COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A woman who was stopped on suspicion of shoplifting makeup items at a grocery store in Council Bluffs was in a hurry, so she asked the officer for a citation.
The Daily Nonpareil says the officer asked the woman last week: What’s the rush? The woman said she didn’t want to be late to court. Court? For what? Her reply: Theft.
The officer then arrested the woman on another theft charge.
Authorities in Montgomery County say a Mills County woman suffered possible, unknown injuries during a rollover accident Sunday night. Sheriff’s officials say 43-year old Rebecca Ann Cates, of Emerson, was found at around 8:45-p.m., a short distance away from the crash site, near 200th Street and “A” Avenue.
Cates was driving a 1996 Geo Metro westbound on 200th Street, when the car crossed the center line of the road as it was rounding a curve. Cates overcorrected, sending the vehicle into the north ditch, where it rolled for an undetermined number of times before coming to rest on its top in a field.
Cates was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, by Red Oak Rescue. Officials say the car was a total loss.
The accident remains under investigation, and charges are pending.
BOUTON, Iowa (AP) – An ethanol plant in Menlo won’t agree to raise the contracted rate it pays for water from a financially
troubled rural district. According to The Des Moines Register, Xenia Rural Water District officials say Flint Hills Resources refuses to amend its 20-year contract to allow a 60 percent rate increase.
Xenia’s other, mostly residential customers likely face another rate hike. The average residential bill is about $90 a month, up from $55 last year. Another rate increase could raise that to more than $100 a month.
Xenia’s aggressive expansion plans never materialized, leaving it with crushing debt. It serves portions of 12 west-central Iowa counties.
Authorities in Harrison County say flames from an unattended brush fire whipped by winds of up to 35-miles per hours, destroyed a machine shop Sunday afternoon, in Missouri Valley. More than 30 volunteer firefighters from five towns responded to the blaze, which was reported shortly after 2 p.m. No one was injured, but the damage amounted to an estimated $38,000.
Missouri Valley Fire Chief Eugene Shaeffer says the shop’s owner had been burning brush in a pit on the property Sunday morning, and the fire was left unattended. The flames eventually spread to the nearby, one-story, wooden-structure shop.
Shaeffer said there was little Firefighters could do except spray water on adjacent houses to keep them from catching on fire as well.
Team Standings:
1. Ames 30
2. WDM Valley 25
3. Atlantic 23
4. Red Oak 22
5. Ottumwa 15
6. DM Lincoln 14
7. Kuemper Catholic 8
8. Dowling Catholic 7
Individual Results:
#1 Singles Championship Final Jessica King, Ames over Carli Thornton, Atlantic 6-0, 6-0
Consolation Final Emily Pierson, Red Oak over Emily Cox, DM Lincoln 6-0, 6-1
#1 Doubles Championship Final Rachel Pierson/Britt Walker, Red Oak over Adriana Pitcher/Diane Wang, Ames 6-2, 6-0
Consolation Final Jenni Aldrich/Lucy Korsakov, Valley over Ashley Salgado/Ally Schulz, Ottumwa 2-6, 7-5, 1-0(4)
#2 Singles Championship Final Sophia Smarandescu, Ames over Nicole Peterson, Valley 6-0, 6-1
Consolation Final Sarah Schreiner, Atlantic over Stephanie Sanders, DM Lincoln 6-2, 6-2
#2 Doubles Championship Final Lisa Pusin/Chloe Stewart, Valley over Meredith Stabel/Taylor Thone, Ames 6-2, 6-2
Consolation Final Morgan Allen/Tierney Kamies, Atlantic over Rosa Brunner/Zoey Baker, Red Oak 6-2, 6-1
Atlantic results —
#1 Singles 1st Round Carli Thornton, Atlantic over Abbey Albrecht, Kuemper 6-4, 6-1
Semifinal Thornton over Emily Cox, DM Lincoln 7-5, 6-3
Final King, Ames over Thornton 6-0, 6-0
#1 Doubles 1st round Aldrich/Korsakov, Valley over Liz Metheny/Shelby Svoboda, Atlantic 5-7, 6-1, 1-0(3)
Cons. Semi Metheny/Svoboda over Emily Webb/Sara LaSuer, DM Lincoln 6-0, 6-0
5th place match — Metheny/Svoboda over Zoe Henderson/Elizabeth Lang, Dowling 6-1, 6-0
#2 Singles 1st Round Sarah Schreiner, Atlantic over Paige Vannausdle, Red Oak 6-2, 6-4
Semifinal Nicole Peterson, Valley over Schreiner 6-2, 7-6(4)
Cons. Final Schreiner over Sanders, Lincoln 6-2, 6-2
#2 Doubles 1st Round Morgan Allen/Tierney Kamies, Atlantic over Jessi Black/Katie Wellman, Ottumwa 6-2, 6-1
Semifinal Stabel/Thone, Ames over Allen/Kamies 6-3, 6-0
Cons. Final Allen/Kamies over Brunner/Baker, Red Oak 6-2, 6-1
Coach Shawn Petersen Comments —
Great day of tennis for Atlantic girls — each girl went 2-1 on the day, and to finish solo 3rd in this tournament, with all girls medaling is a tremendous accomplishment for the team. I was most proud of how they competed — it’s probably as tough mentally as we’ve been all season, up and down the lineup. Liz and Shelby had things going their way in their first round match over a tough Valley team, but lost their feel a bit in the 2nd set and couldn’t get it going again in that match; it was nice to see them bounce back and dominate their final 2 matches to finish a respectable 5th — they were probably the 3rd or 4th best team in their draw, but that’s the way the draw fell. Carli at #1 received a favorable draw, avoiding King and Pierson’s side of the bracket; having said that, she still had to beat two very capable players, and was largely in control of both matches before running into a tremendous opponent in the final; Carli was outstanding all day, and even in that match played very well. Sarah was probably the biggest surprise of the day, getting her first win over a Red Oak opponent in several tries, controlling her match and her nerves and winning handily in Rd. 1. She then played very well against Peterson from Valley, rallying to force a 2nd set tiebreak before falling; she bounced back nicely and won easily her 3rd place match — Sarah’s best tournament performance in her career. Finally Morgan and Tierney — they beat a pair of seniors from Ottumwa who went on to win their next two matches, before falling to a tough Ames duo in the semis. They played extremely well against Baker and Brunner in the 3rd place match, serving big and controlling the net to win easily. I was very proud of all of the girls — hopefully they can ride the momentum they gained against a very difficult Denison at home on Monday.
Here are the results from the Kuemper Tournament on Saturday, May 7, 2011
Sam Markham 81
Ben Nelson 77
Matt Thielen 77
Travis Olsen 90
Evan Schuler 82
Sam Renaud 85
Team
Kuemper 298 1st place
Atlantic 317 2nd place
Spencer 328 3rd place
Storm Lake 328 4th place
Carroll 329 5th place
Harlan 334 6th place
Ballard 338 7th place
Prairie Valley 340 8th place
Denison 352 9th place
Lewis Central 363 10th place
Shenandoah 366 11th place
Humbolt 372 12th place
Webster City 378 13th place
Red Oak No Score
Coach Ed DenBeste says:
This was a excellent win for us on an away course. There are some very good
teams in the tournament. Normally 4 to 5 teams from this tournament make it
to state. Hopefully we can continue this through our final tournaments.
Ben Nelson and Matt Thielen played some great rounds. Ben was one under on
the first nine. Matt Thielen had 6 to 7 pars in a row. Nice to see Sam
Markham and Evan Schuler played well. Sam Renaud had a good score. Travis
struggled but I know he will get it in the next round.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An organic school in western Iowa has folded less than two years after opening.
The Burr Oak Center for Durable Culture on the edge of Turin was devoted to teaching about sustainable farming and fuel conservation. It opened in fall 2009 and closed its doors late last month amid what organizers call community resistance. Executive director Michael Luick-Thrams says neighbors were opposed to solar panels planned for the center, considering them eyesores, and complained about the long grass and the bevy of frogs, dragonflies and butterflies it attracted.
He says the community wasn’t receptive to its missions and the opposition was difficult to contend with as the center fought to attract employees and a steady stream of interns.
Community leaders couldn’t be reached for comment.
SHENANDOAH – One of the best-kept secrets in southwest Iowa, the Wabash Trace Nature Trail, recently received national attention by being added to the National Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame. Bill Danforth, President of Southwest Iowa Nature Trails, Inc., explained the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit organization that promotes railroad right-of-way conversion to trail use.
Danforth said the Trace received the honor for its success and significance. He said that because of the national recognition, the Trace will bring more tourist dollars to the communities situated on the Trace, like Shenandoah, Malvern, Imogene, Coin, and Blanchard.
In addition to an article in the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy magazine, the Trace will be presented with signage signaling it’s induction into the Hall of Fame.
– World-Herald News Service
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s scenic and heritage byways are getting new signage marking the designation.
Troy Seifert with the Department of Transportation office in Ames told the Tribune that the Lincoln Highway between Clinton and Council Bluffs is the first to get the news signs. The first of an estimated 1,000 signs have gone up along the highway between Ames and Boone. The rest will be up by the end of the June. Signs will be installed along the state’s nine other byways by mid-November.
The project began in 2006, and Seifert secured a $580,000 grant for the signs. Seifert says information about Iowa byways will soon be available online at www.iowabyways.org.
Sheriff’s officials in Mills County said Friday, two people were arrested Thursday on separate charges. 34-year-old Billy Ray Hunter, of Council Bluffs was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on charges which include possession of drug paraphernalia, trespassing and violation of a protection order. His bond has been set at $600.
And, a little later that same afternoon, 28-year-old Keith Alan Wilson II, of Glenwood, was arrested by Mills County Sheriff’s deputies, for violation of the state’s sex offender registry. Wilson’s bond was set at $5,000.
The Glenwood Police Department reports a Tabor man was arrested this week. 21-year-old Thomas Cash faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Cash was brought to the Mills County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.
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