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Reading of Civil War Letters

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Hitchcock House say the final summer program at the historical site in Cass County, will be a reading of the Civil War Letters of Francis R. Howard. Floyd Pearce, Chairman, Hitchcock House Board, says Private Howard enlisted in the Iowa 23rd Infantry Regiment from Lewis. The letters provide an intimate look into Civil War army life.

Private Howard died of wounds inflicted in the battle of Port Gibson. Matthew Smith will read the Letters. The program is free, at 2 pm, Sunday, August 17th, in the Red Barn. Bring comfortable chairs if you have them. Hitchcock House, one mile west of Lewis, was a station on the Underground Railroad and is a National Historic Landmark.

3 arrests in Cass County

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested recently, in Cass County. The Sheriff’s Office says 52-year old Katherine Ann Lange, of Anita, was arrested Thursday (8/7), on a charge of Aggravated Domestic Abuse. Lange was taken to the Cass County Jail where she was released later that day on her own recognizance.

On Wednesday, deputies arrested 54-year old Mark David Carroll, of Griswold, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Simple. Carroll was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following day on his own recognizance.

And on Tuesday, 34-year old Travis Lynn Sickels, of Red Oak, was transferred to the Cass County Jail on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear on a Child Support Hearing. Sickels was booked and remains held on $2,000 cash bond.

Former nurse sues in alleged dirty instrument case

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A man who quit his nursing job at a Council Bluffs hospital after he says he was prohibited from telling two patients they were worked on with unsterilized instruments is suing the hospital for back pay and damages. Robert Owen Burgin says he resigned from Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs in April 2013 after his bosses refused to tell two patients that surgical instruments used on them in 2012 hadn’t been properly sterilized.

The Omaha World Herald Reports Burgin filed the lawsuit against Mercy’s parent Alegent Creighton Health on Monday in Pottawattamie County. Alegent Creighton says it will formally respond to the allegations through the court process and denies their accuracy.

Burgin, who is 56, now works as a temporary nurse in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tour the northern Loess Hills prairies on Aug. 16th

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources invites you to take a day to visit prairies in the northern Loess Hills Aug. 16.th The tours are hosted by Iowa Prairie Network, with DNR, Woodbury County Conservation and Iowa Native Plant Society co-sponsoring the first field trip.

The first field trip, “Insects and Wildflowers of the Prairie,” will start north of Sioux City. Open to the public, the tour kicks off at 10 a.m. from Spirit Knoll, three miles north of Stone State Park’s west entrance on state Highway 12. Join insect enthusiast M. J. Hatfield who will be sweeping for insects, doing some show and tell, and educating about insects. Bill and Dianne Blankenship, and Kevin Pape, DNR park ranger, plus many others will help with prairie plant identifications.

Spirit Knoll will be dedicated as a state preserve Oct. 11 with programs and field trips that day, also.

Iowa Prairie Network is providing additional field trips in the afternoon. Bring a brown bag lunch to eat at Calumet Shelter at Stone State Park. A visit to Mount Talbot State Preserve in the park will follow a brief annual meeting. Then those who are interested can make a short trip north to Broken Kettle Grasslands to visit The Nature Conservancy’s Stevenson Preserve.

There will be a dinner at Bill and Dotty Zales’ home in the rural Loess Hills of Plymouth County, a few miles from Broken Kettle, followed by a campfire and camping (if desired).

Please RSVP by Aug. 13 for dinner (and indicate if you prefer vegetarian lasagna) to Dotty Zales at 712-540-0952 or zales66@hotmail.com, or to Dianne Blankenship at bennaid@hotmail.com. Also, indicate if you plan to camp.

 

Audubon County teen charged following a rollover accident

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Audubon County charged a teenager with Failure to Maintain Control, following an accident that occurred Tuesday morning. 17-year old Jaynie Elaine Rasmussen, of Elk Horn, was traveling west on Littlefield Drive at around 7:45-a.m., Tuesday, when she lost control of the car she was driving about a mile east of Exira.

The 2000 VW slide sideways into a ditch and rolled several times before coming to rest on its side. Damage from the crash amounted to $6,000. Rasmussen initially refused medical treatment at the scene, but was later transported to the hospital by private vehicle.

Audubon man arrested on drug charges

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest on Wednesday on a man wanted on a drug and alcohol-related warrant. 28-year old Spencer Gordon Heuton, of Audubon, was taken into custody at around 4-p.m. on an outstanding Audubon County warrant for Possession of Marijuana/2nd offense, Public Intoxication/3rd offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The charges stem from an incident on August 5th in the 200 block of Pacific Avenue. Heuton was brought to the Audubon County Jail and later released after appearing before a magistrate. He’s scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on August 25th.

A Carroll County woman wanted on an Audubon County warrant for Driving While Suspended, has turned herself-in. 44-year old Nina Marie Deist, of Carroll, was taken into custody at around 8-a.m. today (Thursday). The charge against her stems from a traffic stop June 25th on Highway 71, in Audubon. When Deist had failed to appear in court, a warrant was issued for her arrest. She has since appeared before the magistrate, pled guilty, and was fined.

And, a woman from Arizona turned herself-in to the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday night. 37-year old Mandie Kay Monk, of Phoenix, was charged with Revocation of Probation, on an original charge of Theft in the 3rd degree. She appeared before the magistrate and was being held in the Audubon County Jail on $5,000 bond. Monk is scheduled to appear in district court next Monday.

Iowa State University president ends Veishea

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State University’s president is ending the annual Veishea festival saying it has become a week-long alcohol fueled party that places students at risk. President Steven Leath says the violence-marred festival over the years it has resulted in dozens of violent incidents, riots, property damage and two deaths. A late-night crowd disturbance in early April injured a student and the remainder of the festival was cancelled for this year.

He says it has hurt Iowa State’s reputation as he announced Wednesday Veishea will end for good and the name will be retired. Leath says as university president his top priority is student safety and although he acknowledged ending a 90-year tradition will be criticized he’s convinced it’s the right thing to do for the university.

AMU says the water in Atlantic is just fine

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Atlantic Municipal Utilities say they have received several calls regarding the boil water order that has been issued for parts of Southeast Cass and Northeast Adams counties. AMU wants its customers to know the boil order does NOT affect AMU customers. It is for customers of the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA), only.

AMU says its water supply remains safe and unaffected by the boil order. The Atlantic water supply is pumped from underground aquifers north of town. That raw water is then treated locally and regularly tested to ensure it is of the safest and best quality possible.

Ag Dept offers a chance to picture yourself in agriculture

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Agriculture Department is offering those who’ve never set foot on a farm a chance to do so at the Iowa State Fair. Ag Secretary Bill Northey says all you have to do is visit the Ag Building at the fair. “We’ll have an exhibit that allows folks to stand in front of a screen, and get their picture taken, and choose a scene of agriculture to be behind them. We are calling it ‘Picture themselves in Agriculture’,” Northey explains.

Northey says those in agriculture are right at home at the fair, but he says it’s also provides a lot of insight for others.  “It is really a great place for non-farm families to come and see animals and agriculture and learn more about agriculture,” Northey says. “We’d like to have them come to the Agriculture Building to see that. We have animals giving birth on the grounds, we have the buildings, we have the show arenas.”

Northey says non-farm families can visit and go home understanding a little bit more about agriculture. Northey says most Iowans are impacted by agriculture in some way and probably don’t know it. “We have a lot folks that have jobs that sell things to those farmers, that work for companies that buy things from those farmers and process it. And frankly , we have a lot of folks who wouldn’t even necessarily think they are in an agricultural job. They are at a bank, and insurance company and an awful lot of the business they do in those businesses are related to the farm or folks that are working with farmers.” The Iowa State Fair opened today (Thursday) and runs through August 17th.

(Radio Iowa)

Company says money saved in keeping Iowans healthy

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August 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s leading health insurer says it has saved about $12 million in keeping patients well instead of being treated when they’re sick. The Des Moines Register reports  the savings are less than 2 percent of the overall care provided to about 358,000 patients over the past two years.

But Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield says the savings from its Accountable Care Organizations are a start. It’s an arrangement that rewards hospital and clinics for preventing expensive health care.  Wellmark official Mike Fay says the savings come from clinics encouraging patients to come in for checkups before medical issues become severe.

Fay says some clinic staff members are also using medical records to identify patients who often go to the emergency room for minor problems.