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Authorities say more than 200 pigs are dead after a semi rolled over in Dallas County, near the Guthrie County line. Lt. Adam Infante with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office told KJAN News the accident happened at around 12:50-a.m. Wednesday (Today) in the 2100 block of Beaumont Avenue, southeast of Yale, when the driver of a semi missed a curve in the road causing the vehicle to rollover into a ditch.
The semi was hauling 750-pigs. Most of them survived, and exact number of the hogs that died was not immediately known, although early reports indicated as many was 223 of the animals perished in the crash. The unidentified driver of the semi was injured and transported to a hospital in Des Moines.
Authorities and others remained on the scene late Wednesday morning removing the animals and the wreckage. An investigation into the accident was underway, and additional details aren’t expected to be released until later.
Officials with the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa report a Harrison County man was sentenced to nine-years in prison Tuesday for his role in the distribution of meth. 52-year old Arthur J. Hulett, of Missouri Valley, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John Jarvey to 108 months in prison, plus six years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment, on the charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt reports Hulett plead guilty to the offense on Feb. 6th. The charge was the result of an investigation conducted by law enforcement into the distribution of methamphetamine in and around Harrison County. The investigation revealed that methamphetamine was being distributed by Hulett and subsequently transported from Harrison County into counties in Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska.
The investigation was conducted by the Missouri Valley Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, the Burt County, Nebraska, Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the United States Marshal’s Service. The case was prosecuted by the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A farmer-owned ethanol plant in northwest Iowa is the first commercial facility in the state to make the fuel additive from something other than corn starch. Ethanol made from plant fiber is called cellulosic ethanol. It’s been in research for decades but production is expected to expand significantly this year. Several plants are in construction capable of turning corn leaves and stalks, wood scraps and even garbage into the fuel additive.
The Quad County Corn Processors plant in Galva has made Iowa’s first commercially produced gallons of cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber. The plant, which has the capacity to make 35 million gallons of ethanol the traditional way from corn starch, has added equipment to make an additional 2 million gallons a year in cellulosic ethanol.
DES MOINES, Iowa – The picnic tables will be loaded with fresh foods as friends and family gather for the Fourth of July, but some in Iowa believe there is a threat to the integrity of those locally produced fruits and vegetables. Donna Prizgintas, a chef in Ames who relies on fresh ingredients from area growers, said she has concerns about pesticide drift and residue for produce farmers, home gardeners and consumers.
“I think Iowans are not aware of … the levels of glyphosates and nitrates that are in our water, in our air,” she said. “Our food can be fairly pesticide-laden.” Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide and, in a recent assessment, it was frequently detected in Iowa surface waters, rain and air. The agricultural industry is vital to Iowa’s economy, Prizgintas said, adding that with better cooperation, pesticides and produce can coexist.
“Some farmers and companies spray very responsibly,” she said. “There are guidelines, there are registrations. You’re not supposed to spray if the wind is blowing. You have no-spray zones you’re supposed to observe – but regularly, there are mistakes.” Prizgintas said the careful application of pesticides will be even more important going forward, with the expected approval of corn and soybeans tolerant to the pesticide 24D.
“Now this may come as soon as next summer,” she said, “and this is adding a whole new pesticide to the equation.” The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship operates a registry for producers to list the locations of their sensitive crops, so pesticide applicators can identify those areas and minimize the potential for damage from drift.
More information is online at iowaagriculture.gov.
(Iowa News Service)
DICK LEE ZIESER, 78, of Guthrie Center, died Mon., June 30th, at the Perry Lutheran Home. Funeral services for DICK ZIESER will be held 2-p.m. Thu., July 3rd, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 1 until 2-p.m. Thursday (prior to the service).
Burial will be in the Resurrection Cemetery at Guthrie Center.
Sheriff’s officials in Crawford County report one person was arrested on drug charges early this (Wednesday) morning following the search of a home in Manilla. Officers with Manilla Police Department and deputies with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 541 3rd Street in Manilla, and as a result of the investigation, discovered and seized nearly 1 ounce of methamphetamine.
Authorities say 36-year old Angela Bandow, of Manilla, was faces felony charges that include 2 counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Deliver, and 2 counts of Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp. She also faces a simple misdemeanor, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge.
Bandow was being held without bond in the Crawford County Jail. Assisting in the investigation were deputies with the Monona County Sheriff’s Office, officers with the Onawa Police Department and members of the Iowa State Patrol.
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