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Creston Police report (3/9/20)

News

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested on separate charges, Saturday, in Creston. Authorities say 28-year old Christopher Keller, of Creston, was arrested Saturday afternoon at the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC), on the charges of Interference with Official Acts, Theft in the 4th Degree, and Driving While Barred. Keller was later released on $3,300 bond. 24-year old Shelby Fetters, of Altoona, was arrested at the Union County LEC Saturday afternoon, for Driving While Suspended and Theft in the 4th. She was later released on $1,300 bond.

And, late Saturday night, 43-year old Jeffery Johnson, of Creston, was arrested at the LEC for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. He was later released on a $300 bond.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 3/09/20

News, Podcasts

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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2 students from CAM win History essay contest

News

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Two students with the CAM School District are the 2020 winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), American History Essay Contest. Sixth-grade student Collin Bower, and Seventh grader Sidney Amdor won for their essay “The Voyage of the Mayflower. Each student participant receives a certificate of participation from the chapter and the chapter winners receive bronze medals and certificates.

Sixth-grade student Collin Bower, and Seventh grader Sidney Amdor.

The DAR’s History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness.

2020 marks the 400th Anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the Plymouth Colony. Imagine you are one of the passengers on the Mayflower. Knowing what materials were available in 1620, what would you have packed to prepare for the trip and starting a new life in the wilderness? After experiencing more than two months at sea then finally landing at Plymouth Colony on November 9, 1620, do you think you would have made different choices and why?

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WEEK OF MARCH 9th

Trading Post

March 9th, 2020 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  20″ push mower, runs fine, $60.  Call 712-304-4998 in Hamlin.

FOR SALE:  4 Noble heavy duty 6′ harrow sections, like new.  Asking $400 or best offer.  Also, Central Pneumatic Earth Quake 3/4″ professional air impact wrench, new in the box.  Asking $135.  Call 712-799-4794 in Harlan.

FOR SALE:  I have 28 collector dolls with stands for sale, excellent condition, no 2 alike….am asking $60.00 for all, have more pictures that I can send if interested. Call or text 865 963 7499.  Anita area.  SOLD!

WANTED: Triple wall metal chimney sections to attach to a wood burner. If you have new or used sections call 712-789-1036.

FOR SALE: 1) A number of sets of 16″ tires. Some like new, some with about 5,000 miles on them, and some about 1/2 tread. $5-$10 each for the older ones and $50 each for the newer ones. 2) 4 brand new in the crate Pella Window brand full size sliding glass doors. Different styles and colors. Quality double pane, argon sealed windows. $300 on down for each. Call 712-304-2587.

FOR SALE: Treadmill, 3 years old, good shape, folds up. 249-3807.

WANTED:  Outdoor toys in good condition for little boys. Little Tyke, etc. Please call or text 712-254-1239.

FOR SALE:  $10 shelf, 23 1/2″ Height, 9 1/4 top ledge.  712-789-0479 Griswold.

FOR SALE:  four 2-man saws for $10 each and 5 horse collars for $20 each.  Call 712-323-4890.

FREE:  44 inch Sony TV with stand. 712-249-7296.  CLAIMED!

FREE:  For pick up older box springs (full/double) bed size.  Items are located in Exira.  Phone 515-681-5997.

FOR SALE:  Larson Storm Door Windows  – Three of them and all different sizes with white frames.  Will need to call for sizes.  Good condition. – $4 each.   Items are located in Exira.  Phone 515-681-5997.

FOR SALE:  Brand new Chevy/GMC tailgate.  Will fit 99-05.  $400.  712-292-0576.

FOR SALE:  2016-2018 Chevy Silverado Crew cab Front seat Custom made seat covers, $100.  Call 712-249-1939.

FREE TO GOOD HOME:  I have a black and white cat very lovable indoor and outdoor cat stays in yard call 712 249 7429 if interested hes fixed up to date on shots also litter trained.

WANTED:  6 x 10 dog kennel or similar size. Email cheri62c@gmail.com.

FOR SALE:  I have several tables here for sale. The cream colored one with design is $50. The yellow table and chairs is $150. And the gray one is $75. The cedar tree slice table is $45. Contact me at 712-249-9242.

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Ag & Economy Forum in Greenfield this Thursday night

Ag/Outdoor, News

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield will host a Forum on Agriculture and the Economy, this Thursday, March 12th, beginning at 7-p.m.. Grant Gerlock, a reporter for Iowa Public Radio who grew up on a farm near Cumberland, will moderate a panel of three local agriculturalists, farmers Rhonda Boehm and Dan Dreher, and ag lender Paul Nelson about their challenges in this rural economy.  Dr. Alejandro Plastina, professor of economics at Iowa State University, will then offer the keynote and will share his views of the impact of agriculture on the economy at the local, state, and national levels. After Dr. Plastina speaks, he and the agriculturists will answer questions from the audience related to ag and the economy, again moderated by Mr. Gerlock.

Whether you are a farmer, live in a rural area, or in the city, you are invited to learn more about how farmers are faring in this economy and what that means for our local communities, for Iowa, and for the U.S. There is no charge, but a free-will offering is appreciated. Soulshine Food Truck will be parked at the Warren Cultural Center, opening at 5:00 pm. The public is encouraged to purchase supper from Soulshine and go upstairs to the auditorium where tables are set and conversation is invited.

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Coronavirus: Take it seriously but don’t overreact

News

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Coronavirus cases worldwide now exceed 100-thousand with at least 22 U-S deaths, but health officials in northwest Iowa say there’s a fine line between being prepared for an outbreak and overreacting. Tyler Brock, deputy director of Siouxland District Health, says some people in the area have asked to be tested out of concern they may have contracted the potentially-deadly virus. “They’re just nervous about it and they want to know for sure whether or not they have this,” Brock says. “Even though symptoms don’t quite line up with the way the disease actually presents, there have been some folks seeking testing that really probably don’t need to be tested.”

There is a concern about people who have traveled overseas coming into a local clinic. Brock says they had a patient recently who had traveled abroad. The person was quickly moved from the waiting room to a separate area. Brock says 80-percent of people who test positive for coronavirus recover fairly quickly. “The vast majority of these cases are mild,” Brock says. “While we want to be concerned, we want to have the proper level of concern, the balance between, yeah, we’re taking it seriously and yet we’re not overreacting to the situation which tends to make it worse.”

Brock says it’s important for Iowans who are returning from overseas trips, especially from countries with major outbreaks like China, Italy and South Korea, to act responsibly. “The primary thing with folks returning from these countries are self-isolation, self-monitoring,” Brock says. “They’re not being ordered and quarantined or that kind of thing. It’s just a self-isolate, monitor yourself for symptoms, contact your provider when you think you have symptoms and your provider will take it from there.”

Statistics show the median age of a person with coronavirus is 51 with most cases between the ages of 30 to 69. Few children are affected, with only two to four percent of worldwide cases involving youngsters. The mortality rate is 3.7 percent, with most of the fatalities in older adults with respiratory issues and weakened immune systems.

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Iowa claims B1G wrestling crown

Sports

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports) – The Iowa Hawkeyes crowned three champions to win the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament host by Rutgers. It was Iowa’s first Big Ten title since 2015. Iowa coach Tom Brands…

Up next the Hawkeyes head to the Twin Cities for the NCAA Championships in two weeks.

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey – The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won the 2020 Big Ten Championship on Sunday, scoring 157.5 team points and crowning three individual champions.

Alex Marinelli defended his 165-pound conference title, and Spencer Lee and Pat Lugo became first time champions, leading Iowa to its first outright team title since 2010 and its 36th conference title overall.

NOTABLES

  • Spencer Lee was named Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Year
  • Tom Brands was named Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year. It is the fourth time he has won the award (2008, 2009, 2010, 2020).
  • Iowa’s team title is the 36th in program history, best in the Big Ten.
  • Iowa’s point total (157.5) is its highest since 1995 (185).
  • Lee became the 114th wrestler in school history to win a Big Ten Conference title.  
  • Lugo became the 115th wrestler in school history to win a Big Ten Conference title.
  • Marinelli became the first Hawkeye to win back-to-back titles since Sammy Brooks in 2016-17.

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Study confirms many benefits of planting cover crops

Ag/Outdoor

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A ten-year study documents the conservation benefits of cover crops on farm fields and shows they’re a long-term tool for soil health. Growers were asked to plant strips of cereal rye as a cover crop on their corn and soybean fields, leaving neighboring areas without it. Liz Ripley, with Iowa Learning Farms, says after working out some kinks the first year or two, the results were so positive it was hard to keep farmers in the study. “In the strips that had the cover crops, they didn’t see the level of erosion, right next door to fields that did,” Ripley says, “and compared to those other fields that weren’t participating in the trial, they could see how the soil moisture even was changing over time.”

Many participants bowed out after just five years to plant the cereal rye across their entire fields. Ripley says cover crops are an investment in a farm’s future productivity. The study sites were all in Iowa but she says the findings should hold up throughout the Corn Belt. “They’re going to see very similar results in terms of the impacts on crop yields,” Ripley says. “When it comes to some of the other variables, here in Iowa, we have some really great soil. But a little further south, they start with a little bit lower organic matter, and so they can have the opportunity for faster increases in soil organic matter.”

Ripley says where small yield losses occurred, farmers made adjustments to how they plant their cash crop and were able to get back their expected yields. Iowa Learning Farms and Practical Farmers of Iowa partnered on the study.

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2 arrested Sunday night in Red Oak

News

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Two men were arrested withing minutes of each other Sunday night, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, 22-year old Devon Lee Smith, of Red Oak, and 25-year old Jeffrey Dewane Ott, of Des Moines, were taken into custody at around 9-p.m. in the 300 block of E. Market Street. Smith was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, and was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond. Ott was arrested for Harassment in the 3rd Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,000.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 3/9/20

Sports

March 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 17 points and No. 23 Illinois held off No. 18 Iowa 78-76 to secure the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Conference tournament. Andres Feliz scored 14 points, Kofi Cockburn had 12 and Kipper Nichols added 10 for Illinois. Luka Garza scored a game-high 28 points for Iowa, which finished in a four-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten and will be the No. 5 seed in the tournament. Joe Toussaint scored 14 and Connor McCaffery added 10. Illinois built a 17-point lead late in the game that evaporated to two points in the final seconds.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 15 points, including the decisive free throw with 0.9 second left, to help Iowa State stun No. 2 Baylor 57-56, ending the Lady Bears’ 58-game regular-season Big 12 winning streak on Sunday. The Lady Bears (28-2, 17-1 Big !2) last lost a conference regular season game to Texas on Feb. 6, 2017. Their only other loss this season came to South Carolina in November in a Thanksgiving tournament. Iowa State (18-11, 10-8) took a 56-53 lead on Joens’ layup with 37 seconds left. Juicy Landrum tied the game 14 seconds later with a 3-pointer.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored 18 points with nine rebounds and Wichita State beat Tulsa 79-57 to end American Athletic Conference play. The Shockers are the fourth seed to the conference’s post-season tournament, which starts Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Wichita State gets a first-round bye and will play in the quarterfinals Friday against the winner of No. 5 UConn and 12th-seed Tulane. Martins Igbanu had 20 points for the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa – which also gets an opening-round bye – heads to the tournament as the No. 3 seed. The Golden Hurricane face the winner between sixth-seeded Memphis and No. 11 seed East Carolina.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur scored 26 points and Alihan Demir added 19 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota set a season-high in scoring with a 107-75 victory over Nebraska. Marcus Carr had 18 points and 11 assists, while Daniel Oturu added 10 points and six rebounds for the Gophers, who made a school-record 18 3-pointers. Haanif Cheatham led the Huskers with 17 points. Jervay Green added 16, Thorir Thorbjarnarson had 14, and Kevin Cross scored 10.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas center Udoka Azubuike has been selected as the Big 12 player of the year by the league’s coaches. Baylor’s Scott Drew was named coach of the year in the voting by his conference peers. The Big 12 awards were announced Sunday, the day after the end of the regular season. Azubuike is averaging 13.7 points and 10.5 rebounds a game. The 7-footer is also shooting an NCAA-best 74.8% from the field for the regular-season champion Jayhawks. Big 12 runner-up Baylor is 26-4 and spent five weeks as the nation’s No. 1 team. The Bears also set a Big 12 record with 23 wins in a row.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bradley guard Darrell Brown, motivated by a perceived first-team all-conference snub, scored 21 points to lead the Braves to an 80-66 win over Valparaiso in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Braves have won eight of their last 10 and captured back-to-back MVC tournament crowns for the first time in school history. Javon Freeman-Liberty paced Valparaiso with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Bradley is making its 10th trip to the NCAA Tournament.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Max Abmas scored 20 points as Oral Roberts romped past cold-shooting Omaha 79-52 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament. Deondre Burns had 17 points and six assists for No 4. seed Oral Roberts. Kevin Obanor added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 13 points and nine rebounds. Omaha was 27% shooting from the field (16 of 59), the lowest percentage against Oral Roberts this season. KJ Robinson had 15 points to lead the fifth-seeded Mavericks.

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