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Fontanelle woman arrested in Creston; Creston man arrested on a warrant

News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report 46-year old Sandra J. Kohler, of Fontanelle, was arrested at around 10:25-p.m., Wednesday, on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Kohler was released from the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Promise to Appear in court.  And, 45-year old Luke A. Johnson, of Creston, was arrested at his home Wednesday evening. Johnson was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. He was also released from the LEC on a Promise to Appear.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 5/7/20

Podcasts, Sports

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 5/7/20

News, Podcasts

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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USDA Report 5-7-2020

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

May 7th, 2020 by Jim Field

w/Max Dirks.

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Atlantic School District electronic meeting set for Friday morning

News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Board of Directors of the Atlantic Community School District will meet 7:30-a.m. Friday, May 8th a special board meeting.  Due to the State of Public Health Disaster Emergency issued by Governor Kim Reynolds that limits gatherings to less than 10 people, this will be an electronic meeting.  Board members will meet electronically and will NOT meet together in a physical location. Any member of public can view the meeting live on YouTube at the following link:  https://youtu.be/xqOV-etf4Ks

During their session, the School Board will act on approving 2020-21 Master Contracts with the Atlantic Education Association.

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“Grow another row” weekly update

Ag/Outdoor

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh says this should be a big month for planting. In her weekly “Grow Another Row” update, Hoegh says now is a good time to start planting carrots. Carrots are great to donate due to familiarity and shelf life. You can start planting now and plant additional rows of carrots every two weeks to harvest all summer long! Keep seeds continuously moist for best germination. A quick note on tomatoes: although the temptation is strong, it is best to hold off setting those tomato plants out for another couple of weeks. Tomatoes do best when temps are consistently above 50°F.

“Grow Another Row, Cass County!” is a campaign to encourage residents to grow more food to share in 2020. The campaign was launched to address food challenges created by COVID-19, as more people are finding themselves needing a little extra help keeping food on the table. If you are looking to buy starter plants, check out Rolling Acres Farm. Denise sells many vegetables that are great for donations, including cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, and cabbage, and offers either deliver or farm pick-up. For more information visit: https://www.rollingacres76.com/.

Ready to donate now? Cass County food pantries love receiving fresh produce! Make sure the pantries are able to use your donations.

1. Contact the pantry ahead of time to let them know you are planning to bring produce and set up a time to drop off your donation (pantries don’t always have extra refrigeration space, so they may ask you to bring your donation on the day they distribute food). For more information, please contact: Brigham Hoegh, Wellness Coordinator Cass County ISU Extension 712-249-5870

2. Bring clean produce to the pantry (very little dirt). If you wash the produce before bringing it to the pantry, be sure you can dry it. If you can’t fully dry it, don’t wash it. This keeps produce safe.

3. If possible, bring the produce pre-sacked in quantities that could be sent home with a small family. (Example: please sack green beans, carrots, etc. in 1-pound bags).

  • Anita Food Pantry Address: 208 Chestnut St, Anita, IA 50020 Hours: 1st & 3rd Saturday, 9-11 AM Produce donation contact: Tracey Lett (712) 249-4996
  • Atlantic Food Pantry Address: 19 W. 4th St., Atlantic, IA 50022 Hours: Thursdays, 1-2 PM Produce donation time: Thursdays, 9-10 AM Produce donation contact: (712) 243-1820
  • Cumberland Care & Share Food Pantry Address: 317 Monroe St, Cumberland, IA 50843 Hours: 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 4-5:30 PM Produce donation contact: (712) 774-5818
  • Lord’s Cupboard of Griswold Address: 100 Cass St., Griswold, IA 51535 Hours: 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 11 AM-2 PM Produce donation contact: (712) 778-4178
  • Cass County COVID-19 Mobile Food For All Address: Various locations across the county. Hours: Mon.-Thurs.

For more information, please contact: Brigham Hoegh, Wellness Coordinator Cass County ISU Extension 712-249-5870; For Produce donation contact: Brigham Hoegh (712) 249-5870

Watch for newsletters for more gardening news throughout the season. For more gardening tips and to sign up to participate in Grow Another Row visit
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/cass/content/grow-another-row-cass-county.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 5/7/2020

Weather

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Increasingly cloudy w/scattered afternoon showers. High 64. S @ 10.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/rain. Low 38. N @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, windy & cooler. High 57. N @ 15-25.

Saturday: P/Cldy w/a chance of showers late. High 64.

Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/rain in the morning. High 58.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low this morning was 31. The High last year on this date was 59 and the Low was 47. The record High for May 7th was 95 in 1966. The record Low was 24 in 1931.

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Iowa native helps subdue passenger on international flight

News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — An Iowa native was one of three Marines who prevented a potentially dangerous situation from escalating on an international flight early Monday morning. Captain Daniel Kult, a 2011 Coon Rapids-Bayard graduate, was on a flight from Japan to Texas when he became aware of the disturbance. “I was actually like half-asleep, watching a movie, had my headphones in, started hearing some kind of like commotion…so it took me kind of a moment to kind of realize what was going on,” he says. “I took my headphones out and then that’s when I definitely heard there was someone screaming from one of the bathrooms in the middle of the plane.”

According to Kult, the shouts from the passenger were clearly threatening and he quickly joined two other Marines to assist the flight crew however they could. Once the man subdued in a seat, Kult says he and the other two Marines kept watch as the flight was diverted to Los Angeles. “Off and on he’d have some outbursts here and there,” Kult says, “and there were a couple of other times we had to work on re-restraining him because he slipped out of the duct tape that we used on his legs just because he was getting sweaty and moving his legs around, so he was pretty active throughout the hour it took to land at O an get the authorities on board.”

The passenger was taken into custody not long after landing and taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. The plane then took off for the flight’s original destination — the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. Kult is now back on base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, but on a 14-day quarantine following international travel.

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Denison mayor says she’s concerned about COVID_19 spread in local packing plants

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The mayor of a western Iowa city that’s home to two packing plants is asking state officials to establish a “Test Iowa” site in her community. Pam Soseman, the mayor of Denison, says “I remain very concerned and I have been concerned for weeks, knowing that plants are hot spots and have been historically hot spots in the past month.”

State officials confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks Tuesday at packing plants in Perry, Waterloo, Tama and Columbus Junction. Smithfield operates a pork plant in Denison, with about 12-hundred-50 hourly workers. A few hundred others work at the Quality Meats plant in Denison. Denison is in Crawford County and the latest state report shows there are now 103 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Crawford County.

“I am very concerned about those numbers,” Soseman says. “We keep communicating with our state representatives and our governor.” National data indicates meat packing has more foreign-born workers than any other industry in the country. Soseman is worried the Test Iowa app that screens people for testing may not be understandable to all the packing plant workers in Denison.

“With 26 languages spoken in our high school, that is a deep concern of mine,” she says. “I also have a concern with those who may not have access to a computer to be able to sign up online, so I’m asking for those who can help to communicate this to people who may be in danger or at risk, to communicate with those people and assist them with that website.”

Last month state officials sent test kits to Columbus Junction and Waterloo after concerns that dozens of workers had contracted COVID-19 and the virus was spreading in the community. The state has also sent what Reynolds calls “strike teams” to test nursing home employees in areas where outbreaks have been identified in long term care facilities.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 5/7/20

Sports

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — Four Major League Soccer teams have taken the first small step toward returning to play by allowing players to use team training fields for individual workouts. Sporting Kansas City, Atlanta United, Orlando City and Inter Miami had players in on the first day they were allowed by the league. Nashville, LAFC, Real Salt Lake, Houston and Portland are among the league’s 26 teams that plan to start Thursday, with more lined up next week.

UNDATED (AP) — All 10 schools in the Big 12 Conference expect their campuses to be open in the fall, a key step toward launching fall sports. Conference commissioners have stressed to Vice President Mike Pence that college sports cannot return until campuses reopen. The football season is slated to begin Aug. 29, though Big 12 schools don’t begin play until the following week.

UNDATED (AP) — It is less than four months before the scheduled kickoff of the college football season. Not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure they will have students back on campus this fall. That is a crucial step for sports. The most resolute about having students back has been Purdue President Mitch Daniels. He says he expects students will be back on campus “in typical numbers.” No other school has gone even that far.

UNDATED (AP) — All but one of the 14 schools in the Southeastern Conference have indicated they plan to reopen their campuses for the fall semester. That step is widely believed to be needed to resume football and other sports. South Carolina and Tennessee became the latest schools in the nation’s top football conference to announce their plans, joining Alabama, LSU and others. Vanderbilt hasn’t announced its plans for the fall. Schools across the nation are largely closed through the summer because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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