(KCRG/KCCI) – In an update to our previous reports, authorities in eastern Iowa have identified a woman who died while tending a ditch fire. Investigators say 79-year-old Carol Woodson, of Marion, was found by emergency responders. She had been engulfed in smoke and flames and died at the scene.

The Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office is helping with the investigation into her death. Emergency crews were called to rural Marion at about 3:14 p.m. Sunday for an out of control field fire. When authorities arrived, they found the ditch fire had spread and Woodson’s body on the ground.

Red Oak Police report two arrests. At around 2:35-a.m. Monday (April 5), 39-year-old Paul Earl Lemburg, II, of Red Oak, was arrested on warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Lemburg was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, at around 8:40-p.m. Sunday, Red Oak Police arrested 24-year-old Cadon Michael Cornelison, of Corning, on a charge of Simple Assault. Cornelison was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

(Radio Iowa) – As of today (Monday), all Iowans age 16 and above are eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations. Governor Kim Reynolds says getting an appointment may be challenging, but she has repeatedly urged Iowans to get the shot. “For months, we held onto hope that a vaccine would eventually be available and that it would make it possible to get life back to normal,” Reynolds says, “and I think we can all say that time is now.”

A Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” conducted a month ago indicated 27 percent of Iowans do not intend to get vaccinated. Reynolds used part of news conference last week to make a direct appeal to reluctant Iowans. “I’m asking you to take the final step in getting life back to normal and if you get a chance, get vaccinated as soon as you are able and take whatever vaccine you’re offered,” Reynolds said. “Every vaccine is safe and effective.”

At 10 p.m. last (Sunday) night, the state website tracking vaccinations showed nearly 663-thousand Iowans have completed their vaccinations, either the single-dose Johnson and Johnson or both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Iowa City computer programmer Brian Finley set up a Twitter account to list vaccination appointment times as soon as they become available.

Iowa Vaccine Alerts Twitter account is an outgrowth of Finley’s own search for appointments when his family became eligible for shots. “I found a way to write a couple of scripts on my computer that made it a little bit easier and sort of notified me when something came up,” Finley says, “and then helping get my family registered and ready to go, I felt like it was something that could help other people and decided to push those alerts out to Twitter.”

More than 33-thousand people are following Finley’s Iowa Vaccine Alerts Twitter account. Some of Finley’s Twitter followers are now volunteers helping schedule vaccination appointments for people who lack the time or internet access to get shots lined up. “Especially as we’re trying to work toward herd immunity, shots in arms is what we’re really working toward,” Finley said. He says two of the volunteers who’re using information from his Iowa Vaccination Alerts Tweets have helped more 500 people sign up for appointments.

A head-on collision Friday afternoon in Harrison County resulted in one person dead and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol said 62-year old Kurt T. Von Sternberg, of Omaha, died from his injuries. His passenger, 60-year old Debra June Von Sternberg, also of Omaha, and the driver of the other vehicle, 32-year-old Michelle Marie Rosario, of Council Bluffs, were injured. Rosario suffered serious injuries and was transported by EMS to CHI Health in Missouri Valley. Debra Von Sternberg was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha. All three crash victims were wearing a seat belt.

The Patrol says the crash happened at around 4:33-p.m., when, for reasons unknown, a 2003 Chevy Suburban driven by Rosario crossed the center line of Loess Hills Trail, north of York Road, and south of Kermit Place. Rosario was traveling northbound, while a2019 Ford Escape driven by Kurt Von Sternberg was traveling southbound, when the crash occurred.

The President of the Iowa State University student crew Club, Saturday, told WHO-TV,  that winds forecast to remain low, instead picked up suddenly, causing a boat to capsize before the crew could return to shore, drowning two members on March 28th.

According to Alexis Aurandt, that after crew members rowed onto the lake, the winds picked up out of nowhere, and the crew’s boat was surrounded by 1-foot waves. She says after the crew turned to get back to shore, a wave went under the boat and knocked it over.

Crew members were not wearing life vests but all crew members had passed swim tests. The university and a national rowing association are investigating the accident.

A report from the Shenandoah Police Department says a man from Oakland was arrested in Essex on an OWI charge, early Sunday morning. Authorities say Shenandoah Police attempted to stop a vehicle for a registration violation in Essex, a little afterr 2 a.m. The vehicle initially failed to stop.

Upon further investigation, officers arrested 43-year-old Caleb Francis Bryant on charges of Operating While Intoxicated — 3rd or Subsequent Offense — and Driving While Barred. Bryant was being held in the Page County Jail on $6,000 bond.