A Council Bluffs man who walked about a half-mile in triple-digit heat following an accident in Omaha Wednesday, may have died from heat-related complications. The Omaha-World Herald says according to a police report, 48-year old Paul E. Tamayo had a core body temperature of110-degrees when he was taken to an Omaha hospital and pronounced dead. The man was driving a car eastbound on Center Street in Omaha, when it went through a construction zone and collided with a large mound of dirt near 67th Street. Investigators say there was no evidence Tamayo had tried to brake before the impact.  The accident happened at around 3:45-p.m. Following the crash, Tamayo got out of his car and walked away before he collapsed just west of 2322 South 64th Ave, or about one-half mile away from the scene of the accident. An autopsy was scheduled to be performed today (Thursday), to determine the cause of death.

The Clarinda Police Department reports 22-year old Jimmy Fred Hockett II, formerly of Clarinda, has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple alleged drug offenses, stemming from an investigation began by the Clarinda Police Department in March. The investigation was a follow-up to a report of illegal drug use at 208 W. Main St. Apt. # 1, in Clarinda, where Hockett II resided at the time.

Hockett II is charged with promoting a gathering where controlled substances are unlawfully used, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested by the Shenandoah Police Department on Tuesday, June 26^th after a warrant was issued. Hockett was transported to the Page County Jail where he was being held on $2,000 bond, pending an initial appearance before a Page County District Court Judge.

Gov. Terry Branstad is preparing the state for a federally mandated health exchange even though he opposes President Barack Obama’s signature law and hopes the U.S. Supreme Court invalidates it. The Republican governor says Iowa should proceed with a state-run exchange only if the controversial law is upheld. The U.S. Supreme Court will rule Thursday on the federal law, which seeks to extend coverage to the nation’s uninsured. Democrats who control the Iowa Senate say they will push for a state health-benefit program regardless of how the court rules, while leaders in the Republican-led House say the state has already enacted pieces of the law in a way that’s tailored to Iowa. A report from the U.S. Census Bureau says 366,000 Iowans are uninsured, roughly 12 percent of the population.

Members of the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will hold a special meeting Thursday, at Noon. The Board will meet at the Sunnyside Skate Park, to take a tour of proposed sites for the new Parks & Rec Department Office and Maintenance Building. During  a previous meeting, some members of the public had expressed concerns over where the building would be located on the grounds of Sunnyside Park, but no decision has been made as to the final site.