Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report (11/22/19)

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a Council Bluffs man was arrested Thursday evening on a Fugitive from Justice warrant. 21-year old Michael B. Birkelbach, Jr., was transported to the Pott. County Jail. A call about a disturbance southwest of Walnut, Thursday evening, resulted the arrest of 75-year old David Lynn Johannes, of Honey Creek. Johannes was taken into custody for Assault with a Firearm, Harassment in the 1st Degree by threatening a forcible felony, and Harassment in the 3rd Degree by communication or personal contact. His bond was set at $4,300.

Thursday night, 32-year old Jesse Lee Cody, of Carson, was arrested at the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, where he was to be served with a protection order. Cody was taken into custody for being a Fugitive from Justice. Thursday afternoon, 22-year old Gage Michael Surita was arrested at the Pott. County Courthouse, on a valid warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault with a dangerous weapon/1st offense. Surita was transported to the jail.

A little after 9-a.m. Thursday, an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, who faces Criminal Mischief charges associated with incidents earlier this week where he damaged a sprinkler head and TV in his cell, was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, for additional damages amounting from $1,000 to $10,000. 24-year old Robert Frederickson Durham, of Council Bluffs, was subsequently returned to his cell. His bond was set at $6,000.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 11/22/19

News, Podcasts

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Some Iowa farmers back crop buffer law to protect water

Ag/Outdoor

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s farmer-dominated conservation districts are calling for a state ban on planting crops within 30 feet of streams to improve water quality, but the state’s top agricultural official opposes the idea. The Gazette reports that the Conservation Districts of Iowa isn’t the first group to push for a buffer law, but it’s the first time a group made up mainly of farmers and retired farmers has advocated for something more stringent than voluntary action.

Dennis Carney, the group’s president, says he sees a growing realization that current policies aren’t achieving the desired results. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he opposes a buffer strip requirement because more regulation runs counter to his agency’s philosophy. He questions whether the conservation district reflects the views of most Iowa farmers.

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Heartbeat Today 11-22-2019

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

November 22nd, 2019 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Exira/EHK digital media students Sarah Marshall, Jacob Rattenborg and Jacob Snyder about their experiences in the new class and the debut broadcast on the Spartan Media Channel on kjan.com Monday night.

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Iowa sees another above normal Water Year

Weather

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The latest update from the state finds the amount of precipitation in the “Water Year” for the state is well above normal. The D-N-R’s Tim Hall says the Water Year runs from Iowa from October of last year to the end of September this year. He says it’s defined that way because after September, there’s no moisture that benefits the current growing season. The current water year saw a little more than 42-and-a-half inches of precipitation. “We are about seven inches above average,” Hall says, “if you go back and you look at 24 months — the water years of 2018 and 2019 together — we’re pushing 20 inches above normal for those two year. So, it’s been a very, very wet couple of years.”

The ground is full of water right now, and that can be a positive.”Generally in the fall going into the winter, having a wet soil profile is good — because it benefits us in the spring when the vegetation wants to get kicked off,” according to Hall. But he says if the ground stays saturated and we have a wet spring the wet soil profile can become a bad thing. “There’s sort of some early precautionary flags being raised that we could find ourselves in a flood situation in the spring, depending on what happens in the winter,” Hall says.

Hall says it’s a waiting game that depends on how much snow we get — and how much remains in the spring when it starts to melt. “As we sit here today it could be a good thing — it could be a bad thing. It depends on what happens over the next three or four months,” Hall says. Wet ground delayed planting this last spring and that led to a delayed harvest for this year’s crop. This was the seventh wettest and 45th warmest Water Year among 147 years of Iowa records. The back-to-back water years of 2018 and 2019 was the third wettest combined two years on record.

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Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff to honor fallen WWII Marine

News

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from now until sunset today (Friday, November 22nd), to honor fallen Marine Corps Reserve Private Channing R. Whitaker. Whitaker, from Granger, was killed in action on November 22, 1943. Pvt. Whitaker was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force (FMF), which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island. Whitaker’s remains were accounted for on May 29, 2019.

Pvt. Whitaker will be buried with full military honors during a Memorial Service 2-p.m. today, in the Glendale Cemetery, in Des Moines. Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

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Creston Police report (11/22)

News

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Updated) — Police in Creston report 45-year old Jason Schlapia, of Creston, was cited Thursday evening, for attempted Theft. He was cited at the Dollar General Store at around 6:30-p.m., and then released. 26-year old Hannah Marie Jackson, of Afton, was arrested Thursday morning at the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. She was taken into custody for Theft in the 4th Degree, and later released on $100 bond. 32-year old Shaune William Tindle, of Creston, was arrested late Thursday morning at the Union County Courthouse. Tindle was taken into custody on a Ringgold County warrant and transported to the Ringgold County Jail, where his cash-only bond was set at $5,000.

And, Thursday night, 23-year old Keegan Wayne Williams, of Creston, was arrested at the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston, for Theft in the 5th Degree. His bond was set at $300.

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Axne to hold “Connect with your Congresswoman” event Saturday, in Atlantic

News

November 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Iowa 3rd District Congresswoman Cindy Axne will be in Cass County this Saturday, November 23rd. Axne will hold a “Connect with your Congresswoman” event in the Media Center at the Atlantic High School (1201 E 14th Street), from 4-until 4:45-p.m. The event is open to the public.

Congresswoman Axne also has stops planned for Saturday in:

Union County – A tour of the ASPIRE Before & After school/Learing Center/Thrift Store/Food Pantry (211 Grace St. in Afton/Union County Fairgrounds) from 9:15-until 10-a.m.

Ringgold County – 10:30-to 11:15-a.m. at Jamie’s Coffee Mill & Deli (118 W. Adams St., Mt. Ayr)

Taylor County – Noon until 12:45-p.m. at Hedgies’ Books, Toys and More (414 Main St., Bedford)

Adams County – From 2:15-p.m. until 3-p.m., for a Freedom Creek Conservation tour (15566 Sycamore Ave., in Prescott)

Adair County – 6-to 6:45-p.m. at the Olive Branch Restaurant in Greenfield ( 108 E. Iowa St.)

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