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Officials with the Creston Police Department report three arrests over the past few days. At around 2:30-a.m. Sunday, 27-year old Jacob Cauthorn (whose address was unknown), was arrested with the assistance of the Creston P-D K9 “Jax.” He was taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Meth – 2nd offense, and was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
At around 1-a.m. Saturday, 38-year old Lexie Wambold, of Creston, and 42-year old Travis Wambold, of Fontanelle, were arrested at a residence in Creston, for Violation of a Protection Order. Both were subsequently released from custody on a Promise to Appear in court.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Sioux City Journal) — A Sioux City man accused of looting the checking account of a nursing home resident has pleaded guilty. The Sioux City Journal reports that 53-year-old Ronald Taylor entered the plea last week to a charge of dependent adult abuse. His sentencing is scheduled for April 21. Woodbury County District Court records say Taylor held a power of attorney for the man, who has dementia and can’t handle his finances. The records say Taylor spent nearly $23,000 of the man’s money since July 28, 2017, wiping out the man’s account.
(Radio Iowa) — Some stores in Iowa are already sold out of face masks, but a state health official says there’s no need for Iowans to be stockpiling masks over fears about coronavirus. Polly Carver-Kimm, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Public Health, says while there are a few dozen confirmed cases in the U-S, the risk of catching the potentially-deadly virus in Iowa remains very low. “We can understand that people have seen photos and video of people wearing face masks in other countries, but the CDC specifically does not recommend the use of face masks as a prevention method for COVID-19,” Carver-Kimm says. “We don’t feel that anyone in Iowa needs to run out and buy face masks now anyway.”
Unless you’re a health care worker, she says you don’t need to be wearing a face mask. “That’s a different situation because they’re in very close proximity to an individual who may be coughing or sneezing directly on them,” Carver-Kimm says. “Health care providers may, and we’d probably recommend they do use face masks just like they do when they have an influenza patient come in.” The health department does recommend Iowans make a plan, just as they would for severe weather, and assemble an emergency kit. “That involves things like making sure you have a supply of your medications on hand, making sure you have thoughts in line for, ‘What would I do if I couldn’t get to the grocery store?’ or ‘What will I do if the school is closed because of illness,'” she says. “We’re not saying that’s going to happen but it’s always best to prepare and that’s what we’re advising people to do right now.”
That emergency kit need not include face masks, she says. So, millions of people in Asian countries who wear face masks are wrong? “There’s actually a very long cultural history behind that which has to do with societal norms and privacy,” Carver-Kimm says. “It’s not just about disease prevention and there’s a lot of history on that.”
The C-D-C recommends health care workers who interact with coronavirus patients wear masks designated as “N-95,” which fit close to the face and include a respirator. That N-95 means they’re designed to filter out 95% of particles.
(Radio Iowa) — A selection of historic photos from 75 years ago are on display at the downtown museum in Sioux City. Vernon Tott of Sioux City was serving in the U-S Army’s 84th Infantry Division that was moving through Nazi Germany near the end of World War Two rounding up German prisoners when they discovered the Ahlem concentration camp near Hanover. Museum Curator Matt Anderson says Tott, was able to capture some photos of the starving Jewish prisoners found in the Holocaust Camp 75 years ago. “Vernon had been carrying a small camera with him all through is time in the Army. Even though he wasn’t supposed to — he snapped photographs of his experience that day — and they were just in the camp for a brief period, I think it was an hour or two, and he captured some striking images of what was going on there,” Anderson says.
Tott came home and put the photos he had taken in a wooden box and did not look at them until 1997. That’s when he read a notice in his army unit’s newsletter from Benjamin Sieradzki, an Ahlem survivor seeking the G-I who had taken those photos during the camp’s liberation. “It came to light that he had these and he was actually able to track down some of the people who were in the photos that were still alive,” according to Anderson. “It’s another way that we have a Sioux City connection with a terrible but historic event.”
Tott contacted Sieradzki and that led to them finding 15 other camp survivors before Tott’s death on March 1st, 2005 at the age of 80. Vernon Tott was honored by the Holocaust Museum for his efforts and has his name inscribed on a wall there as a Liberator. Selections from the Vernon Tott Collection will be exhibited through April 19, 2020, at the Public Museum downtown.
DAVID T. SMITH, 76, of Atlantic, died Sunday, March 1st, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Funeral services for DAVID T. SMITH will be held on Saturday, March 7th at 10:30 a.m. at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Visitation with family will be held Friday, March 6th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic
Burial will be in the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne, with Military honors by the Atlantic Color Guard.
Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Memorials may be directed to the family for designation at a later date.
DAVID T. SMITH is survived by:
Daughters: Michelle Darrah, of Waseca, MN; Sonja Smith, of Atlantic; and Christina Smith-Larney, of Council Bluffs.
6 Grandchildren and 8 Great-Grandchildren
MARLENE J. HESS, 89, of rural Brayton, died Friday, Feb. 28th, at Brighton Gardens of Omaha, in Omaha, NE. Funeral services for MARLENE HESS will be held on Thursday, March 5th at 10:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with family will be held on Wednesday, March 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery in Exira.
Memorials may be directed to the family’s wishes.
MARLENE J. HESS is survived by:
Daughter: Jane (Larry) Swartz of Papillion, NE.
Brother: Lyle (Karen) Laartz of Sun City Center, FL.
2 Grandchildren
2 Great-Grandchildren
Early this morning: Partly cloudy, with a chance of scattered flurries & a nearly steady temperature around 31. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High around 45. NW wind 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 28. NW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 48. NW @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High near 50.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High again near 50.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning, 26. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 20 and the Low was -2. The record High for March 2nd in Atlantic, was 76 in 1992. The Record Low was -12 in 2014.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 25 points and had 17 rebounds as No. 18 Iowa pulled away in the second half for a 77-68 win over No. 16 Penn State on Saturday. Garza extended his streak of 20 or more points against Big Ten teams to 14 games, a new school record. It was Garza’s 14th double-double of the season. It was the 13th consecutive home win for the Hawkeyes (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten). Lamar Stevens led Penn State (21-8, 11-7) with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Arella Guirantes, who had back-to-back big plays in overtime, was one of three players with 17 points, Mael Gilles had a double-double off the bench and Rutgers upset No. 18 Iowa 78-74 on the last day of the regular season. Tekia Mack and Khadaizha Sanders also had 17 points for the Scarlet Knights, who will take a four-game winning streak into the Big Ten tournament as the No. 5 seed. Iowa, which still holds the No. 3 seed, was led by freshman Gabbie Marshall, who had career bests of six 3-pointers and 22 points.
NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Williams Jr. made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points as St. John’s slowed down No. 10 Creighton with a surprising 91-71 rout. Rasheem Dunn had 19 points and 10 assists for the Red Storm, who stopped a three-game skid. One of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the country, St. John’s went a season-best 14 of 22 from long range in its biggest victory under first-year coach Mike Anderson. Damien Jefferson equaled a career best with 20 points for the Bluejays, who had won five straight and nine of 10.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Miller Kopp scored 21 points and Northwestern scored seven straight points to open overtime then held off Nebraska for an 81-76 win that snapped a 12-game losing streak. Kopp opened the overtime scoring for Northwestern with a 3 pointer, then the Wildcats forced two Nebraska turnovers, hitting layups after each to go up 74-67 with 3:15 left in the extra period. Haanif Cheatam led Nebraska with 20 points. Yvan Ouedraogo had 11 points and 19 rebounds.
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Alexa Willard scored 19 points, including a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left, and No. 21 Missouri State picked up the 900th win in school history with a 69-66 defeat of Bradley. The Bears led 47-27 early in the second half. Gabi Haack rallied the Braves with 16 points in the second half, the last two coming from the foul line with 3.5 seconds left to make it 67-66. Missouri State coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton tied the Missouri Valley Conference record for most wins (24) by a first-year coach.