IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s executive branch is getting a grim gift from a company that has long made uniforms for meatpacking workers: a free supply of 500 body bags. Dickson Industries is donating the body bags as the state prepares for a worst-case scenario in which the coronavirus or another health emergency would overwhelm hospitals and medical examiners.
The Des Moines-based company makes garments and products for the food processing, medical and other industries, including coats and insulated jackets for meatpacking workers. A state spokesman says the body bags will be kept in a state stockpile, just like 500 ventilators the state is purchasing.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men on burglary and other charges. Officials say Justin Parker and James Cox were taken into custody following a traffic stop near 183rd and Kale Avenue, at around 9:10-p.m. Saturday. During an investigation, a large amount of property was located in the vehicle. The property contained identification information linking the items to persons other than Parker and Cox. Authorities made contact with the property owners, who confirmed that items in the suspect’s vehicle had been stolen. Parker and Cox were charged with Theft 2nd Degree, Burglary 3rd Degree, Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, and Possession of Burglary Tools.
At around 1:35-a.m last Friday, the Adams County Sheriff’s K9 Unit conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Highways 48 and 148. Kimberly Thompson, of Corning, was subsequently placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense. And, at around 11-p.m. Thursday, Dinah Blanche Reese, of Corning, was arrested for Dependent Adult Abuse, as well as Interference with Official Acts.
The CAM Cougars host a Rolling Valley Conference match-up tonight against the Exira-EHK Spartans and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The Cougars (8-0) face the Spartans (1-7) for the second time this season. The Cougars won the first impromptu meeting on June 15th 15-1 in 6 innings of play. That game was a last minute schedule addition due to CAM losing a road game at Woodbine.
Chris Parks and Jarod McKee will have the call of the game tonight with pregame at about 5:15 p.m. and first pitch set for 5:30 p.m. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of business leaders released Wednesday suggests the economy has begun to recover as businesses reopened in the past month in nine Midwest and Plains states. But Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said the region’s economy remains weaker than before the coronavirus outbreak began. And business leaders expect the economy to continue improving over the next six months. The region’s overall index jumped into positive territory at 50.3 in June from May’s 43.5. Any score above 50 suggests growth, while scores below 50 suggest decline.
The monthly survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
(Radio Iowa) – Waterloo police are investigating vandalism at one of the city’s oldest cemeteries. Nearly 50 headstones were defaced or toppled at the historic Elmwood Cemetery sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Officials with the Elmwood Cemetery Association estimate damage at more than 10-thousand dollars ($10,000). Much of the vandalism was done in the oldest section of the cemetery.
One of the markers damaged was at the grave of Black Hawk County pioneers George W. and Mary Melrose Hanna. In 1845, they built the first house in what would later become the City of Waterloo. It will likely be weeks before the damage is repaired. No arrests have been made.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team was picked to finish third in the 2020 Big 12 Preseason Volleyball Poll, released Tuesday. This marks the 11th time in the past 12 seasons that the Cyclones have been selected to finish in the conference’s top-three.
In head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch’s first 15 seasons at Iowa State, the Cyclones have reached or out-performed their Preseason Coaches’ Poll selection 13 times.
Iowa State returns everyone except graduating senior Josie Herbst from its 2019 squad which reached the NCAA Volleyball Championships. Yesterday, senior middle blocker Candelaria Herrera and junior right side Eleanor Holthaus were both named to the 2020 All-Big 12 Preseason Team.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa All-American and Hawkeye Wrestling Club member Pat Lugo has been named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week.
At the co-main event of last weekend’s Rumble on the Rooftop in Chicago, one of the first wrestling events since March, Lugo tallied three step-outs and a second-period takedown to defeat former Ohio State All-American Luke Pletcher, 5-0.
The event marked both wrestlers’ first competition since their senior NCAA seasons were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each week USA Wrestling will select an Athlete of the Week based upon performance within wrestling for that week. The selection committee will consider any level of wrestling from youth programs through the senior level. Twitter fan votes also play a part in decision.
The Griswold School Board, Tuesday afternoon, took advantage of historically low interest rates and saved a good chunk of change. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News he and the District’s Financial Advisor reviewed bids for the bonds at Noon, Tuesday. He says were due (at noon) to potentially refinancing $1.8-million worth of sales tax bonds that were issued in 2012, to repair some of the parking lot areas, re-do the track and improving athletic lighting.
Henrichs says they received two bids from different banks. The low bid was a 1.09% average interest rate from Rolling Hills Bank and Trust. The Board accepted the bid. Their action means the bonds will be refinanced, saving the District $138,544 interest over the life of the bond, and it will save $25,000 in fees associated with the bond, for a total savings of $173,000. He said while it saves the District money in the long-run, it does not affect the taxpayers, because it’s a sales tax based upon all sales in the State of Iowa, and not property taxes.
The current bond with UMB Bank will be paid-off through the refinanced bonds. Henrichs said also, Tuesday was the last day for long-time Griswold School District Secretary/Board Treasurer Nancy Taylor.
(Taylor has served the District for more than 30-years, and officially retired at the end of June.)