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Wednesday (Aug. 27th) was the last day for candidates to file their nomination papers for County Offices. In Montgomery County, the following persons filed by the 5-p.m. deadline:
Montgomery County Ag Extension Council (Vote for 5)
· Darcy Dalton
· Linda Parker
· Joseph Jardon
· Lori Dekay
· Misty Adams
· Kate Fridolph
Montgomery County Recorder (Vote for 1)
· Carleen Bruning (Rep)
Montgomery County Treasurer (Vote for 1)
· Carol Strovers (Rep)
Montgomery County Attorney (Vote for 1)
· Bruce Swanson (Rep)
Montgomery County Supervisor District #1 (Vote for 1)
· Steven D. Ratcliff (REP)
Montgomery County Supervisor District #2 (Vote for 1)
· Joshua A. Wiig (REP)
· Karen Blue
Montgomery County Supervisor District #4 (Vote for 1)
· Mark L. Peterson
Montgomery County Hospital Trustees (Vote for 3) 6 year term
· Lorin Peterson
· Kenneth Rech
· Sarah Wearin Smith
Montgomery County Soil & Water Commissioner (Vote for 2) 4 year term
· Kirk Baird
· Roger Cerven
· Deborah Howe
· Mary Robinette
Stanton City Council TFV (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Douglas Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Douglas Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
East Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
East Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Frankfort Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Frankfort Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Garfield Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Garfield Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· Ron Gerlt
Grant Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Grant Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Lincoln Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Lincoln Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Pilot Grove Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Pilot Grove Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Red Oak Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Red Oak Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Scott Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Scott Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Sherman Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Sherman Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Washington Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Washington Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· Cheryl Case
West Township Trustee (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
·
West Township Clerk (Vote for 1)
· Joseph Jardon
2. Public Measure for Appointment of Township Officers
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?
Shall the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Township Trustees and Township Clerks by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent officers expire?
3. Stanton Special Election
Stanton City Council Vacancy (Vote for 1)
· None Filed
Questions may be directed to the Montgomery County Elections Office at 712-623-5127.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ike Davis hit a two-run homer off a speaker above the seats in right-center field, Jeff Locke outpitched Adam Wainwright and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Wednesday to close in the NL wild-card race.
Pittsburgh took two of three from the defending NL champions and has won five of seven overall. St. Louis (71-61) leads the NL wild-card race, with San Francisco (69-62) trailing by 1 1/2 games and the Pirates (69-64) one game back of the Giants for the second wild-card berth berth.
Davis hit his 10th homer in the second after Wainwright hit Russell Martin on the left elbow with a pitch that Martin barely tried to avoid. Davis sent an 88 mph pitch clanking off a speaker raised on a pole, about 15 feet above the seats, a drive estimated at about 433 feet. A night earlier, Davis had a pinch-hit, tiebreaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning of Pittsbugh’s 5-2 win.
Davis also had an inning-ending lineout that left the bases loaded in the fifth.
Eighty-two counties and two state level Iowa 4-H volunteers were inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during the 2014 ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 17. Inductees or their surviving family members were presented a certificate by the Iowa 4-H Foundation as they were introduced on stage. In alphabetical order, Adair to Jackson Counties were recognized at 1:30, while Jefferson to Wright County were recognized at 3:30. A reception, sponsored by donors to the Iowa 4-H Foundation, was held shortly after each of the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame presentations.
County honorees were selected by their respected counties for their outstanding service and dedication to
4-H, while the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Iowa 4-H Programs office nominated two honorees this year for their service to Iowa 4-H and beyond. Inductees are selected for their exceptional work in contributing to the lives of 4-H members and the overall 4-H program. Many inductees served as club leaders, youth mentors, fair superintendents, fair board members, Iowa State University Extension county council members, county youth council members, fair judges, financial supporters, chaperones, Iowa 4-H Foundation Trustees, or ISU Extension and Outreach staff members. The inductees have demonstrated dedication, encouragement, commitment and guidance to Iowa’s 4-H’ers through the years.
This year’s honorees by county:
Adair County – Deb Stalter; Adams County – James (Jim) Stalcup; Audubon County – Ed Ahrendsen; Crawford County – Dick & Rona Bromert; Carroll County – Julie Clancy; Cass County – Eleanor Hoove; Fremont County – Phillip Wing; Guthrie County – Jim & Jo Laughery; Montgomery County – Wanda Johnson; Page County – Harold & Shirley Anderson; Harrison County – Paul Lane; Pottawattamie (East) County – Boyd M. Nilan; Ringgold County – Cindy Schlapia & Cheryl Whittington; Shelby County – Linda Heflin;Union County – Paul & Verna Bailey; Mills County – Robert Moore.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court is hearing attorneys, judges, and law professors give their opinions on what would happen if the state eliminated the requirement that all attorneys must pass the bar exam before beginning practice. Currently only Wisconsin allows attorneys graduating from in-state law schools to skip the test.
The Iowa State Bar Association has suggested Iowa adopt the policy called diploma privilege allowing students graduating from law schools at Drake or the University of Iowa to practice law without taking the bar. Supporters say it will help reduce the debt of law students by allowing them to enter the work force sooner and may help slow declining law school enrollment.
Opponents say the bar exam serves an important gatekeeping purpose of weeding out lawyers unprepared to begin practicing law.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Barnstormers have relegated themselves. The Barnstormers announced Wednesday that they’ll be moving from the Arena Football League to the lower-tier Indoor Football League for the 2015 season.
President Jeff Lamberti says the “economic aspects” of the IFL are more fitting for the team in Des Moines, which was among the smallest markets in the AFL. The IFL is largely based in the Midwest and includes teams in nearby Cedar Rapids and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.The Barnstormers competed in the AFL from 1995-2000 before returning to Iowa in 2008 as an af2 franchise.
Iowa rejoined the AFL in 2010 but failed to post a winning record.
353 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014
…HEAVY RAIN FOR WEST-CENTRAL IOWA THURSDAY MORNING…
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA AND SPREAD NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS ARE ANTICIPATED BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WHERE A WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON.
COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS…MEANING THE ENVIRONMENT IS SUITED FOR RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.
WITH THE ANTICIPATED RAINFALL RATES ON TOP OF AN ALREADY VERY SATURATED GROUND…A FLASH FLOOD COULD OCCUR IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME AND IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A legislative oversight committee will investigate a program administered by the Iowa attorney general’s office. Rep. Kevin Koester, a Republican from Ankeny who chairs the House Government Oversight Committee, says Wednesday the panel will review some of the practices of the office’s Crime Victim Assistance Division.
According to a news release, the committee will look at the funding that goes to programs around the state that assist crime victims.
The committee will meet Sept. 8 to question staff from the attorney general’s office. Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, says the program was managed responsibly and the office looks forward to discussing operations with the committee.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have signed veteran guard Mike McGlynn to help stabilize their shaky offensive line while waiving reserve offensive lineman Ben Gottschalk. McGlynn, who was released by Washington on Tuesday, played for Chiefs coach Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2008-10. He spent one year with the Cincinnati Bengals and the past two seasons with the Indianapolis colts.
The former fourth-round draft pick has started 48 of the 57 games he’s played in the NFL. The Chiefs are in need of a veteran offensive lineman. Right tackle Donald Stephenson is suspended for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy. Several other players have been dealing with illness and injury.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors have approved the sale of $1.94 million in bonds to be repaid at an interest rate of 1.35 percent. According to the Daily NonPareil, the action Tuesday means the sale of the bonds will provide money for a new Veterans Affairs building, along with needs in the Sheriff’s Department and elsewhere. The investment bank of Robert Baird and Co. of Milwaukee, Wis., in association with the UMB Bank of Kansas City, Mo., purchased the bonds while offering the 1.35 percent interest rate, the lowest of four bids received.
The County will be getting $51,000 back in the purchase deal so that the Milwaukee bank can sell its purchased bonds at a higher interest rate that won’t impact taxpayers. The majority of the bond money, $1.5 million to be specific, will be utilized to build a new Veterans Affairs building at Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street. The 6,300-square-foot building will replace a 1,600-square-foot facility in the county’s annex building.
The remaining funds will be used to pay for seven, maybe eight, new patrol cars, new bullet-proof vests for the deputies and the installation of automatic external defibrillators in sheriff’s deputies’ vehicles to help those who suffer acute, life-threatening heart problems. Other funds will go toward new vehicles for the Planning and Maintenance departments.
The bonds are to be paid off in seven years.