Authorities have released the official report regarding a two-vehicle rollover accident on U.S. Highway 71 near Breda on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 2:28 p.m. south of the intersection with 110
th Street. Their investigation revealed 27-year-old Darion Dru Bradley of Arcadia was traveling southbound on 71 in a 2006 Dodge Durango when he fell asleep at the wheel. His vehicle then collided with the rear driver’s side of a southbound 1999 Pontiac Firebird, driven by 46-year-old Tamie Dawn Ryken of Auburn. The Bradley Dodge then veered into the oncoming lane and overcorrected, entering the west ditch. The SUV rolled several times and struck a power pole before coming to rest upright in a field facing north. Bradley needed to be extricated from his vehicle and was transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital by Carroll County Emergency Medical Services for treatment of suspected minor injuries. Damage is estimated at $12
You can expect to see and hear King’s PSAs in a variety of different media and social media outlets. Area healthcare professionals have also teamed up to create recorded segments that answer many of the most common questions and concerns regarding COVID itself and the vaccinations available. Those videos can be found by following the link to St. Anthony Regional Hospital’s COVID information page included below. Details about upcoming mass vaccination clinics and appointment scheduling as well as a full listing with contact numbers for area pharmacies and clinics that are administering vaccinations can also be found on that page.
Ulveling says the healthcare community understands there is nothing quite as personal and important as fertility and pregnancy and it is well worth extra time spent in conversation answering these individual’s questions and discussing the science behind the vaccinations and the real impacts. He says even though there are 60 percent of all eligible people vaccinated in Carroll County, the overall rate is at around 40 percent. The announcement this week that the Pfizer vaccine is opening up to patients 12 and up will help us get to a 70 percent vaccination rate target towards herd immunity. However, Ulveling says we are encountering vaccination resistance now that there are large quantities of all vaccine types vetted and approved for use. We will bring you more on this as well as Dr. Ulveling’s direct answers to patients on side effects and booster shots in an upcoming newscast. On Wednesday, 100 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine are available on the first floor near the la
High winds are responsible for a motorcycle accident on Iowa Highway 141 west of Coon Rapids on Saturday. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, just east of Sycamore Avenue, at approximately 12:48 p.m. Fifty-four-year-old Tonya Kaye Williams of Ankeny was eastbound on a 2016 Indian Scout. She was traveling with other cyclists, when a strong gust of wind caused her to lose control and enter the north ditch. The motorcycle tipped onto its side and Williams fell off. She was transported by Carroll County Emergency Medical Services to St. Anthony Regional Hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury. There was an estimated $500 in damage to the motorcycle. Saturday afternoon winds were reported at more than 26 miles per hour from the southwest with periodic higher gusts.
Carroll County Public Health and St. Anthony Regional Hospital will be hosting a Johnson and Johnson vaccination clinic next week. The single dose vaccine will be administered at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in the corridor outside the first-floor lab on Wednesday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They have been allocated 100 doses and those interested in getting vaccinated are asked to register for an appointment time by following the link included below. Those without access to the internet can call the COVID helpline at 794-5835. More information is available on the Carroll County Public Health Facebook page, a link to which is also included here.