(Radio Iowa) – The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado briefly touched down in Sheldon on Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service has rated the tornado an E-F-zero and surveys indicate it tracked for nearly a mile. It peeled off roof panels on three different buildings in Sheldon and flipped a number of recreational vehicles at an R-V dealer, but no one was injured.

The National Weather Service estimates wind speeds in the Friday afternoon tornado reached 85 miles an hour and the tornado’s maximum width was 75 yards.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — A suspect in a deadly shooting at a Marshalltown bar last weekend has been identified and is believed to be on the run. In a criminal complaint, authorities say Victor Delgadillo, 18, of Marshalltown, is suspected in Saturday’s shooting at Center Street Station Bar that left one person dead. Police say he is believed to be armed and dangerous.

The criminal complaint alleges Delgadillo threw a cup on the ground and was confronted by another person to pick it up. An argument began and Delgadillo pushed two people, according to the complaint. Delgadillo then showed a firearm, according to court documents, and fired multiple shots at Ramon Alexis Feliciano Nieves, 41. Nieves died from his injuries.

Delgadillo is charged with first-degree murder. Police ask that anyone with information on his whereabouts call 911 or contact Marshalltown police at 641-754-5725.

Marshalltown shooting suspect Victor Antonio Delgadill

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(Western Iowa) – In addition to some races for various area county offices, voters in some counties will have to chose who they want to represent them in State or Congressional Offices. Here are the candidates that will appear on some ballots, depending on where you are located within a State or Congressional District….

On the Republican ballot, the following candidates are running unopposed in the Primary:

• U.S. 3rd Congressional District Representative-  Zach Zunn
• District 6 State Senator – Jason Schultz
• State Senator District 8 – Mark Costello
• District 11 State Representative – Craig Steven Williams
• District 12 State Representative – Steven Holt
• District 12 State Senator – Amy Sinclair
• District 15 House Representative – Matt Windschitl
• District 17 State Representative – Devon Wood
• District 18 State Representative – Thomas Jay Moore
• District 23 State Representative – Ray “Bubba” Sorensen

Republican Incumbent Randy Feenstra faces a challenge from Kevin Virgil for U.S. Representative in District 4.

On the Democratic Party Ballot, the following are running unopposed:

• U.S. Representative District 4 – Ryan Melton
• State Senator District 10 – Steve Gorman
• State Representative District 11 – Jeff Rich
• State Senate District 12 – Nicole Loew
• District 23 State Representative – Karen Varley
• House Representative District 20 – Josh Turek

The following are contested races on the Democratic Ballot:

• U.S Representative, District 3 – Lanon Baccam; Melissa Vine – The winner faces Republican incumbent Zach Nunn in the November General Election.

And, on the Libertarian Ballot…

David M. Davis is unopposed in District 6. He will face Democrat Jason Schultz in November.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports three people were arrested on separate charges, Saturday:

• 33-year-old Cody Hunkins, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $300. Hunkins was released for time served.
• 36-year-old David Snyder, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for OWI/3rd offense. He posted a $5,000 bond and was released.
• 24-year-old Seth Sterba, of Omaha, was arrested in Glenwood for OWI/1st offense. Bond was set at $1,000, but Sterba was released on his Own Recognizance.

(Radio Iowa) – Marshalltown police have not yet released the name of the man who was shot and killed early Saturday outside a tavern. Police Chief Mike Tupper says the incident happened about 1-20 A-M near the Center Street Station bar. “There’s a video floating around on social media that a lot of people have seen and it’s been shared with us over and over,” Tupper says, “and I want everybody to know that we do have that video and we are aware of it.”

Police say the man was shot and critically wounded, and later died at the hospital. Tupper says the incident was the result of a confrontation between the victim and another person. “It’s really unfortunate and frustrating for us how quickly people are to go to violence to settle disputes,” the chief says, “and how quickly people are to go to guns to settle disputes. I’m disturbed by that. It’s becoming a bigger problem in our society.”

Tupper says they hope to have an announcement about an arrest later today (Monday). The state D-C-I is helping with the investigation.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – After you head to the polls, Tuesday, if you reside in Atlantic’s 4th Ward, you can come to the Venue (at 307 Walnut Street), in downtown Atlantic, to partake in a “Meet & Greet” event with Councilman Shawn Sarsfield, who was elected to the seat last November. The event takes place from 6-until 7-:30-p.m., Tuesday. Sarsfield told KJAN while he specifically hopes to meet with his 4th Ward constituents, all residents of Atlantic are welcome to come and share their concerns and ask questions.

Sarsfield says taking a seat on the City Council in January has been a great learning experience and he’s still learning. He said he decided to run after sharing hours of involvement in many community events.

At-Large Atlantic City Councilpersons Elaine Otte and Gerald Brink will be in attendance at Tuesday’s Meet & Greet.

Atlantic City Councilman Sean Sarsfield (Photo from the City’s website)

Sarsfield says he welcomes people’s opinions on the issues, provided they are expressed in a civil and respectable way.

In addition to the “Meet& Greet,” Sarsfield invites the citizens of Atlantic to attend a City Council meeting, so they can see the process, and have a better understanding of how things work.

Councilman Sean Sarsfield after the meeting, he’ll review his notes, and comment cards from those who fill them out, and then follow-up on their thoughts and concerns, if they leave their contact information.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office says a felony conviction won’t impact whether Donald Trump’s name appears on Iowa ballots. Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for President and won Iowa’s Republican Caucuses in January.

Iowa law bars felons from holding office or appearing on a ballot. However, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office said that only applies to state office, not federal offices. A spokesman said the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to run for federal offices and do not include any ban on convicted felons.

That’s despite a bill Iowa Republicans passed out of the Iowa House this past session, HF 2610, that would have specifically stated that and limited challenges to candidates appearing on the ballot. Iowa Secretary of State spokesperson Ashley Hunt said “The states do not have jurisdiction to identify additional requirements for federal candidates.The bill in question simply clarified that, ensuring Iowa law is in compliance with federal law.”

The Iowa House passed the bill just a day after the U.S., Supreme Court struck down a Colorado ruling that would have removed Trump’s name from the ballot. Iowa’s Secretary of State’s Office echoed that Supreme Court decision, which found states do not have jurisdiction to determine eligibility for federal office.

While the Iowa House passed HF 2610, the Iowa Senate never took up the bill during the last session.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports four people were arrested on separate charges over the weekend.

Two people were arrested Sunday, in Creston: 25-year-old Noah Alexander Young, of Creston, was taken into custody Sunday morning, on two Union County Warrants for Failure To Appear (FTA) on an original charge of Providing False Identification Information, and, FTA on a charge of Disorderly Conduct/Loud Raucous Noise. Young was taken to the Union County Jail and held on a $600 cash-only bond; and, 36-year-old Ashleigh Nichole Shinn, of Diagonal, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for Driving while Suspended. Shinn was cited and released on Promise to Appear.

Saturday morning, 26-year-old Juan Angel German Estrada, of Creston, was arrested in Creston for OWI/1st Offense. Estrada was taken to the Union County Jail where he was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond. Saturday evening, 64-year-old Eric Eugene Thornton, of Creston, was also arrested for OWI/1St Offense. He was also taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

(Radio Iowa) – A Bondurant company is getting a state loan to allow it compost material from ethanol plants, chicken growing operations and wood waste at a facility near Earlham. The D-N-R’s Tom Anderson says the J. Pettiecord company recently received a permit to run the operation. “This type of large scale organics composting facility is lacking in Iowa and seen as a critical infrastructure for sustainably managing organics and saving landfill space,” he says. Anderson spoke at the recent state Environmental Protection Commission meeting where one million dollars in assistance was provided to help the composting effort.

“The project will create a environmentally friendly, nutrient rich compost benefiting overall plant growth,” he says. “Finished compost also assists in erosion control measures by promoting deep plant roots and improving water quality by absorbing and retaining storm water and capturing contaminants in the sediment.” The annual goal of this project is to divert five-thousand tons of ethanol plant material and five-thousand tons of poultry waste from landfills while producing 40 to 50-thousand cubic yards of high-quality finished compost material. They also hope to process some 20-thousand cubic yards of wood waste into mulch and compost.

“This project will effectively reduce 20 million pounds of organic waste from Iowa landfills each year,” Anderson says. The E-P-C approved a one-million dollar loan, with 10-thousand of it forgivable. The company is putting in 350-thousand dollars of its money into the project. The company will use the loan to purchase equipment to run the operation. The funding comes from the Solid Waste Alternatives Program and the project was reviewed by a program committee and a C-P-A.

(Radio Iowa) – The Glenn Miller Music Festival returns to Clarinda for the 47th time this week, with concerts, events, and food to celebrate the famed band leader in his birthplace. Shari Greenwood, executive director of the Glenn Miller Museum, says the festival kicks off Thursday evening with a picnic at the Clarinda High School commons and a concert featuring the U-S Air Force band, Shades of Blue. Greenwood says Friday will be jam-packed, starting with morning events. “We have our stage show, which is introducing the winners of the scholarship competition and our Glenn Miller (Birthplace Society) Big Band plays,” Greenwood says. “Then, in the afternoon at 1, we have Adam Swanson, the four-time world champion ragtime piano player, and after lunch we also have a new band down here, the Louie Pettinelli Experience. Then, of course, Friday night at 7:30 is our Glenn Miller Orchestra in the (high school) auditorium.”

Saturday morning begins with a big band breakfast and pancake feed at the fire station featuring the Northwest Missouri State University jazz ensemble. Other Saturday concerts include Shin Shininger and the Shinsings after lunch, the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra at 3:30 p.m., and the Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Clarinda gym at 7:30 p.m., which will also include a swing dance competition. Greenwood says a free outdoor concert Sunday at 1:30 p.m. featuring the Iowa Military Veterans Band will wrap up the festival. “This is a band that has 105 members, so when I said, ‘It’d be great to have this band here,’ my board looked at me like, ‘What are you going to do with 105 members?’ There’s about 65 of them that are coming on Sunday,” she says. “So, we’ve got lots of concerts, other events, free concerts, food. It should be a really good weekend.”

Glen Miller

The festival includes hearing the finalists and awarding the Glenn Miller Music Scholarships on Thursday. Greenwood says $12,000 is given to the top three vocalists and instrumentalists who have applied for the scholarship, which assists high school seniors and first-year college students who plan to make music a central part of their lives. “These kids send in a music selection, a lot of paperwork, information about themselves, and they get graded before the top 10 from each category come to Clarinda to compete,” Greenwood says. “These kids also come on their own dime, so when they get here we try to work on home stays and make sure they have everything they need if they’re not traveling with a parent.”

The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Museum is also open daily and will be free to visit on Sunday.

On the web at: glennmiller.org/festival