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The Creston boys soccer team ends its recent scoring drought in a big way, rolling past Carroll 11-0 to open substate play. More on page 7A.
GROUNDBREAKING A groundbreaking was held at Adair County Hospital in Greenfield Tuesday. What’s being built? More on page 5A.
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County Fair for five years. “I was a little heart broken and slightly excited at the same time. I had plans of showing at the fair, but with the disease spreading, I was waiting to purchase my birds.” Waddingham has shown m a r ket and b r e e d i n g Waddingham poultry at the county fair. He also shows rabbits, sheep and cattle at the local and state level. “The decision is meant to protect everybody,” Northey said. “We know this can show up in backyard flocks, and we want to protect them. But it also protects the industry. We don’t want to start moving the disease around to other sites. It’s important for both reasons.” The call to cancel poultry
AFTON — East Union Superintendent Pamela Vogel announced special recognition of three area alumni during the East Union commencement program May 17. Two of these were recognized under the school’s Military Service Recognition program. Corporal Lloyd H. Tussey, from the Shannon City High School class of 1916, entered the U.S. Army in December 1916. He was killed in action from gas poisoning on Oct. 11, 1918, in France during World War I. First buried in France, his body was later returned to Shannon City for military burial at Oakland Cemetery. The Shannon City American Legion Post 461 was renamed the Lloyd H. Tussey American Legion ■ Corporal Post 461 in his honor. Lloyd Tussey, Private Clifton C. Smith, from Afton’s Class of 1936, Private Clifton entered the U.S. Army in Smith and summer of 1943, during Ronald Long World War II. His 23rd Regiment was deployed all receive to Ireland in October for special recogintensive training in prepa- nition during ration for the invasion of France. Then on June 8, commence1944, (D-Day +2), they ment ceremolanded on Normandy’s ny May 17. Omaha Beach. After 38 days of heavy fighting as the Allied Forces inched steadily forward, Clifton was killed in action on July 16, 1944. This information is also being provided to those responsible for Memorial Day military recognition activities at the Afton and Lorimor cemeteries. A Military Service Recognition plaque is maintained on the wall of the East Union commons area. It contains nameplates for students from area high schools who went on to serve in the U.S. military, and who subsequently were killed or gravely wounded in action, became prisoner of war, or received high combat-related military awards. The addition of Corporal Tussey and Private Smith make a total of 13 names placed on the plaque since it was established in 2011. The third honoree is the late Ronald D. Long, from the Arispe High School class of 1950. Long was inducted into the East Union Wall of Fame. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel following a combined
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Iowa became the fifth state to cancel all poultry shows at the county and state level in an effort to prevent the spread of avian influenza to backyard flocks and parts of the state that have not been exposed to the virus.
Iowa is the fifth state to cancel shows to help contain the spread of avian influenza ■
By JAKE WADDINGHAM
CNA associate editor jwaddingham@crestonnews.com
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he announcement to cancel all state and county level poultry shows left local exhibitors disappointed, but appreciative their backyard flocks will be less likely to be exposed to the bird flu. United States Department of Agricultural Secretary of State Tom Vilsack and Dr. Kevin Petersburg of the USDA’s Animal and Poultry Health Inspection Service invited Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey for a face-toface meeting in Urbandale Tuesday to discuss the ar-
eas impacted by the avian influenza outbreak. An estimated 27 million birds Northey have been destroyed in an effort to prevent the spread of the H5N2 virus. The total number of confirmed cases in Iowa outbreaks is 66. “This issue is overwhelming in many respects so we are grateful for the bi-partisan leadership of our state and federal officials,” said Randy Olson, executive director of the Iowa Poultry Association in a news release. “We conveyed our need for adequate onthe-ground support and financial aid to manage and overcome this. We need them to find the source of this virus that has spread despite strict and heightened bio-security measures. We need collaboration to sanitize infected farms, stop
(avian influenza) spread and help these farmers recover.” Iowa is the leading egg producer in the United States, contributing about one in every five eggs sold nationwide. Iowa’s turkey industry ranks ninth in the nation with 130 turkey farmers raising 11 million turkeys annually. “The scale of this outbreak has been unprecedented, so we think it is important we take every possible step to limit the chance that this disease will spread any further,” Northey said in a news release.
No shows
The announcement for no poultry shows at the county or state level puts into action bio-safety practices State Fair 4-H Livestock Superintendent Mike Anderson hoped he would never have to enforce in a real world situation. “I was at the extension office when they got the call about no shows,” said Tyler Waddingham, who has shown poultry at the Union
2 people arrested in Taylor County death investigation BEDFORD (AP) — Iowa investigators have joined Taylor County deputies in a death investigation. A news release from the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office says two suspects have been arrested. Court records say 25-year-old April Clair, of Bedford, and 25-year-old Charles Hall, of Chicago, have been charged with child endangerment causing serious injury. Both remained in custody on Wednesday.
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Ford heads a line of Parkinson’s and Limited Mobility class members as they perform exercises in the hall at Southern Prairie YMCA. The class, which is instructed by Mandy Henderson and meets 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, was one of several classes available for seniors to try today during National Senior Health and Fitness Day. The Y’s activities lasted 9 a.m. to noon today and included free blood pressure checks, weight and cardio room orientations, nutritional information, fitness assessments and refreshments.
Child endangerment causing serious injury is a class C felony. The attorney for Hall didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press, seeking comment on the allegation against Hall. A phone listed for Clair’s attorney rang busy on several calls and didn’t go to voice mail. The Sheriff’s Office didn’t provide any information about whose death was being investigated or other details.
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