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Recent incident at Sac County Jail highlights need for new jail
SAC CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A recent incident at the Sac County Jail highlights the need for a new jail, according to the Sac County Sheriff. According to Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure, on June 4th, inmate, Artis Karazins of Lake View was able to squeeze through the food pass-through on the door as the jailer was placing food into the cell. Karazins got out, assaulted the jailer, then chased the jailer down steps into the booking area where two deputy sheriffs were able to subdue him and get him in handcuffs. Karazins was sent to Loring Hospital in Sac City for observation before being transported to the Woodbury County Jail. 'That slot is 14-inches wide and 8 inches high. That just goes back to we have a 90-year-old jail. We're just not set up for security and safety for that reason. We're very fortunate that we didn't get someone seriously hurt that day' said Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure. Story continues below Top Story: Sac County Sheriff: Man assaulted jail staff, attempted escape Lights & Sirens: Suspect shot at during pursuit in stolen vehicle, Dakota Co Sheriff says Sports: West Sioux boys soccer wins first-ever IHSAA State title with 2-1 OT win Weather: Get the latest weather forecast here According to the sheriff, it's incidents like this that shows a new facility is needed. ' He's an example of inmates we're just not designed to hold here. Our jail is so old, we don't have a secure way to keep them. We don't have a padded cell for inmates who are having either they're intoxicated, violent or they're having psychotic events and they're uncontrolling.' A new jail would solve that problem and help prevent more incidents like this according to the Sheriff. 'The new jail construction, first of all, would have see through, mirrored glass from the corridor that the jailer could have looked in and saw the inmate potentially charging where this, it's just a steel door and you have to get up on your tippy-toes to look in and the window is only so wide.' Right now, the jail can hold 24 inmates and during a typical year, up to 300 inmates will be booked into the jail. But they can't hold female inmates here and females have to be held at other nearby jails and that cost money. 'Buena Vista County charges us $75 a day, I think Ida County charges us $55 a day, Carroll County, I believe, is charging us $60 a day,' added Sheriff McClure. A bond vote for a new jail was held last November and fell just over 1% short of the 60% needed to pass. The sheriff hopes to have another vote for a new jail this November, but there's a lot to do before then, like find out the updated cost projections. 'Once we get those cost projections, we'll get that to the bonding agency, figure out what our tax impact is going to be on our citizens. We now have a jail committee that is formed, we'll bring that to the jail committee and hopefully they will make the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to call for a special election in November.' If the jail is approved, it will be built across the street from the current jail and will take about two years to complete. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-05-2025
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107-year-old man finally receives high school diploma
SAC COUNTY, Iowa — 107-year-old Orville Von Ehwegen received a high school diploma Sunday at East Sac County High School's Graduation ceremony. Ehwegen, who was born August 21st, 1917, dropped out of school at age 14 to help his father on the farm during the Great Depression. Ehwegen enlisted in the Army and fought in the South Pacific during World War ll from 1942 to 1945. When Ehwegen was honorably discharged, he thought he would never get his diploma. 'I figured that was all gone away. That would never happen,' Ehwegen said. Steve Irwin, a longtime friend of Ehwegen, talked to Sac County High School about Ehwegen getting a diploma. Cancer Warrior Truck revs up for Blank Children's Hospital 'One thing led to another, and the school agreed to do an honorary diploma. So, I called back and, and asked him if he thought that would be a good idea. And he kind of hit him hard for about a half a second and said, sure, that sounds like a really good idea,' Irwin said. Mark Gray, another longtime friend of Ehwegen, said that he was happy to see Ehwegen receive a diploma. 'Hope the children or the young adults who graduated today really absorb what took place with him and maybe come back to the library and read his autobiography and understand the sacrifice that kids made and parents made during the Depression and World War ll. It's really amazing. And it's great that we have someone still here today that can tell the story,' Gray said. Ehwegen was happy to graduate alongside the class of 2025. 'It's a wonderful thing to graduate. It's a good one of a thing to learn and be able to do things. And you don't have to go through, you might say, a school of hard knocks.' Ehwegen said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-05-2025
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107-year-old Iowan receives his high school diploma
LAKE VIEW, Iowa (KCAU) – Many students across the U.S. moved their tassels to the left today, signifying the end of high school for them. However, not everyone gets to graduate right away. As a more than 100-year-old Iowan got his diploma in Sac County, after not being able to attend high school when he was younger. It's not every day someone graduates from high school at the age of 107. Orville was born in 1917 and had a rough start to life when his mother passed away at the age of 8 weeks old. And when Orville had just graduated from 8th grade, it was in the middle of the Great Depression. 'My dad kept me home to help him on the farm. My half brother, yeah I have a half brother, along behind me he was big enough now so he could handle what I was doing. So I went and got me a job and worked on another farm,' said Orville Von Ehwegen, a 107 year-old graduate. Not long after Orville served his country in WWII from 1942 to 1945. Eventually he made it back to the states working at a furniture store in Sac City, marrying his wife Ruth and having his daughter Patrica. Orville never went back to school. 'I missed it, I missed it, but I got my education the hard way,' said Von Ehwegen. Orville figured he'd never get his diploma, but it wasn't until the East Sac County Community School District reached out to him with the idea to give him one. 'Then here come on telephone. Hello? Yeah. What? You wanna have me. Well, where at? I can't believe what he was telling me,' said Von Ehwegen. Orville was stunned to receive his diploma, but still wishes he could have gotten in when he was younger. 'It's a wonderful thing to graduate. It's a wonderful thing to learn and be able to do things and you don't have to go through, you might say a school of hard knocks,' said Von Ehwegen. As the class of 2025 walks into the next chapter of their life, after living till the age of 107, Orville shared a bit of wisdom with the East Sac class. 'Be kind, have a smile. Don't hurt to put your arms around give em a hug. It's wonderful,' said Von Ehwegen. Orvell said his secret to a long life is to praise God every day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
