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Local News for Friday, March 19

GOVERNOR CULVER IN STORM LAKE
THE GOVERNOR OF IOWA CHET CULVER WAS IN THE KCHE LISTENING AREA YESTERDAY.  GOVERNOR CULVER PRESENTED THE CITY OF STORM LAKE A GRANT FROM I JOB.  MAYOR JOHN KRUSE WAS PLEASED WITH THE $700,000 GRANT TO BE USED FOR UPGRADING THE CAMPGROUND BY KINGS POINT RESORT AS PART OF THE PROJECT AWAYSIS. 

BILL ANDERSON FOR STATE SENATE
THE ENERGY WAS HIGH AT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS YESTERDAY AS REPUBLICAN BILL ANDERSON ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE STATE SENATE CURRENTLY HELD BY RON WIECK.  SENATOR WIECK IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION.  ANDERSON FEELS HE CAN DO A JOB REPRESENTING CHEROKEE COUNTY AND PARTS OF WOODBURY AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES.  HE WORKED WITH SENATOR GRASSLEY FOR 9 YEARS AND 3 YEARS WITH STEVE KING.  HE SAID YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. AGAIN, BILL ANDERSON IS A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE SENATE.

CHEROKEE POLICE AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS TO KCHE NEWS THAT ON SUNDAY, 19 YEAR OLD KENTON VORE OF ORANGE CITY WAS DRIVING HIS 93 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WEST ON HIGHWAY 3 WHEN HE STRUCK A HORSE STANDING IN THE ROAD.  THE HORSE ROLLED ACROSS THE HOOD AND CRASH THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD TRAPPING VORE AND HIS PASSENGER 20 YEAR OLD JAMES BAUGH OF ORANGE CITY.  BAUGH AND VORE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.  THE FOG WAS TO BLAME FOR VORE NOT SEEING THE HORSE RIGHT AWAY.  THEY BOTH HAD MINOR INJURIES. 

ON THURSDAY, THE CHEROKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT 18 YEAR OLD JUSTIN LEWIS OF CHEROKEE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING ALCOHOL TO PERSON UNDER LEGAL AGE AND CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR.  POLICE ALSO CHARGED A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH PERSONS UNDER LEGAL AGE.  SHE WAS RELEASED TO PARENT AND CHARGES HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE JUVENILE COURT. 

 ON FRIDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 20 YEAR OLD JESSE DALTON OF CHEROKEE CHARGING HIM WITH PERSON UNDER LEGAL AGE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP.  THEY ALSO ARRESTED 18 YEAR OLD DERIK SMITH OF CHEROKEE CHARGING HIM WITH PERSON UNDER LEGAL AGE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

 ON SATURDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WOOD OF CHEROKEE CHARGING HIM WITH OWI, ELUDING, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED, RECKLESS DRIVING, FAILURE TO OBEY STOP SIGN AND ENTERING THROUGH HIGHWAYS AFTER HE TRIED TO FLEE FROM POLICE IN HIS CAR THEN STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 56 YEAR OLD BETTY HARMAN OF CHEROKEE.

 ON SATURDAY, CHEROKEE POLICE CHARGED A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE FROM CHEROKEE WITH ASSAULT AFTER ASSAULTING A MALE JUVENILE AT MHI.  CHARGES HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE JUVENILE COURT.

 ON SUNDAY, CHEROKEE POLICE CHARGED A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE FROM CHEROKEE WITH ASSAULT AFTER ASSAULTING 4 MHI WORKERS.  THIS CASE WAS FORWARDED TO THE JUVENILE COURT.   

THAT WAS A REPORT FROM THE CHEROKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. 

STORM LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ON MONDAY,  POLICE ARRESTED 25 YEAR OLD THERESA JEANNE PARTRIDGE OF STORM LAKE CHARGING HER WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DELIVER AND FAILURE TO AFFIX A DRUG TAX STAMP AFTER SHE WAS CAUGHT WITH HAVING SEVERAL SMALL BAGS OF MARIJUANA PACKAGED FOR STREET SALES IN HER APARTMENT.  SHE WAS HELD ON A 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH BOND. 

ON MONDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 24 YEAR OLD JOSHUA ROOK OF SUTHERLAND CHARGING HIM WITH HARBORING A RUNAWAY AFTER HE DENIED THE WHERE ABOUT OF HIS 16 YEAR OLD SISTER WHO WAS REPORTED AS A RUNAWAY.  HE WAS HELD ON A 2 THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH BOND.

HEART WORM
MANY PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR PETS AS PART OF THE FAMILY AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE HEALTHY. DR. STEVE BENSON VETERINARIAN AT VALLEY VET IN CHEROKEE SAID HEART WORM IS A COMMON DISEASE THAT CAN BE PREVENTED.  HE  RECOMMENDS PET OWNERS HAVE THEIR PETS CHECKED FOR HEART WORM.  HE SAID THERE IS A MONTHLY MEDICATION AVAILABLE TO PREVENT HEART WORM.  DOGS AND CATS CAN GET HEART WORM FROM INSECT BITES. 

DIABETES AWARENESS
WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MANY PEOPLE ARE PLANNING ON LIVING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. ONE THING THAT PEOPLE CAN CHECK ON TO STAY HEALTHY IS DIABETES. STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, DIETICIAN AT CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SAID STATISTICS SHOW THERE ARE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING DIABETES.  SHE FEELS ANYONE WITH SYMPTOMS INCLUDING WEIGHT GAIN,  WEIGHT LOSS, LOSS OF APPETITE, LOSS OF ENERGY AS EXAMPLES, SHOULD GET A CHECK UP.  SHE ALSO SAID ANYONE WITH FAMILY HISTORY SHOULD GET CHECKED.  THERE ARE MANY RISK FACTORS INVOLVED.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU MAY CALL JANICE CARLSON AT 225-6459 OR STEPHANIE JACOBSEN AT 225-5101.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS PRETTY COMMON IN ADULTS BUT IT’S ALSO DANGEROUS. JANICE CARLSON, ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER OF HOME CHOICE HOSPICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAID HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS A SILENT KILLER.  CARLSON SAID THERE MANY RICK FACTORS REGARDING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE INCLUDING GENDER LIFESTYLE, OVER WEIGHT AND LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.  SHE RECOMMENDS LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO THOSE WHO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.  FOR DETAILS ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, YOU CAN CALL HER AT 225-6459.

IMPORTANCE OF NEUTERING AND SPAYING
THERE ARE A LOT OF UNWANTED PETS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH MANY OF THEM HEALTHY AND JUST LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY IS BECAUSE A LOT OF CATS AND DOGS ARE NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED. VETERINARIAN, DR. STEVE BENSON AT VALLEY VETERINARY CENTER IN CHEROKEE SAID THAT THERE ARE MANY REASONS TO HAVE OUR PETS FIXED AND THE MAIN ONE IS TO HELP CONTROL THE PET POPULATION. HE SAY'S IT VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE FEMALES SPAYED TO AVOID PROBLEMS LATER ON INCLUDING BREAST CANCER.  MALE DOGS WHO ARE NOT NEUTERED BECOME TERRITORIAL AND AGGRESSIVE... THEY COULD ALSO DEVELOP TESTICULAR CANCER.  MALE CATS CAN ALSO BECOME AGGRESSIVE AND WILL MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY SPRAYING LEAVING AN AWFUL POTENT SCENT THAT IS VERY HARD TO GET RID OF.  FIGHTING CATS CAN ALSO PASS OR SPREAD DISEASES. DR. BENSON HIGHLY RECOMMENDS SPAYING OR NEUTERING OUR PETS.  ALSO HE RECOMMENDS STAYING CAUGHT UP ON VACCINATIONS TO KEEP YOUR PET HEALTHY.

 

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