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Input needed for Cass County Health Needs Assessment

News

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Cass County Health System (CCHS) need your input as the Public Health Department makes a five-year plan for improving health and well-being in Cass County. The online survey should take only five-minutes of your time, and your answers will remain anonymous. The Community Health Needs Assessment is open until April 12.

Officials say the assessment is part of a statewide process that takes place every five years in which each county in Iowa conducts their own assessment and develops a five-year Health Improvement Plan. To take the assessment, click HERE.

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KIVIN MICHAEL PECK, JR., 22, of Walnut (Svcs. 4/9/21)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

KIVIN MICHAEL PECK, JR., 22, of Walnut, died April 4th, as the result of an accident. Funeral services for KIVIN PECK will be held 1-p.m. Friday, April 9th, at the Walnut Community Center. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements. A luncheon will follow in the old gym.

A public visitation will be held at the Walnut Community Center, from 10-a.m. until 12:30-p.m, Friday.

KIVIN PECK is survived by:

His parents – Kivin Sr. and Julie Peck, of Walnut.
His brother – Billy Peck & son Carter, of Omaha, NE.
His sisters – Sunnie Jo Peck & son Ryker, of Omaha, NE; Rikki Jo Peck, of Walnut; and Katherine “Ali” Peck, of New Jersey.
His paternal grandmother: Maria Peck, of Walnut;
Other relatives, and his close friend: Tehya Christensen, of Texas.

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Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals at 7:00 am on Thursday, April 8, 2021

Weather

April 8th, 2021 by Jim Field

  • Atlantic (KJAN Studios) .68″
  • Massena 1.46″
  • Oakland .61″
  • Red Oak 1.69″
  • Audubon .28″
  • Corning .85″
  • Carroll .25″
  • Guthrie Center .9″
  • Shenandoah .97″
  • Underwood .57″
  • Mount Ayr 1.27″
  • Monona .22″
  • Manning .30″
  • Schleswig .38″
  • Sidney 1.04″
  • Council Bluffs .61″

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RICHARD MONSON, 79, of Harlan (Memorial Svcs. 5/1/21)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

RICHARD MONSON, 79, of Harlan, died April 2nd, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. A Memorial service for RICHARD MONSON will be held May 1st at 11-a.m., at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Friends may call at the funeral home on April 30th, from 5-until 8-p.m.

Burial is in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.

RICHARD MONSON is survived by:

His wife – Sharon Monson, of Harlan.
His sons – Sean (Danielle) Monson, of Harlan; Brandon Monson, of Denison, and Derek Monson, of Omaha, NE.
His daughter – Chevonne (Jeff) Hoggan, of Omaha, NE.
His sister – Nancy (Dan) Evans, of Camdenton, MO.
and 8 grandchildren.

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Iowa COVID-19 daily update for 4/8/21: 1 additional death; 695 additional cases reported

News

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Thursday, 10-a.m.) showed there was one additional COVID-19 related death reported since 10-a.m. Wednesday, leaving the pandemic death toll in Iowa at 5,836. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,286 of the total number of deaths across the state.

There were 695 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 384,032. There remain two Long-Term Care facility outbreaks, with 20 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations stand at 219. There are 43 COVID patients in an ICU. The IDPH says 39 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, compared to 55 the day before, and 20 patients are on a ventilator (4 less than Wednesday).

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 19 hospitalized with COVID; Nine COVID patients are in an ICU; One person was admitted with symptoms of COVID, and there are two COVID patients on a ventilator. The 14-day positivity rate is holding at 4.8%. The seven-day rate is up slightly, to 5.0%.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

  • Cass, 1,414 cases; {+2}; 54 deaths
  • Adair, 958; {+0}; 32
  • Adams, 330 {+0}; 4
  • Audubon, 509 {+2}; 9
  • Guthrie, 1,242 {+0}; 28
  • Harrison County, 1,863; {+6}; 73
  • Madison County, 1,651; {+1; 19
  • Mills County, 1,730; {+10}; 20
  • Montgomery, 1,069 {+6}; 37
  • Pottawattamie County, 11,572; {+39}; 157
  • Shelby County, 1,306 {+1}; 35
  • Union County,  1,316; {+2}; 32

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(Podcast) KJAN News at 8:07-a.m., 4/8/2021

News, Podcasts

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

With Ric Hanson.

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Heartbeat Today 04/08/2021

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 8th, 2021 by Jim Field

Chris Parks speaks with local Boy Scout Leader Melissa Ihnen about Scouting for Food and Shred Day coming up this Saturday, April 10th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. A two for one opportunity to get your sensitive documents shredded and donate to local food pantries at the same time. This is a partnership with the Friends of the Library who are sponsoring the shred day event.

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Flaky Ham & Cheese in a Hurry (4-8-2021)

Mom's Tips

April 8th, 2021 by Jim Field

  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 large croissants (the wider the better), halved horizontally
  • 1/3 pound sliced deli ham
  • 1/3 pound sliced provolone cheese

Preheat a waffle iron to medium heat.

In a small bowl, mix the mayo and mustard.  Add a grind of pepper.

Spread the mayo-mustard mix on both cut sides of each croissant.  Next, roll up a piece or two of ham and bend it into a curve.  Set it in the bottom of a croissant, then top with provolone.  Make sure that the top croissant covers all the cheese; if it doesn’t, snuggle the cheese a little further inside the bread or cut it a bit smaller.  Otherwise it’ll leak out (and waffle irons are tough to clean).  Now that the sandwich is built, place it on a microwave-safe plate and microwave it for 30 seconds, to get the cheese melting inside.  Meanwhile, fill the rest of the croissants.

Place the sandwich on the waffle iron and lower the lid.  Push the lid down a bit to squash it a little, then release and let sandwich cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the croissant is crispy and the filling is hot (if your waffle iron has an alarm, it should go off).  Remove the sandwich and let it cool for 3 to 5 minutes.  Repeat to cook the rest of the sandwiches.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports, 4/8/21

Podcasts, Sports

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

With Chris Parks.

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(Updated) 2 arrested on drug charges in Creston

News

April 8th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report two men were arrested Wednesday on separate drug charges. 31-year-old Adam Cross, of Creston, was arrested at his home at around 2-p.m., on Union County warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd offense, Burglary in the 3rd Degree (Motor Vehicle), and Operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $9,000, with an additional hold for Adair County.

And, at around 11:45-p.m., Wednesday, 24-year-old Keegan WIlliams (no address given), was arrested for Theft in the 3rd Degree, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $2,300.

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