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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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