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Local News for Tuesday, February 7
CHEROKEE POLICE REPORTS
CHEROKEE POLICE CHARGED 56 YEAR OLD ALAN RICHARD
MCCURDY OF CHEROKEE WITH TRESPASSING AFTER HE WENT TO THE PROPERTY OF AUTUMN
PARK APARTMENTS AFTER HE WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT BE THERE. HE WAS
RELEASED ON A PROMISE TO APPEAR.
STORM LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ON FRIDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 21 YEAR OLD JOEL RODRIGUEZ AND 28 YEAR OLD NESTOR
JOVANNI TURCIOS BOTH OF STORM LAKE CHARGING THEM WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT
AFTER THEY FOUGHT. THEY WERE EACH HELD ON A $300 BOND.
ON SATURDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 45 YEAR OLD MARIA TORRES
AND 47 YEAR OLD SERGIO TORRES BOTH OF NEWELL CHARGING THEM WITH CRIMINAL
TRESPASS AFTER THEY REFUSED TO LEAVE A NIGHT CLUB WHEN ASKED. THEY WERE
EACH HELD ON A $300 BOND.
ON SATURDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 33 YEAR OLD JAY SCHMIDT OF
MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARGING HIM WITH ASSAULT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND
PUBLIC INTOX AFTER HE ASSAULTED A WOMAN IN A HOTEL. HE WAS HELD ON A $900
BOND.
ON SUNDAY, POLICE ARRESTED 22 YEAR OLD LAUREN LEPINSKY
AND 26 YEAR OLD FREDERICK SCOTT BOTH OF STORM LAKE CHARGING THEM WITH
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AFTER THEY CAUSED A DISTURBANCE AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING
BY YELLING. THEY WERE EACH HELD ON A $300 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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