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(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she enthusiastically supports expanding the North American Treaty Organization. “The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is a great success, but regarding the war raging in Ukraine today…the U.S. cannot grow weary,” Ernst said. “Our resolve to support our partner must carry on.” Ernst says protecting American security and prosperity demands partners like Finland and Sweden who can meet NATO’s military obligations.
“Our commander-in-chief, our diplomatic and military leadership and members of the Senate must hold our partners accountable to their own defense,” Ernst said, “and not lean on the reach and lethality of our soldiers sailors, airmen, marines and guardians alone.” In 2006, NATO member states agreed to annually spend two percent of their Gross Domestic Product on defense. Ernst says some longstanding members of NATO are not meeting that obligation.
“I’m confident that Finland and Sweden are ready to stand up and help shoulder the resource burden of NATO’s military obligations in Europe,” Ernst said, “particularly following Russia’s bloody, lawless invasion of Ukraine.”
Ernst, a Republican, was in the bipartisan U.S. delegation that attended last month’s NATO summit in Madrid, Spain. It’s possible the U.S. Senate will ratify NATO’s expansion this month. More than 80 senators signaled weeks ago that they’d vote to approve Finland and Sweden’s membership in the alliance.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – (UPDATED) An 11-year-old boy from Lewis has spent the past few weeks gathering money for veterans, through lemonade sales. Kaden Frieze set up his lemonade stand outside of Farm Bureau Financial Services on 7th Street in Atlantic, to raise money for the non-profit Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA). Through the guidance of his mom, the soft-spoken Kaden said he donates in alternate years to police and fire organizations, and this year it was the CVMA’s turn.
Club Secretary Benjamin Bartholomew was presented by Kaden with a check for $405. The event took place Tuesday evening in front the Cass County Freedom Rock, located in Lewis. Kaden comes from a military family.
Kaden says he hopes to become a pilot in the Air Force, when he gets older. His mom says she’ll support whatever he decides to do, now and in the future. Kaden said he donated to the CVMA, as a way to say “Thank you,” for their service. About a half-dozen members of the Iowa CVMA Chapter attended the check presentation, Tuesday. Some came from as far away as Des Moines. There are also several from Atlantic. They had a beautiful day for the ride. Ben Bartholomew spoke about Kaden and what it means to receive the donation from him.
He said also,
The mission of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, is to support and protect those who have defended our country and our freedoms. They provide assistance to veterans, veteran care facilities and other veteran organizations and registered charities.
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(Radio Iowa) Stargazers around the globe are jubilant over the spectacular, first images being released from NASA’s new James Web Space Telescope, including Professor Keri Hoadley, an expert on far-ultraviolet astrophysics at the University of Iowa. “My first impression was, ‘Wow!,” Hoadley says. “The just sheer number of objects in this tiny patch of sky that JWST observed was phenomenal and I don’t think I’ve ever seen an image with so many objects in it before like this.”
The size of a tennis court, the ten-billion dollar Webb is the most powerful telescope ever launched into space. It replaces the Hubble Space Telescope, which is still functioning, but with 1980s-era technology. Hoadley says, “Webb is giving us a whole new view of the universe in ways that something like Hubble cannot, but with the same kind of beautiful detail that we’re seeing with Hubble, and even more.” Named for the former NASA administrator who led the agency during the moonshot years of the 1960s, Webb will be able to essentially peer back billions of years in history into the most distant galaxies.
“That’s going to let us look further back in time than we’ve ever been able to do before,” Hoadley says, “to understand our origins, how the first stars formed, how the first galaxies formed and how we came to be today.” Just as exciting, she says Webb will allow researchers to study planets around other stars, gazing into their atmospheres as they search for signs of life.
Hoadley has submitted a proposal to use Webb in her own research, vying against hundreds of other space scientists for just a half-hour of time, perhaps in 2023. She wants to inspect a ring nebula which she believes collided with a star a few thousand years ago.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – An investigation into a reported burglary at 1402 Eastern Street in Red Oak, Monday, resulted in an arrest. According to Red Oak Police, sometime early that same morning, someone entered the residence and removed items from the house. Investigating Officers located some of the missing property at the Oak Creek Apartments, and at around 2:10-p.m., subsequently arrested 58-year-old Kelly Gene Gregory, of Red Oak, for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, a Class-D Felony. Gregory was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
And, at around 11-p.m. Monday, Red Oak Police arrested 28-year-old Sheyenne Lynn Eilers, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs. The woman was taken into custody in the 2400 block of N. 8th Street, in Red Oak. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
This (Tuesday) morning, Red Oak Police arrested 30-year-old Dylan James Hambright, of Red Oak, for Driving While License is revoked through the State of Iowa. Hambright was taken into custody at around 5:45-a.m. in the 1300 block of N. Broadway Street, and held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
ATLANTIC, IA – Produce in the Park is named for fresh vegetables, and many people associate farmers markets with honey, jams, fresh baked goods, and farm-fresh eggs. But, this week Produce in the Park is all about the meat at the market. Market Manager Brigham Hoegh says Produce in the Park vendors sell local beef, pork, lamb, and chicken. Shoppers aren’t always aware of these products because unlike granola and honey, they can’t be displayed on tables. Vendors selling meat keep these products in coolers, often behind their booths. And some meat is available only by preordering.
This week, Hungry Spartan Pizza Food Truck will be serving single slices of wood-fired pizza. Hungry Spartan wasn’t originally scheduled to come to the park this week, but the owner’s birthday is Friday and he called to ask if he could join on Thursday for an early birthday celebration. Be sure to wish Eric a happy birthday when you get your pizza! Produce in the Park continues to schedule additional food trucks for the season. Food truck vendors interested in participating in Produce in the Park should contact the Market Manager at produceintheparkatlanticiowa@gmail.com or 712-249-5870.
Details:
Produce in the Park July 14: MEAT Me at the Market; Time: 4:30-6:30 PM; Location: Atlantic City Park (10 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022)
Food Truck: Hungry Spartan Pizza; Fun: It’s Parks & Rec month! Atlantic Parks & Rec will be at the park with yard games and Art in the Park; Live Music: Jeremie Faga
MEAT Me at the Market! The Guest Chef will be serving Homemade Hamburger Helper. Get your local beef, pork, lamb, and chicken from Produce in the Park vendors. Note: chicken is available preorder only. Product Highlights: Fresh produce (tomatoes, zucchini, cabbage, onions, lettuce, and more), meats, farm-fresh eggs, honey, popcorn, lemonade, pastries, crisps, soaps, candles, lotions, art prints, jewelry, greeting cards, plants, lawn decorations, and more!
(Cumberland, Iowa) – Officials with the City of Cumberland said (this) Tuesday afternoon, work on painting inside the City’s water tower is finished, and residents may resume regular water usage, as normal. Work on painting the tower began June 24th, and residents were asked to conserve water in order to prevent the issuance of a Boil Order.
UPDATED – Governor Kim Reynolds held a news conference today to highlight a dramatic increase in fentanyl-laced fake opioid pills that have flooded the state. It comes on the heels of the arrest of five residents of Cass County on federal indictments for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in a ring discovered after overdose deaths in Cass and Shelby Counties. “Fentanyl is here and the threat is real. In our major metro areas, and in our small towns, no community is immune,” Reynolds says.
Deric and Kathy Kidd joined the governor and Deric told the story of how their son Sebastian died from taking a fake pill. “On the evening of July 29 2021, our son went to bed after a long day at work. He was leaving for a trip to Arizona the next day with his aunt and uncle. The following morning, I noticed his bedroom door was still closed, so I went in to check on him, and I found him slumped over his bed. It’s an image that will haunt me forever,” he says. Kidd says Sebastion took half of what he thought was Percocet before he went to sleep and never woke up.
“Our son was taken from us on July 30th, 2021, he did not overdose. He did not want to leave this world,” Kidd says. “You don’t overdose on one Percocet or Xanax. He was deceived to death by whoever sold him that counterfeit pill.” Kidd says his son was poisoned for lack of a better term. He says everyone thinks they are going to be better parents than their parents were — and that kids are going to follow our rules. I’m sure almost everyone that has a teenager now has probably told them not to text and drive. And I’m willing to bet most of them have. Kids don’t listen,” he says.
“Statistics show the majority of high school kids have tried vaping or alcohol. Many parents don’t even realize they’re doing this. These pills or other drugs are no different. We live in different times. These counterfeit pills are becoming more and more popular. They are easy to hide, easy to purchase, and are very seldom detected by parents.” Kidd says young people are taking the pills for a multitude of reasons including physical or emotional trauma, depression, anxiety, physical pain from surgeries, peer pressure, or just experimentation. And he says it doesn’t matter what parents say.
“Please don’t look at someone that has lost a child and think that won’t happen to my kid. It does not discriminate. It doesn’t matter what demographic you’re from. It doesn’t matter who your parents are. Trust me when I tell you, you don’t want to feel this pain,” he says. Public Safety Commissioner, Steven Bayens says the volume of fentanyl seized by law enforcement throughout Iowa is shocking even to the most veteran narcotics agents.
“To be frank, I’m surprised our overdose deaths aren’t higher. But that concern in the context in 2021, the D-C-I is criminalistics laboratory analyzed the 17-thousand-163 fentanyl pills described disguised excuse me as prescription drugs,” he says. “In the first six months of 2022, that number has quadrupled to 70-thousand-556 fentanyl pills.”
A majority were disguised as prescription drugs. Bayens says the Drug Enforcement Administration has determined that two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, depending on body size and tolerance “We are truly at the point that anyone taking one of these pills is playing a deadly game of Russian roulette,” Bayens says. Governor Reynolds says the state will do more to help educate everyone about the dangers of fentanyl and fake prescription drugs. She says the Biden Administration needs to do more to stop the flow of illegal immigration and drugs across the border.
“It’d be nice to have a partner in Washington D-C, that had enough wherewithal to stand up and take action. I mean, the terrorists that are coming across the border, the human trafficking that’s taking place, the individuals that died that were being smuggled across the border in the back of a semi truck, ” Reynolds says. Reynolds says the administration has done very little to address these issues.
(Radio Iowa) – The City of Spencer has cut off power to a trailer park near the Clay County Fairgrounds after weeks of wrangling over conditions in the park. City officials initially gave residents of the 26 trailers at the Spencer Trailer Court until July 5th to vacate the property due to concerns about the electric grid, sewer service and safety issues, like boarded up egress doors and windows.
Spencer Trailer Court owner Bill Caskey and his attorney met with city officials and came up with a compromise and the city extended the deadline until today (July 12th). They agreed electric service would meet code in all occupied trailers by noon yesterday (Monday) or the city would proceed with plans to turn off the power today (Tuesday). Last week, Spencer Mayor Steve Bomgaars said social service organizations in Clay County had made significant progress in helping residents of the trailer park find alternate housing.
The City of Spencer ended electric service to the trailer park at 10 a.m. this (Tuesday) morning according to the Trailer Court’s owner.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – (UPDATED) A long-time, old-time merchant in Atlantic is in the process of closing-up shop. On their social media page, Bonnesen’s 5 & 10 said ” It is with a heavy heart that after over 70 years in business, Bonnesen’s 5 & 10 will be closing our doors. Between product availability, employee shortages, freight costs and online shopping, we can no longer continue in business.
“Aunt B’s and Aunt B’s Floral are still going to continue in business for all your home décor, gifts, silk and fresh floral needs. And best of all, Bonnesen’s most popular products like Candy, Fat Brain Toys, Cards, and more will be moving over to Aunt B’s to be available for years to come!!” The owners went on to say, “We greatly appreciate all the support that we have had over the many years in business and we will continue to be available at Aunt B’s and Aunt B’s Floral,” and they said “starting Friday July 15th, Bonnesen’s 5 & 10 will be 25% OFF everything, excluding Candy, Cards, Silk Floral and Fat Brain Toys. Stop in and shop while supplies lasts because once it’s gone, it’s gone!!”
As expected, response to the news mentioned memories of the store, and acknowledgement that the current business environment is less conducive to remaining open, than it used to be. Here’s a sample of those comments:
(Radio Iowa) – State officials have signed off on a seven-and-a-half million dollar payment to settle a medical malpractice claim against the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Attorneys for 47-year-old Christopher Dolan of Davenport say he suffered severe impairments following treatment of a bleeding brain tumor. Dolan’s right arm and leg are paralyzed. His speech and other bodily functions are compromised and he requires 24 hour care.
The State Appeal Board agreed the state will pay Dolan and his wife two-and-a-half million. The remaining five million dollars will be covered by a medical and surgical group with over a thousand doctors called University of Iowa Physicians.