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Despite the explosive fire growth conditions in the area over the past few days, Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees doesn’t see the need for a County-wide ban on opening burning. McNees told KJAN News the fire that started east of Atlantic Wednesday afternoon was accidental, and not open burning-related. It was one of several fires in western Iowa that burned quickly and intensely, Wednesday. McNees said it’s not as bad in Cass County as in other counties which have instituted bans on open burning.
He says things are “greening-up,” slowly and people are being smart. He says residents are heeding advice given earlier this week to know when you are going to burn, check the weather, call your local fire chief and the Cass County Communications Center.
McNees still cautions residents of Cass County to be careful, and try to give Mother Nature a little more time to green-up the grasses, which will reduce the danger of fires spreading, as opposed to the dry conditions we are currently experiencing. He says if there were crops standing in the fields, he would be more concerned about fires spreading. Wednesday was just an “extreme day,” according to McNees, where all of the elements necessary for the eruption of rapidly expanding fires, were present.
Jim Field speaks with Carole Schuler about the 2014 Cass County Relay for Life getting geared up. You can find out more at Captain’s Night on April 7th at Unity Point at Home in Atlantic at 5:30pm.
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SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) – A May trial has been scheduled for a 26-year-old man facing several charges linked to a standoff with officers in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal says Jonathan Willroth pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in Sac County District Court in Sac City. He’s charged with sexual abuse, going armed with intent, domestic abuse assault, assault while participating in a felony, assault with intent to commit sex abuse and two counts of neglect of a dependent person.
Court records say Willroth was arrested at a house in Early after a March 11 incident in which he sexually assaulted his ex-wife and threatened to shoot her while their children were present. Officers surrounded the house and eventually talked Willroth into coming outside.
Willroth’s trial is scheduled to begin on May 13.
A two-vehicle accident this (Thursday) morning at the intersection of Highway 71 and 22nd Street, in Atlantic, resulted in what were described as “minor” injuries. The crash was reported at around 7:27-a.m. Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac Ambulance responded to the scene. At least one person was transported to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.
No other details are currently available.
With Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a Braddyville man was arrested early this (Thursday) morning on an OWI charge, following an incident which occurred in the 400 block of south 3rd Avenue in Villisca. 21-year old Payne David William Dotson was taken into custody at around 1:50-a.m. and charged with OWI/1st offense. Dotson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
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