Sheriff’s officials in Taylor County report one-person was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident Thursday, southwest of Lenox. Authorities say deputies responded to the scene in the 2800 block of 130th Street (J20), where a 2002 Ford F-150 driven by 60-year old Ricky Scott, of Lenox, was on its side in the north ditch. The sheriff’s office says Scott had swerved to miss a canine on the roadway. His pickup went of control before leaving the road and crashing into the ditch.
Scott was transported by LifeNet helicopter to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. The pickup was considered a total loss. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Taylor County EMS and Lenox Fire. The accident remains under investigation with assistance from the Iowa State Patrol.
Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
January 16, 2020
Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Montezuma 11-0 1
2 Newell-Fonda 12-0 2
3 Marquette Catholic 11-1 3
4 North Mahaska 9-2 4
5 Algona Bishop Garrigan 12-1 5
6 MMCRU 11-0 6
7 Saint Ansgar 11-1 7
8 East Buchanan 9-2 8
9 Clarksville 9-1 9 10 Council Bluffs St. Albert 8-3 14
11 Kingsley-Pierson 11-1 11 12 Exira-EHK 11-1 12
13 Central Decatur 8-1 13
14 Burlington Notre Dame 11-1 10
15 Turkey Valley 12-1 NR
Dropped Out: Springville (15)
Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Cascade 11-0 1
2 West Hancock 14-0 2
3 North Linn 10-1 3
4 Osage 9-1 4
5 MFL-Mar-Mac 12-2 5
6 West Branch 10-2 6
7 Van Buren County 10-2 7
8 Western Christian 7-4 8
9 Maquoketa Valley 11-1 9
10 Hudson 11-1 10 11 ASHTW 11-1 11
12 Mediapolis 12-1 12 13 Mount Ayr 8-2 13 14 Panorama 9-2 NR
15 Emmetsburg 7-3 14
Dropped Out: IKM-Manning (15)
Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 10-1 3
2 Crestwood 12-2 2
3 Bishop Heelan 6-3 1
4 Clear Lake 10-1 5
5 Roland-Story 10-1 7 6 Red Oak 11-2 6
7 North Polk 7-4 4
8 Des Moines Christian 11-1 9
9 Okoboji 12-1 8
10 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 11-0 12
11 Davenport Assumption 7-3 10
12 Estherville-Lincoln Central 9-2 14
13 West Burlington 9-3 11
14 West Liberty 10-2 15
15 Unity Christian 7-3 NR
Dropped Out: Cherokee (13)
Class 4A
School Record LW
1 North Scott 11-0 1
2 Marion 9-0 2
3 Center Point-Urbana 10-0 3 4 Glenwood 12-0 4
5 Gilbert 9-2 5
6 Ballard 10-1 6
7 Cedar Rapids Xavier 7-3 8 8 Lewis Central 7-4 7
9 Waverly-Shell Rock 10-2 9
10 Central DeWitt 10-1 10
11 Grinnell 8-3 15
12 Mason City 7-6 11
13 Dallas Center-Grimes 7-4 NR 14 Carroll 7-3 13
15 ADM 7-3 NR
Dropped Out: Maquoketa (12), Bondurant-Farrar (14)
Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Iowa City High 9-0 1
2 Johnston 12-1 3
3 Dowling Catholic 10-2 4
4 Cedar Rapids Prairie 10-0 5
5 Waukee 10-1 6
6 Southeast Polk 11-1 2
7 Cedar Falls 8-3 8
8 Waterloo West 9-2 7
9 Urbandale 9-3 9
10 Ankeny Centennial 6-5 10
11 Davenport North 8-2 12
12 Ames 605 11
13 Bettendorf 8-4 13 14 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 9-2 14
15 West Des Moines Valley 6-5 NR
Dropped Out: Sioux City East (15)
Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign has announced the former Vice President’s planned stops in western Iowa today (Friday), have been cancelled, due to the snow storm. Biden was set to speak in Sioux City this afternoon (12:45-p.m.) and in Council Bluffs, this evening (6-p.m.). Other events to be held in Des Moines and Indianola on Saturday, will go on as scheduled, unless otherwise noted on the campaign’s website.
Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon reported on the EMA’s Facebook page, Thursday, that the County took another step toward integration onto the statewide ISICS radio platform. ISICS (Pronounced “Eye-six”) is the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System. Kennon said Thursday, two new local talk groups were brought on line, which will allow Local Law and Fire to converse with Cass County dispatch. He posted audio of a test dispatch using the new system….
During the Cass County Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 31st, Kennon said ISICS is a 700 (or 800) mega-hertz, standards-based P-25 Phase 2 compliant trunked radio system for first responders throughout Iowa. The ISICS platform allows users to seamlessly roam and communicate throughout the State. The Iowa State Patrol is currently using the 700 mhz band, while Pottawattamie County has been using the 800 mhz band for several years.
During the meeting, Kennon said two radios on the ISICS 700 mhz frequency, were installed at the Cass County Communications Center. He said there will be a law enforcement talk group and a fire talk group, which will allow those emergency personnel who were issued the radios. The system as it is now, will allow the County to see what coverage the radios will provide, and where the strength and weaknesses are.
The test conducted Thursday, is part of that process. Kennon said in December, Cass County is in the process of buying additional dual-band radios (VHF/700 mhz). Kennon said if the State Patrol has something going on, such as a pursuit, Cass County can switch on the 700 mhz system and work with them. Right now though, the County has mainly starting dipping its toes into the system, which allows the dispatchers to monitor State Patrol communications traffic.
Jim Field speask with LaVon Eblen about ARISE. They discuss the groups Sunday Educational Program Series and the buildings they have to offer for meeting use in Atlantic.
One person died and another was injured during a collision early this (Friday) morning, in southeast Iowa’s Jefferson County. The Iowa State Patrol says at around 1:10-a.m., a 2002 Pontiac driven by 50-year old Richard Dwayne Boyd, Jr., of Fairfield, was traveling north on Highway 1, when it crossed the center line of the road. The car collided head-on with a southbound 2008 Kia. driven by 28-year old Tylor James Lewman, of Birmingham (IA). Both vehicles came to rest in opposite ditches. Authorites say neither driver was wearing a seat belt. Richard Boyd, Jr. died at the scene. Lewman was transported by Midwest Ambulance to the Jefferson County Health Center, in Fairfield.
A traffic stop in Creston late Thursday night, resulted in the arrest of two people on drug charges. Creston Police report 31-year old Amber Dawn Johnson, of Cedar (IA) and 39-year old James William Lenze, of Des Moines, were taken into custody at around 11:35-p.m. following the traffic stop on Wyoming Avenue, in Creston. During this stop, the K9 “Jax” was deployed, and got a positive hit on the vehicle.
Johnson was taken into custody on the charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance- 3rd, and was being held in the Adams County Jail on $5000 bond. Lenze was taken into custody on the charge of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver, and Driving While Barred. He was being held in the Union County Jail without bond, until seen by a magistrate.
Creston Police said also, 42-year old Michael David Johns, of Creston, was arrested Thursday morning, on a warrants for parole violation and Theft in the 5th Degree. Johns was being held without bond in the Union County Jail.
Authorities said in addition, a Creston man reported to Police that sometime between 6-p.m. Monday and 7:30-a.m. Tuesday, someone stole a propane tank from his property in the 200 block of N. Oak Street. The loss was estimated at $50.