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April 16, 2020
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Wastewater discharge stopped in Washington County
The city of Ainsworth in Washington County reported a wastewater discharge to DNR shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The discharge began about 6 p.m. Tuesday evening and ended about 10 a.m. Wednesday after a contractor unplugged paper and wipes from the sewer line. An estimated 1,000 gallons of untreated wastewater per hour flowed a few hundred feet into the North Branch of Long Creek during the discharge.
The DNR cautions residents to keep children and pets away from the creek and the area north of Railroad and First Streets in Ainsworth for the next 48 hours.
As a reminder, DNR urges all Iowans to flush only toilet paper and waste down toilets. Flushing other products, such as flushable wipes, baby wipes, paper towels and tissues, can block sewer pipes or filters at treatment plants. Blockages may result in sewage backups into homes or discharges to streams and the environment.
Wastewater discharges must be reported to DNR within 24 hours.
Two workers at southeast Iowa pork plant die of COVID-19
Two employees at a pork processing plant in Columbus Junction have died, the company confirms, as the facility deals with an outbreak of COVID-19.
A spokeswoman for Tyson Foods said the company is “deeply saddened” to confirm the deaths of two team members, adding “their families are in our thoughts and prayers.” On Tuesday, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the plant was the site of an outbreak and Reynolds mentioned the facility during her Wednesday morning news conference.
“We are also sending an additional 900 tests to the Tyson plant in Louisa County and this will be in additional to the 200 tests that were sent last week,” Reynolds said.
The plant in southeast Iowa’s Louisa County has been shut down since April 6th after the company announced more than two dozen workers tested positive for COVID-19. Reynolds was asked this morning if there are plans to conduct mass testing of workers at other food processing plants in the state.
“Yes there is,” Reynolds replied. “We have 18 packing and food processing plants throughout the state of Iowa and as I’ve indicated we’ve made initial contacts with them. The Department of Ag does site visits and inspections with the USDA to all of these sites.”
The beef processing plant in Tama was shut down after several workers there tested positive for COVID-19. There is also an outbreak at a Tama County nursing home, Premier Estates in Toledo. Test results through this morning had confirmed 111 cases of COVID-19 in Tama County, and three residents in the county have died of the disease.
Treeanon D. “Treats” Davis
Treeanon D. “Treats” Davis, 72, of Hillsboro, IA, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at her home.
A private graveside funeral service and interment will be held at Hillsboro Cemetery with Chaplain Gordon Hawkins officiating. The family will host a celebration of Treats on the home farm at a later date. In lieu of flowers, gifts of love and friendship may be given to her daughters for a charity to be determined. Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is assisting the family with arrangements. On-line condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com.
Born May 24, 1947, in rural Hillsboro, IA, Treeanon Diana was the daughter of Harry B. and Dorothy Zoe (Ruggles) Reinier. She was a 1965 graduate of Harmony High School. Treats married her true love, Richard Carl Davis on November 26, 1964, in Hillsboro. He preceded her in death on December 30, 2010.
A wife and mother, Treats devoted her time and efforts to her husband and raising her daughters. When the girls started school, she entered the work field and was employed by Heatilator. For many years, she then was a nurse’s aid, caring for people, at the Mental Health Institute in Mt. Pleasant and then Independence, IA. She returned to work for a period of time at MHI in Mt. Pleasant prior to retiring.
A proud Hillsboro resident, Treats was mom to several people, touched many lives, and helped to raise nieces and nephews. She wintered in Texas, loved to travel, and took her grandchildren on vacation. Treats enjoyed deer, coon, wild boar and mushroom hunting. Spending time at the casino was a fun pastime for her.
Treats is survived by twin daughters, Teresa (Corey) Sprague of Moberly, MO, and Lisa (David) Swanson of Olds, IA; two brothers, Frank Reinier of Walnut, KS, and Bob Reinier of Hillsboro, IA; and one sister, Ruth Messer of Hillsboro, IA. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Travis (Kayla) Davis, Wyatt Losey, Nikki (Dacota) Starr, and Trevor (Lisa) Godsey; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents and husband, Treats was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest Reinier and Roger Reinier and a sister, Freda Marie Reinier, who died in infancy.
Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional deaths confirmed
DES MOINES – Today, Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 96 additional positive cases for a total of 1,995 positive cases. There have been additional 407 negative tests for a total of 17,874 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
According to IDPH, an additional 4 deaths were also reported, 171 hospitalized, and 908 Iowans have recovered.
The additional 4 deaths were reported in the following counties:
- Allamakee County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Clayton County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
- Johnson County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Polk County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
County Case Update
Wednesday morning at about 10:30 am, the Iowa Department of Public health released county COVID-19 numbers for cases confirmed in each Iowa county as of late Tuesday. Henry County stayed the same at 22. Washington County sits at 101, Van Buren County 8, Des Moines County 7, Jefferson County has 4 and there are still 2 reported positive cases in Lee County. Louisa County made headlines Tuesday with a big spike in positive confirmed cases, now at 166. Most of the increase is due to an outbreak at the Tyson plant in Columbus Junction.
Community Coronavirus Update on KILJ
KILJ wants to keep you informed during this time about everything related to the Coronavirus and our community. it’s been 2 weeks since our last forum so it’s time for another update. Just as you are all practicing social distancing and following our state and federal guidelines, we are holding our community forum as virtual discussion. In conjunction with our Generation Gap program on Friday, 4-17-2020 we will have a community forum virtually starting at 9 am. Owner Paul Dennison and I, Kadie, will be facilitating this discussion on Friday at 9:00 am right here on KILJ. Hear from State Representative Joe Mitchell, Henry County Public Health Coordinator Shelley Van Dorin, Executive Director of Main Street Mount Pleasant Lisa Oetken, and one of the doctors from Family Medicine of Mount Pleasant. We will allow them to give brief updates on how their organizations are responding and we will be taking questions from you to address your community concerns. You may email us ahead of time with questions to kiljradio@kilj.com or give us a call at 319-385-8728. Please be sure to tune in to 105.5 FM or stream us online at kilj.com to hear some more updates from community leaders and experts on the Coronavirus this Friday morning at 9 in a virtual community forum.
Hillcrest Family Services
Hillcrest Family Services, the local community mental health center has shifted their services to telehealth and phone based services during the Covid-19 pandemic. While in-person appointments have been temporarily stopped, counselors and prescribers are still able to meet with clients over the phone or through a telehealth app. Hillcrest Family Services is accepting new clients. Current clients or new clients can call Hillcrest Family Services at 319-385-7177 to schedule a telehealth appointment or to sign up for services. Hillcrest is able to accept most major insurances and crisis funding is available. Many insurances have begun to cover telehealth services in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.