LaVon Eblen visits with Dottie Krogh about the Cass County Master Gardeners plant sale.
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LaVon Eblen visits with Dottie Krogh about the Cass County Master Gardeners plant sale.
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Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report a Nebraska woman was injured during a rollover accident Monday evening. Authorities say 19-year old Hannah Eakin, of Omaha, NE was driving a 2014 Chevy Cruze southbound on 300th Street at around 7:05-p.m. When she came to the intersection of 300th St. and Epperson Avenue, Eakin attempted to make a left hand turn. Her vehicle skidded into the south ditch and struck a drainage tube, which caused the vehicle to roll onto its roof.
Eakin was transported to Mercy Hospital by ambulance. Her passenger refused medical attention. Both occupants were wearing their seat belts.
More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Jim Field visits with Joseph Hall about his show this Friday, September 4th at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. The Atlantic BPW is hosting the “Elvis, Rock & Remember” show with doors opening at 6:30 pm and the show starting at 7:30 pm. Food will be available before the show. Call 800-346-2427 for tickets.
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The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.
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The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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(Radio Iowa) – Authorities have pulled a body from a northeast Iowa river. Officials say the man’s body was discovered Monday floating in the Cedar River above the downtown dam in Waverly. Police and firefighters recovered the body around 8:30 AM. A family member has positively identified the victim, but authorities aren’t releasing his name until all notifications have been been completed.
The body has been transported to the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation.
It’s no surprise the Month of August was exceptionally dry here in southwest Iowa. The data for Atlantic shows we received 3.01 inches less rain than average. The clouds managed to squeeze out a total of just .87″ for the month. We were also a little warmer. The Average High for August is typically 83. Last month, our Average was 87, with the hottest days coming the last week of the month. The Average Low was 58, which is 14 degrees cooler than normal.
During the month of September, Atlantic normally sees about 3.81 inches of rain. The average High is 76 and the average Low is 51.
The Iowa Department of Public Health (as of 10-a.m.) today (Tuesday) reports there have been nine additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 statewide since 10-a.m. Monday, for a total of 1,121, and 684 additional, positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 65,397. Persons with preexisting medical conditions made up for 785 of the deaths, while 581 of the total number of deaths took place at a long-term care facility, since the beginning of the outbreak. There have been a total of 47,371 persons who have recovered from the virus and 3,169 additional negative test results, for a total of 558,635 since testing began. A total of 637,102 individuals have been tested for COVID-19. The combined 14-day positivity rate (including Antigen tests), 11.1%.
There are currently 12 Iowa counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days, unchanged from the previous day. Public schools in Johnson, Story, Plymouth, Sioux, Howard, Fremont, Lee, Carroll, Marion, Wayne, Bremer and Crawford counties can apply for a waiver to change to distance learning.
Here in the KJAN listening area, the IDPH adjusted some COVID-19 figures reported on Monday: Adair County has 50 positive cases instead of 51; Audubon County has 40 cases instead of 41; Montgomery County is up three cases, from 76 to 79; Madison County has 165 cases (compared to 164 Monday); Pottawattamie County saw four more positive cases, for a total of 1,635; Harrison County went up one, to 148 positive cases, and had one additional death, for a total of two.
There are 311 Iowans hospitalized with coronavirus. IDPH reported 88 patients are in intensive care (Compared to 86 yesterday). There are 43 patients on ventilators in the state, 40 patients were admitted to the hospital in since 10-a.m., Monday. In western/southwest Iowa: 7 patients remain hospitalized with COVID-19; 4 remain in an ICU and were no new admissions to area hospitals, and two patients are on ventilators.
Long-Term Care facilities must go 28 days without an active case to be dropped from the state’s outbreak list. IDPH reported 855 positive cases and 412 recoveries within those facilities.
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}.
(Update 8:20-a.m.) Firefighters from Atlantic were dispatched to a semi tractor-trailer fire early this morning. The page about an UPS trailer on fire went out at 5:27-a.m. The driver had pulled off Interstate 80 westbound at Exit 57 when he noticed the fire, which fire officials say was apparently caused by overheated wheel bearings on the trailer. Crews arrived on the scene at around 5:40-a.m., and quickly knocked down the fire on the wheels and tires. There was no damage to the trailer or its contents, and no one was injured.
Firefighters departed the scene a little after 6-a.m.
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