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Governor selects new commander for Iowa National Guard

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The governor has selected a new commander for the Iowa National Guard.

The office of Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a news release Tuesday that Maj. Gen. Benjamin Corell (kor-REHL’) is the new adjutant general. He replaces Brig. Gen. Stephen Osborn, who’d held the post temporarily following the retirement of Maj. Gen. Tim Orr. Osborn will continue serving Iowa as deputy adjutant general.

Corell was born in Manchester and raised in Strawberry Point. He enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in January 1986.

Most recently Corell commanded the 34th Infantry Division. The assignment included a nearly yearlong deployment to Kuwait.

Corell commanded the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division from June 2010 to June 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Potential daycare site discussion comes to Griswold School Board

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

A committee that is working to bring a daycare facility to Griswold came to the Griswold School Board on Monday evening to gauge interest in potentially putting a facility on school property. The committee has received generous donations from the Noble Church and Griswold Communications to start up a daycare facility after community needs were gauged. Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs said the committee has run into some barriers and that’s why they have come to the Griswold Schools to start a dialogue.

Henrichs said the committee is going to come back to the board with more information.

If the board was interested in accepting a proposal from the daycare committee Henrichs said it would have to follow the same procedure as the recent sale of the Lewis and Elliott buildings. Henrichs said it would obviously have to be a cost neutral project for the school but he thinks it would be a win-win situation for the school and the community if they could work something out.

Griswold School Board moves forward with completion of sale for Lewis and Elliott properties

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

The Griswold School Board finalized the sale of the Lewis and Elliott building properties at their meeting on Monday night. A hearing on proposal to sell the two properties was held prior to the start of the regular meeting and Superintendent David Henrichs said no comment in favor or against those sales occurred so they could move forward with completion of the sales during the regular meeting.

The Lewis Elementary Building is being sold to Chris Jahnke with 3-H-O, LLC in Atlantic for $9,000. The sale price was amended from an initial $40,000 offer due to the cost of asbestos removal and air conditioning updates at the facility. The district agreed to the reduced price in February because it would of been much more costly for the district to demolish the building. 3-H-O is a packaging and shipping company that employs a large number of disabled individuals.

The Elliott Building is being sold to Rayna Blay and Jacque Howell for $4,000. Blay plans to use the kitchen in the building to expand her personal bakery business and Howell is looking to expand her daycare operation. They have plans to make other space in the building available for other business and offices.

The sale of the two properties came about after district patrons approved a bond issue to put a new Elementary addition onto the Middle School/High School building in Griswold. The new Elementary addition to the Griswold building is nearing completion and a ribbon cutting event is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 4:00pm.

In other news from the school board meeting on Monday some hires and resignations were approved. Middle School and High School Para-Educators Adam Karns and Trish McKinley were brought on board, Andy Everett was named Head Wrestling Coach, and a resignation was accepted from Amy Hook as Assistant Girls Basketball coach. School Nurse Blair Rush was granted a one year leave of absence.

Tornadoes reported as storms roll over Iowa

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Storms that spawned tornadoes have rumbled over much of central and eastern Iowa, toppling trees, cutting power and flooding streets.

The National Weather Service says a tornado hit and damaged buildings northwest of Lacona on Tuesday morning, and another was reported 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of De Soto. It’s not clear whether anyone was injured.

The Iowa State Patrol says minor injuries were reported after winds toppled four semitrailers near the Adair rest area along Interstate 80. A 60 mph (96.6 kph) wind gust was reported at Adair.

Polk County authorities say a lightning struck set fire to a house in Grimes, but the residents got out without injuries.

The weather service says more than 4.5 inches (11.4 centimeters) of rain fell on Eagle Grove, and street flooding occurred in several communities.

MidAmerican Energy reports that nearly 4,600 customers remain without power in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

Presidential hopeful John Delaney visits Exira and Atlantic today

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

Democratic Presidential Candidate John Delaney has visits to Exira and Atlantic planned for today. Delaney will be in Exira at Legion Park for a Picnic and Policy Conversation at 5:00pm. He will then head to Atlantic for a visit to the Cass County Democrats meeting at 7:00pm. That meeting will be held in the Cass County Courthouse basement room D.

Those two stops will round out a busy day for Delaney who is making stops in Council Bluffs and Sioux City in the morning.

Trespass arrest in Creston

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of 40-year-old Sheri Jo Watters of Creston on a charge of Trespassing. She was arrested at 213 N Maple Street in Creston at 7:00am on Monday. Watters was cited and released from the scene.

Man imprisoned for trying to coerce sex from college student

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been given five years in prison for trying to coerce a University of Northern Iowa student into having sex with him.

Black Hawk County District Court records say Christian Gossweiler was sentenced Monday in Waterloo on one count of extortion.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Gossweiler targeted the woman in summer 2018 after spotting her on a social media page for incoming Northern Iowa freshmen. Gossweiler used a fake name on a social media platform when he told her he had nude photos of her and threatened to release them to her family and friends if she didn’t send him more photos and videos. Later he began to demand sex with her.

He was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to a similar scheme that targeted an Iowa State University student.

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Outages, street flooding reported as storms roll over Iowa

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August 20th, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Storms that rumbled over much of central Iowa have knocked down trees, cut power and flooded streets.

A tornado was reported Tuesday morning near Melcher-Dallas, southeast of Des Moines. It’s unclear whether any injuries have occurred.

The National Weather Service says more than 4.5 inches (11.4 centimeters) of rain fell on Eagle Grove, and a 60 mph (96.6 kph) wind gust was reported at Adair.

MidAmerican Energy reports that more than 17,000 customers have lost power in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

Street flooding and downed power lines and trees have been reported in several communities.

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