RANDALL “Randy” CLARK, 67, of Atlantic, died Saturday, April 25th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. A Celebration of Life for RANDY CLARK will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.
Police and firefighters from Council Bluffs were dispatched at around 9:13-a.m. Sunday (today), to the area of the Indian Creek at Creek Top Street for a vehicle in the creek. A passing Union Pacific train crew had spotted the vehicle in the culvert. Upon arrival, emergency responders found a Red Ford Explorer had driven through the metal guard rail and concrete barrier. The vehicle had fallen approximately 12 feet down into the culvert, landing on its wheels. The vehicle was in approximately 1-2 feet of water.
The driver of the vehicle, 74-year old Kieth Cunningham, of Omaha, was extricated by the Council Bluffs Fire Department and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Cunningham had been reported as missing in Omaha and may have been suffering from a medical condition.
The incident was being investigated by the Council Bluffs Police Special Operations Traffic Unit. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call the CBPD Traffic Unit at (712) 328-4948.
Pottawattamie County Public Health, Sunday (today) reported four new COVID-19 cases. The total of COVID-19 cases in Pottawattamie County is now twenty-nine. Seventeen individuals have recovered, eleven are self-isolating at home, zero are hospitalized, and there has been one death.
The four new cases all reside in Council Bluffs and include two males and two females ranging in age from 18 to 80 years old. Two of them have pre-existing conditions. One of the individuals had contact with an existing COVID-19 case, and three were the result of community spread. These individuals were tested between April 23 and April 24. All four of them are self-isolating at home.
Pottawattamie County Public Health is conducting the contact tracing investigations and is in communication with the Iowa Department of Public Health. As testing capacity increases, the number of positives reported will also increase. The total number of Iowans tested for COVID-19, along with positive and negative results, can be found at www.coronavirus.iowa.gov.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa firefighter whose family has been devastated by the coronavirus says he wants people to know how easily the virus can spread. Twenty-nine-year-old Omar Martinez said Friday that his mother first tested positive for the virus on April 3. Then his 22-year-old sister Evelyn, who is the mother of a toddler, contracted the virus and has been in the hospital since April 10.
On April 15, Omar says his 58-year-old father, Jose Gabriel Martinez, was hospitalized. He died on Tuesday. The family shares a home in West Liberty, Iowa, where they settled after immigrating from Mexico in the 1990s. Omar Martinez says, “I don’t wish this upon anybody.”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s three major public universities are planning to resume in-person classes in the fall, but they are still working out the details of what that will look like during the coronavirus outbreak. Iowa Board of Regents President Mike Richards said the schools will follow state and federal guidelines to protect health as they develop plans for thousands of students to return to the campuses of the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and Northern Iowa University.
The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in the state. Health officials said Saturday the number of confirmed cases in Iowa had increased by 648, to 5,092, though the actual number of sick is thought to be much higher because of many people haven’t been tested.
DES MOINES – Today (Sunday), the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 384 additional positive cases for a total of 5,476 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,356 negative tests for a total of 30,614 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. The number of positive cases will continue to grow as Test Iowa sites open and additional surveillance testing of large businesses and nursing home staff continues.
According to IDPH, an additional 6 deaths were also reported, 286 are currently hospitalized, and 1,900 Iowans have recovered. At this time, 1 in 87 Iowans have already been tested.
According to IDPH the additional 6 deaths were reported in the following counties:
The state of Iowa has released an updated dashboard on coronavirus.iowa.gov that will be updated daily to include comprehensive tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa. The new dashboard includes cases, deaths, and tests conducted in each county. The state is now providing demographic information that was not previously provided as well as Iowa’s epidemiological curve.
Sheriff’s officials in Adams County, late Saturday night, said a Cass County man was arrested Saturday night after being pulled-over twice in 24-hours for the same offense. Brian Eilts, of Massena, was pulled over on Highway 34 at Gingko Avenue, at around 8:45-a.m., Friday. Upon further investigation, Eilts was found to have a barred license. He was charged and then released from the scene.
At around 8-p.m. Saturday, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Eilts at Birch Avenue and 240th Street. He was subsequently arrested for Driving While Barred. Eilts was transported to the Adams County Jail and held pending an appearance before the magistrate.
A central Iowa casino is expected to announce on Monday, that layoffs will begin May 3rd for 1,000 staff members. KCCI reports the layoffs will come from Prairie Meadows Hotel & Casino, in Altoona. The casino is owned by Polk County, and operated by a non-profit board of directors. It employs more than 1,300 people.
A county official told KCCI all but about 70 staff members will be temporarily laid off. The official said the laid-off staff will still receive health benefits and the casino hopes to reopen on June 1st.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa led the nation in NCAA wrestling attendance for the 14th straight year and the state’s two other Division I programs ranked among the top 13 nationally. The National Wrestling Media Association announced the Hawkeyes averaged a record 12,568 fans over seven dates at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This was the first season a program drew more than 10,000 for every home dual. Penn State was second in attendance with an average of 7,604. Iowa State was third at 4,795 and Northern Iowa was 13th at 2,168.
(KCCI) – Hawkeye Quarterback Nate Stanley, Iowa’s decorated starter, was picked by the Vikings in Round 7 of the NFL Draft, 244th overall. The most recent Vikings depth chart had Sean Mannion and Jake Browning backing up starter Kirk Cousins. Earlier in Round 7, the Ravens took Iowa safety Geno Stone with the 219th overall pick
List of Iowa’s draft pick this year:
13th pick (Rd. 1) Tristan Wirfs – Tampa Bay
54th pick (Rd. 2) A.J. Epenesa – Buffalo
77th pick (Rd. 3) – Michael Ojemudia – Denver
219th pick (Rd. 7) Geno Stone – Baltimore
244th pick (Rd. 7) Nate Stanley – Minnesota
No Iowa State or UNI players were drafted this season. Undrafted players will hope to get training camp invites via free agent deals, which are currently being offered.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs return 20 of 22 starters who helped them win the Super Bowl last season, so they spent their six picks in the NFL draft on guys who could help them not only defend the title but also plan for the future. They took LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the first round, Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. in the second and TCU offensive tackle Lucas Niang in the third. They wrapped up the draft Saturday by selecting Louisiana Tech defensive back L’Jarius Sneed, Michigan defensive end Mike Danna and Tulane cornerback Thakarius Keyes.
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low this morning, 35. We received .05″ rain yesterday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low 37. The Record High on April 26th was 92 in 1987 & 1989. The Record Low was 15 in 1907.
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