(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office report two accidents were investigated earlier this month. Most recently, on October 9th, at around 7:50 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the area of 655th and Hamburg Road in rural Cass County for a single vehicle accident. It was found that a 2020 Nissan Altima being operated by Drew Steckelberg, of Adair, was traveling Eastbound on Hamburg Rd approaching a T intersection with 655th. The vehicle went out of control, exited the roadway, proceeded across 655th and ended up in the ditch on the East side of 655th. Steckelberg suffered apparent injury and was transported to a local area hospital for medical assistance. The vehicle was declared a total loss.

And, as we previously reported on KJAN, on October 5th, at approximately 6:36 AM, area first responders were called to 58882 White Pole Road for a single vehicle accident. Responding units found that a 2016 Jeep Cherokee Limited being operated by Marian Faddis, of Atlantic, was operating Southwest on White Pole Road. The SUV exited the traveled portion of the roadway to the right, traveled through the ditch, a field and two fences before it struck a decorative / non operational oil rig on private property and came to rest.

Faddis was transported to a local area hospital to receive medical assistance. The vehicle sustained an approximated $15,000 worth of damage, with additional damage was noted to fences, fields and private property.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), released a report on arrests dating back to Sept. 29th.

Most recently, on Saturday (Oct. 8), Deputies arrested 23-year-old Samuel Haag, of Cumberland, for OWI 1st Offense. Haag was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held pending his later release on his own recognizance.

Last Thursday (Oct. 6), 48-year-old Jeffery Etter, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear. Etter was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held.

On October 5th, Deputies in  Cass County arrested 37-year-old David Coenen, of Lewis, on a warrant for Burglary 2nd Degree. Coenen turned himself in to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Jail, was booked in and subsequently released on bond.

On October 4th, 46-year-old Natalie Olson, of Lewis, was arrested on the charges of Domestic Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Child Endangerment. Olson was transported to the Cass County Jail where she was booked and held.

On October 1st, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 29-year-old Preston Myers, of Anita, for OWI 1st Offense. Myers was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held pending his later release on his own recognizance.

On September 30th, 35-year-old Kisauo Stephen, of Atlantic, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts and Public Intoxication. Kisauo was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held until his later release.

And, on September 29th, 32-year-old Joshua Beedle, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Beedle was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held until his later release on his own recognizance.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. There were two separate arrests on Oct. 4th:

30-year-old Alyssa Marie Krzycki, of Orient, was arrested by an Adair County Deputy, for Domestic Abuse Assault by impeding air/blood flow, after she allegedly choked her male victim while he was having a panic attack. He told the Deputy Krzycki left him barely able to breath, and gasping for air. He mentioned also, that she had stabbed the man in the stomach, but the Deputy did not see any evidence of a wound or injuries to his neck.

The Deputy did note in his report, that the victim may have been in the process of harming himself, by hitting his own head against the wall. Kryzcki chose not to make a statement to the Deputy, but mentioned that the man she allegedly assaulted, was on probation, and she did not wish him to get into trouble, which could have resulted in his getting a 90-day sentence. She and the victim are household members residing together at the time of the alleged assault.

Kryzcki was transported to the Adair County Jail and posted bond six-hours later.

The second arrest on Oct. 4th, took place following a traffic stop, in Adair. A Police Officer in Adair arrested 49-year-old Scott William McAfee, of Adair, for OWI/2nd offense, after his Breath/Alcohol Test results measured .118%. McAfee was cited and later released from custody.

And, on Oct. 5th, an Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy in Stuart, arrested 29-year-old Caleb Jeffrey Fairchild, of Stuart. He was taken into custody on a Madison County Felony warrant charging Fairchild with three counts of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree, and one count of Indecent Contact with a Child. The man was turned over to the custody of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department and held without bond, pending a court appearance.

(Radio Iowa) – Russian hackers targeted the websites of more than a dozen U.S. airports this (Monday) morning, including the Des Moines International Airport. A group linked to the Kremlin has claimed credit for the online attacks, which did not affect flights or air traffic control, but took down the websites of airports in New York, Chicago and Atlanta as well as Des Moines.

Fly D-S-M dot com (FLYDSM.com) was down for a couple of hours, but has been restored. The website lets travelers check flight departures and arrivals in Des Moines — information that is available separately through each airline’s website.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five separate arrests took place over the past few days. Two people were arrested on separate charges, Sunday: Jessie Amanda Harman, of Glenwood, was arrested for the second day in a row, on a Driving while Revoked charge (Bond $1,000); And, 36-year-old Breanna Richelle Butterfield, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Driving While Barred ($2,000 bond).

There were two people arrested Saturday evening, in Mills County: 34-year-old Jessie Amanda Harman. of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While Revoked ($1,000 bond); and, 37-year-old Jacob Ryan Jones, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday for Violation of a No Contact Order. His bond was set at $300.

At around 1:30-a.m. Friday, Oct. 7th, Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 58-year old Ricky Curtis Crawford,of Hastings, for Domestic Abuse Assault. Crawford was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

December 10, 2022 (DES MOINES, IA) – Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that the Butchery Innovation and Revitalization program is open and will accept applications November 1 through December 21, 2022. The program, created during the 2021 legislative session to strengthen Iowa’s food supply chain and support rural development, was so successful legislators renewed it during the 2022 session. Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to eligible businesses, with a total of $1,000,000 available through the program in the current fiscal year.

Applicants must meet all requirements outlined in House File 857 and in state administrative rules and must have received an assessment from the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS). The CIRAS assessment submission period is from October 10 to November 28, 2022. The IEDA application must be completed after receiving the assessment report.

Requirements include that a business must:

Be incorporated or authorized to do business in Iowa
Employ fewer than 50 people
Be licensed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) or be able to document its work to become licensed by IDALS
A sample of the CIRAS assessment form, application FAQs and checklist are available online at iowaeda.com/grow/butchery-innovation-revitalization/.

The CIRAS assessment will be available on October 10 and the IEDA application will be available on November 1 at iowaeda.com/grow/butchery-innovation-revitalization/.

(DES MOINES, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two additional Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food assistance programs today for families with eligible children.

The federal Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act allows states to issue emergency food assistance benefits for the Summer 2022 for Children Under Six and the Summer 2022 for School-Aged Children P-EBT programs.

The Summer 2022 for Children Under Six program provides $391 per eligible child who received SNAP benefits during the months of June, July, and August 2022. Benefits will be issued to the family’s SNAP-EBT card between October 11 and 20.

The Summer 2022 for School Aged Children program provides $391 per child who were in grades K-12 during the 21-22 school year. Additional information, including eligibility details, can be found on our web site (link below). Issuance details are being finalized, but it is anticipated that benefits will be issued to eligible children on new EBT cards mailed by the end of November.

These programs are in addition to the School Year 21-22 for Children Under Six program announced last month.

“High food costs have affected every Iowan, and we hear every day how low income parents continue to struggle to meet their children’s nutritional needs,” said Janee Harvey, HHS’ Division Administrator of Adult, Child, and Family Services. “These additional benefits will make it a little bit easier for parents to make ends meet and provide healthy, and nutritious meals for their children.”

Families should visit the comprehensive P-EBT FAQ documents for all three programs, available on the HHS website at https://dhs.iowa.gov/food-assistance/related-programs/P-EBT for more information.