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Five Schools Start the Year In Radio Iowa Football Rankings

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The Radio Iowa High School Football Poll has been released for Week 1 and it favors the reigning state champions at the top of the list.

In Class 3A, Pella starts the year ranked #1. The Dutch have won 41 straight games and are 51-1 in the last four seasons. They have won the last three Class 3A state titles. They will open their season up on Friday night against Oskaloosa at the Lacey Recreation Complex. You can hear that game live on 99.5 FM/740 AM KMZN, and watch a live video stream on radiokmzn.com and the KMZN mobile app. The pregame show starts at 7 PM for the 7:30 PM kickoff.

West Delaware, Sioux City Heelan, Norwalk, and Cedar Rapids Xavier round out the Class 3A top 5. Solon is ranked #9 and should be the preseason favorites in Oskaloosa’s district.

In Class 2A, PCM is looking to build off a great season and they start the year ranked #5. Williamsburg is #1, followed by Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Carroll Kuemper, and Union ahead of the Mustangs.

Sigourney/Keota has been a very successful team under Jared Jensen the last few years and they start the year ranked #8 in the Class 1A poll. Pleasantville will start their second season in Class 1A and they are ranked tenth the start the season. Perennial powerhouse Iowa City Regina is ranked #1, followed by West Lyon, Western Christian, Denver, and Van Meter to round out the top five.

Class A football has been very exciting in our listening area recently, and Lynnville-Sully has been near the top of the state in the playoff hunt the last couple of seasons. The Hawks will start as the #3 team in the state. Defending champs Gladbrook-Reinbeck, who eliminated both Lynnville-Sully and Montezuma on their way through the playoffs, start the year ranked #1. Council Bluffs St. Albert is ranked second, followed by Lynnville-Sully, West Sioux, and Lisbon in the top five.

There are no area teams ranked in the top ten in either Class 4A or 8-Player football.

In Class 4A, Dowling Catholic is #1, followed by Ankeny Centennial, Iowa City West, West Des Moines Valley, and Cedar Rapids Washington. In 8-Player football, the top five features #1 Harris-Lake Park, #2 Don Bosco, #3 Audubon, #4 Fremont-Mills, and #5 Newell-Fonda.

Arrest Made After Call In of Sexual Assault In Progress

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On Sunday, August 20 around 1:30 PM, the Ottumwa Police Department received a call in reference to a sexual assault in progress. The caller stated that address was 825 W. Second Street.
Members of the Ottumwa Police Department responded to this residence and made contact with a male identified as John Johnston. Officers also located a juvenile, female victim inside the residence. As a result of the investigation, John Michael Johnston, age 20 of Ottumwa was
arrested and charged with the following offenses:
False Imprisonment – Serious Misdemeanor
Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Assault – Aggravated Misdemeanor
Interference with Official Acts – Simple Misdemeanor

No court date is set yet for Johnston.

Woman Found Dead at Lake Keomah

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Around noon on Sunday, August 20, Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were called to eh campgrounds located in Lake Keomah State Park. Upon deputies’ arrival, they discovered a 39-year-old female camper had passed away in her tent.

Dispatch noted that she was found in lot #48 of the campground. No foul play is suspected in her death after a preliminary investigation.

The body has been sent to the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for an autopsy. The identity of the women is being withheld pending notification of her family.

The investigation into this death is ongoing.

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest on Drug Charges

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An individual attempted to bring contraband into the Jasper County Jail yesterday.

Lindsey Oneel was being transported to the Jasper County Jail  after she was in a vehicle that had been pulled over by law enforcement. Oneel was the registered owner of the vehicle, but did not have a valid drivers license. The car  was searched by officers. Inside of a small black bag was a marijuana smoking pipe. The vehicle was impounded.

As Oneel was being ushered into the jasper county jail, that’s when correctional officers noticed Oneel fidgeting with her hands after they were handcuffed behind her. As Oneel was instructed to step forward, an officer noticed an object in her hands. She then dropped a syringe onto the ground.

After a search of Oneel’s person, a second syringe was found in her bra. The 28-year-old was charged with possession of contraband inside a correctional institution and possession of drug paraphernalia from inside the vehicle.

The syringes tested positive for methamphetamine.

Local Law Enforcement Air Opinions to Senator

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As Senator Joni Ernst continues her 99 County Tour through Iowa, she made two pit stops on Tuesday in southeast Iowa. Her first stop was a public town hall meeting in Washington, she heard from constituents about issues most important to them.

From Washington, Ernst made her way west to Sigourney where she met with local law enforcement from southeast Iowa.

Representatives from over nine sheriff’s offices were present, including Davis, Louisa, Mahaska, Keokuk, Wapello, Henry, and Washington county to name a few. Local police departments also sat in on the meeting, such as officers from Sigourney, Burlington, Ottumwa, and Mount Pleasant.

As the meeting began shortly after 2 PM, Ernst opened the floor to law enforcement in the room to voice their opinions and concerns. Hushed whispers fell over the room. Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem broke the silence and addressed Ernst with a top issue in Iowa: the mental health care system.

Sheriff Renterghem noted that most hospitals will refuse immediate treatment of arrested individuals with mental health or substance abuse problems.

“That is probably one of the most complicated issues we have right now. […],” said Ernst. “It is a federal issue, state and local issue as well.”

Many of the Iowa residents suffer from substance abuse, which inevitably ends with mental health issues. A large portion of those in Iowa that have mental health illnesses are also involved with Veteran Affairs.

Multiple representatives from county sheriff offices noted that services from the VA cease once the individual is apprehended. Therefore monetary aid and rehabilitation services stop as well.

Departments all across the southeast portion of Iowa have teamed up to allocate funds and build up a program together.

“Collectively there has been a real strong effort with a lot of sheriffs and chiefs in southeast Iowa to build resources so law enforcement has some positive tools to use toward battling some of that issue,” Darren Grimshaw, Burlington Police Department.

In order to receive better programs for individuals, it takes collaborative efforts.

With the growing opioid and methamphetamine problem in Iowa, law enforcement and emergency services have realized that many of substance abusers suffer from schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

As the conversation between Joni Ernst and law enforcement ensued, the topic of Byrne-JAG arose. Byrne-JAG is the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant which is administered through the federal level of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in partnership with State Administering Agencies (SAAs). The program of Byrne-JAG, which is typically utilized by local or state agencies. With the assistance of Byrne-JAG, local and state law enforcement can break the recurrence of substance abuse and crime associated with it.

The short meeting ended with a recap of what was discussed. Senator Joni Ernst ask for takeaways from the meeting, which were: mental health and substance abuse, Byrne-JAG and veteran availability,. Ernst promised she would take the law enforcement officials’ voices to Washington.

“I got a lot to work on,” Ernst stated as she closed the meeting.

 

Solar Eclipse Will Not Be Seen in Full in Oskaloosa

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It has been almost a century since the last one, now we get to experience a solar eclipse again on Monday, August 21.

Traveling much of the same path as it did in 1918, most of southeastern Nebraska and a minute portion of southwest Iowa, mainly Fremont county, will have the opportunity to witness the complete eclipse. But for those living in Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Newton, Sigourney and Knoxville you won’t be able to experience a complete eclipse. You will only get to witness about 92 to 95 percent coverage during the eclipse.

Our neighbors to the south, Missouri, will have totality throughout the eclipse. St Joseph, Columbia and Jefferson city are three cities in Missouri that will experience full coverage for those willing to travel a couple of hours.

The eclipse is set to take place minutes after 1 PM on Monday. Approximately at 1:08 in Oskaloosa and is set to last 2 minutes and 34 seconds.

 

Suspicious Car Fires in Ottumwa Over the Weekend

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The Ottumwa Fire Department responded to three suspicious car fires all within two hours of each other.

The first fire was reported at 12:44 AM on August 13 at 401 S. Willard St. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a pickup truck fully engulfed with flames, as well as a garage and another vehicle parked nearby were beginning to burn. The fire was extinguished and an investigation followed which led investigators to believe the fire was intentionally started.

The second fire was in the 1900 block of Mable, this fire involved a passenger car which was parked in the street and was completely destroyed by the fire. This fire occurred at 1:13 AM Sunday August 13.

The third vehicle fire of the weekend occurred at 134 N. Sheridan Ave. This fire involved a passenger car which was destroyed and the fire also damaged a nearby garage and another vehicle. It occurred at 2:21 AM Sunday August 13.

These last two fires are under investigation and are being considered suspicious due to the circumstances.

If anyone has any information or has surveillance cameras that may have captured something you are encouraged to contact the Ottumwa Fire or Police Departments.

A reward is available for information which leads to an arrest of up to $10,000.

Ottumwa Fire Dept.    641-683-0667 Extension 3

Ottumwa Police Dept. 641-683-0661

Iowa Arson Hotline    1-800-532-1459

Dog Retrieved from Weekend Fire

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A house fire broke out Saturday evening around 5:00 PM.

The Oskaloosa Fire Department was called the fire in the 1000 block of First Avenue West where a house was engulfed in flames. The fire was quickly contained by firefighters. No one was home at the time except for the family dog.

Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services, along with the Oskaloosa Police Department, were there to look after the dog, Tank, until animal control could arrive on scene.

The cause of this fire is still under investigation. No damage estimates have been released. 

Oskaloosa Football Prepares for New Format to Old Shoe Game

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The Oskaloosa football season is getting closer by the day and next Friday night is the Old Shoe Game.

Traditionally, the Old Shoe Game has been a scrimmage between Osky’s first, second, and third teams. But this year, to help with early season improvement and get better action on the field against true varsity starters, the format has changed.

Centerville will be bringing their varsity team to the Lacey Recreation Complex on Friday, August 18th. There will be four segments to the Osky vs. Centerville scrimmage.

The first segment will be each team getting at least two 15 play series alternating at their own 30 yard line. Following that, each team will get at least two 15 play series alternating in the red zone. The third segment will feature special teams for both sides, and the night will wrap up with kicking competitions. There will be a slight break in between each segment.

The Oskaloosa freshman team will scrimmage the junior varsity in a traditional intrasquad scrimmage prior to the varsity teams taking the field.

The gates to the Lacey Recreation Complex Stadium open up at 4:30 next Friday night and the admission is just one sports drink per person. The action on the field begins at 5:30 PM. The Activities Department will be at the stadium selling Activity Passes and Reserved Football seats.

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