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(Radio Iowa) Two boys described by Cedar Rapids Police as under the age of 12 suffered life-threatening injuries late Wednesday afternoon as their electric scooter collided with a car.Cedar Rapids Police say the boys were riding the scooter in an alley, pulled onto a busy street at about four o’clock and were hit.
The children were taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment. K-C-R-G T-V reports the boys were riding a rental scooter from a Cedar Rapids ride-sharing program run by a Chicago company.
Nearly 71 years after being reported killed in action during the Korean War, Army Cpl. Eldert J. Beek is returning home to his family in Iowa. As we mentioned in May, Beek, was 20-years-old
and originally of Sibley, Iowa, will be honored during a graveside service next Monday, June 14th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony takes place at the Evergreen Cemetery, in George, Iowa. Full military honors will provided by the Iowa National Guard. The Iowa National Guard says the public is welcome and encouraged to attend the service.
In late 1950, Beek was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported killed in action on Dec. 1, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered.
On July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned into the DPAA laboratory for identification.
CPL. Eldert J. Beek. KIA 12 Dec. 1950, North Korea.
To identify Beek’s remains, scientists from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. Beek’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, along with the others who are still missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Beek’s military awards and honors include the Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal (with three Bronze Service Stars), Presidential Unit Citation-Navy, Combat Infantryman Badge, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korean-Korean War Service Medal, and Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
(Des Moines)- Nine Iowa unclaimed veterans and two spouses will be laid to rest on June 18 at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, and the public is strongly encouraged to attend. KCCI TV reports Hamilton’s Funeral Home, along with the Missing in America Project, will secure their final resting place. The group consists of Army, Navy and Marine Corps veterans. One World War II veteran and his wife will also be laid to rest in the ceremony. Many of those veterans died alone, and had no one to claim their cremated remains, and end up on the shelf of a funeral home. In other instances, the urn of an Army Veteran was stolen from a home and ended up at an intersection in Des Moines. It had been stolen from his sister’s house after she died.
The service will take place at Hamilton’s Funeral Home on Westown Parkway on Friday, June 18 at 12:30 p.m., followed by burial with military honors at 2 p.m. at Iowa Veterans Cemetery. A Patriot Guard procession to the cemetery will go down Westown Parkway, until Jordan Creek Parkway, and then onto Interstate 80 going westbound.
The funeral home’s director says she hopes the public will attend and people will bring their children. She also hopes it will raise the public’s awareness, and the others in her business will check their shelves and make sure that they don’t have people the abanonded cremains of those that have served our country.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa counties can now recognize emergency medical services as “essential” and pay for those services through property taxes, under a bill signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday. Sheila Frink, director of the Anamosa Ambulance Service, says many departments are desperate for funding.“There’s still so many rural services out there that are surviving because they’re having pancake breakfasts and raffles,” Frink says. “I mean, they spend as much time fundraising as they do taking care of patients and that’s sad.”
Unlike fire and police services, local governments in Iowa are not required to provide E-M-S. Under the new law, county supervisors can declare the work essential and seek approval from voters for a new property tax to support those services. Brian Rowe, of the Anamosa Ambulance Service, says many rural services are struggling to retain staff at the same time call numbers are rising. “We’re seeing sicker and sicker patients,” Rowe says. “Patients sometimes can’t get to a doctor, don’t have a family care provider, whatever the case may be. So they try to stick it out at home and then when they just can’t do it anymore, they call us.”
Rowe says the change is the most significant he’s seen in his 43-year career. Advocates say the shift is sorely needed, especially in rural Iowa communities, where residents often rely on a dwindling number of volunteer E-M-Ts.
(reporting By Kate Payne, Iowa Public Radio)
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen reports Atlantic Parks and Rec is partnering with Atlantic Jazzercise for “Jazzercise in the Park.” Rasmussen says Tara Zelmer Beatty is offering the program at a discounted rate (Free for current Jazzercise members, or $10 for non-members), if people are wanting to try it out and see what they think. He says also, “We are excited about the potential here of incorporating some movement activities in the beautiful space we have to offer at Sunnyside Park.”
The program will start at 8:30 am Saturday June 19th in the recreation area, the flat space next to the Park Office at 1200 Sunnyside Lane (essentially, in the Bocce Ball Court). Bryant says “If you bring a friend, you could win some cool apparel.” If you have questions or if you are interested, you can contact Tara at (402) 680-6906 or email atlanticjazzercise@gmail.com
Members of the Atlantic School Board, Wednesday evening, received a special presentation from High School Principal Heather McKay and Councilors Alyssa Dovenspike and Sarah Rose, with regard to [student] College and Career Readiness. Superintendent Steve Barber explains….
In other business, the Board approved a phone system upgrade.
The cost of the system is $46,350. And the Board approved the District’s “Return-to-Learn” plan, modifications.
He mentioned also, they are still looking to fill certain positions within the District.
The Board approved the resignations of Elizabeth Reid, TLC Instructional Coach, and, Pamela Klar, Bus Monitor/Car Driver. They also approved Contract Recommendations for: Bryce Smith, Assistant 9th Grade Football Coach, and Derek Hall, Head Boys Basketball Coach.. They also act to approve 2021-22 TLC Contracts for 19 teachers and the TLC roles they will serve in 2021-22, at a cost of $94,985, to be budgeted for through the General Fund for Teacher Leader Compensation Funds.
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Red Oak Police Wednesday afternoon, arrested 23-year-old Dawson Allen Squires, of Red Oak. Squires was arrested on a Montgomery County warrant for Harassment in the 2nd Degree. His cash-only bond at the Montgomery County Jail, was set at $2,000.
Police in Red Oak have arrested a man from Stanton on a harassment charge. Authorities say 46-year-old Marshall Larry Adams was arrested late Wednesday afternoon, on a charge of Harassment in the 2nd Degree. Adams was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance before the magistrate.
Marshall L. Adams