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(Cass County, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board, Nishna Valley Trails, and Atlantic Parks and Rec are holding a free National Trails Day Area trail event on Saturday, June 1. The event is 10-a.m. until Noon, at the Schildberg Recreation Area (102 Buck Creek Road, Atlantic, IA 50022) at the East Shelter (near the campground).
People of all ages are invited to come out and enjoy this free event. The Kiwanis will have their food truck on site, and hot dogs and watermelon will be available for a free will donation. The Schildberg Recreation area is connected to approximately five miles of trails, much of which is paved. Bikes, strollers, runners or walkers–all are welcome.
At 10:30-a.m., Jon Jordan will lead a bike ride out to the T-Bone Trailhead and back (approximately 15 miles). Portions of the route will be gravel, and Jon will share tips on biking safely. The event will be canceled if there is inclement weather.
The Schildberg Recreation area is just one of many trails sites in Cass County. A map of Cass County trails, including information on trail type, ADA accessibility, and restrooms, can be found at https://www.atlanticiowa.com/experience/cass-county-trails-map-2/. Printed copies of the Cass County Trails Map can be picked up at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce (102 Chestnut St., Atlantic, IA 50022).
Jon Jordan shares cycling tips with rides before the 2023 trails ride
Nishna Valley Trails is a tax-exempt local nonprofit that promotes the development of recreational trails and cycling. People who support these causes are welcome to join the group. For more information on Nishna Valley Trails or to join the organization, contact President Dave Chase at 712-249-3059.
DES MOINES – Today Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the signing of a disaster proclamation for Sioux County, Iowa effective immediately through June 27, 2024. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial layer chickens.
This proclamation allows state resources from Iowa Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and other agencies to assist with tracking and monitoring, rapid detection, containment, disposal, and disinfection. The proclamation also waives regulatory provisions related to commercial vehicles responding to affected sites.
The recent HPAI detections in birds do not present an immediate public health concern, and it remains safe to eat poultry products. If producers suspect signs of HPAI in their flocks, they should contact their veterinarian immediately.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s top election official says Iowans can be assured their votes in next Tuesday’s Primary Election will be counted accurately. Secretary of State Paul Pate hosted officials from key state and federal agencies today at the Iowa National Guard’s headquarters to discuss election security. “Our elections are safe, fair and secure,” Pate said.
Iowa uses paper ballots and Pate said that means the ballots can’t be hacked, plus every ballot tabulator is tested to make sure it’s functioning properly before every election. “Iowa’s vote tabulators are not connected to the internet,” Pate said. “The physical protection of each piece of voting equipment is accounted for in all 99 counties.”
Many Iowa counties have been hit with storm damage this spring, but polling sites are set in areas where tornadoes destroyed homes and businesses, according to Pate. “But there are other things involved, to be very candid,” Pate said. “People who are maybe voting absentee, making sure that they still have their ballot (after) the disruption in their homes, so they are working very closely with the folks in their counties to make sure that (the election) is run smoothly.”
John Benson, director of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said state and federal experts will gather at the State Emergency Operations Center to monitor Primary Election day activity. “If something does happen, we’re already in a spot where we can effectively respond,” Benson said. “…Ultimately, we don’t want to have to do anything and it’s happened that way for the last many elections.”
About 10,000 Iowans have signed up to be precinct workers for Tuesday’s Primary. Cait Conley, who leads election security efforts in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the agency’s monitoring cybersecurity threats from foreign adversaries as well as physical threats to poll workers.
Eugene Kowel, Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Omaha office, and Cait Conley, top election security official in U.S. Homeland Security Dept., joined Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate at a May 28, 2024 news conference in Johnston, Iowa. (RI photo)
“This is not who we are as a country,” said Conley, who flew to Iowa to participate in today’s news conference in Johnston, “As Americans, we are better than this and, as a veteran, I want to thank these brave and selfless election officials who stand steadfast in their commitment to the security and integrity of the American democratic process.”
Over the past three years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has conducted cybersecurity assessments for election offices in each of Iowa’s 99 counties and Conley said every county auditor’s office in Iowa is now using a dot.gov website, which has a higher level of security. “I’ve had the privilege to spend time with chief election officials across the country and witness firsthand how tirelessly they and their teams work to ensure the citizens’ votes are counted as cast,” Conley said.
Eugene Kowel, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Omaha office, said election security is one of the agency’s highest priorities. He joined Iowa’s secretary of state at today’s news conference at Iowa National Guard headquarters.
“We urge anyone if they become aware of suspicious activity or activity of a violent nature to call local law enforcement or call the F-B-I,” Kowel said.
Precinct voting sites will open at 7 a.m. June 4 and close at 8 p.m. The Iowa Secretary of State’s website has a list of all the voting sites for the Primary. Mail-in ballots must be received by the local county auditor’s office by the time polls close at 8 p.m. in order to be counted.
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 28, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will provide Agency resources at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery centers in the towns of Minden, Harlan, Greenfield, and Mount Ayr, areas hit hard by recent severe storms and tornadoes. The Agency offers information to individuals and organizations seeking grants and loans to help homeowners, businesses, and communities in rural areas damaged by severe storms and tornadoes in Iowa on April 26-27, 2024, map, and May 21, 2024, map.
USDA encourages homeowners with storm damage in all eligible counties to register with FEMA. Start an application for FEMA assistance at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
USDA resources include Rural Development’s disaster assistance fact sheet for Iowa, resource guide, and webpage.
USDA Rural Development has 11 offices across the state to serve the 1.3 million Iowans living in rural communities and areas. Office locations include a state office in Des Moines, along with area offices in Albia, Atlantic, Humboldt, Indianola, Iowa Falls, Le Mars, Mount Pleasant, Storm Lake, Tipton and Waverly.
To learn more about investment resources for rural areas in Iowa, call (515) 284-4663 or visit www.rd.usda.gov/ia. If you’d like to subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit our GovDelivery subscriber page.
FEMA Disaster recovery center locations in Iowa
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Adair County – Greenfield City Hall
202 S. 1st Street
Greenfield, Iowa 50849
Ringgold County – United Baptist Presbyterian Church
2343 US Highway 169
Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854
Pottawattamie County – Minden Fire Department
207 Main Street
Minden, Iowa 51553
Shelby County – Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
1901 Hawkeye Ave. Suite 101
Harlan, Iowa 51537
(Iowa DNR) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has forestry experts available to help landowners impacted by recent storms with forest storm damage assessments and forest recovery plans. Lindsey Barney, district forester for 11 counties in southern and southwest Iowa for the Iowa DNR, said the phone calls are just beginning as the cleanup progresses.
“These storms have caused significant damage across the state. When the landowners are ready, we will be here to help them assess the impact to their timber,” she said. There is a map and contact information for the local district foresters online at https://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Forestry/Forestry-Landowner-Assistance
(Iowa DNR News) – Fawning season traditionally begins during the last week of May, peaks in the first couple of weeks of June, before gradually tapering off. And that means deer are on the move. Does are secretive about the birthing process and will venture out from normal use areas looking for a secluded spot to deliver this year’s crop of fawns in peace, said Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “This seclusion process is a driving force in protection for the lanky, wavering fawn. Fawns will be left alone while the doe returns only to nurse. This is normal deer behavior,” he said.
“The doe searches out an isolated location where she feels safe and, on occasion, those places may leave us scratching our heads wondering what the doe was thinking. But she chose that location because it made sense to her,” Coffey said. “The worst thing someone can do at this stage is to ‘rescue’ the fawn. Mom is likely nearby and watching you. Leave it be, or if you did handle the fawn, return it to where you found it and walk away.”
With the recent flooding and saturated soils, many areas near river bottoms are not available for fawning, pushing deer to higher elevations. These spots can be anything from open hayfield to a field terrace to the flowerbed in the backyard. The Iowa DNR will not be rehabilitating or comingling fawns with other deer to avoid the potential of spreading chronic wasting disease – or other disease – to new areas. This emphasizes the point of leaving ‘abandoned” fawns be.
The spindly legged newborn fawn is designed with a few survival tools built in –its spots are cryptic camouflage that emulates the sunlight spots projected onto leaf litter of the forest floor and its lack of movement the first two weeks helps to reduce scent patterns. This combination is its best chance at survival until it is capable to following the doe.
Fawning season also coincides with an increase in deer vehicle collisions. “There is a lot of movement this time of year that relates to the social structure of deer. The doe is on the move looking for the safe isolated place to have the fawns. Additional movement comes from last year’s fawns that are now isolated teenagers starting to venture out to find new space. These yearlings have to make their own decisions for the first time, encounter other adult deer and build new social structures,” Coffey said. “This movement behavior can occur during all times of the day. Once it settles out, the active movement time will return to dawn and dusk.
“The key to remember is that for the next month deer may not be acting like we think deer should act, stay alert while driving at any time of the day.” Drivers are reminded to drive defensively, avoid distractions, slow down, and provide safe distance between vehicles. Don’t veer for deer. If a driver does hit a deer, drivers can get a salvage tag for the meat by calling either the local conservation officer or local law enforcement agency. The salvage tag is free and is required to legally possess the meat. Salvaging requires that the entire deer be removed from the roadway.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports six arrests occurred over the past week. Tuesday (May 28th), 33-year-old Tyler Jason Chambers, of Glenwood, was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree. His bond was set at $5,000.
On Sunday, 34-year-old Morgan Lynne Prusha, of Glenwood, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. Saturday night, 35-year-old Robert David Roth, of Emerson, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault, Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, and Disorderly Conduct. Friday afternoon, Mills County Deputies arrested 34-year-old Christopher Lee McDaniel, of Pacific Junction, on a warrant for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. All three subjects were being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.
There were two arrested in Mills County on May 21st: 36-year-old Kayla Marie Shoemaker, of Glenwood, was arrested for Simple Assault ($300 bond), and 38-year-old AJ Sidney Kercheval, of Omaha, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation (Bond $5,000).
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) held a Town Hall meeting this (Tuesday) morning (May 28th) at Iowa Western Community College, in Atlantic. After he answered questions and spoke about a variety of topics with those in attendance, Grassley took some time to speak with reporters. He was asked what are people asking about lately, during the meetings?
The economy and workforce are also topics of concern to his constituents. Senator Grassley spoke in particular about an immigration parole reform bill.
He said the Democrats don’t want an immigration bill to be discussed on the floor of the Senate unless it’s their bill. Grassley said his message is that there’s enough work to be done in the Senate, but there’s not enough time allotted by leaders of the congressional delegation.
Sen. Grassley
The Town Hall meeting is part of Iowa’s Senior Senator’s annual 99 county tour across the State.
He was scheduled to hold a similar meeting Tuesday afternoon in Glenwood, and in Corning on Wednesday. The sessions mark Grassley’s 44th consecutive year of holding at least one meeting in each Iowa County.
(Radio Iowa) – The search for a missing kayaker in northeast Iowa has ended in tragedy. Monday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported seeing what they believed was a body in the Upper Iowa River near Lundy Bridge in Winneshiek County. Authorities say the Decorah Fire Department confirmed a short time later that was the body of 39-year-old Justin Limkemann of Frederika.
Limkemann was last seen May 18th when he went kayaking on the Upper Iowa River near Decorah. A capsized kayak and several items belonging to Limkemann were found on the 19th.
(Radio Iowa) – A recreational boater was rescued late Saturday from the flooded Boone River in Hamilton County. The Webster City Fire Department received a call after the individual had fallen off of a kayak. The fire department used a rescue boat to rescue the person. The rescue was reported in the Boone River between Webster City and Stratford. The individual was hanging on to the kayak at the time of the rescue.
Once the person was rescued, the person was taken to Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City for further care and evaluation. The Boone River is not safe for a boat or kayak to be on due to the river cresting over 10 feet.
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