Nathan Konz
The Jefferson Police Department has opened an investigation into a vehicle theft reported Friday. At approximately 7:34 a.m., the victim contacted law enforcement and.
Only minor injuries were reported in a head-on accident Wednesday afternoon in Carroll that left both vehicles disabled. The Carroll Police Department was dispatched to the scene of the accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 30 and Le Clark Road at approximately 4:26 p.m. According to an initial investigation, a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Theresa Barkhaus of Arcadia, was traveling eastbound on 30. A westbound 2021 Ford F150, driven by 88-year-old George Koithan, was attempting to turn left onto a frontage road and collided with the front of the oncoming vehicle. A passenger in the Barkhaus SUV sustained injuries to their arm and was transported by private vehicle to St. Anthony Regional Hospital for treatment. Koithan was cited for failure to yield on a left turn.
A St. Anthony Regional Hospital nurse with more than 47 years of experience will be honored next week by the Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality (IAHQ). Barb Toohey, RN, BSN and MSHSA, will receive the 2021 Quality Professional Award at the IAHQ annual conference. This award is presented to members who have demonstrated the characteristics of commitment, dedication, passion and enthusiasm for the healthcare quality profession. Nominations are made by co-workers, supervisors or other IAHQ members. “Barb has been an invaluable source of knowledge and experience for St. Anthony, as well as the community as a whole,” says St. Anthony President and CEO, Ed Smith. “This award affirms the tireless work and effort that she has always put into her endeavors and we’re very proud of her.” Toohey was named St. Anthony Director of Quality Assurance in 2011 and then Vice President of Quality in June of 2019. During her nursing career, she has worked in obstetrics, quality and risk ma
A Glidden teenager was seriously injured in an ATV accident Easter Sunday. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office reports they responded to Velvet Avenue, south of U.S. Highway 30 at approximately noon. A 17-year-old male was operating a 2003 Suzuki ATV northbound and as he traveled under the railroad overpass and negotiated a curve, he crossed the centerline, going too far to the left side of the road. Authorities believe the left tires struck a buildup of gravel, which caused the ATV to flip. The juvenile was transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital by Carroll County Emergency Medical Services and later transferred to a Des Moines hospital.
In this second of a two-part series on suicide, we will move from a discussion on the suicidal individual and ways to seek help for them to those who have survived the suicide of a loved one. Dr. Amy Canuso, a Psychiatrist at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, says she cannot stress to those individuals enough, this is not their fault.
Suicide, she says, is often like someone drowning and you throw them a rope…but they don’t take it. Because they don’t take a hold of that lifeline and access a mechanism of survival, it is not your fault. You did not make that choice. And as is the case in many circumstances, if you didn’t even know a person was drowning, you never had the opportunity to throw that rope. Understanding this is extremely difficult for anyone, but especially for children.