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Atlantic Police report, 3/30/21

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports four arrests. On Sunday, 33-year-old Receiver Berdon, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intoxication, and, 28-year-old Renson Berdon, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated.

On Saturday, 19-year old Rachael Stanley, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Theft in the 3rd Degree. And, on March 25th, 18-year old Dante Watkins, of Atlantic, was arrested on Cass County warrants for two counts of Probation Violation.

All four subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail, where Watkins and the Berdon’s remained, as of Tuesday.

Hawkins savoring another championship at Northwest Missouri State

Sports

March 30th, 2021 by admin

Atlantic native Ryan Hawkins is soaking up the joy of a third NCAA Division II National Championship with the Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team. The Bearcats finished off an incredible season this past Saturday with an emphatic 80-54 win over West Texas A&M in the title game. The Bearcats stormed through three wins during four days at the Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. Hawkins said he enjoys the quick turnaround format of the Elite Eight setup.

Hawkins has always had a strong support system behind him and he loves seeing all the familiar faces that come to his games. That aspect was especially tough this year with COVID restrictions in place for the team.

Hawkins is very grateful they got the chance to get the season in and finish out unlike last year but he did miss the atmosphere that larger fan capacity brings to the game.

Ryan was named Most Outstanding Player at the Elite Eight. He scored a game-high 31 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in the championship game. He has now accumulated 2,098 points and 948 rebounds for his career. He intends to return next season and take advantage of his added year of eligibility. We’ll have more on that next week on KJAN.

Adams County Sheriff’s report (3/30): Corning woman arrested for assault; MN man arrested on assault warrant

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested on assault charges, last week. On or about March 26th at around 3:50-p.m., Adams County Deputies were dispatched to 404 Loomis Avenue in Corning, for a civil complaint. Upon further investigation, Kimberly Bloom, of Corning, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense, and Assault Causing Bodily Injury. She was transported to the Adams County Jail.

And, at around 9-p.m. Saturday, Deputies in Adams County conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle. The driver, 40-year old Joshua Prine, of Minnesota, was discovered to have had a warrant for his arrest out Polk County, for Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness. After the warrant was confirmed, Prine was transported to the Adams County Jail and held for Polk County authorities.

Garbage truck hit-and-run in Cedar Rapids

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The driver of a garbage truck in eastern Iowa was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving, after the truck struck a car and failed to stop. According to KCRG, the truck’s driver, 61-year-old Robert Truax, of Marion, was arrested after deputies pulled him over when he left the scene of the accident. Truax was charged with a second-offense operating while intoxicated, and following too closely.

The incident took place on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids when the car that was hit, slowed down for a funeral procession.

Red Flag Warning until 8-p.m. (3/30) for parts of western Iowa

Weather

March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie Counties
1005 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

* Winds…Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity…As low as 15 percent.

* Impacts…Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

For the rest of the area: Brisk Winds and Elevated Fire Danger Again Today. Although not as windy as Monday, northwest winds will still gust from 25 to 40 mph at times today. It will be cooler as well, but these winds will still combine with drying grasses and low humidities, as low as 25 to 35 percent by afternoon, to produce another day of elevated fire danger.

These winds may blow around unsecured objects and affect high profile vehicles. Also, conditions will be favorable for fires to develop and spread quickly, so avoid outdoor burning.

Adair County Supervisors to hear from County Atty., re: a Solar Panel Ordinance

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Board of Supervisors are set to meet 9-a.m. Wednesday, March 31st, in an electronic session. The meeting will be conducted via teleconference (see dial-in number & access code at the end of this story). During the session, the Board will hear from Chris Whitaker, Local Assistance Director with the Region 12 COG (Council of Governments). He will speak with regard to floodplain information.

Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman will talk about a New Hire (followed by Board action on approving the hire), as well as wage rate progressions for two Secondary Roads Dept. employees. At around 9:35-a.m. Wednesday, Conservation Director Dominic Johnson was talk about the Mormon Trail shower house and have an update on Conservation Dept. Activity.

The meeting wraps up with Adair County Attorney Melissa Larson discussing a Solar Panel Ordinance. The subject of Solar Farms in Adair County has been discussed in previous meetings the past couple of months, with some rural residents voicing their concerns and objections over proposed plans by MidAmerican Energy to take more land out of production, in favor of large solar farms.

(Dial-in number: 605-313-6157,    Access Code: 526272# )

Otlzelberger adds JR Blount to ISU hoops staff

Sports

March 30th, 2021 by admin

JR Blount

AMES, Iowa – JR Blount, widely recognized as one of the top assistant coaches in the Mountain West Conference, has been named an assistant coach by Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger.

Blount brings 12 years of coaching experience to Iowa State. Last summer, Stadium named Blount one of the top-five assistant coaches in the MWC thanks to his success at Colorado State.

“JR is one of the bright young minds in all of college basketball,” Otzelberger said. “A very gifted coach in guard development, he also impacts young men in a positive way off the court. JR is well respected across the country as a recruiter, building genuine and long-lasting relationships. He has had success at each of his stops and I know he’ll be a valuable member of our program.”

“I’m so excited to join T.J. and the entire staff,” Blount said. “T.J. has been a mentor of mine since I was in high school in Milwaukee. My family and I are grateful for this amazing opportunity to join Cyclone Nation and bring the magic back to Hilton Coliseum and this prestigious program.

“We are excited to be back in the Midwest and come back home to an opportunity that was too good to overlook. With the guidance of T.J. and the rest of the staff I look forward to getting back to the winning ways at ISU and promoting the development of great young men both on and off the court.”

Blount has steadily risen through the college coaching ranks since starting his career as graduate assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2009, where the team won the 2010 Division III national championship.

After spending three seasons at Saint Leo University as an assistant and associate head coach, Blount moved to Des Moines and served as director of basketball operations and assistant coach for four seasons at Drake.

Most recently, Blount spent the last three seasons at Colorado State as an assistant coach. In his time in Fort Collins, the Rams signed the highest-rated class in school history.

Blount worked closely and was instrumental in the development of two-time All-Mountain West player Nico Carvacho. In 2020-21, three Rams earned All-MWC honors as CSU ranked among the top-three in the league in scoring and scoring defense.

The Rams made marked improvements as a team as well, improving by eight wins after his first season at the school and winning 20 games before the season was ended due to COVID-19. This season, Colorado State went 20-8 and advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitational Tournament.

Blount was an integral leader of the TOGETHER INITIATIVE at Colorado State that promoted social justice and racial equality on campus.

Blount played collegiately at Loyola Chicago from 2005-09 where he was three-year team captain and was twice named the team’s most valuable player. He was twice honored as the school’s athlete of the year as well.

After his college playing career was over, Blount played professionally for the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League during the 2010-11 season.

He earned degrees in psychology and sociology from Loyola in 2009 and later received his master’s degree in education from UW-Stevens Point in 2012.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Blount was a standout high school player at Dominican High School, earning all-state honors in 2004 and 2005. He was named Wisconsin Sports Player of the Year in 2005.

Dubuque man sentenced to prison for selling heroin

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An eastern Iowa man will spend more than five years in federal prison for selling drugs that nearly killed a woman. Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Jerome Greenwood of Dubuque admitted in his guilty plea to distributing heroin near a playground that heroin he sold in August of 2018 caused a woman to lose consciousness. Family members of the woman took her to the hospital where she was revived with a Narcan.

Greenwood also admitted to sometimes requesting sexual favors from his customers in exchange for heroin. He was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.

Former Iowa Secretary of State Elaine Baxter has died

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March 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Former Iowa Secretary of State Elaine Baxter of Burlington has died at the age of 88. In 1973, Elaine Baxter became the first woman ever elected to the Burlington City Council in 1973. In 1982, she was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, where she served three terms. In 1986, Baxter won a statewide race to serve as Iowa Secretary of State and served two terms as Iowa’s top election official. In 1992, Baxter ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House against Republican Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot.

Elaine_Baxter (via Wikipedia)

After leaving elected office, Baxter served on a variety of state boards and commissions, including the Terrace Hill Society and the Iowa Lottery Board. In 2006, Baxter was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and she died Friday after a brief illness according to an online obituary.

Backyard & Beyond 3-30-2021

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

March 30th, 2021 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Ken Moorman and Melissa Ihnen about the public shred event planned for April in Atlantic.

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