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Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested Monday on 13-counts of Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card (aggravated misdemeanors). Authorities say 30-year-old Jeffrey Dwayne Currie, Jr., of Red Oak, was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.
Jeffrey Dwayne Currie, Jr.
(Red Oak) – A 14-year faces arson charges in connection with a house fire in Red Oak late last week. According to reports, the male juvenile was charged with 1st degree arson – a class B felony – following a joint investigation conducted by the Red Oak Fire and Police Departments, and the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office. His case was sent to the Juvenile Court System for further processing.
The blaze took place Friday afternoon at 604 Miller Avenue, in Red Oak. Firefighters arrived on the scene a little after 3 p.m. found fire in an upstairs bedroom. The flames were contained to that room, but the house sustained significant smoke and water damage. The home’s occupants safely evacuated before firefighters arrived. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion and transported to the hospital to be checked out.
Firefighters from Villisca, Stanton, Essex and Elliott provided mutual aid. MidAmerican Energy, Montgomery County Emergency Management, Red Oak Police, the American Red Cross and Montgomery County Memorial Hospital also assisted Red Oak’s Fire Department.
Today: Partly Cloudy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms. High 92. HEAT ADVISORY in effect until 7-p.m.. Heat index values as high as 106. S @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms. Low around 72. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow (Wednesday): P/Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 92. S @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 89.
Friday: Scattered shwrs & tstrms early. P/Cldy. High 86.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 91. Our Low was 65. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 84 and the Low was 54. The Record High on this date was 105 in 1894. The Record Low was 42 in 1967.
(Radio Iowa) – The Farm Bureau estimates last year’s derecho caused nearly half a billion dollars in damage to Iowa crops. Rod Pierce, who farms near Woodward, is still working on repairing some of his grain bins and two of the bins will be replaced in the next few weeks. “One of the things my wife did — we had never heard of a derecho and so she basically renamed it ‘Gone with the Wind’ so that seems to fit the name of what happened better than, I think, derecho,” he says.
Pierce says he’s lucky to have had not only good crop insurance, but insurance on structures and vehicles that covered the replacement value of the property. Trees were tipped over and snapped off and he still has toppled trees to clear away. “I knew we’d lost trees, but I never thought that’d be one of the things I’d miss a lot is the nice shade and the beauty of some of the trees that got damaged and insurance didn’t pay me for anything, but my insurance did a good job,” Pierce says. “I was very, very blessed to have good insurance.”
Pierce says his operation suffered 750-thousand dollars in crop damage. Unfortunately, Pierce had to submit a new claim last month. A storm with tennis-ball-sized hail ripped through four of his corn fields, shattered skylights in his house and damaged vehicles. “Luckly, God was with me and I did have some hail insurance,” Pierce says, “but we are experiencing weather at this location, I guess.” Wind speeds from LAST year’s derecho reached 131 miles an hour as the storm passed over Pierce’s farm.
Guthrie-Dallas Counties: HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…Heat index of up to 105 degrees.
Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties: HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties:
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 106. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected.
Harrison-Shelby Counties: HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 expected.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
BETTY MARIE POLLOCK, 86, of Anita, died Wed., Feb. 3rd, at Methodist Hospital, in Omaha. Graveside services for BETTY POLLOCK will be held on Saturday, August 14th at 10:30 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita is handling the arrangements.
Family will visit with friends at a lunch to be held in the Anita Community Center following the graveside service.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.
BETTY POLLOCK is survived by:
Her sons: David (Julie) Pollock, and Daniel Pollock.
Her daughter: Diane Bryant.
Her sister: Marna McCaw.
Her sister-in-law: Leola Larsen.
3 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, her very special “partners in crime” and relatives, Tracey and John Knutson and Robbie Metheney; other relatives and friends.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa DCI, Monday evening, provided an update on an incident in Kellerton that led up to a fatal shooting. Authorities said on Sunday evening at 10:12 p.m., the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call indicating a male subject was in Kellerton, Iowa, and had displayed a gun in a threatening manner. Ringgold County Deputies quickly located the suspect and attempted to make a traffic stop. The vehicle, driven by Chance Newton, led officers on a high speed pursuit. During the pursuit, Newton fired shots at a pursuing deputy’s vehicle, striking the vehicle. The pursuit ended when Chance Newton was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound while driving through the town. His vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree. Chance Newton was pronounced dead at the scene. No law enforcement officers fired their weapons, and no officers were injured.
Joseph Vanderflught
At 10:44 p.m., a man called 911 to report that he had been shot along with a female occupant as they were traveling in a vehicle along county road J45 in Lamoni. During the investigation, it was discovered that there was an ongoing dispute between Chance Newton and Joseph Vanderflught. During an interview with law enforcement, Vanderflught stated that he fired upon a vehicle traveling on J45 because he thought it was the vehicle of Newton. Both occupants were treated at the Ringgold County Hospital and transported to MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Both were listed in stable condition. As a result, Vanderflught was charged with two counts of Attempted Murder. He was arrested without incident and is currently being held in the Decatur County Jail.
Assistance was provided by the Iowa State Patrol, the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, the Leon Police Department and the Lamoni Police Department. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident.
(Radio Iowa) – A Sioux City man is facing several charges after a window-breaking spree in downtown Sioux City. Officer Andrew Dutler says 37-year-old Ryan Redler was hitting the windows with a hammer. He says Redler broke windows at various businesses and also broke a window on the west side of the police department. Windows on two doors at the federal courthouse were also shattered.
Redler was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment of cuts to his hands and arms from the broken glass. He faces four counts of second-degree criminal mischief. “He is also being charged with two counts of assault by an inmate — specifically bodily fluids. He bled all over some officers of ours, as well as E-M-S staff,” Dutler says.
A charge of fifth-degree mischief was also tacked on and Redler is being held on a 20-thousand dollar bond in the Woodbury County Jail.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen reports, beginning Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 the Southwest section of the Schildberg Recreation Trail along Lake 3 will be closed for bank repair (erosion control). Bryant says “We apologize for the inconvenience, but appreciate your understanding as we address this section which has started create some issues due to erosion.”