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Local News for Friday, September 3
PHONE CALLS TO
BUSINESSES
THE CHEROKEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY LOCAL
BUSINESSES OF PHONE CALLS… CHAMBER DIRECTOR JULIE HERING KENT HAS THE SAID
THE COMPANY IS CLAIMING TO WORK WITH THE CHEROKEE CHAMBER TO PUT TOGETHER A
MAP AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SELL ADVERTISING. SHE SAID THEY ARE ASKING
PERSONAL QUESTIONS SUCH AS BIRTHDATES AND SHE ENCOURAGES LOCAL BUSINESSES TO
NOT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION.
STORM LAKE POLICE REPORT
THE STORM LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS TO KCHE NEWS THAT ON
MONDAY, POLICE ARRESTED A 13 YEAR OLD MALE AFTER HE PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED HIS
MOTHER. HE WAS PROCESSED AND RELEASED AND THE CASE WAS FORWARDED TO THE
JUVENILE COURT.
ON MONDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 44 YEAR OLD DEBRA LULLMAN OF
STORM LAKE CHARGING HER WITH 2 COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE THEFT AND HER
HUSBAND 53 YEAR OLD JOHN STEPHEN LULLMAN ALSO OF STORM LAKE CHARGING HIM
WITH 1 COUNT OF 1ST DEGREE THEFT AFTER AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED
THAT SHE ALLOWED A $30,000 CHECK TO BE SENT THROUGH FOR PAYMENT. POLICE
ALSO DISCOVERED SHE STOLE AROUND $90,000 ALL TOGETHER FROM THE CREDIT UNION
WHERE SHE WORKED. THEY TURNED THEMSELVES IN AND WERE RELEASED ON A $10,000
CASH BOND.
TEXTING AND DRIVING
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, TEXTING AND DRIVING HAS BECOME A BIG NO NO.
TROOPER CHRIS RICH WITH THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAD EVEN AFTER THE LAW TOOK
EFFECT, A YOUNG GIRL IN EASTERN IOWA DIED WHILE SHE WAS TEXTING AND DRIVING.
PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOT TEXT AND DRIVE.
FARMERS MARKET
THE CHEROKEE FARMERS MARKET AT THE DEPOT BEGINS THURSDAY. JIM
ADAMSON PRESIDENT OF THE DEPOT RENOVATION SAID THE FARMERS MARKET WILL GO
THROUGH SEPTEMBER. IT WILL BE HELD EACH THURSDAY FROM 4:00-6:30 AT THE
DEPOT AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
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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