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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Joan L. Larsen climbed so quickly through the conservative legal ranks that it even surprised her at times. In five years, she has transformed from a little-known University of Michigan legal scholar to a prominent federal appeals court judge and now a top finalist for a U.S. Supreme Court appointment.
Larsen is among a small group of female lawyers whom President Donald Trump is considering to replace Justice Ruth Bader. Trump called Larsen “very talented” in an interview with a Michigan television station.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest on Monday, September 21st. At 9:30 a.m. Deputies arrested 37-year-old Nicole Jean Cronland of Council Bluffs on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Cronland was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.
The Montgomery County Treasurer’s Office reports that effective immediately all driver’s license services will be closed through October 1, 2020. They apologize for any inconvenience.
All motor vehicle transactions and tax services will resume as normal through this time.
The Cass County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday morning in the courthouse board room and had much discussion in regards to the new rock quarry south of Atlantic. The Board had decided last week to put an item on the agenda this week to establish a 40mph speed limit on roadways designated as hauling routes to the quarry and to place additional signage. The board approved the resolution on Tuesday to establish a 40mph speed limit on 620th Street from Oxford Road north to the Atlantic City Limits, Lansing Road from US Highway 6 to 620th Street, and Jasper Road from 620th Street to US Highway 71. Supervisor Steve Green put the motion forward to approve and it was seconded by Supervisor John Hartkopf.
Further discussion on the situation was held early in the meeting as a local farm operator voiced his concern about a blind hill near Lansing Road and 595th Street. Both Supervisors Green and Mark O’Brien said they went out to research the location and agreed that a stop sign placed at that intersection would be needed to make the increased truck travel safe. They also discussed with County Engineer Trent Wolken about possibly cutting down that hill in the future and regrading the roadway to improve two-way travel. They decided to add an item to next week’s agenda to act on putting a stop sign up at that location along with stop ahead warnings. They also took into consideration the need to try to limit dust in the area due to the increased traffic.
Another discussion item at the meeting was the possible closing of the 570th Street I-80 underpass per a request from the Iowa DOT. Supervisor Green expressed concern he had received from area farm owners that the closure could possibly impact their land value with the separation of access. He also expressed concern about a homeowner just south of the underpass that has a creek bridge south of their property. They stated that the creek bridge has flooded twice in the past 13 years during large rain events and the underpass closure would leave them stranded if that situation arose again. The board discussed possibly doing some work in that area to prevent future flooding. That work they said could be funded by the money the Iowa DOT would give the county to close the underpass. Ultimately no decision on the closure was made and Engineer Wolken will look into some of the possibilities to address the concerns that were raised.
The Board finished their meeting by entering into closed session to evaluate the performance of County Engineer Trent Wolken. The Board is set to meet again next Tuesday, September 29th at 9:00 a.m. in the board room at the Cass County Courthouse. They plan to have all end of the month business addressed that day since the following day will be the last day of the month.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), reports with regard to the vehicle pursuit from yesterday (Monday): One subject was apprehended Monday night. The other is not believed to be in the area any longer, but their whereabouts are still unknown.
Authorities say “It is still always a good idea to lock all houses, outbuildings, and vehicles.”
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A vehicle pursuit through Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties ended with the suspects evading capture on Monday afternoon. The pursuit ended near 400th Street and Quince Road when the suspects were able to escape due to the terrain in which they fled their vehicle.
They are believed to still be in the area and nearby residents should be extra cautious. Shelby County Sheriff’s Officials warned residents to keep their houses and vehicles lock as the suspects will be looking for transportation out of the area. If you see a suspicious person do not approach them and call 911 immediately.
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (Tuesday), shows the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 jumped from 1,266 Monday to 1,284 today, an increase of 18. Positive test results are up by 476 to 81,109 since the pandemic began. The data show two more positive cases in each of Cass, Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties. The total in Cass County now stands at 136.
Audubon and Montgomery Counties report three more cases, each. There are five new cases in Guthrie County and one additional case in Madison County (see the totals below). There was also one more death attributed to COVID-19, in Pottawattamie County, for a total of 38.
IDPH says says: 59,162 Iowans have recovered from the virus; 881 of the COVID-19 deaths involved persons with pre-existing conditions, and 670 deaths have occurred at Long-Term Care facilities. There have been 744,861 Iowans tested for the virus. IDPH reported 3,977 lab test results received in the previous day, with 400 positive results and 3,571 negative results (total negative results=662,215). IDPH reports a positivity rate of 8.8% over the last 14 days.
IDPH reported 41 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, two more the previous day. There are 931 positive cases and 496 recoveries within those facilities.
Across the State, hospitalizations are up slightly, to 285. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is also up, to 96; 37 people were admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Monday, and there are 34 patients on ventilators across the state.
In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report 11 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (2 more than on Monday); four are in an ICU; two were admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, and one person remains on ventilator.
Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.
(Radio Iowa) 0 Establishments with liquor licenses have until Friday to complete and send the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) a COVID-19 compliance checklist. A-B-D spokesman, Jake Holmes says the checklist follows complaints that some businesses were not following the rules. “The purpose is really for the licensee to certify that they’ve read and understand the terms of the governor’s proclamation,” Holmes says. Holmes says they had some 300 reports of businesses not complying through last week. He says the checklist asks them some questions.
“If they’ve arranged seating in a certain way to ensure that six feet of physical distance. That they understand that all patrons need to be seated and that they’ve implemented additional measures to ensure social distancing. It’s just a few yes or no questions,” Holmes says. “And then they have the ability to submit pictures to show us what they’ve done in their establishment.” He says the checklist gives them a record to go on if they do get a complaint.
“On our end it will help expedite the process to resolve a compliant if we should get one — by allowing us to cross-check the information that they have provided with the actual findings that we come across,” Holmes says. Holmes says they will go out to investigate if they don’t get the checklist back. And that could lead to further action.He says they will see if it is something that they can work with and try to get them into compliance –otherwise, he says it will be just like a normal inspection where they will open up a case depending on the facts.
Holmes says they haven’t taken any action at this point to revoke a license for non-compliance.
(Radio Iowa) – A new Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” shows the presidential race in Iowa is a dead heat. Forty-seven persident of the likely Iowa voters surveyed said they will vote to reelect President Trump and 47 percent said they will vote for Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Just three percent said they were undecided and the rest said they’d vote for a third party candidate.
The poll shows Trump has a 21 point advantage among male voters in Iowa, while Biden has a 20 point advantage among women. The survey was conducted last week, before the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The previous Iowa Poll was conducted in June. It also found the race between Trump and Biden for Iowa’s six electoral college votes was neck-and-neck.
The Cass County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees is set to meet on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:30 a.m. in Conference Room 1 at CCMH.
During the meeting the Board is set to hear routine reports from a number of department leaders. They also are set to act on Approval of Resolutions to approve plans, contract, and bond for a bid package and award that contract for continued work at the facility. They are also set to appoint an Infection Preventionist and an Antibiotic Stewardship Chairperson.
CEO Brett Altman will give an update and the Board will go into closed session at the end of the meeting to conduct a CEO Performance Review.