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Audubon man arrested on warrant

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July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office says 32-year old Eddie Ray Mack, Jr., of Audubon, turned himself-in to the Sheriff’s Office, today (Thursday). Mack, Jr., was wanted on a warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 3rd degree, stemming from an incident that took place July 11th, in Hamlin. He was seen by a Magistrate, and then released from custody.

Red Oak and Montgomery County residents invited to participate in National Night Out

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July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Neighborhoods and partners throughout Red Oak and Montgomery County are invited to join over 39-million people in over 16-thousand communities from all 50 State, U-S Territories, Canada, and Military Bases world-wide, in celebrating National Night Out. The August 2nd event is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, A-D-T, Nextdoor, Associa, and co-sponsored by the Red Oak Police and Fire Departments, Montgomery County Emergency Management, and Montgomery County Crime Stoppers. It takes place from 6-until 8-p.m. August 2nd, at Fountain Square, in Red Oak. NNO

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes public safety-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, to make communities safer, better places to live and work. The evening of August 2nd, residents are asked to lock their doors, turn on their porch and/or yard lights, and spend the evening at Fountain Square, in Red Oak.

The event features free hot dogs, chips and other goodies, along with kids’ games and prizes, and a kid’s Treasure Hunt. LifeNet Helicopter is scheduled to land in downtown Red Oak that night, the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital will have a mobile clinic, and BNSF (Burlington-Northern/Santa Fe) Railroad Police will be there, along with a Public Safety exhibit.

A dunk tank will feature some “local celebrity” targets. Numerous law enforcement, fire, EMS, 1st Responders and court officers that serve Red Oak and Montgomery County, will be on-hand as well. There’s also a meet-and-greet and photo opportunities with local public safety personnel and their vehicles.

Class 1A Baseball District Semi-final schedule Thursday 7/14/2016

Sports

July 14th, 2016 by admin

Class 1A Baseball
District Semi-Finals

District 1 @ Lawton-Bronson

Ar-We-Va vs. West Harrison 5:00pm
Lawton-Bronson vs. West Monona 7:00pm

District 13 @ Martensdale St Marys

Wayne vs. Central Decatur 5:00pm
Martensdale St. Marys vs. Lynnville-Sully 7:00pm

District 14 @ Lenox

Nodaway Valley vs. Orient-Macksburg 5:00pm
Lenox vs. Bedford 7:00pm

District 15 @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

Audubon vs. CAM 5:00pm
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Exira-EHK 7:00pm

District 16 @ St. Albert

Tri-Center vs. Nishnabotna 5:00pm
St. Albert vs. Griswold 7:00pm

 

Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in Harrison County

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive and invasive insect of ash trees has been discovered in Missouri Valley. Iowa’s growing number of counties with confirmed detections has now reached thirty-five. Native to Asia, EAB has spread to 27 states since first being identified in Michigan back in 2002. This exotic pest is responsible for the death of tens of millions of ash trees.

The Missouri Valley discovery was the result of an area certified arborist contacting the Iowa EAB Team after visiting some city owned ash trees that a resident had concerns about. After further investigation, an insect specimen was collected by members of the Iowa EAB Team and submitted to the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory which officially confirmed it as EAB.

“This find marks the westernmost site that we have found EAB in Iowa to date,” said Mike Kintner, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship EAB and gypsy moth coordinator. “Six new counties have been detected with EAB in Iowa this year.”

The adult beetle is metallic green and only about one-half inch long and slender making it difficult to recognize in the landscape. The larvae stage of this wood-boring insect tunnel under the bark of ash trees, disrupting the flow of water and nutrients, ultimately causing the tree to die. EAB infested ash trees include canopy dieback beginning at the top of the tree and progressing downwards, S-shaped feeding galleries under dead or splitting bark, D-shaped exit holes, water sprouts (along the trunk and main branches), and increased woodpecker activity to the bark.

The Iowa EAB Team urges Iowans to use locally sourced firewood, burning it in the same county where it was purchased. Firewood is a vehicle for the movement EAB and other tree-killing pests.

At this calendar date, the treatment window for soil-applied preventive treatment measures (soil injection, soil drench, or granular application) and basal bark sprays has ended. Trunk injections can be done now through the end of August, provided there is good ground moisture. Landowners interested in protecting a valuable and healthy ash tree within 15 miles of a known infestation, should have landscape or tree service companies bid on work and schedule a treatment.

The State of Iowa will continue to track the movement of EAB on a county-by-county basis. Before a county can be officially recognized as infested, EAB must be collected by a member of the Iowa EAB Team and verified by USDA entomologists.

To learn more about EAB and other pests that are threatening Iowa’s tree population, please visit www.IowaTreePests.com.

Glenwood man arrested for assault

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July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Glenwood arrested a man on an assault charge Monday. Officials report 43-year old Dwayne Rollins, of Glenwood, was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. His cash-only bond at the Mills County Jail, was set at $15,000. And, early this (Thursday) morning, Glenwood Police arrested 26-year old Alan Baburek, of Omaha, for OWI/3rd offense. Baburek was being held in the Mills County Jail on $5,000 bond.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 7/14/2016

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July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Heartbeat Today 7-14-2016

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July 14th, 2016 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Dallas Maxwell, new Superintendent at the Armstrong and Neely-Kinyon Research Farms.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 7/14/2016

Podcasts, Sports

July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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1 work release inmate captured, another discovered missing

News

July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Corrections reports one inmate at a work release facility has been apprehended, but another has been reported missing. Dept. spokesman Fred Scaletta said 29-year old Michael Cowden, who was listed as escaped from the state work release facility in Des Moines, Wednesday, has been captured and was being held in the Clarke County Jail.

Robert Lee Garrett

Robert Lee Garrett

Another man remains on the lam, though. 46-year old Robert Lee Garrett, was listed as escaped, Wednesday, after he failed to return to the Ft. Des Moines Work Release Facility (WRF). Garrett is a black male, 6-feet one-inches tall, and weighs about 197 pounds. He has a left ear piercing and scars on his right calf and left wrist.

Garrett was serving a sentence for conviction on numerous charges, including 1st degree robbery, 1st degree theft, child endangerment and assault on a peace officer, causing injury. He began serving his sentence in June, 1990 and was transferred to Work Release on Feb. 26th, following a decision by the Iowa Board of Parole.

Anyone with information on Garrett’s location should call the Des Moines Police Department or Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report,7/14/2016

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July 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:07-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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