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2 from Clarinda injured in Sunday evening accident

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Two people from Clarinda were injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident Sunday evening, in Page County. The sheriff’s office says at around 6:13-p.m., a 1997 Ford SUV driven by 17-year old Evan Lee Carpenter, was “spinning circles” in the middle of the intersection at P Avenue and 180th Street in Page County (about 2 miles northwest of Clarinda), when the vehicle went out of control. The SUV entered a ditch where it rolled onto its top.

Carpenter, and his passenger, 18-year old  Zachary Reese Bergren, were transported to Clarinda Regional Health Center by private vehicle for treatment of unknown injuries. Carpenter was cited for Failure to maintain control Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $5,000. Damage to property owned by Tom Wagoner of Clarinda, caused by the vehicle, is estimated at $500.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Clarinda Ambulance service, Clarinda Fire Department, and Page County EMA.

Man charged in Iowa with harboring runaway Mississippi teen

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been charged in Iowa with harboring a runaway teenager from Mississippi. Court documents say the 15-year-old and 21-year-old Jared Wright were found Sunday in his car at a high school parking lot in Johnston, Iowa. Authorities say she was unharmed. Wright lives in Lawton, Oklahoma. The documents say police from Tishomingo County, Mississippi, contacted the Iowa department Sunday to say the girl was thought be in Iowa at a store in Grimes. She wasn’t, but she and Wright were found not far away later at the parking lot.

Boys Class 1A and 2A State Basketball brackets set

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March 2nd, 2020 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the pairings and brackets for Class 1A and 2A Boys State Basketball on Monday. Here is a look at the pairings.

Class 1A Quarterfinals (Monday, March 9th)

9:30—#4 Montezuma (23-2) vs. #5 Martensdale-St. Marys (23-3)
11:15—#1 Lake Mills (23-2) vs. #8 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7)
1:00—#2 Bishop Garrigan, Algona (22-2) vs. #7 Springville (20-5)
2:45—#3 St. Mary’s, Remsen (22-3) vs. #6 West Fork, Sheffield (23-2)

Class 1A Bracket

Class 2A Quarterfinals

Monday, March 9

4:30—#3 North Linn, Troy Mills (24-0) vs. #6 West Sioux, Hawarden (22-2)
6:30—#2 Treynor (24-1) vs. #7 Pella Christian (13-10)
8:15—#1 Boyden-Hull (21-3) vs. #8 Woodward-Granger (22-2)

Tuesday, March 10

9:30—#4 Camanche (21-3) vs. #5 Monticello (21-2)

Class 2A Bracket

Union County woman arrested on Harassment warrant

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Thayer was arrested Sunday morning at her home. 32-year old Jennifer Lane Miller was taken into custody on a Warren County warrant for Harassment in the 1st Degree. Miller was transported to the Adams County Jail to be held for Warren County. She was being held without bond, pending an appearance before a Judge.

Bedford woman arrested after a traffic stop

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Bedford was arrested Sunday, following a traffic stop in Shenandoah. The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports 30-year old Nicki Eileen Foulkes was taken into custody for Driving while license suspended or revoked. Foulkes was transported to the Page County Jail, posted a bond amounting to a little more than $566, and was released pending future court proceedings.

Page County man arrested on Taylor County Animal Neglect warrant

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from New Market, 25-year old Josey Roger William Harrison, was arrested Friday on a Taylor County Warrant for Animal Neglect. Harrison was arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office. Harrison posted a $300 bond, and was released pending further court proceedings.

2 men arrested on Page County warrants, Sunday

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Two men were arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on separate Page County warrants, Sunday. Sheriff’s officials says 61-year old Robin Clark Latham, of Omaha, NE, was arrested on two Page County Warrants for Probation Violation. Latham was unable to post the $20,000 bond for both warrants, and was being held in the Page County Jail pending further court proceedings.

And, 31-year old Christopher Lee Gillette, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Sunday on a Page County Warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. Gillette was unable to post the $1,000 bond, and remains in the Page County Jail, pending further court proceedings.

Boys Class 3A Substate Final Schedule 03/02/2020

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March 2nd, 2020 by admin

Substate 1 @ Sioux City, North: Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. LeMars @ Sioux City, North 7:00 p.m.
Substate 3 @ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids: Marion vs. Center Point-Urbana  6:30 p.m.
Substate 4 @ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids: Mount Vernon vs. Central DeWitt  8:00 p.m.
Substate 6 @ Knoxville: Pella vs. Oskaloosa 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ WDM Valley: Norwalk vs. Dallas Center-Grimes 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Atlantic: Denison-Schleswig vs. Harlan 7:00 p.m.

Buena Vista University study finds ‘microplastics’ pollute NW Iowa beaches

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Researchers say tiny pieces of plastic are polluting the shores of some northwest Iowa beaches. Students at Buena Vista University teamed up with Storm Lake High School students to collect baggies of sand along three of the city’s beaches. They found small chunks of tires, fleece threads and parking lot paint mixed in the sand. B-V-U senior Mel Graf says their findings really bring home the environmental issue. “When we go walking on those beaches, we’re walking on sand but we’re also walking on microplastics, we’re walking on pollution,” Graf says. “Hopefully that’s something we can start to figure out ways to go about fixing.”

B-V-U environmental science professor Ben Maas says this is just the first in a series of planned studies of microplastics pollution. “We don’t really know where it is going,” Maas says. “Is it getting deposited in the lake itself, or the mud, the lake bed, or is it getting deposited on the beaches?” One big concern about microplastics is that they can harm marine life that ingest them.

Researchers hope to look more into how far this pollution goes, by studying more beaches and even the water itself.

(Reporting by Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

Girls State Basketball Tournament Schedule Monday 03/02/2020

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March 2nd, 2020 by admin

Class 5A Quarterfinals

#2 Iowa City HIgh (22-1) vs. #7 Cedar Rapids Prairie (20-3) 10:00 a.m.
#3 Johnston (21-2) vs. #6 Southeast Polk (19-4) 11:45 a.m.
#1 Waukee (21-2) vs. #8 Sioux City East (16-7) 1:30 p.m.
#4 Cedar Falls (19-4) vs. #5 Waterloo West (19-4) 3:15 p.m.

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#1 Dike-New Hartford (22-1) vs. #8 Jesup (20-4)  5:00 p.m.
#4 Red Oak (21-3) vs. #5 North Polk (19-5) 6:45 p.m.
#2 Clear Lake (22-2) vs. #7 Davenport Assumption (16-7) 8:30 p.m.