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A man from Council Bluffs is dead following a motorcycle accident early this (Monday) morning. Council Bluffs Police say 29-year old Jeffery Crane died in the crash that happened at around 2-a.m. on the Nebraska Avenue on-ramp to Interstate 29.
An investigation determined Crane’s motorcycle was northbound on the I-29 on ramp when he apparently lost control, causing the cycle to leave the road on the curve. Crane, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered fatal injuries when he was thrown from machine the during the accident. Authorities say at this time it is unknown if speed or alcohol played a part in the accident.
DES MOINES, Iowa – As the poultry industry in Iowa and across the Midwest works to rebound from the spring outbreak of avian influenza, there are predictions that another round of the disease will hit this fall.
Dale Wiehoff, director of communications for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, says while it’s still unclear how the disease became so widespread, he notes that avian influenza will likely become a permanent part of industrial poultry production. “The model of industrial poultry production that we have confines thousands of birds together that have the same genetic makeup, getting the same food and the same water,” he explains. “So it is really ripe for the spread of disease once it gets inside a facility.”
Nearly 50 million chickens and turkeys in the U.S. were lost in the spring outbreak of the H5N2 strain of avian influenza, including around 32 million in Iowa alone. With that unprecedented number of dead birds, Wiehoff says there needs to be a serious review of the safety of the methods of disposal, including incineration, burial and composting.
“The risk is if all of the virus isn’t killed in the compost process, it could be just spread out on the field and contaminating and infecting other birds,” he points out. “And worse, the possibility of the virus mutating and spreading to humans and other animals.”
Wiehoff says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service just launched a review of how to handle the carcasses from any future outbreaks, which could include prearranged disposal sites.
(Iowa News Service)
CINCINNATI (AP) – Tommy Pham hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning, pinch-hitter Matt Adams added a two-run drive in a five-run eighth and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 Sunday and avoid getting swept in the four-game series.
The Cardinals, on their worst stretch this season, had lost eight of 10 going into the series finale, and their division lead over Pittsburgh was down to 2 1/2 games. St. Louis then fell behind 2-0 on Todd Frazier’s second-inning homer and Tucker Barnhart’s fourth-inning sacrifice fly.
Those were the only runs the Reds would score against Michael Wacha (16-5), who allowed three hits and four walks in six innings. Outscored 20-3 in the first three games, the Cardinals tied the score in the fifth against Raisel Iglesias on Kolten Wong’s run-scoring infield single and Matt Carpenter’s RBI single. Sam LeCure (0-1) walked Greg Garcia and Pham homered on a 2-2 pitch for a 4-2 lead, his second home run of the season and first since July 5.
Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports seven arrests over the past week. Late Saturday night, Deputies arrested 71-year old Corvis Mark Cooper, of Orient, for OWI/1st Offense. Cooper was released Sunday on $1,000 bond.
On Friday, Greenfield Police arrested 68-year old James Eugene Bakerink, of Fontanelle, for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was released Saturday on a Recognizance bond. Also arrested Friday, was 38-year old Joseph Eric Funke, of Fontanelle. Deputies took Funke into custody to serve a court-ordered sentence.
On Thursday, 38-year old Robin Korey Brazelton, of Des Moines, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol on Interstate 80 in Adair County. Brazelton was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, and released later that day on a Recognizance bond.
And, the Adair County Sheriff’s Department reports three arrests took place last Wednesday. 23-year old Francisco J. Bermudez, of Des Moines, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol on I-80 in Adair County, for Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was released the following day on his own recognizance. 25-year old Matthew David Alluisi, of Greenfield, was arrested Wednesday on two warrants. He was released Friday on a $2,000 cash bond. And, 46-year old Lawrence Stanley Henry, of Salt Lake City, UT, was arrested Wednesday by the Iowa State Patrol in Adair County. Henry was picked up at the Rest Area near mile marker 80, on a Prescription Drug Violation charge. He was later released on $1,000 bond.
Cass County: Corn $3.40, Beans $8.41
Adair County: Corn $3.37, Beans $8.44
Adams County: Corn $3.37, Beans $8.40
Audubon County: Corn $3.39, Beans $8.43
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $3.43, Beans $8.41
Guthrie County: Corn $3.43, Beans $8.45
Montgomery County: Corn $3.42, Beans $8.43
Shelby County: Corn $3.43, Beans $8.41
Oats $2.29 (always the same in all counties)
(Information from the USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices)
WAYNE D. HANSEN, 83, of Audubon, died Sun., Sept. 13th, at the Eventide Lutheran Home, in Denison. Funeral services for WAYNE D. HANSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Sept. 17th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present 5-p.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
WAYNE D. HANSEN is survived by:
His wife – Norma Hansen, of Denison.
His sons – Randy (Alix) Hansen, of Palm Springs, CA., & Hugh (Lori) Hansen, of Pacific Junction.
His daughters – Sherry (Rick) Robbs, of Denison; Karla Kauffman and husband Cleve Towne, of Minneapolis, MN; Ann Hansen, of New York, NY., and Patti (Perry) Bekkerus, of Denison.
His brother – Larry (Sharon) Hansen, of Atlanta, GA
12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
GARY GROSS, 64, of Logan, died Saturday, Sept. 12th, at the Community Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial for GARY GROSS will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Sept. 18th, at St, Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends from 4-until 8-pm Thursday, Sept. 17th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where a Wake service begins at 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
GARY GROSS is survived by:
His brothers – Robert (Patricia) Gross, of Omaha, NE; Richard (Elaine) Gross, of Arnolds Park, IA; Dennis (Rose Ann) Gross, of Mt. Vernon, IA; Dale (Anna Mae) Gross, of Harlan; Marvin (Debbie) Gross, of Earling; Glen (Pat) Gross, of Allen, TX; Steven (Brenda) Gross, of Earling; Daniel (Judy) Gross, of Houston, TX, and Chris Gross, of Camarillo, CA.
His sisters – Darlene Trieweller, of Dunlap, IA; Pegg (Richard) Whitaker, of Omaha, NE; Shirley (Ronald) Graeve, of Omaha; Connie Kohles, of Harlan; Anna Marie (Jim) Mills, of Shawnee Mission, KS; and Cynthia (Tim) Broughton, of Allen, TX.
DONALD JAMES LAUGHERY, 90, of Guthrie Center, died Sunday, Sept. 13th, in Des Moines. Funeral services for DONALD LAUGHERY will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Sept. 17th, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-until 7-pm Wednesday, with the family present. Online condolences may be left at www.twiggfuneralhome.com.
Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.
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