MARDELL HANSEN, 85, of Elk Horn died Thursday, August 8th at her home. Funeral services for MARDELL HANSEN are currently pending with Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.
MARDELL HANSEN, 85, of Elk Horn died Thursday, August 8th at her home. Funeral services for MARDELL HANSEN are currently pending with Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested recently. Among them was 25-year old Scott Eugene Jacobsen, of Council Bluffs, who was arrested today (Thursday) at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a warrant for Burglary in the 3rd degree. His bond was $5,000. 18-year old Dominque James Schlup, of Hastings, was also arrested today (Thursday) at the Pott. County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Driving While Revoked charge. His bond was set at $2,000.
And, 35-year old Maria T. Gudenra-Hurst, of Omaha, was arrested on a warrant for OWI 1st offense. Gudenra-Hurst was being held in the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is shifting to a new high school equivalency diploma test. The state Department of Education announced Thursday it would replace the GED with a test developed by the nonprofit ETS. The agency says the nonprofit’s test, called HiSET, will be aligned with statewide standards for Iowa students and will be cheaper.
Iowa officials begin considering moving to a new test after GED Testing Service shifted from a nonprofit to a for-profit organization in 2012. That move prompted other assessment vendors to being offering services. A selection committee comprised of officials at community colleges and the Iowa Department of Education chose the new test. The new test will cost $50 and can be taken in a paper or online format.
DONNIS AUERBACH, 77, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, August 7th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for DONNIS AUERBACH will be held Sunday, August 11th at 1:30 pm at the 1st Assembly of God Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service of Atlantic has the arrangements.
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Open visitation at the funeral home will be held on Saturday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Listen to KJAN AM 1220/FM 101.1 tonight for a live preview of the Tournament of Champions at the Atlantic Golf & Country Club. The preview will feature live interviews with some of the area golfers participating in the weekend tourney. You can also watch the program live on the KJAN TV page. We will be streaming live video. The program begins at 5:05 tonight.
Here is a list of the Tee Times for Friday’s First Round of the Tournament of Champions at the Atlantic Golf & Country Club: TOC pairing sheet round 1
Here the alphabetical list of players with Friday Tee Times for the first round of the Tournament of Champions at the Atlantic Golf & Country Club: Start Times Alphabetical TOC Round 1
Here is a link to live scoring for the Tournament of Champions: T of C Live Scoring
Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating the theft of solar-powered yard lights. A resident in Villisca called the Sheriff’s Office this (Thursday) morning to report 11 solar yard lights valued at $50 were stolen from a residence in the 600 block of east 4th Street. The theft occurred sometime between the hours of 10-p.m. Wednesday and 7-a.m. today (Thursday). Anyone having information about the crime is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-423-1001.
Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Public Health report the agency has received an increase in the number of cases of Cryptosporidiosis, or ‘Crypto.’ Of the 358 cases of Crypto reported to IDPH so far this year, 272 cases have occurred since June 1st. An additional 138 cases are currently under investigation. Cases have been reported in nearly half of Iowa’s 99 counties. In 2012, a total of 328 Crypto cases were reported for the entire year.
In western Iowa, the following counties reported cases of “Crytpo occuring from June 1st through August 7th: Adair (3), Guthrie (1), Madison (2), Monona (1), Pottawattamie (2), Sac (2), Woodbury (3).
Crypto is a disease caused by a parasite that results in watery diarrhea, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and low grade fever. Crypto can cause disease in both humans and animals. People get Crypto by coming in contact with persons or animals shedding the parasite, or by drinking water contaminated with the parasite.
Many of the people who have become ill with Crypto reported swimming in pools, and some in lakes or rivers. IDPH Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk says “The most effective way to keep swimming waters healthy is by keeping unhealthy people out of them.” Quinlisk adds, “If you or your child is or has recently been sick with diarrhea, don’t go swimming.”
A small number of people also reported being around animals. To protect against illness, be sure to wash hands after any contact with animals or their living areas, and after handling animal waste.
To keep swimming safe, remember:
It is also important to:
For more information on Crypto, visit www.idph.state.ia.us/IDPHChannelsService/file.ashx?file=66C275B0-3645-435E-AE6E-BBC18EE585AF.
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A school leader in southwest Iowa says he made a “poor mistake” over the weekend when he was ticketed for having an open container of alcohol in the car he was driving. Lenox School Superintendent David Henrichs says he’s sorry for embarrassing the school district and his family and he takes full responsibility for the incident. “I did receive an open container ticket,” Henrichs says. “I informed the board as soon as I got back from being issued that ticket. I did not get arrested and there was no OWI. We will have a discussion about the situation in full detail at the August 19th board meeting.”
The incident happened Saturday night as there was a flurry of police activity in the Taylor County town, which included a serious domestic abuse situation, a drug bust and the discovery of a body in a corn field. There were rumors a school staff member might have been involved in the incidents, which was evidently not the case. Still, Henrichs says he agreed to drive that employee to the area where the body was found.
“I absolutely made a poor mistake, I have no excuses,” Henrichs says. “I was very concerned about all these other rumors going around. I have tried to be very proactive by contacting the board immediately, I’ve been telling staff members as soon as I’ve seen them at school. That’s where we are.”
Henrichs has served the Lenox School District, first as principal, then as superintendent, for the past 15 years.
(Chuck Morris/Radio Iowa)