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.