DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three additional cases of a dog disease that can be passes to humans have been linked to an Iowa breeder. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says three additional cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed in dogs linked to a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.

Anyone who obtained dogs from the breeder Double G Kennels, which is also known as IowaPuppies.com, is encouraged to have their dogs tested. Of 200 small dogs sold during a sale at the kennel in May, nine have tested positive for the disease.

Signs of the disease in a dog include infertility, spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. State health officials say symptoms for humans include fever, sweats, headache, joint pain and weakness.

The department says the threat to most pet owners is very low.

The Missouri State Patrol reports two people from Atlantic along with three other persons were injured, during a boating accident Saturday night at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to the report, 59-year-old Kelly Wise, of Atlantic suffered minor injuries during the accident. His wife Tammy suffered moderate injuries.

The report says the collision happened at the four mile mark of the Osage Arm around 10 p.m., as a 2002 Formula boat piloted by Kelly Wise was headed upstream at the same time a 1990 Formula boat piloted by 37-year old Bradley Siebeneck, of Holts Summit, MO., was traveling downstream. The Patrol says Kelly Wise was arrested for Boating While Intoxicated (BWI).

Kelly and Tammy Wise were transported by EMS to Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, MO.  Siebeneck suffered minor injuries. Three of his passengers were injured, including 37-year-old Nathan Sneller, of Jefferson City, MO., who suffered serious injuries and was flown by air ambulance to University Hospital, 42-year-old Brian Basham of Eldon, Missouri was taken to Lake Regional for treatment of minor injuries. 39-year-old Jason Russell of Eugene, Missouri was reported missing from the accident scene and had still not been located as of the last report.

Both vessels sustained extensive damage. The Missouri State Highway Patrol continues its search for Russell and an investigation into the accident remains underway.

The Iowa State Patrol today (Sunday) is remembering two Patrol Troopers who died in Cass County on this date, 30-years ago. It was on Friday evening, June 30, 1989, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Iowa State Patrol requesting help with locating an elderly man who had wandered away from a nursing home. Trooper/Pilot Lance Dietsch, of Council Bluffs, and Trooper Stanley E. Gerling, of Atlantic, responded in a Maule Patrol aircraft. The search was about to be terminated when the two troopers spotted the man in a soybean field.

The airplane turned sharply and plunged into the ground, nose first. The crash killed both troopers. Troopers Dietsch and Gerling were the first aircraft fatalities since the addition of the Patrol Airwing in 1956. Dietsch was 30-years old, and a six-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol. Gerling was 34-years old, and in his first year of service to the Patrol.

On October 8th, 2012, two bridges in Cass County were dedicated in their names. They are located west and northeast of Lewis along Highway 6, as it traverses Indian Creek, and Turkey Creek.

Trooper Stanley E. Gerling

Trooper Lance G. Dietsch

The Cass County Extension Service in Atlantic is hosting a free, Food Preservation Class on July 8th. The course covers Overview of Preservation Methods and Resources. Pre-Registration is required by July 5th, to allow time for materials preparation. Food Preservation 101 is a two-hour overview of general food preservation principles. The class includes current recommendations for canning, freezing and drying, display of equipment and utensils and sources for safe and tested food preservation information.  The program will be held on Monday, July 8th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Cass County Extension office (805 W. 10th Street in Atlantic). There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is required. Call 712-243-1132 for more information, and to register for the class, or visit www.extension.iastate.edu/cass to register online.

ISU Extension also offers a library of publications with recipes and instructions for preserving a wide variety of foods, from fruits and vegetables to pickles and meats. These publications are available as free downloads on the ISU Extension Store at https://store.extension.iastate.edu/, or can be picked up at your local ISU Extension Office.

WASHINGTON – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, will be making a stop in Union County this Wednesday, as part of her 99 County Tour for 2019. In Union County, Senator Ernst will attend the Veteran’s Appreciation Breakfast as part of the Creston Sesquicentennial Celebration. The event takes place at the Creston Station (100 W. Adams St.), beginning at 7:15-a.m. Wednesday, July 3rd. The public is welcome to attend.

328 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019 For all but the far west/southwest counties: A HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CASS AND MOST OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA…(previously it was set to go into effect at 1-p.m. today). For Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties, the Advisory will begin at 1-p.m..

* TEMPERATURE…Highs in the low to mid 90s, with peak heat index values around 105 degrees.

* IMPACTS…Heat illnesses are possible for those active outdoors, in homes without air conditioning, or those susceptible to heat illnesses such as children and the elderly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned
room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions, if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when
possible and drink plenty of water.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency, call 9 1 1.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents of Nebraska and Iowa probably don’t need an advisory to inform them: It’s hot outside. But the National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for both states, warning residents who venture outside to take it easy and stay hydrated in the oppressive heat.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a man shot to death this week in the Kirkwood Glen neighborhood of Des Moines. Police say in a news release that the victim is 41-year-old Earl Marcello Caldwell, of Des Moines. The shooting happened Friday afternoon, when officers and medics were called to the area for a report of a shooting and found Caldwell suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has sided with the state’s parole board in the case of an inmate who says the board doesn’t give juvenile offenders a fair shot at parole. The decision Friday comes in the case of 33-year-old Julio Bonilla, who was 16 when he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — It’s been called the largest speed trap in the Midwest, and it will be back in business next week after a two-year hiatus. The City of Cedar Rapids says traffic cameras that enforce its 55 mile per hour speed limit at four locations on Interstate 380 will begin issuing tickets to drivers again Monday. Several additional cameras that enforce red-light running and speed violations throughout the city will also be issuing citations

Audubon County Attorney Sarah Jennings, Saturday, posted an update on her social media page, with regard to the 13 dogs that were rescued this past week, from a property in Exira. The dogs were found Tuesday outside, in a muddy, chain-link dog run covered in a tarp that was sagging, with water collected from rain.

Jennings said in her posts, that she and “The sheriff’s department, Exira city clerk, Exira City Attorney, and the Animal Rescue League of Iowa [and I] have all been working together this week to determine their [our] next move regarding the 13 dogs previously rescued as well as how to handle the animals that remain on the property”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a man shot to death this week in the Kirkwood Glen neighborhood of Des Moines. Police say in a news release that the victim is 41-year-old Earl Marcello Caldwell, of Des Moines.

The shooting happened Friday afternoon, when officers and medics were called to the area for a report of a shooting and found Caldwell suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died.

Police say they found two assault rifles, a handgun, cocaine and marijuana at the scene and arrested 62-year-old Larry Perry on several gun and drug counts. Shortly after the shooting, another man, identified as 39-year-old Littleton William Clark, showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound not believed to be life-threatening.

He remained hospitalized Saturday. Police have said they believe the shootings are connected. No arrests in the shootings have been announced.

A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9-p.m. for all but the eastern third of Iowa, today (Saturday). Another HEAT ADVISORY will be in effect Sunday for the same time frame (1-p.m. to 9-p.m.).

Highs will be in the lower-to mid-90’s Sunday, with peak heat index values of 103-to near 110 degrees.

Heat illnesses are possible for those active outdoors, in home without air conditioning, or those susceptible to heat illnesses, such as children and the elderly.

A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned
room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions, if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when
possible and drink plenty of water.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency, call 9 1 1.