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Two men were arrested Tuesday night on separate charges, in Creston. Authorities say at around 11-p.m., 37-year old Steven Lamer, of Carter Lake, was arrested in the 500 block of S. Walnut Street in Creston. Lamer was arrested on a charge of Trespass/1st offense. He was later released on a $300 bond. And, at around 10:15-p.m., 28-year old Ocie Martinez, of Creston, was arrested at his residence for Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault. Martinez was being held in the Union County Jail, while awaiting a bond hearing.
Creston Police said also, Creston Automotive reported Tuesday afternoon, that sometime between 3-p.m. Monday and 1:30-p.m. Tuesday, a vehicle located in the business’ parking lot, was shot and damaged by what appeared to be a pellet or B-B gun. The damage was estimated at $1,000.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Iowa health officials today (as of 10-a.m/24-hours), report 1,048 new, positive COVID-19 cases (including 12 more in Cass County) and 18 more deaths (including 3 more in Guthrie County). Deaths attributed to a pre-existing medical condition amount to 918. Iowa currently has confirmed 1,342 COVID-19 deaths and 88,555 positive cases. There have been 6,014 Lab results returned since 10-a.m. Tuesday, for a total of 797,138. Of the latest results, 5,368 came back Negative for COVID-19 (for a total of 707,037), and 637 were positive, for a 14-day rolling average of 8.8%. The number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus is 68,365.
A White House coronavirus task force report dated Sunday found that Iowa last week had the nation’s sixth-highest rate of coronavirus infections per 100,000 people. The task force again recommended the state institute a statewide mask requirement. Gov. Kim Reynolds has said such a requirement is unnecessary.
In the KJAN listening area, since 10-a.m. Tuesday, the IDPH reports new positive COVID-19 test results numbering: 52 in Pottawattamie County (bringing their to-date total to 2,216 cases); 17 in Mills County; 14 in Guthrie County; 13 more cases in Harrison County; Eight more cases in Madison County; Three new cases in Audubon and Montgomery Counties; 2 more cases in Union County, and one new case in each of Adair and Adams Counties.
The data show hospitalizations continue to rise in Iowa. There are 390 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 376 the previous day. There are currently 100 patients in intensive care, compared to 97 yesterday. The IDPH says 61 people were admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Tuesday, and 31 patients were on ventilators, down from 36 the previous day. In western/southwest Iowa, 18 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, eight are in an ICU, two were admitted since yesterday, and no one is on a ventilator.
There are currently 52 long-term care facilities reporting coronavirus outbreaks in Iowa, a number had been unchanged since Friday. IDPH reported 1,128 positive cases and 718 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 693 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, six more than yesterday. A White House coronavirus task force report dated Sunday found that Iowa last week had the nation’s sixth-highest rate of coronavirus infections per 100,000 people. The task force again recommended the state institute a statewide mask requirement. Gov. Kim Reynolds has said such a requirement is unnecessary.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began:
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s wineries are trying to hold on from the pandemic that’s dealt a double hit to their business. Iowa Wine Growers Association, marketing director, Nicole Eilers says it is a business tailored to public interaction. “They had to shift their whole business plan from bringing people into the tasting rooms and giving them the experience that Iowa wine is kind of known for,” Eilers says, “to how do we survive, how do we get the product in their hands when we are not supposed to be around people — so it has been really tough.”
Sales of wine and liquor have been up during the pandemic — but Eilers says local wineries aren’t gaining from that trend. “It’s just getting the product into consumers’ hands, that’s the tricky part. Because most wineries in Iowa — if not all — self distribute,” she says. The second hit to the wineries has been a loss of the added features they provide customers not directly related to selling wine. “Most of them are also functioning event venues. so a lot of them have spaces for weddings and private events. They do live music, all sorts of things,” according to Eilers. “And so,with COVID and a lot of the mandates in place, that has really taken a toll on businesses. Because that really sort of helps offset the decreased wine sales.”
Eilers says some may not be able to stay open. “I haven’t really heard of any wineries for sure closing down due to COVID specifically — but I anticipate that most likely that will be the case for some,” Eilers says. Eilers says they have a report that comes out at the end of the year that details sales and that will give a better idea of where the industry stands.
Police in Red Oak report two arrests. At around 3:23-a.m. today (Wednesday), Officers arrested 75-year old Mary Katherine Pierce, of Red Oak, on a warrant out of Page County, for Failure to Appear on a Theft in the 5th Degree, charge. Pierce was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond. And, at around 10:40-p.m. Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 59-year old Ronald Dean Kammerer, JR., of Red Oak. He was taken into custody on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Contempt – Failure to Pay Child Support. Kammerer, JR., was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, while awaiting extradition to Pott. County.
LARRY LEE KENYON, 84, of Guthrie Center, died Sunday, Sept. 27th, at home. Memorial services for LARRY KENYON will be held 2-p.m. Friday, Oct. 2nd, at the First Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center is handling the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, Oct. 1st, from 5-until 7-p.m.
Burial of cremains is in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.
LARRY LEE KENYON is survived by:
His wife – Vera.
His daughters – Deborah (Kelsey) Thom, of Shawnee, KS; and Kimberly Murray of Brainerd, MN.
His son – Mark (Linda) Kenyon, of Earlham.
1 grandson, 6 step-grandchildren, 1 step great-grandchild; 1 great-great grandson; his special granddaughter; in-laws, other relatives & friends.
Hawkeye Ten Conference
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25 Shenandoah 11-21-11
(3-1) Red Oak 25-25-25-25 Harlan 16-27-16-22
(3-2) Lewis Central 17-17-25-25-15 Atlantic 25-25-15-17-9
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25 Creston 22-17-15
(3-1) Atlantic 25-21-25-25 Creston 14-25-22-22
Corner Conference Tournament
(3-1) Stanton 25-17-25-26 Sidney 16-25-18-24
(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25 Griswold 12-14-17
Western Iowa Conference
(3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25 Riverside 18-23-16
(3-2) Logan-Magnolia 25-23-25-27-15 Tri-Center 21-25-20-29-12
Pride of Iowa Conference
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-26-25 Bedford 21-24-13
(3-0) Nodaway Valley 25-25-25 Central Decatur 17-20-15
Rolling Valley Conference
(3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-25 Boyer Valley 16-19-18
(3-0) Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 26-13-25-25 Woodbine 24-25-21-22
(3-1) CAM 22-25-25-25 Paton-Churdan 25-17-23-19
Bluegrass Conference
(2-1) Orient-Macksburg 19-25-15 Moulton-Udell 25-6-13
Other Area Iowa
(3-1) Abraham Lincoln 25-25-21-25 St. Albert 18-16-25-15
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State’s Breece Hall leads the Big 12 and is third in the nation in rushing through two games. His first real test comes when No. 18 Oklahoma visits Ames, Iowa, on Saturday night. Hall ran for 154 yards and matched his career high with three touchdowns in a 37-34 win at TCU. That followed a 103-yard, one-touchdown outing in the season-opening loss to Louisiana-Lafayette. Oklahoma has allowed just 120 yards rushing and 2.4 yards per carry in its first two games to rank first in the Big 12 and fourth in the nation.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are bringing some serious swagger and talent to their first postseason appearance in 14 years, against their old nemesis, the St. Louis Cardinals. Led by 21-year-old Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Wil Myers, the Padres will host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of a wild-card series on Wednesday. Says Tatis: “Man, we’re good.” St. Louis will start left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim (3-0, 1.62 ERA), who pitched at Petco Park for Korea in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. San Diego will counter with right-hander Chris Paddack (4-5, 4.73), who has had a seesaw season.
UNDATED (AP) — It took one week for the Big 12 to bring just a little more strangeness to the year 2020. Five-time defending conference champion Oklahoma opened league play with a shocking home loss to Kansas State, perhaps opening the door for another program to finally to step in and claim the title. Iowa State can put Oklahoma’s season on the ropes Saturday when the Cyclones host the Sooners. Iowa State beat the Sooners in 2017 and lost to them by a point in 2019.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Patrick Maroon has joined elite company by winning the Stanley Cup in consecutive seasons with different teams. Maroon is the only member of the champion Tampa Bay Lightning to win it last year with the St. Louis Blues. He’s the eighth player to do it in NHL history and first since Claude Lemieux in the 1990s to get his name on the Cup in consecutive years. Corey Stillman went back to back in 2004 and 2006 after the lockout prevented the trophy from being awarded in 2005. Maroon is one of several additions to the Lightning that helped them finally win it all.
(Radio Iowa) – Two “Test Iowa” locations are opening in Orange City and Sioux Center to expand Covid-19 testing capacity in the northwest corner of the state. Governor Kim Reynolds says coronavirus cases have been elevated in Sioux County for the past three weeks.
“Sioux County currently has the highest 14-day average positivity rate in the state at nearly 28%,” Reynolds says. “Neighboring Lyon and Osceola Counties are both above 20% and some other counties in the surrounding area top 15%.” The governor says new Covid cases in northwest Iowa are evenly distributed across age groups rather than being among young adults.
“The case investigation process tells us that increased cases in these areas…aren’t really tied to a specific event or activity,” Reynolds says. “…The virus is simply spreading from person-to-person during the course of normal daily activities.” In Sioux County, for example, half of recent Covid cases were among adults between the ages of 41 and 80 and another 12 percent were among children under the age of 18. Reynolds says the virus seems to move around the country and is currently hitting the Midwest and the tri-state region of northwest Iowa and neighboring counties in Nebraska and South Dakota.
“We’re bringing in additional tests so that we can identify, so I think we’re going to see, kind of, hopefully what we saw in other areas where we see that spike,” and then, hopefully, we’ll see that come back down.” Since August, the testing sites in Orange City and Sioux Center have been screening students and staff from Northwestern and Dordt University. Now, those sites will offer Covid tests to others who register online at Test-Iowa-dot-com.
The number of Iowans hospitalized for treatment of Covid-19 has increased 20 percent in the past week. Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state medical director, says the best advice for curbing community spread of the virus is what it’s been since the start of the pandemic: stay at least six feet away from others, wear a mask and wash your hands. The number of Iowans hospitalized for treatment of Covid-19 has increased 20 percent in the past week.