DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee has certified the results of the 2020 presidential caucuses, nearly a month after a faulty mobile app and other problems delayed counting and prompted calls for Iowa to lose its first-in-the-nation status. Iowa awards 41 national delegates in its caucuses.

Following today’s (Saturday’s) certification of the Feb. 3 caucuses, Buttigieg had 14 delegates and Sanders had 12. Elizabeth Warren won eight, Joe Biden won six and Amy Klobuchar won one. The Associated Press opted not to call a winner, given remaining concerns about whether the results as reported by the party were fully accurate.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say a suspect has been arrested in the death of a 71-year-old woman who was the victim of a hit-and-run as she crossed a Des Moines street last month. Police say in a news release that 41-year-old Isaias Flores-Morales was arrested Thursday in Illinois on suspicion of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, escaping custody and other counts in the death of Stephanie Markert.

Markert died a week after being hit on Jan. 30 near the Drake University campus, where first responders found her in the street with critical injuries. Police say she was the house mother for Delta Gamma sorority at Drake.

Cass County Democratic Party Chair Sherry Toelle reports, the Party’s Distribution of Winter Clothing in December had to be postponed due to illnesses, weather, and lack of transportation. “But WE’RE BACK!”

Toelle says the Final Distribution of the clothing will take place in March, at two sites, on a first-come, first-served basis:

• Lewis Community Center—Saturday, March 14th, from 3 PM to 4 PM.
• Care & Share Food Pantry—Wednesday, March 18th, from 4 PM to 5:30 PM.

The items are open to all communities in Cass County. If the clothing is not given away as of March 18th , remaining items will be taken to West Central’s Community Action Building in Atlantic.

Red Oak Police report the arrest of 32-year-old Brandon Michael Houghtaling of Red Oak for Public Intoxication on Friday night. Houghtaling was arrested at 9:35pm in the 100 block of West Elm Street in Red Oak. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a person wanted on multiple active warrants was taken into custody in Carroll County on Friday. 33-year-old Sara Batten was wanted on three warrants for Failure to Appear for a pretrial conference and one warrant for Probation Violation on an original charge of Theft 3rd Degree. Batten was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $6,500 bond.

DIKE, Iowa (WOI-TV) — Iowa authorities say a wooden box containing the cremated remains of a Dike man that was stolen in a home burglary has been recovered. Grundy County sheriff’s deputies had reported that the cremains of 65-year-old Daniel Evanson were stolen during a break-in at his rural home sometime late Feb. 14 or early Feb. 15.

Evanson died Feb. 6. Evanson’s family members had taken to social media to plead for the public’s help in finding the remains and the ornate wooden box holding them. Grundy County Sheriff’s Department told WOI that a jogger Friday morning found the box of cremains on a trail in Cedar Falls, which is about 12 miles northeast of Dike.

WATERLOO, Iowa (The Des Moines Register) — Deere & Co. plans to lay off 42 workers in Waterloo — the latest round of layoffs in the state the farm equipment maker has announced in recent months. The Des Moines Register reports that the company told Waterloo workers Friday that the layoffs will take effect May 4.

It would be the fifth round of layoffs at Iowa offices and plants since November, including 113 workers in Davenport in November, 23 Des Moines workers in December, and 57 more workers in Davenport in January. The company also announced earlier this month that 105 Dubuque workers will be laid off in April.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has reduced the compensation a northeast Iowa man received from a jury to a fraction of the verdict awarded him in a lawsuit against an insurance company in a workers’ compensation case. Even though the court found the American Interstate Insurance Company’s treatment of Toby Thornton “reprehensible” the justices left him with a judgment Friday of $558,000.

Earlier, one jury had awarded him $25 million and another $7 million. The 42-year-old Thornton was involved in an accident while driving a truck in June 2009 for Clayton County Recycling. He was left paralyzed below the chest.

The Cass County Local Food Policy Council and Cass County ISU Extension encourage those considering vending at Cass County farmers markets in 2020 to attend the Farmers Market Pre-Season Vendor Workshop. The free workshop will be held at the Cass County Community Center on March 16 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.

The pre-season workshop has been designed to cover topics of interest to both experienced vendors and those just starting to consider participating in farmers markets. Experts in the areas of food safety and market licensing requirements, farmers market insurance, and resources from the Iowa Department of Ag and Land Stewardship will present at the workshop.

During the last 30 minutes of the workshop vendor information will be provided for Cass County Farmers Markets, including the Anita Farmers Market, the Atlantic Farmers Market, and Produce in the Park.

While there is no cost to attend, those interested in attending the workshop are asked to RSVP by March 15 to Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at 712-249-5870 or by email at bhoegh@iastate.edu, or to the County Extension Office at 712-243-1132.