the nation’s largest pork processing facilities, announced this week that 59 of its workers had tested positive for COVID-19 and that it had taken several safety precautions. Jagir’s nephew, Shila Dide, says that his uncle told him last month the virus was “everywhere” at the plant.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, today (Friday) updated the State’s status on COVID-19. She said the DPH reported 374 new positive cases of COVID-19. Including the latest report, the statewide total of positive cases amounts to 14,049. To date 93,556 Iowans have tested for COVID-19 [1 in 34 per capita), and 50%, or 6,561 have recovered. There have been 3,888 Negative test results for COVID-19.)
IDPH also reported 18 deaths, for a total of 336 deaths. 16 of the 18 deaths were among residents of LTC’s (Long-Term Care facilities). There are COVID-19 outbreaks in 35 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. The number remains unchanged from Thursday. There are currently 387 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, with 130 listed in intensive care and 87 on ventilators. There were 23 patients admitted in the last 24 hours. IDPH reported 3,470 inpatient beds available, with 407 ICU beds available. There are currently 713 ventilators available.
Hospitalization numbers have continued to flatten or decrease over the last week. Governor Reynolds said also, that this weekend “Is the first time we won’t be delivering PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to counties across the State.”
The Governor said Iowan’s continue to made changes significant to their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Class of 2020. Many activities, including graduation, sports and other programs, were cancelled or postponed. She said many school districts have had to get creative to make this time of year special, including graduation. A special guest recorded a message for the Class of 2020. The Governor introduced Ringgold County native, and retired NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, who broke several NASA records over a span of a decade and offered her advice to the graduating class.
Reynolds closed the press conference with her own advice for Seniors.
(She said she hopes this experience has taught them what matters most in life: “your health, your spirit, and the people you love.”)
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Friday press conference on COVID-19. We will have live audio of the presser on KJAN as well. The press conference is set to begin at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health, Friday (today), reported 374 new positive cases of COVID-19. Including the latest report, the statewide total of positive cases amounts to 14,049. IDPH also reported 18 deaths, for a total of 336 deaths. 93,556 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, and 6,561 have recovered. There are currently 387 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, with 130 listed in intensive care and 87 on ventilators. There were 23 patients admitted in the last 24 hours.
IDPH reported 3,470 inpatient beds available, with 407 ICU beds available. There are currently 713 ventilators available. Hospitalization numbers have continued to flatten or decrease over the last week. There are COVID-19 in 35 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. The number remains unchanged from Thursday.
The Iowa Department of Public Health releases new COVID-19 statistics each day on this website.
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