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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is making changes in the paddlefish season in western Iowa to try and increase interest. Fisheries biologist, Ryan Hupfeld, says the ability to catch paddlefish on the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers in western Iowa returned in 2015 after nearly 30 years of being banned to protect the species. He says they’re now adjusting some things after the initial interest fell off. “We’ve seen the popularity and number of tags sold decrease in the recent years, and there’s always extras to go around,” Hupfeld says. “We also sent out a survey card that anglers return and it kind of guided our efforts to making some changes to the season this year to make it more popular.”
One of the changes now splits the purchase of tags into two periods, and allows you to buy two tags if there are tags remaining after the first period. The timing of the season has also been tweaked. “We are starting it much earlier — we are starting it on February fourth and it ends on April 30th. Also, due to the anglers’ comments, we are allowing the harvest of rough fish including Asian carp during the paddlefish snagging season,” Hupfeld says. The previous seasons had started in March. Hupfeld says they knew they had to do something after seeing the fish numbers. He says there are more than 300 fish taken in 2015 and it has dropped down to 100 in the last two years.
Hupfeld says moving the season date back adjusts to the river conditions, which may’ve played a role in the drop in harvest. “On the river systems where there is not a dam and they congregate, a lot of times in the colder time periods when water temperatures are cool they are in these deep overwintering holes where you might be able to target them before they migrate up north in the spring,” Hupfeld says.
Hupfeld says they’ve tried to adapt the season based on what they heard from anglers, and says it’s key for anyone buying a paddlefish tag this year to return the survey card. “All these suggestions that we’ve gotten in the last couple of years have kind of guided our efforts in hopefully making the season more successful for anglers,” according to Hupfeld. “This year if you do purchase a tag, please keep note of your catch and effort and return those cards whether you harvest a fish or not. We appreciate any input provided and take that in consideration in moving forward with the season and hopefully make it more successful for everybody.”
You still have until January 7th to buy a 2018 paddlefish license for the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. For more information on the season, go to the D-N-R’s website at: www.iowadnr.gov.
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The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports just one arrest took place, Wednesday. 40-year old Brian Jerome Louison, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 3:45-p.m. following a traffic stop. Louison was taken into custody for Driving While License Revoked. He was transported to the Pott. County Jail.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ethanol plants in Iowa have produced a record amount of the gasoline additive this year, narrowly topping last year’s record. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol trade group, says Iowa’s 43 ethanol plants turned out 4.2 billion gallons of ethanol this year surpassing the 4.1 billion gallons produced in 2016.
The association’s executive director, Monte Shaw said in a statement Thursday that the record is largely due to several plant expansions, increased demand of exports and rising sales of higher blends of fuel like E15, which is 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline. Shaw says the industry will continue to push in 2018 to get more gas stations to install E15 pumps.
Iowa, the nation’s top corn grower, also leads the nation in corn-based ethanol production.
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A Marine says she’s been given an apology but no explanation for an errant warrant that led to her arrest in a Des Moines suburb. Sgt. Kaylie Coats says she was arrested Dec. 7 while home in Waukee on leave. The warrant alleged Coats hadn’t paid for a $45 cab ride in Clive in 2015. The 23-year-old pleaded not guilty the next day in court, telling the judge the allegation was wrong because she’d been stationed at Camp Pendleton in California at the time. The judge ordered a call to the prosecutor.
A few hours later Clive Police Chief Michael Venema called Coats and apologized, explaining only that the warrant was issued in error. He’s since declined to comment publicly about what happened, citing the possibility of litigation.
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports a public information meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 2018, to discuss the proposed bridge improvements on U.S. 71 over Lone Tree Creek, 0.1 mile south of Cass County Road G-35/Lansing Road. The proposed improvements include lengthening the bridge by adding a 105-foot span to the south abutment. Through traffic on U.S. 71 would be detoured during construction using U.S. 71, U.S. 6/Iowa 83, Iowa 148, and Iowa 92.
All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 4:30 and 6 p.m. at the Iowa DOT District 4 Office, 2210 E. Seventh St., in Atlantic. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss the proposed improvements. No formal presentation will be made.
The meeting space is accessible for persons with disabilities. However, if you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify no later than Jan. 5th, Scott Suhr, transportation planner, Iowa DOT District 4 Office, 2210 E. Seventh St., Atlantic, Iowa 50022, phone 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368, email scott.suhr@iowadot.us. Suhr can also be contacted for general information regarding the proposed improvements.
Visit the Iowa DOT’s project-related public involvement event website at www.iowadot.gov/pim for information about scheduled public meetings and hearings, and opportunities to offer input to the Iowa DOT during the development of certain projects. To submit a comment online about this project, go to: https://bit.ly/Iowadot130371822.
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today (Thursday) the opportunity for two Iowa high school seniors to receive full scholarships to attend the 2018 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) this summer in West Virginia. The students will exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals from the academic, corporate and government worlds during the nearly month-long experience. The camp includes lectures and hands-on research projects presented by scientists from across the nation; overnight camping trips into the Monongahela National Forest; and a visit to Washington, D.C. The selected delegates must not only demonstrate academic achievement in science, but also show potential for thoughtful scientific leadership.
The NYSCamp experience is offered at no cost to participants. Contributions to the National Youth Science Foundation allow delegates to participate in this educational experience. Educational and recreational programming, as well as meals, lodging and round-trip airfare are provided. Delegates arrive in Charleston, West Virginia, on Wednesday, June 27 and depart on Saturday, July 21, 2018. The NYSCamp is held near Bartow in the eastern mountains of West Virginia.
Application forms are available online (https://nysf.smapply.io/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ). All applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, February 28, 2018.
An end-of-year meeting for the Cass County Board of Supervisors will be held 8:30-a.m. Friday, at the courthouse in Atlantic. During their session, the Board will open and review all applications for appointment to the position of Cass County Attorney. The Board will act on reviewing applications submitted for the vacancy position of Cass County Attorney during their meeting next Tuesday morning, and act on appointing a person to the position at that time.
In other business during Friday’s meeting, the Supervisors will act on approving and Administrative Services Agreement for health insurance flexible spending accounts. They will also receive the 2017 Cass County Weed Commissioner’s report, and act on an abatement of tax for a parcel of land owned by the City of Atlantic.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports, ahead of the cold outbreak this weekend, a weather system will pass across the area and bring light to moderate snow to much of the state. There will be a narrow corridor extending from northwest Iowa to east central and southeast Iowa where 1 to 3 inches will be possible. A few spots may receive up to 4 inches within the band of snow. With the passage of this system an arctic high will move into the region and bring bitterly cold air into Iowa.
More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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