DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Skiers with prosthetic limbs and braces took to the slopes in eastern Iowa this weekend for an annual adaptive skiing event. The Telegraph Herald reports that about 30 individuals attended the event at Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque on Sunday. The event was organized by Clark & Associates Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Kaily Ramage spent all afternoon on the slopes. The 9-year-old has had a prosthetic left leg since she was a baby. Kaily says using adaptive equipment to ski feels easy. Waterloo resident Adam Weber says he began snowboarding with adaptive modifications last year. He uses a piece of foam in his boot and a different bracket that allows his prosthetic to be bent.

Weber says inspirational young skiers like Kaily are often the future of winter sports.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports 33-year old Adam Morris, of Atlantic, was arrested at around 1:45-a.m, today (Monday). Morris was charged with Violation of Probation on an original charge of OWI. Morris was being held in the Audubon County Jail while awaiting a District Court appearance.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular, weekly meeting, beginning at 8:30-a.m. Wednesday, in their courthouse boardroom, in Atlantic. During their session, the Board will hear a reports and FY2019 request for funding, from the Cass County Committee on Aging. They are also expected to receive quarterly reports from Micah Lee, with Cass County Conservation, and Mitch Holmes, with Cass County Veterans Affairs.

In other business, the Board will act on approving a 28-E (cost sharing) agreement with the Guthrie County Board of Health, for the sharing of environmental health services in Cass County. They are also expected to act on renewing a lease agreement with Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Company, which grants METC the right to install, maintain and operate certain equipment on the Courthouse Tower, and, in lieu of rent, provide a high speed internet connections and internet services, to the courthouse.

The Supervisors will also act on appointments to fill vacancies on the Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority and Pymosa Township Trustee position. And, they Board of Supervisors are expected to act on setting the dates for hearings on an Ordinance authorizing the operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) and off-road utility vehicles (UTV’s), on county roadways and trails.

January is known in some legal circles as “divorce month” as couples in Iowa and many other states flock to untie the knot. Attorney Scott Trout, C-E-O of the law firm Cordell & Cordell — with offices in Des Moines and Omaha/Council Bluffs, says it’s easy for some people to get caught up in the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and think relationships are going fine.”But once the clock strikes midnight on January 1, the real-life problems start piling up again and reality kicks in and they realize it’s not going to work,” Trout says.

It’s unfortunate, but he says once the new year arrives, some people resolve to make a big change, which often means dissolving a marriage. Trout says, “They give it a go but then we see this huge increase and spike in divorce rates starting in January and carrying all the way and peaking into March.” While January is the most popular month for divorce, it’s also tops for people signing up on dating websites, and it’s no coincidence. Trout says if you’re facing a looming divorce, do yourself a favor and avoid Facebook, Instagram and all other social media.

“Fifty-one or two-percent of the divorce attorneys are utilizing social media in their cases in trials, whether it be posts about bashing your ex or bragging about a job you claim you don’t have or vacations,” Trout says. “There is a treasure trove of information on social media.” Trout says the divorce rate is over 51-percent and marriage rates are falling.

(Radio Iowa)

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was arrested Sunday evening for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense and Interference with Official Acts, after he allegedly assaulted his 35-year old wife, in Carson. Officials say 38-year old Adam Charles Woods, of Carson, reportedly resisted attempts to arrest him. Deputies used a stun gun and then physically restrained Woods before transporting him to the Pott. County Jail.

Deputies early Sunday morning, arrested a Council Bluffs man on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense (2 pill bottles containing 4 1/2 morphine pills), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 pipes, a digital scale, a grinder and baggies), as well as Theft in the 5th degree (for allegedly stealing license plates from a vehicle belonging to a Council Bluffs resident). 34-year old Donald Clayton Hosack, Jr., of Council Bluffs, was arrested following a traffic stop at around 3-a.m. Sunday, near Tremont Street and Old Lincoln Highway, in Crescent.

Early Saturday morning, 22-year old Matthew James McPhillips, of Honey Creek, was arrested after he crashed the 2017 Pontiac Sunfire he was driving. The car entered a corn field at Old Lincoln Highway and Page Lane. McPhillips fled the scene and was later located at his parents’ house in the 28,000 block of 185th Street, in Honey Creek.  McPhillips was taken into custody for OWI/2nd offense. Also arrested early Saturday morning, was 40-year old Carlos Hernandez-Navarrete, of Omaha. He was pulled over on Interstate 80 near the 12 mile marker, after his 2017 Chevy Silverado was observed swerving all over the road. Hernandez-Navarrete was arrested for OWI/1st Offense.

Friday night, Pott. County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 38-year old Chad Steven Carl Rains, of Crescent. Rains was arrested at a residence in Crescent, for Domestic Abuse Assault for an incident involving his 37-year girlfriend, during which suffered from apparent, minor injuries.

Nebraska man was arrested last Thursday night, after a deputy stopped to check on a vehicle with its flashers on at 390th/Highway 92. The driver, 54-year old Gregory P. Nice, of Omaha, admitted to the Deputy that he had used methamphetamine about 20-minutes prior, and was showing signs of impairment. Records showed Nice was driving on a revoked Nebraska license. He was taken into custody without incident on charges of OWI/1st Offense, and No Driver’s License.

A reported accident Thursday night resulted in the arrest of a Nebraska man’s arrest for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st Offense. 27-year old Maxwell Robert Krueger, of Lincoln, NE, was arrested following an investigation into an unknown/possible injury accident at 10204 Wabash Avenue. The car Krueger was driving – a Kia Optima – was found in a field near the address mentioned. Authorities found a marijuana pipe during their search of the vehicle, and a clear jar with marijuana, and a bag with 6.3-grams of pot.

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

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According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), reported cases of gonorrhea are increasing quickly in Iowa. Preliminary Iowa data indicate 3,600 cases of gonorrhea in 2017. This would be a 145 percent increase since 2013. There were 2,600 cases reported in 2016. In Iowa, increases are occurring in both women and men and the rate of increase is higher among men. This likely signals an increase among men who have sex with men. About 80 percent of diagnoses are among persons 15 to 34 years of age.

Additionally, there continue to be disproportionate rates among Iowa’s black/African American populations. Despite making up about 3.5 percent of the Iowa’s population, just under 30 percent of the gonorrhea diagnoses occur among black/African American populations. By comparison, about 60 percent of the diagnoses are among white populations and they make up about 91 percent of Iowa’s population.

“Numerous studies over the years have demonstrated that higher rates of STDs among certain populations indicate that some combination of social forces are at work. Factors like neighborhood location, economic opportunity, income, rates of incarceration and even the number of alcohol outlets in particular neighborhoods have been associated with higher rates of STDs in some populations,” said IDPH STD Program Manager George Walton. “Further analysis is needed to determine which factors are most important in Iowa for each population that is disproportionately affected.”

For more information about gonorrhea, visit https://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 32-year-old man has been imprisoned being for drunk when his pickup truck rammed into a semitrailer on Interstate 80 in Polk County, killing his passenger. The sentence of 15 years was handed down Friday in a Des Moines courtroom to Michael Wright, of Ankeny. He’d pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide-reckless driving and to driving while intoxicated-third or subsequent offense.

The accident occurred April 23, 2016. The Iowa State Patrol says Wright changed lanes and hit the semi. His pickup hit a guardrail and went airborne, ejecting Wright and the passenger, 44-year-old Susannah Thompson. She was pronounced dead at the scene. He was briefly hospitalized.

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For the second time in less than a week, a female from Creston has reported the theft of an Apple Watch from their school locker. Thursday night, a woman reported her son’s Apple Watch was taken from a locker at the Creston High School. The incident happened sometime between 4:30-and 6:30-p.m., Thursday. The watch was valued at $250. On Friday, a female from Creston reported to Police that sometime between 4:30-and 7-p.m. Thursday, someone stole a Series 1, black, Apple Smart Watch from her locker, at school. The watch was valued at $250. No arrests have been reported.