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(Rural Villisca, Iowa) – A traffic stop Tuesday evening in Montgomery County, resulted in the arrest of a woman from Cass County (IA). The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 45-year-old Jessica Craddock, of Griswold, was taken into custody at around 6-p.m., in the 2300 block of Highway 71 (north of Villisca), on a Benton County warrant for Operating a Vehicle without the owner’s consent. Craddock was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
(Radio Iowa) – The new Woodbury Jail construction is moving along with early work happening out of state. Jail Authority chairman, Ron Wieck, says the new cells are modular units. “The cells were actually built north of Atlanta in Georgia and they have been built we were able to buy the material early on and get the cells built so that saved us some money in the project,” Wieck says. He showed off pictures of the cells to the media, and says they are self contained.
“Every cell has its own shower in it, as well as the bunks you could see the little workbench, you could see a mirror and a combi unit — which is a combination toilet lavatory,” he says. There are different sized cells that can hold two or four inmates, and some are designed for handicapped inmates. Shane Albrecht of the Baker group is overseeing the jail construction, and says the new cells will be very different than the ones in the current jail.
“These cells have a polyurea coating on them that allows for easy cleaning, and easy maintenance. It’s all assembled so the cell is actually finished. This is all assembled off site ahead of time. It’s all inspected before it comes. You’re rolling in a finish cell,” according to Wieck. “It’s part of the modulized construction that’s going on, where we build things off site, bring them to the site that was done under higher standards, higher scrutiny, and you know, everyone’s built the exact same.”
The cells will nearly double the current capacity of the jail, which can hold 236 inmates. The cell modules are expected to be delivered on February 6th, with jail construction slated for completion by September 1st.
Jaren Holmes scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as 12th ranked Iowa State held off number five Kansas State 80-76. The Cyclones shot better than 62 percent in the second half to move to 6-2 in the Big 12.
That’s Cyclone T.J. Otzelberger who says the ball movement was better in the second half.
The Cyclones out-rebounded the Wildcats 28-20 and had 17 second chance points.
Gabe Kalscheur added 19 as the Cyclones improve to 11-0 at home.
D.J. Wilkins connected on a three pointer with 2.9 seconds remaining to rescue Drake in an 70-68 win over Indiana State in Des Moines. It was a game the Bulldogs led by 18 at halftime.
That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. It was the second straight home game in which the Bulldogs squandered a double digit halftime lead.
DeVries says they need to find a way to be more consistent.
The Bulldogs are 7-4 in Missouri Valley play and 16-6 overall.
(Red Oak, Iowa) — An unoccupied home in rural Red Oak was destroyed Monday evening. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, the Fire Department received a call around 7 p.m. from the property owner at 2439 Aspen Avenue, stating he was advised that the house on the property had burned down.
By the time firefighters from Red Oak and Emerson arrived on the scene, the house was a complete loss. The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107 or the Red Oak Fire Department at 712-623-6504.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mostly cloudy w/scattered flurries. High 29. NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Flurries ending; Becoming P/cldy late. Low 10. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 26. NW-SE @ 10-15.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow-rain mix. High 36.
Saturday: Cloudy w/light snow. High 20.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 35. The Low was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 19 and the Low was -9. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1944. The Record Low was -28 in 1894.
Winners of five of their last six games the UNI Panthers host Valparaiso Wednesday night in Missouri Valley Conference action. The Panthers are third in the Valley race with a 7-3 mark. After starting 0-7 Valpo has won three straight.
That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. UNI won the first meeting 69-67 on the road but Jacobson says the Beacons are a much different team right now.
Jacobson says the Panthers will need to eliminate some mistakes on the defensive end against a much more confident team.
The 18th ranked Iowa State women are on the road Wednesday night in Big 12 play to take on TCU. The Cyclones are 5-2 in the league race while the Horned Frogs are 0-7.
That’s Cyclone coach Bill Fennelly who says his team is not focused on the records.
With center Stephanie Soares out for the season with a knee injury the Cyclones have gone smaller and Fennelly us still using different combinations.
(Radio Iowa) – Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is the new leader of the Des Moines based foundation that awards the annual “World Food Prize.” “I don’t intend to do this for a long time,” Branstad says, “but I intend to do it, say, at least for a year.” In October of each year the foundation presents the World Food Prize and it’s 250-thousand dollar award to people at the forefront of efforts to improve the quality, quantity and availability of food.
“I’ve seen all the international leaders who have received this award,” Branstad says. Branstad, who served as U-S Ambassador to China, was governor when Des Moines businessman John Ruan donated the seed money for the World Food Prize and its headquarters in Des Moines. Norman Borlaug, the Cresco native who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his research that developed high-yielding wheat, took the lead in creating the World Food Prize in 1986.
“I knew both John Ruan and Norman Borlaug very well. I have the greatest respect for what they did and I want to maintain that legacy,” Branstad says. “Also, I’m a farm kid, from Iowa, and I want Iowa to be recognized as the local for this Nobel like prize for food and agriculture.”
Branstad, who is 76, is America’s longest serving governor. He was U.S. Ambassador to China from mid-2017 to the fall of 2020. As president of the World Food Prize, Branstad will be a lead fundraiser and host of the annual World Food Prize symposium. The event attracts global leaders in research, government and commerce to Des Moines for discussions about advances in food production and food security.
Barbara Stinson, who had 30 years of experience in environmental policy and business management, stepped down last week after three years as president of the World Food Prize.
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