No injuries were reported following a collision Friday afternoon between a pickup truck and a semi, in Page County. The Sheriff’s Office says at around 12:23 pm, 61-year old William Kruse, of Shenandoah, was traveling eastbound on Highway 2 approximately, four-tenths of a mile west of O Avenue. His 2012 Toyota Tundra pickup crossed the center line and side swiped a 2006 Peterbilt dump truck pulling a 2006 trailer travelling westbound at the same location.  The Peterbilt was being operated by 65-year old Terry Skalberg, of Red Oak.

Authorities say both trucks sustained disabling damage, but a dollar amount of the damage amount was not available late Friday afternoon. Charges are are currently pending.

No injuries were reported following a rollover accident this (Friday) morning, in Page County. Sheriff’s officials say 22-year old Christopher Dean Redmond, of Braddyville was traveling north on T Avenue, about one-half mile north of 250th Street, when he looked at the center console of the 2004 Buick he was driving, and lost control. The vehicle turned sideways and rolled, coming to rest on its passenger side. Damage was estimated at 10,000. The accident happened at around 7:45-a.m. No citations were issued.

(Noon News)

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says a Shenandoah couple was arrested Wednesday. 29-year old Aaron Duwayne Childs was taken into custody at around 8:30-p.m., on a Page County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault, and Child Endangerment. Palmer says 25-year old Elizabeth Renee Peek was arrested at the same residence, on a charge of Interference with Official Acts.

Peek posted a $300 bond and was released from custody, while Childs was held in the Page County Jail without bond, pending an appearance before the magistrate.

Republican Congressman Steve King says he hasn’t had a chance to “contemplate” a run for statewide office in the future, but he isn’t ruling out a run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. “I know that’s something that’s on the horizon, the 2014, and I think there are some things, decisions that need to be made before I could comment on that,” King says.

Senator Tom Harkin’s term ends in two years and Harkin has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection in 2014. King just won reelection to the U.S. House, but by the narrowest margin of victory in his six congressional races. King’s become nationally known for his conservative views and for what King describes as candor, but what his 2012 opponent Christie Vilsack referred to as “embarrassing” comments. King rejects the idea that he is too conservative to win a statewide race.

“I think I have a consistent record. I think people know me. I have represented all of the western third of Iowa and this new district goes east to Chickasaw County, wraps around — in a way — the Des Moines market which we have been in, too,” King says. “…It looks to me like Iowans are common sense people. We do stand a lot on the same page and I don’t know why that would be an impediment at all.”

According to King, politicians like himself “should never apologize for the things that we believe in” and he promises to “actively and aggressively” try to promote conservative values.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials with PRIDE (Progressive Rural Iowa Development Enterprise) in Atlantic, remind Cass County residents that the final pre-legislative session coffee will be Saturday, November 17^th, at the Marne Community Center. The event, which begins at 10-a.m., is expected to feature Senator Hubert Houser.

Representatives Jack Drake and Clel Baudler, both of whom earned re-election, are also invited. There will be an additional three or four coffees held around Cass County during the 2013 Iowa Legislative Session, usually on the second Saturday of the month. During the last pre-session coffee on Oct. 27^th, Cass County Education was on the minds of citizens who attended. Education reform dominated most of the 90-minute session.

The coffees’ sponsor, P.R.I.D.E., is the economic development organization that works on behalf of the cities of Cumberland, Griswold, Lewis, and Marne for Cass County development, plus numerous individual members and businesses in Southwest Iowa.

For additional information, or to join P.R.I.D.E., please contact Kenner Baxter, president, at kennermc@metc.net, or Clarke Gerlock, vice-president, at 712-774-5476.