A representative of the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund has announced the Fund will provide funds for the 2021 Atlantic Trojan Baseball Pitching Camp, again this year.  Trevor’s mom Melanie Petty, says the camp is for all interested Atlantic Little League kids 3rd  through 7th grade.  Brett Johnson will be instructing the camp every Saturday in February along with one Saturday in both March and April.  Full details can be found on the Atlantic Little League FaceBook page.

Brett Johnson receives a check from Grant Petty for the Trojan Baseball Pitching Camp.

Melanie says they “Had a great first day over the weekend.  The kids really liked working with Brett and he had some fun drills to teach the kids about not only pitching technique but throwing and catching the ball in general.  We think anyone interested in baseball could benefit from attending this camp.  On these extremely cold days it’s nice to think about warmer weather and baseball!”

The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund is a 501©3 non profit organization.  All monies raised at our annual golf tournament are given back to the things that were important to Trevor.  Their next golf tournament will be held on Saturday, August 14th at Nishna Hills golf club.  Petty says “We look forward to a wonderful day of giving back to the community Trev loved and hope that you can join us.”

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office Monday (Today) reported on numerous arrests. Last Thursday evening, Deputies were dispatched to the area of 195th St/Paddock Ave., in Pacific Junction, to investigate a suspicious vehicle stuck in a field. Upon further investigation, two men identified as 39-year old Justin Parker, of Adair, and 40-year old Brandon Wilson, of Murdock, NE., were taken into custody. Parker was being held on a $5,000 bond for Burglary in the 3rd degree, and Trespass in the 1st degree. Wilson was cited for Trespass and turned over to Pott. County Sheriff’s Deputies, with regard to an active warrant.

On Feb. 5th, Mills County Deputies executed a search warrant at 312 N. Chestnut Street, in Glenwood. During the search, law enforcement officers recovered illegal narcotics, several firearms, and stolen property. 27-year old Rocky Runyon, of Glenwood, was arrested on multiple felony charges and transported to the Mills County Jail,where his cash-only bond was set at $400,000. Glenwood Police assisted in the arrest.

On Feb. 3rd, Mills County Deputies were dispatched to the area of 195th St./Ingraham Ave. in Pacific Junction, for a burglary in progress.  Deputies located three men near the residence. They were identified as 44-year old David Grund, Jr., of Council Bluffs, 47-year old Brian Anderson, of Omaha, and 47-year old David Anderson, of Bellevue, NE. They were taken into custody on narcotics related charges.

Deputies also located and recovered a Kubota UTV and an industrial grade yard machine, later determined to have been stolen out of Omaha, along with a trailer that was recovered in Mills County on Feb. 4th. David and Brian Anderson were being held in the Mills County Jail on $11,000 bond for Theft in the 1st Degree and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Grund bonded out of jail and has an active warrant for his arrest out of Mills County, for Theft in the 1st Degree. If you have any information leading to the arrest of David Grund, Jr., please call the Mills County Sheriff’s Office at 712-527-4337.

Other Mills County arrests include: 36-year old Michelle Lee Jones, of Walnut, IA, on Feb. 5th, on a warrant for Theft in the 5th. Bond was set at $300; 43-year old Andy Charles Andrews, of Pacific Junction, who was arrested Friday for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was being held without bond; and 30-year old Patrick Neil Jack, of Glenwood, was arrested Friday for Domestic Abuse Assault and on a warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault, along with two counts of Violation of a No Contact Order.

A public hearing is planned for Tuesday, in Atlantic. The Cass County Board of Supervisors, at 9-a.m., will hold an in-person and via Zoom, hearing on proposed priorities for property tax exemption for natural conservation or wildlife areas – an annual consideration with a slight change in the Iowa Code. The hearing will be followed by action on Resolution establishing priorities for property tax exemption for natural conservation or wildlife areas.

And, in Walnut, the City Council will hold a Special Meeting at the Community Center, beginning at 5-p.m. Thursday. A public hearing will be held during the meeting, on the proposed FY 21-22 City Property Tax Levy, followed by discussion, and possible action on adopting a Resolution Approving The Maximum Tax Dollars From Certain Levies, for the City’s proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget. City officials say the proposed levy is an increase of three-tenths of a percent. Details on the proposed property tax levy can be found on the City of Walnut’s website.

Afterward, discussion will resume with regard to the FY21-22 Budget.

(Radio Iowa) – Authorities in the Quad Cities say two Davenport men were in a car that plunged through the ice and sank in the Mississippi River early Sunday. Construction workers in Moline, Illinois, spotted tire tracks in the new snow and saw that barricades in a parking lot along the river were gone. On closer inspection, they saw a hole in the ice and found a man lying nearby. The 21-year-old was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

The car was under about eight feet of water and rescue teams were able to pull it out — and inside, found the body of a 32-year-old man. Neither of the Davenporters’ names were released. Moline police say alcohol was likely a factor in the accident.

The Iowa Department of Public Health, Monday, reported 261 new cases of the COVID-19 virus since the previous 24-hour cycle, for a pandemic total of 324,666 positive cases. There were also two deaths reported, including one in Pottawattamie County, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic 5,110.  Deaths attributed to Underlying Causes amount to 4,620, with COVID a contributing factor to 490 deaths. Pre-existing conditions comprise 4,701 deaths. Deaths at Long-Term Care (LTC) Centers account for 2,093 of the total deaths statewide.

Long-Term Care facility outbreaks are down slightly, to 43. LTC patients testing positive amount to 1,382, with 926 having recovered from the virus. COVID-19 hospitalization data show 318 are hospitalized (compared to 316 previously), 69 patients are in an ICU, 34 were admitted, and 35 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa), 16 are hospitalized with COVID symptoms, nine are in an ICU, one person was admitted since Sunday, and three people remain on a ventilator.

Iowa’s statewide positivity rate is down slightly. The 14-day positivity rate is 8.8% compared to 8.9% on Sunday. The 7-day average is up a bit, from 6.1% Sunday to 6.6% on Monday.   A total of 294,119 Iowans have recovered from the virus.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

• Cass, 1,207 cases; {+2}; 46 deaths
• Adair, 721; {+0}; 25
• Adams, 313; {+0}; 3
• Audubon, 445 {+1}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,065 {+0}; 27
• Harrison County, 1,636; {+4}; 67
• Madison County, 1,337; {+0}; 13
• Mills County, 1,429; {+1}; 20
• Montgomery, 938; {+3}; 34
• Pottawattamie County, 9,465; {+5}; 135
• Shelby County, 1,110; {+0}; 32
• Union County,  1,157; {+0}; 30

The Creston Police Department Monday (Today) said two people were arrested over the weekend on drug and other charges. Saturday evening, 21-year old Noah Young, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Suspended, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Domestic Abuse Assault. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $1,000. Sunday night, 33-year old Sunita Phipps, of Creston, was arrested at the Creston Walmart Store for Theft in the 3rd Degree, Possession of Meth/1st offense, and Possession of Drug paraphernalia. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $3,300 bond.

Sunday afternoon, 25-year old Tyler White, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation. He remained in the jail Monday, on $1,000 bond. And, Friday morning, 51-year old Tony Fizer, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Barred. He was later released on $2,000 bond.