The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office investigated a single-vehicle, property damage accident, Saturday afternoon. Authorities say 65-year old Calvin D. Myers, of Coburg, tried to back his 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup into a field drive, but misjudged the width of the driveway. His vehicle entered the ditch and rolled over, causing about $1,500 damage to the vehicle. The accident happened at around 1-p.m.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Red Oak Fire and Rescue. No injuries were reported.

An accident early Saturday morning in Montgomery County has claimed the life of a rural Red Oak man. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened at around 4:15-a.m., in a field located in the 2500 block of C Avenue, just north of 260th Street. Authorities say Authorities say 41-year old Chad M. Harold died in the crash.

Harold had been driving a 2020 Polaris XP1000 southbound in a farm field, when he lost control of the machine near a terrace, and overturned. The ATV sustained approximately $10,000 damage.

Red Oak Fire and Rescue assisted the Montgomery Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a freshman at the University of Northern Iowa was struck and killed by a passing tractor-trailer while outside his car on a highway overpass. Cedar Falls Public Safety says 19-year-old Isaac Roerig of Sioux City, was hit Friday on U.S. 20. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

A Facebook post by Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City said Roerig was a 2020 graduate of the school. He was studying music education at UNI. The post described what happened as “devastating.”

Sheriff’s officials in northwest Iowa’s Sac County said Saturday, that at around 4:25 p.m. Friday, two inmates in the Sac County Jail over powered a female correctional officer. Authorities say 35-year ol Joseph Lee Sly,  of Rockwell City, was being moved from the main cell area back to a holding cell after a shower. As the correctional officer was opening the main cell door, she was grabbed by 25-year old inmate Shawn Patrick Freier, of Lake View.

Joseph Sly

Shawn Freier

Freier and Sly pulled the correctional officer in to the main cellblock and shut the door locking the correctional officer inside. The two inmates then ran down the stairwell. A courthouse custodian heard the correctional officer screaming and opened a locked door at the bottom of a staircase. Joseph Sly pushed the custodian out of the way and ran down the hall. Sly exited the building. Shawn Freier at the bottom of the stairway enter the kitchen area through an unlocked door. Freier jumped out a first floor window.

Freier ran south from the jail and Sly ran north. Law enforcement officer from surrounding areas responded to assist in looking for the two. A drone with thermal imaging capabilities was used as well as Sac County Sheriff’s K-9. The ground search was called off after dark. On Saturday, October 10th, an off-duty Lake View Police Reserve officer was traveling through Sac City, and spotted Joseph Sly around 7:28-a.m., walking on North 5th Street. The off duty reserve officer was able to take Sly in to custody without incident and return him to the Sac County Jail. Shawn Freier remains at large.

Anyone with information on the location of Shawn Freier should call the Sac County Sheriff’s Office at 712-662-7127 or 911. Freier is serving time for domestic violence charges. Joseph Sly faces charges in Calhoun County for domestic violence and sex abuse charges. Both men are now charged with escape from custody. Additional charges are expected. No injuries are reported.

Responding to assist the Sac County Sheriff’s Office and Sac City Police were the Lake View Police, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Carroll Police, Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers, Fonda Police, Emergency Management from Calhoun and Webster Counties and Sac County Ambulance.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Crop loss estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa in August have increased by more than 50%. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that the number of crop acres that Iowa farmers are unable to harvest has grown to 850,000 from estimates last month that 550,000 acres were lost because of the storm, known as a derecho.

FILE – In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo, a cornfield damaged in the derecho earlier this month is seen on the Rod Pierce farm near Woodward, Iowa. Crop loss estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa in August have increased by more than 50%, a new report shows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday, Oct. 10 that the number of crop acres that Iowa farmers are unable to harvest has grown to 850,000 from estimates last month that 550,000 acres were lost because of the storm, known as a derecho. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

The Des Moines Register reports that the damage caused by winds of up to 140 mph was compounded in late summer with a drought that, at its peak, encompassed much of the state. The drought is again expanding after some September rainfall.

The Atlantic School District, project contributors, and the facilities steering committee celebrated the re-opening of the Trojan Bowl on Friday Night. An on field dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held prior to the Homecoming football game against Red Oak.

Renovations at the Trojan Bowl were part of a $9.5 million bond issue that voters passed in April of 2019. The bond issue included renovation at the Trojan Bowl, a complete overall of the baseball and softball fields, a new track and synthetic field at the high school, new tennis courts at the high school, and a new entry drive and parking lot renovation at Washington Elementary.

The specific renovations at the Trojan Bowl included new concessions and restrooms, ticket booths, storage, four-lane track, visitor parking, new bleachers that are ADA compliant, site paving, lighting, sound, and a new scoreboard and play clocks. It was decided after the passage of the bond that a synthetic turf would also be laid at the Trojan Bowl with a fundraising effort to try to cover that extra cost.

A number of businesses and community members donated to the field turf, and Jim Tyler and the Tyler family led that charge with a $100,000 matching grant donated from Atlantic Bottling Company. Tyler cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the occasion. Rolling Hills Bank and Trust was another major donor recognized for their $50,000 contribution.

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The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a man early Saturday morning following a disturbance at a local bar. Officers were called to the Red Oak Tap at 12:12 a.m. for a male out of control. After assessing the situation they arrested 27-year-old Brent Edward Hanson for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct- Fighting. Hanson was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

(Updated 10-a.m., 10/10) – The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today shows there are 17 more Positive COVID-19 test results received for Cass County from10-a.m., Friday to 10-a.m. Saturday, for a total of 228 cases since the pandemic began.  There are 105 new cases in Pottawattamie County, 35 more cases in Harrison County and 22 more cases in Mills County. There was also one more death attributed to the virus in Guthrie County, for a total of 13 since the outbreak began. (See more detailed info. below)

Statewide, there are 1,315 new cases of COVID-19 since 10-a.m. Friday, for a total of 98,027. There have also been 21 more deaths statewide, for a total of 1,454. The IDPH says of the reported deaths, 977 were related to a pre-existing medical condition. There have been a total of 853,724 Iowans tested for COVID-19 to-date, with 755,732 total Negative results. There were 5,620 results received since Friday, with 4,890 of those Negative, and 712 Positive. Officials say 11.5% of persons tested had a positive test result.  Iowans who have recovered from the virus number 75,9354.

Hospitalizations are down slightly from Friday, from a record 461 to 450 as of Saturday morning. The IDPH says: three fewer patients were in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), for a total of 101; 63 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to a hospital (compared to 77 Friday); and 40 patients are on a ventilator (up from 38 previously). Western/Southwest Iowa hospitals report 26 people hospitalized, seven are in an ICU, four were admitted and no one was on a ventilator.

There are currently 54 Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks in Iowa, 1,158 positive cases of COVID among patients and staff at those facilities, and there have been 731 deaths since the outbreak began. The IDPH reports 627 persons recovered from the virus at LTC’s.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,

• Cass, 228 cases {+17}; 189 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 94 {+6}; 56; 1
• Adams, 52; 30; 0
• Audubon, 115 {+31}; 43; 1
• Guthrie, 324 {+4}; 199; 13
• Harrison County, 435 {+35}; 191; 5
• Madison County, 294 {+11}; 196; 2
• Mills County, 272 {+22}; 150; 1
• Montgomery, 132 {+7}; 100; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,602 {+105}; 1,966; 43
• Shelby County, 306 {+5}; 275; 1
• Union County,  178 {+3}; 115; 3

A collision in Harrison County between a semi and two pickups resulted in two men being transported to the hospital, Friday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2003 Freightliner semi driven by 59-year old Richard E. Fuhs, of Harlan, was eastbound on Highway 30 at around 7:53-a.m., when he swerved to avoid a vehicle that was slowing to make a left turn onto 280th Street.

Hwy 30 crash scene photo submitted

The semi crossed the centerline of the road and collided head-on with a westbound 2012 Dodge RAM pickup driven by 26-year old Brett J. Marcum, of Logan. Another westbound pickup, driven by 36-year old Jonathan D. Moe, of Logan, was unable to stop in-time, and ran into the back of the first pickup.

The impact caused Marcum’s truck to enter the ditch on the north side of Highway 30. The second pickup then ran into the semi. Both the semi and the pickup driven by Jonathan Moe, came to rest in the westbound lanes of Highway 30.

Marcum was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha. He was not wearing a seat belt. Fuhs – who was wearing his seat belt – was transported to the Missouri Valley Hospital by Mo. Valley EMS. The accident remains under investigation.