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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Griswold man early this morning following a traffic incident. At approximately 1:30 a.m. Deputies arrested 20-year-old Brandon Misner of Griswold for OWI 1st Offense. Misner’s vehicle was found stuck in a corn field north of the roadway in the 3200 block of 110th Street. Misner was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and booked in on $1,000.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, April 25, 2020 Dan Hicks
Today: Areas of fog early. Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening. NE @ 10. High 65.
Tonight: Showers ending before midnight. Partly cloudy. Light Northerly winds. Low 42.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. S @ 10. High 70.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. SSE @ 10-15. Low 50.
Monday: Showers in the morning, then Partly Cloudy. High 72.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 65.
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Denver Broncos general manager John Elway is building around second-year quarterback Drew Lock in the NFL draft. Elway spent his first- and second-round selections on two terrific targets in Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and Penn State speedster KJ Hamler. In the third round, Elway added some protection up front for Lock in LSU center Lloyd Cushenberry. His selection was sandwiched around two other third-rounders in Iowa cornerback Michael Ojemudia and Arkansas defensive tackle McTelvin Agim. The Broncos have five more picks on Saturday. Ojemudia will help fill the void left by the departure of Chris Harris Jr. to the Chargers this offseason, and Agim solidifies a refurbished defensive line that includes trade acquisition Jurrell Casey.
John Elway pledged to give Drew Lock more weapons and better protection in an NFL draft teeming with wide receivers and offensive linemen. He delivered. The Denver Broncos general manager provided Lock with two terrific targets and added an athletic center through the first two nights of the draft.
Elway selected Penn State speedster KJ Hamler with the 46th pick in the second round Friday night, 24 hours after using the 15th overall pick on Alabama standout Jerry Jeudy, the highest Denver has ever selected a wide receiver in the common draft era. In the third round, Elway added protection for his second-year QB by drafting LSU center Lloyd Cushenberry, who was named first-team All-SEC in 2019. Elway didn’t neglect his defense, either, selecting Iowa cornerback Michael Ojemudia and Arkansas D-tackle McTelvin Agim in the third round. Elway has five more picks today (Saturday).
Ojemudia said facing the likes of Jeudy, Hamler, Courtland Sutton and tight end Noah Fant in his first training camp will microwave his NFL education. “I mean, that’s going to be big,” Ojemudia said. “It’s going to be harder than the games sometimes.”
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills addressed their defensive pass-rush and offensive rushing needs with their first two picks in the NFL draft. Buffalo opened by selecting Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa, who led the Big Ten with 10 1/2 sacks as a junior last season, with the 54th pick.
The Bills then followed up by choosing Utah running back Zack Moss at No. 86. Barring trades, Buffalo had five picks remaining over the final four rounds Saturday, with their next coming at No. 128.
(Radio Iowa) — The loss of the track season brings back memories to former track standout Randy Wilson. The Knoxville native was an NCAA champion at Oklahoma and made the 1980 U-S Olympic squad in the 800 meters. He never got a chance to fulfill his Olympic dream because of the United States’ boycott of the Moscow Olympics. These days Wilson is an elementary school teacher and a track coach at Pella High School.
The 1980 Olympic team turned out to be the only one Wilson qualified for.
Wilson’s career ended shortly after 1984.
(Radio Iowa) — Today (Saturday) should have been the first full day of action in the stadium at the Drake Relays but instead Drake stadium sits empty. The meet was postponed last month due to the coronavirus pandemic. Relays director Blake Boldon says it is am emotional week even though it was the right call to postpone.
The pandemic has shut down track and field across the globe.
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa jail administrator is on temporary leave after making anti-Muslim and anti-gay remarks. Muscatine County Sheriff C.J. Ryan confirmed Friday that administrator Dean Naylor was placed on leave pending an internal investigation. The Des Moines Register reports Naylor posted online remarks that called Muslims “pawns to the devil” and described “the gay lifestyle” as an abomination.
Officials in Johnson County, which houses overflow inmates in Muscatine County, called for Naylor’s removal. A union representing employees at the Muscatine County jail and national advocacy group for Muslims also sought Naylor’s removal.
(Radio Iowa) — Some people are misinterpreting comments made by President Trump during a White House news conference on Thursday as a potential cure or prevention for COVID-19, but that’s not the case. Tammy Noble, a registered nurse and spokeswoman for the Iowa Poison Control Center, says under no circumstances should anyone inject bleach or a disinfectant.
“That could actually be very harmful by injecting that into your bloodstream,” Noble says. “We don’t even recommend using disinfectants or bleach products on human skin because they can be very dangerous, cause burns to the skin and lots of irritation.” Noble says the Sioux City-based hotline has taken -no- calls about this topic, but since the pandemic began, there has been an increase in calls about a variety of problems related to hand sanitizers, bleach and disinfectants.
Noble says, “Callers are usually reporting exposures because they accidentally swallow it or sometimes the adults, while they’re cleaning, are inhaling the fumes from it, or they’re ending up with eye or skin exposures.” If you’ll be using any of those types of chemicals, Noble says to read and follow the directions carefully and keep the area well ventilated by opening doors and windows.
“If you do breathe in too much of the fumes, oftentimes people will feel irritation in their nose, their throat, their lungs,” Noble says. “Sometimes, people can have difficulty breathing or tightness in their chest.” Never mix bleach with ammonia or other chemicals or products, including vinegar, as it can create a toxic gas. Noble also reminds Iowans to store chemicals up and away, out of reach of children. The Iowa Poison Control Center is open around the clock, every day at 1-800-222-1222.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa led the nation in NCAA wrestling attendance for the 14th straight year and the state’s two other Division I programs ranked among the top 13 nationally. The National Wrestling Media Association announced the Hawkeyes averaged a record 12,568 fans over seven dates at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
This was the first season a program drew more than 10,000 for every home dual. Penn State was second in attendance with an average of 7,604. Iowa State was third at 4,795 and Northern Iowa was 13th at 2,168.
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