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The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund recently donated $2,500 to the Atlantic Little League. Fund spokesperson (Trevor’s mom) Melanie Petty, says the money will be used for fencing improvements to the fields. Although a normal season wasn’t held this year due to COVID-19, Petty says the board continued to do work on the fields and grounds to update them and have them ready to go for the clinics that were held along with different travel teams and this year, the AHS Softball program. She says “Atlantic should be very proud of the facilities that are available for our children to play on.”
Pictured: Grant Petty and Sara Wood (President of Little League) (Photo submitted)
Petty says baseball is one of the fund’s favorite things to help with, as Trevor played ball from the time he was 5 years old all the way through college. After college he continued to play ball on town leagues. It was a true passion of his.
The annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament will be happening in just over a month on August 8th at Nishna Hills Golf Course. Melanie Petty says “We are looking forward to a great day of golf and hope to see a lot of people out there. There is still time to sign up your team to golf, donate an item for our silent auction or sponsor a hole. All money raised is given back to the community that Trevor loved.”
The Trevor Frederickson Fund ia a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Petty says they look forward to another year of giving back [to the community].
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says the last few months have brought incredible challenges for our communities. As our nation begins to reopen, many Americans will be eager to celebrate the Fourth of July with family and friends. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) want to remind drivers to not let the celebration turn dangerous by driving impaired.
Nationally, during the 2018 July 4th holiday period (the most recent statistics available) 193 people died in motor vehicle crashes and 78 of these fatalities occurred in an alcohol-impaired crash. On the fourth of July in 2018, one person lost their life in Iowa due to an alcohol related crash. On July 4, 2019, Iowa experienced 112 crashes which involved 2 fatalities and 9 serious injuries. These fatalities and injuries are certainly nothing to celebrate.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 71 percent of those who died in alcohol related crashes were in vehicles involving a driver with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .15 or higher, almost two times the legal limit of .08. Law enforcement agencies across Iowa will be participating in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign from July 3 to July 7, 2020.
In an effort to combat impaired driving, officers will be exhibiting zero tolerance for impaired drivers. Impaired driving is not only dangerous but illegal, and it puts everyone on the road in jeopardy. There is also a financial aspect of driving impaired. An OWI arrest can cost up to $10,000. You could lose your license, your car, and your job. Before you set out to celebrate this holiday weekend, make a plan – have a designated driver, call an Uber, or other rideshare service.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau reminds you that it is never okay to drink and drive!
The City Council in Walnut is set to hold a meeting at the Walnut Community Center and online at GoToMeeting (You can also dial in at 1-(669)-224-3412 & use access code 491-221-661). Their session begins at 5-p.m. Among the items on their agenda, is:
The Iowa Department of Public Health today (Thursday), say (as of 6-a.m.), no new deaths resulting from the virus were reported, Wednesday. The toll remains 717. However, 411 people tested positive for COVID-19, for a total of 29,701. Negative test results amount to 283,012 (4,065 more than yesterday). Those who have recovered from the virus number 742.
In Regional Medical Center Coordination (RMCC) data: 145 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized (compared to 149 yesterday); 36 are in an ICU (37 yesterday); 18 were admitted to a hospital (compared to 29 in Wednesday’s report), and 18 are on a ventilator. That’s 3 less than reported earlier. There was no change in the RMCC Region 4 (western/southwest IA) data.
Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks remain at 20. At those facilities, 558 persons (Staff & patients) have tested positive,. Recoveries from the virus amount to 430, while COVID-19 deaths at LTC’s amount to 381. There has not been much change in area County COVID-19 data, except to say: Audubon County has one less positive case, Shelby County has two more positive cases, for a total of 108, and two more persons recovered (for a total of 81).
Pottawattamie County’s numbers show 712 positive cases (an increase of 21), 599 recovered (11 more than yesterday).
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Lewis Central 7, Shenandoah 2
Rolling Valley Conference
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 12, CAM 0 (Spartans scored 11 in the 3rd. Macy Emgarten 4K’s, 1-hitter)
West Harrison 14, Glidden-Ralston 10
Whiting 12, Ar-We-Va 10
Woodbine 15, Boyer Valley 3
Pride of Iowa Conference
Nodaway Valley 9, East Union 3 (Alyssa Davis, 2HR, 6RBI)
Other Scores
Audubon 4, Griswold 3
Central Decatur 8, Lamoni 3
Creston 3, Lenox 2
Grandview Christian 5, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
Harlan 4, Logan-Magnolia 3 (8 innings)
Southeast Warren 15, Melcher-Dallas 3
Treynor 10, Fremont-Mills 5
Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 8, Exira-EHK 2 (Lane Spieker 2-run HR, 5IP 9K)
Woodbine 6, Boyer Valley 4
West Harrison 10, Glidden-Ralston 0
Pride of Iowa Conference
Nodaway Valley 8, East Union 2
Other Scores
Carroll 8, Boone 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, Ogden 3
Denison-Schleswig 7 Alta Aurelia 0
Earlham 12, ACGC 5
St. Albert 11, CB Abraham Lincoln 2
Treynor 15, Fremont-Mills 1 (Cardinals scored 10 in the 3rd)
Underwood 11, Kuemper Catholic 10 (Nick Ravlin HR and was winning pitcher)
RUTH ANN BARRY, 87 of Harlan (formerly of Irwin), died Tuesday, June 30th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for RUTH ANN BARRY will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, July 6th, at the United Methodist Church, in Irwin. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home will be held on Sunday, July 5th, from 4-until 7-p.m.
Burial is in the Harlan Cemetery.
RUTH ANN BARRY is survived by:
(Radio Iowa) – A new state law that took effect with the first day of July enhances the penalties for those caught abusing, neglecting or torturing pets. The law makes it easier for prosecutors to pursue these cases. A person convicted of seriously injuring or killing a pet could be sentenced to up to two years in prison. A second offense would be a felony. Representative Mary Wolfe, a Democrat from Clinton, says the penalties in the new law are reasonable.
“And will, in fact, provide law enforcement and judges with a better tool to both rehabilitate people convicted of these crimes and perhaps provide a little bit of deterrence,” she says. The new law defines animal abuse as intentionally or recklessly injuring or poisoning a pet. Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, led Senate debate of the bill.
“Countless times we hear stories in the media of just disgusting abuse of our companion animals that so many times are members of our families,” Zaun said. Senator Tony Bisignano of Des Moines, a Democrat, says Iowa’s animal abuse penalties had been classified as the 49th weakest in the country before now. “Iowa has a good animal cruelty bill, not the best, but a good one and I thank all of my colleagues on both sides who have had to compromise,” Bisignano said. “…There’s nothing wrong with that. That’s what makes good legislation.”
Efforts to toughen penalties for animal abuse faltered over the past decade. Farm groups raised concerns that animal rights activists would use an updated law to target farmers. The new law applies to abuse, neglect and torture of “companion animals” and specifically excludes livestock and wild animals.
(DES MOINES) – Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek, Wednesday night released a statement concerning the arrest of 17 individuals Wednesday afternoon/evening on the grounds of the State Capital. In his statement, Parizek said, “Throughout the protest events of recent weeks, a variety of crimes have been committed by persons present at these events. Des Moines Police Department detectives have continued to follow up on these crimes, and arrests are being made.
“Today, officers monitoring a protest at the State Capitol arrested three people for charges related to the damage done during the protest at Hy-Vee, 3221 SE 14th Street, on 20 June 2020. Those arrests were made without incident within the Capitol building.
“As officers and Iowa State Patrol troopers attempted to escort an arrestee out of the building, a large crowd of protestors followed them into the parking lot. The crowd surrounded the officers, with at least one person attempting to physically block their path.
“As officers attempted to arrest this person, several people in the crowd began to assault the officers. Violent physical attempts were made to pull the arrestees from the custody of the police officers. The police officers were also pushed, pulled, hit, and jumped on.
“At one point, a protestor assaulted a police officer by jumping on his back, placing him in a chokehold, and wrestling him to the ground. As they struggled on the ground, the officer was disarmed of his duty handgun. The officer was able to recover the handgun. This protestor was arrested.
“The crowd continued to be aggressive with law enforcement officers. Nearly 50 law enforcement officers from the Des Moines Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, and other State law enforcement agencies were required to restore order. During this process, multiple additional arrests were made.
Pepper spray was deployed during this event. Persons arrested during this event include:
Additional arrests connected to this incident may not have yet been processed.”