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Iowans may be pulling more green out of their pockets to purchase a Christmas tree this year, especially if that tree was grown out of state. Iowa Christmas tree grower Rod Heintz, says there’s an undersupply of some popular evergreens nationwide due to wildfires and drought. “Right now there’s a shortage of Christmas trees because of that,” Heintz says. “Everything is up three to five dollars a tree this year.”
Heintz manages Strautman Tree Farm near Cambridge. He says Iowans can likely save a few dollars this year if they get a tree grown within the state’s borders. Heintz did NOT raise his prices from last year. “We sell ’em from three feet tall to 15 foot…so, they range anywhere from $30 to $250 a (tree),” Heintz says.
There are around 100 Christmas tree farms in Iowa, growing on a total of about 1,500 acres. Heintz says he was pleasantly surprised with the strength of his Christmas tree crop this year. “We had absolutely no rain this growing season, but they look tremendous,” Heintz told Radio Iowa. “I can’t believe how well they look.”
Heintz says many of his customers return year after year because they enjoy the experience of buying a tree direct from a farm, rather than from a big box store.
According to the Iowa Christmas Tree Grower’s Association, it can take up to 15 years to grow a tree of average retail sale height (6 feet), but the average growing time is seven years. The top selling Christmas trees in Iowa are Scotch Pine and White Pine.
(Radio Iowa)
Sheriff’s Officials in eastern Iowa’s Grundy County are asking for your help in locating a missing man. Officials say 28-year old Michael Bruce Johns, of Grundy Center, was reported as a missing person by the Grundy Center Police Department, on Oct. 26th. Johns is described as 5-feet 7-inches tall and weighing 180-lbs. During the subsequent investigation, information was developed which led law enforcement to believe that at the time of his disappearance, Johns was wearing a white baseball cap, a green or dark colored Under Armor hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white and gray tennis shoes. The investigation also developed information that indicated that Johns was last seen in an area between Greene, Iowa and Charles City, Iowa, during the early morning hours of October 25th, 2017, at around 6:00 am. Past that time, Johns has not been seen or heard from. Investigators believe that foul play is suspected in Johns’ disappearance.
Michael Johns
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are asking for the public’s assistance in providing any information about having contact with or sightings of Johns in the area mapped out below, during the early morning of October 25th, 2017. The public is also encouraged to be vigilant to be looking for anything that would indicate a current location for Johns based off the clothing that he is believed to be wearing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office at 319-824-6933, or contact Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-TIPS (8477). Tips may also be left at WWW.CVCRIMESTOP.COM Tips may also be sent with TipSoft or by texting the word CEDAR plus the information to CRIMES (274637). Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt out at any time. Text HELP for more information.
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An 19-year-old woman whose twins were seen wandering naked near a busy state highway in central Iowa has pleaded not guilty. Jasmine Teed entered the plea Monday in Dallas County. Teed’s charged with two counts of child endangerment. Officers were sent to a house along U.S. Highway 6 in Adel around 9 a.m. Nov. 2. Police say witnesses reported seeing someone herd the unclothed 2-year-olds back in the house after they were spotted near the highway. An officer entered the house and called out but received no answer. The officer reports finding Teed asleep in a bedroom.
Police say the outdoor temperature at the time was 43 degrees.
BOYS
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Winterset 59, Atlantic 46
Denison-Schleswig 66, Lewis Central 60
Glenwood 73, Thomas Jefferson 25
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 80, Carroll 66 (Parker Badding, KC 44pts/ Cooper Ross, Carroll 34pts)
Nodaway Valley 67, Clarinda 46
Southwest Valley 67, Shenandoah 51 (Chance Cobb, SWV 15pts)
Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 59, Audubon 53 (Alex Lingle, IKM-M 35pts)
Logan-Magnolia 56, Griswold 26 (Jessup Lake, Lo-Ma 19pts)
Treynor 61, AHSTW 55 (Dillon Faubel, Treynor 20pts/ RJ Harris, AHSTW 20pts)
Tri-Center, Neola 73, Riverside, Oakland 40 (Jackson Nelson, TC 32pts)
Rolling Valley Conference
OA-BCIG 62, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 57
West Monona 85, West Harrison 58
Corner Conference
East Mills 42, Woodbine 40
Mount Ayr 75, Clarinda Academy 48
Pride of Iowa Conference
Diagonal 68, East Union 65
Lenox 57, Orient-Macksburg 34
GIRLS
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 59, Glenwood 35
Kuemper Catholic 67, Carroll 42
Lewis Central 55, Denison-Schleswig 30
Nodaway Valley 56, Clarinda 32 (Annie Herr, Nodaway Valley 16pts)
Shenandoah 59, Southwest Valley 24
Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 58, Audubon 19
Logan-Magnolia 57, Griswold 35
Treynor 60, AHSTW 33
Tri-Center 36, Riverside 33 (Marissa Anderson, Tri-Center 14pts)
Underwood 80, Missouri Valley 47
Rolling Valley Conference
West Monona 77, West Harrison 31
Corner Conference
East Mills 39, Woodbine 36
Pride of Iowa Conference
Lenox 53, Orient-Macksburg 22
Other Scores
Earlham 52, Van Meter 38
Panorama 58, Des Moines Christian 20
West Central Valley, Stuart 55, Woodward-Granger 51
Westwood, Sloan 96, Whiting 15
Red Oak Police, Tuesday night, arrested a woman wanted on a warrant, and for drug-related charges. 20-year old Savanna Rachelle Abraham, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 9:45-p.m. on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation, along with new charges that include Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Contraband in a Jail Facility, which is felony offense.
Abraham was being held in the jail on bond amounting to $7,000.
A traffic stop at around 9:25-p.m. Tuesday in Adams County resulted in a man’s arrest on drug charges. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports 49-year old Martin Andrade, of Columbus, NE., was pulled over for speeding. A continued investigation determined Andrade was allegedly in possession of drug paraphernalia and about 10-grams of Meth. He was arrested on those charges, cited for speeding, and operating without a driver’s license.
Today: Partly Cloudy. High near 50. E @ 5-10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 30.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 50. NW @ 10-15.
Friday: P/Cldy. High near 55.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 52.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Our Low this morning was 15. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 43 and the low was 32. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 71 in 1998. The Record Low for this date was -8 in 1891.
The Atlantic boys swimming team opened up the season with a loss at Waukee 128-33. The Warriors are ranked #4 so it was a tough test for the Trojans. They continue action on December 2nd at the Boone Invitational.
The Atlantic boys basketball team dropped their season opener at home on Tuesday night 59-46 to the Winterset Huskies. Atlantic found themselves down at the end of the 1st and 2nd quarter on late baskets. The Huskies got a steal and layup from Casey Kleemeier at the end of the first quarter to lead 16-14. Easton Darling then splashed in a near half-court three at the buzzer to give the Huskies a 32-29 halftime edge.
The beginning of the second half was very stale for Atlantic. The Huskies outscored the Trojans 17-7 in the third quarter and lead by as many as 16. Easton Darling hit two threes in that impactful third quarter and finished with 20 points on the night to lead Winterset and all scorers. Nicholas Baur had 10 points and Casey Kleemeier finished with 9 for the Huskies. Kleemeier was very good as a distributor as well with a number of great passes that put his teammates in great shape to get easy buckets.
Chase Mullenix didn’t start the game after missing some time to recover from an injury after football season but was the leader for the Trojans with 18 points and made some great hustle plays for Atlantic. Austin Alexander finished with 10 points on the night. The Trojans struggled with ball handling out front and were ice cold from the field for most of the night. Defensive breakdowns also led to a number of easy looks for Winterset. Head Coach Alan Jenkins said “We just got whipped in every facet of the game. Give credit to Winterset because they executed. We just weren’t good anywhere on the floor tonight.”
Atlantic has a few days to prepare for a road test at St. Albert on Friday night.
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