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Chase in 2 western IA counties ends w/suspect getting away

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May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A chase that began early this (Tuesday) morning following a traffic stop in Pottawattamie County, ended in Mills County with the suspect getting away. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy tried to stop a vehicle for speeding 84 in a 55-mile per hour zone near Macedonia at around 2-a.m., but the vehicle sped-off.

The chase ended with the vehicle crashing into a field off of Highway 34 near Emerson, in Mills County, but not before Mills County authorities deployed stop-sticks, which hit the vehicle but didn’t puncture the tires as intended. After the vehicle crashed, a Red Oak Police k-9 unit and Omaha Police helicopter Able 1 attempted to locate the driver of the vehicle, but were unable to do so.

The vehicle had Kansas license plates, but the VIN came back to a vehicle stolen out of Oklahoma. No other information is currently available.

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Trading Post

May 27th, 2014 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: 26″ Roadmaster woman’s bicycle, teal color. MT Sport SX 18-speed. Good Condition. $30 Call 712-343-2164.

FREE: used 36″ storm door Call 712-343-2164.

FOR SALE:  1993, Ford Festiva $950.00 OBO.  Good work car, Runs and drives, 38 mpg. Automatic transmission, 712-370-5066.

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FOR SALE:  2009 Kia Rondo LX. 86XXX miles. (A station wagon / minivan crossover). One owner. 4 cyl. 2.4 liter. Automatic transmission. Runs great. No mechanical problems. New tires last fall. Seats up to 7. All back seats fold flat for great cargo area. Kelly Blue Book in good condition is $8068. Asking $7500. Call 391-461-4346.

FOR SALE: 1995 Kit Companion 25′ camper trailer. One slide, has fifth wheel hitch. Call 243-1802.  SOLD!

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FOR SALE: 2 motorcycles: 1) 1997 TR-80 Honda dirt bike, 2 stroke engine $900 2) 1983 RM Suzuki dirt bike, 125 cc, 2 stroke engine $900. 712-304-4262

FOR SALE: 11 aluminum storm/combination windows – 1 is a big bay window – make offer; large bird cage $45; Larson white storm door 36″ wide, 80″ high $40. 243-4308.

FOR SALE: D-17 Allis Chalmers Tractor has wide front end, add-ad, 3 point hitch, tires are excellent $3,500 obo;l digital micrometer $150; WANTED: Total gym exercise machine. 243-3756.

 

Boys Sub-State Soccer Begins Tonight

Sports

May 27th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A

  • Atlantic @ West Central Valley
  • Nodaway Valley vs. North Polk @ West Central Valley
  • A-H-S-T vs. Missouri Valley @ Treynor
  • Tri-Center @ Treynor
  • Underwood @ St. Albert
  • Bondurant-Farrar @ Kuemper Catholic

Class 2-A

  • Carroll vs. Harlan @ Denison-Schleswig
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Denison-Schleswig
  • Winterset @ Creston

Class 3-A

  • Lewis Central @ Thomas Jefferson

Monday Baseball/Softball Results

Sports

May 27th, 2014 by Jim Field

BASEBALL

  • Earlham 9, Nodaway Valley 8
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 5, Guthrie Center 3
  • West Bend-Mallard 4, IKM-Manning 1
  • Underwood 5, Shenandoah 1

SOFTBALL

  • Harlan 14, Underwood 12
  • Fremont-Mills 15, Red Oak 10
  • Creston 10, Southwest Valley 0

 

2014 IHSBCA Baseball Pre-Season Rankings

Sports

May 27th, 2014 by Jim Field

CLASS 4-A
1. DM East
2. Iowa City West
3. WDM Valley
4. Dowling Catholic
5. Southeast Polk
6. Ankeny Centennial
7. Waukee
8. Pleasant Valley
9. Cedar Falls
10. Fort Dodge

CLASS 3-A
1. Bishop Heelan
2. Assumption
3. Harlan
4. Clear Lake
5. Central Dewitt
6. Fairfield
7. Glenwood
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
9. Norwalk
10. West Delaware

CLASS 2-A
1. Dyersville Beckman Catholic
2. North Polk
3. Roland-Story
4. Mt. Vernon
5. Van Meter
6. Fort Dodge St. Edmond
7. New Hampton
8. Wilton
9. Albia
10. St. Albert

CLASS 1-A
1. Twin Cedars
2. Mason City Newman
3. Van Buren
4. Lisbon
5. Pleasantville
6. Martensdale-St. Mary’s
7. Don Bosco
8. Coon Rapids-Bayard
9. St. Mary’s, Remsen
10. BGM

CDC Expert: What Iowans Need to Know About MERS

News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa – With the announcement of the first U.S. transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), many are concerned about what it could mean for public health.

Dr. David Swerdlow, who is leading the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) response team for the virus, says there is no alarm for Iowans at this point. While the virus can spread from person to person, Swerdlow says, it isn’t easily transmitted.

“There’s been no sustained transmission like you see with flu, where it goes from person to person to person,” says Swerdlow. “So, at the current time, we are concerned about the virus, we do think that there could be imported cases, but we don’t see this as being a major problem in the U.S. with widespread cases.”

According to the CDC, the first U.S. transmission of the virus occurred when an Illinois resident had contact with a person in Indiana who was infected while traveling in Saudi Arabia. Those two cases of MERS are not linked to a third patient in Florida, who also had traveled to Saudi Arabia.

MERS was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Since then, there have been almost 600 confirmed cases in 15 countries, including 173 deaths. Swerdlow says most patients develop respiratory illness with fever, cough and shortness of breath, and he adds there is no specific treatment.

“If a person gets a respiratory illness like this, they can be treated in an intensive care unit if needed, the standard things that we do for patients with respiratory illness,” he says. “But there’s no specific treatment, like an anti-viral.”

The CDC advises healthcare workers traveling to the Arabian Peninsula to follow guidelines for infection control, and for other travelers to take precautions to protect their health. As with any respiratory illness, Swerdlow says that means frequent hand-washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and avoiding contact with those who are sick.

(Iowa News Service)

Conservation officials urge precautions against ticks

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(AP) – Conservation officials across the Midwest are urging people headed outdoors to take precautions against tick bites. Insect repellants and covering up are two steps that can help. Officials say long-sleeved shirts, pants and securing pants cuffs are the first defenses.

People should check for ticks after returning indoors and shower quickly to remove unattached ticks. Putting clothes in the dryer on high heat before washing should kill any remaining ticks.

Ticks can spread various diseases, including Lyme disease, Rock Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. Most tick-transmitted diseases require prolonged feeding. To remove a tick, use a tweezers and grasp it as close to the skin as possible. Don’t jerk or twist the tick when removing and clean the bite area.

Hazardous Weather Outlook: Tue., 5/27/2014

Weather

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE OUTLOOK: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
526 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. AN ISOLATED STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY….
ADDITIONAL NON SEVERE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY…MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHERN IOWA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BY LATER SATURDAY INTO MONDAY…PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME…THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS UNKNOWN AND WILL BE DETERMINED AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.