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The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (as of 10-a.m.), said there are 775 new (Positive) COVID-19 cases (for a total of 76,050 to-date) and one death has taken place, since 10-a.m., Tuesday (for a total of 1,234 to-date). Officials say 5,164 lab result have been processed since Tuesday. The data show: 4,620 new Negative cases (For a total of 633,911); 55,005 Iowans have recovered from the virus since the pandemic began. IDPH reported 712,919 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. Officials reported an 8.6% positivity rate over the last 14 days.
Of those who died, 856 had a pre-existing condition, and 653 of the deaths took place at a Long-Term Care (LTC) facility. In the KJAN listening area: Guthrie, Montgomery and Shelby Counties have one more positive case each, of COVID-19. Pottawattamie County has 33 new cases, Harrison and Madison Counties have two new cases, each, and Mills County shows four new, positive cases. No deaths have been reported across the KJAN listening area since Sept. 12th.
Across the State, hospitalizations have increased by six, to 291. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is up five, to 79; eight more people were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of the virus, for a total of 44, and 32 patients were on ventilators, three more than reported Tuesday. In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report No change to the data from Tuesday into today: There are 11 hospitalized; Six in an ICU; There were no new admissions, and one person remains on ventilator.
There are two more LTC outbreaks, at 38, with 901 patients/staff testing positive for COVID-19, and 442 have recovered.
Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.
(Radio Iowa) – Construction is underway on a new barge loading and unloading terminal on the Missouri River near Blencoe in western Iowa. When complete, the facility will accommodate 240-thousand tons of soybeans, corn, dried distillers’ grain and dry fertilizer per year. Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek says the terminal will provide a new route for Northern Plains commodities to the Gulf of Mexico. “They have a design and intention to load a modest number of barges for the export market of soybeans yet this fall in November to December,” Steenhoek says. “For farmers in the western part of the state of Iowa, it really is exciting. It provides a new marketing option.”
The farmer-owned NEW Cooperative in Fort Dodge owns the terminal. Steenhoek says the Missouri River is underused for shipping ag commodities and the NEW Co-op facility will help producers ship their product in a more cost-effective way rather than by rail. “The Missouri River could be more actively utilized from a navigation perspective, particularly for agriculture,” Steenhoek says. “Whether it’s exports for soybeans, DDGs, corn, inbound shipments for fertilizer, the inland waterway system makes a lot of sense.”
Steenhoek says having the NEW Cooperatives facility on the Missouri River could encourage the building of other terminals downriver in order to take advantage of using barge traffic to ship ag commodities.”The Missouri River will never rival the Ohio, the Mississippi, or the Illinois River in terms of volume of freight moved, but we do think it is a maritime highway that should be used more than it is,” he says. “It could be an additional marketing opportunity for farmers in that region.”
That includes not only Iowa and Nebraska, but Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota. He says initial phases of construction should be complete within two months.
DELBERT KIRCHHOFF, 92, of Atlantic, died Tue., Sept. 15th, at home. A private service for the immediate family of DELBERT KIRCHHOFF will be held Saturday, September 19th at Hillside Assembly (formerly First Assembly of God) in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Extended family and friends are invited to watch the service via livestream 2-p.m. Saturday, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic, where some seating will be available (or online at www.rolandfuneralservice.com).
Visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 18th, from 10-a.m. until 4-p.m., at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic, followed by visitation with the family from 5-until 8-p.m
Burial with military honors by the Atlantic Color Guard will be held immediately following the service at the Atlantic cemetery. Everyone is invited to the committal service.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.
Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
DELBERT KIRCHHOFF is survived by:
Children: Darla Conn of Atlantic. Donna (Rodney) Cook of Lewis. Darrell (Becky) Kirchhoff of Atlantic. Danny (Kim) Kirchhoff of Lewis. Delilah (Jeff) Heuton of Atlantic. David (Michele) Kirchhoff of Lewis. Dwaine (Jennie) Kirchhoff of Atlantic.
Sister-in-law: Mary Ann Kirchhoff of Griswold.
18 Grandchildren and 31 Great-Grandchildren.
JANET L. NELSON, 86, of Casey, died Tuesday, Sept. 15th, at the Guthrie County Hospital, in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for JANET NELSON will be held 11-a.m. Monday, Sept. 21st, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Casey. Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation at St. John’s Lutheran Church will take place from 10-until 11-a.m., Monday.; Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.
Burial is in the Dalmanutha Cemetery, north of Casey.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.
JANET L. NELSON is survived by:
Her Husband – Verdell Nelson, of Casey.
Her Son – Terry (Cathy) Nelson, of Casey.
Her Daughter – Lisa (Brian) Hansen, of Guthrie Center.
Her Sisters – Mary (John) Toft, and Beverly (Ronnie) Juelsgaard.
4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
(Radio Iowa) – The Des Moines School Board has directed the district’s superintendent to come up with a new plan for both in-person AND virtual classes, but during a meeting last (Tuesday) night, the board did not set a time frame for bringing students back into school buildings. The state’s largest district started the school year with most students taking classes online, without a state waiver to do so. Board member Kalyn Cody argues virtual instruction is safest at this point in the pandemic.
“I mean if we open up all 60 of our buildings, that’s 60 potential hotspots within a 20 mile radius, but that’s going to spread outward very, very quickly,” Cody said. Board member Kelli Soyer says she’s worried about the students who are struggling with virtual instruction. “It’s not working for everyone,” she said. Board member Terri Caldwell-Johnson agrees. “I feel like we’re failing a lot of our students,” Caldwell-Johnson said.
Board member Rob Barron says the district has to balance the need to protect staff with growing demands from parents who want their kids back in the classroom.”I don’t take lightly being out of compliance with the state, but even if we were to say: ‘Come hell or high water we are bringing everybody back in person,’ that doesn’t happen tomorrow,” Barron said. “We are still out of compliance probably at least a few weeks before we can turn that model around and bring kids back.”
A handful of parents spoke to the board during a period for public comment at the beginning of the meeting. Holly Kilborn-O’Neall says online classes provide the safest and most consistent connections for students and teachers. “This first week of school has gone remarkably well,” she said. Justin Minor is among 70 percent of parents who responded this summer that they wanted their kids to return to classrooms. “Let’s mask up and go to school,” he said.
There are about 33-thousand students in the Des Moines Public Schools.
(Radio Iowa) – A Fort Dodge man is in custody after authorities say he hit a Wright County deputy with the deputy’s own squad car. At about 2 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) on Highway 17 in Eagle Grove, the deputy stopped the vehicle 31-year-old Sean McMillan was driving. McMillan was a suspect in a disturbance earlier in the day in nearby Goldfield.
The deputy arrested McMillan, handcuffed him and put him in the squad car’s passenger seat. The deputy then went back to McMillan’s vehicle to deal with a passenger there. According to a news release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety, McMillan jumped the console of the squad car, drove at and hit the deputy and the officer fired one round, which hit the windshield. McMillan soon ditched the deputy’s car and ran, but was found hiding in a home in Eagle Grove and arrested again.
The deputy was treated and released from a local hospital.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich broke out of his slump with a home run and three hits, Ryan Braun also went deep and the Milwaukee Brewers romped to an 18-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Keston Hiura and Daniel Vogelbach also homered for the Brewers. Well after the game was out of hand, both managers were ejected following a catcher’s interference call on Yadier Molina that led to a tense confrontation in front of the Brewers’ dugout. Milwaukee jumped on St. Louis early, a night after the teams combined for only eight runs in splitting a doubleheader in which both games went to extra innings.
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a homer and a double to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0. Matthew Boyd bounced back with a strong performance, throwing five-plus scoreless innings and giving up just two hits. Boyd allowed seven runs over three-plus innings in his previous start as Milwaukee beat Detroit 19-0 last week. Jakob Junis started in place of Danny Duffy, who missed the team’s flight to Detroit. Junis gave up five runs and seven hits. Detroit had lost three straight and 10 of 13 games. Kansas City had won six straight.
NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are on top of the first AP Pro32 poll of the season. Fellow AFC contender Baltimore followed at No. 2. NFC powers New Orleans, Seattle and Green Bay rounded out the top five. The Chiefs have been riding high since winning the Super Bowl in February and opened the 2020 season with a win over the Houston Texans. Baltimore began with a rout of the Cleveland Browns. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers debuted in the poll at No. 14 in Brady’s first season outside New England.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire showed the NFL that his skill set translates quite nicely to the sped-up world of pro football. The first-round pick ran 25 times for 138 yards, highlighted by a 27-yard touchdown scamper, in leading Kansas City to a 34-20 victory over Houston last week. And while he failed to catch a pass, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes targeted him twice in a sign of just how comfortable he is in the passing game. Now, the challenge for Edwards-Helaire will be to show that he can put together those kinds of performances on a week-to-week basis.
The Harlan Police Department reports six arrests took place from Sept. 1st through the 14th. On Monday (9/14), 40-year old Jason Robin Conway Emery, of Harlan, was charged with theft 2nd possession of stolen property.
Last Friday, 44-year old David Patrick Jackson, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Jackson was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated and fail to obey stop sign. And, 22-year old Cameron Donald Jacobsen, of Harlan, was cited for driving while suspended following a traffic stop.
On Sept. 6th, 31-year old Ryan Lee Cox, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant. Cox was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with harassment. And, 21-year old Frank Clarke Knowles, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service. Knowles was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with assault.
Sept, 3rd, Harlan Police arrested 40-year old Jason Robin Conway Emery, of, Harlan, on a charge of public intoxication. And, on Sept. 1st, 49-year old John August Fiebelkorn, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant. Fiebelkorn was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with terroristic threats.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds will let bars, breweries and taverns in four counties reopen, less than three weeks after she order them closed after a surge in coronavirus cases. In a proclamation that is effective Wednesday, Reynolds said bars may reopen in Black Hawk, Dallas, Linn and Polk counties.
Restaurants in those counties may also resume serving alcohol without the restrictions she implemented on Aug. 27. Bars must remain closed in Johnson and Story counties, where the University of Iowa and Iowa State University are located.
The state Health Department reported 12 people died in the past 24 hours as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, and there were 508 new confirmed coronavirus cases.
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