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The mobile museum will offer free self-guided tours at the Nathaniel Hamlin Park & Museum, U.S. Highway 71 one mile south of Audubon during Fallapalooza, Sunday, Sept. 15th, from 10-a.m. until 4-p.m. State Historical Society of Iowa Administrator Susan Kloewer says “This exhibition shares some of the essential stories that every Iowan should know about who we are and what we’ve achieved since Iowa became a state more than 170 years ago. We’re delighted to bring this traveling exhibition to Audubon, and we encourage all Iowans to learn about our state’s rich heritage.”
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and a woman from Clearfield were arrested early this (Sunday) morning, in Clearfield. 38-year old Roy Daugherty and 32-year old Kimberly Morrow were arrested in the 200 block of Jefferson Street, on charges that include Willful Injury, and Interference with an Official Act. Both were being held on $5,300 bond.
Red Oak Police, investigating a noise complaint early Sunday morning, ended-up arresting a man for Public Intoxication. 40-year old Tourry Brown, of Atlanta, Georgia, was taken into custody at around 1:10-a.m. in the 1100 block of N. 1st Street. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:50 a.m. CDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The 14th Iowa City Zombie March takes place Sept. 21 in downtown Iowa City. Zombies will assemble at College Green Park, and assistance with zombie make-up will be available starting at 4 p.m. The march will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m., when participants will shamble through Iowa City, ending with an after-party. Proceeds from the march will go to support programs to feed the hungry, homeless and at-risk.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s attorney general says his office is joining a multistate investigation to determine whether Facebook has violated any antitrust laws. Attorney General Tom Miller says Facebook’s dominance over communications and information is concerning and warrants the investigation he’s leading along with 8 other attorneys general. Miller says the goal is to determine whether Facebook’s actions “may have endangered user data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or stifled competition.”
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say the Sheaffer Pen Museum has reopened in Fort Madison. The museum closed in May last year amid financial concerns and worries about the fate of company archives. The Fort Madison Daily Democrat reports that the archives had been on loan from A.T. Cross, Sheaffer’s owner. The museum board president, Tim Gobble, says Cross has agreed to donate virtually all of the company archives to the museum. Grants and other financial pledges of support since have allowed the museum to reopen.
A semi tractor-trailer driver from Oskaloosa died, and two people were injured Saturday, when a car turned in front of the semi in Polk County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2018 Nissan Sentra driven by 50-year old Lisa Kay Pearson-West, of Des Moines, was traveling east on Highway 163 in Pleasant Hill at around 9:15-a.m., when she turned in front of a 2018 Peterbilt Semi driven by 63-year old Kevin John Deronde, of Oskaloosa, as he was traveling west on Highway 163, approaching the intersection with NE 70th Street.
The semi struck the car on its passenger side. Following the collision, both vehicles left the road and went into the northwest ditch, where the semi rolled onto its driver’s side. Kevin Deronde died at the scene. His passenger, 59-year old Linda Jean Deronde, of Oskaloosa, and Lisa Pearson-West, were transported to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, with Pearson-West suffering serious injuries. She was flown by Life Flight to the hospital. Linda Deronde suffered what were described as minor injuries and transported by ambulance.
All occupants of the vehicles were wearing their seat belts. The accident remains under investigation.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s attorney general says his office is joining a multi-state investigation to determine whether Facebook has violated any antitrust laws. Attorney General Tom Miller says Facebook’s dominance over communications and information is concerning and warrants the investigation he’s leading along with 8 other attorneys general.
Miller says the goal is to determine whether Facebook’s actions “may have endangered user data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or stifled competition.” He says the inquiry is in the early stages and has reached no conclusions.
Facebook said in a statement Friday it plans to “work constructively” with the state attorneys general and welcomes a conversation with policymakers about competition. The other states involved in the inquiry are Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It’s that time of year, when zombies gather in Iowa City to help their fellow undead. The 14th Iowa City Zombie March takes place Sept. 21 in downtown Iowa City. Zombies will assemble at College Green Park, and assistance with zombie makeup will be available starting at 4 p.m. The march will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m., when participants will shamble through Iowa City, ending with an after-party.
Proceeds from the march will go to support Table to Table, a program that collects otherwise wasted food from donors and distributes it to agencies that serve the hungry, homeless and at-risk. The march will also support CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank.
The Zombie March has been supporting local charities since 2006.
Red Oak Police report 37-year old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 7:15-p.m., Friday, for Breach of Peace. Trost was taken into custody in the 200 block of N. Broadway Street, and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.
In an update to our earlier post, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office early this (Saturday) morning, confirmed one person died in a head-on crash on Highway 59, just outside of Harlan, Friday evening. The Shelby County Communications Center received a call at 5:58-p.m., Friday, about a two vehicle accident in the 1100 block of Highway 59.
An initial investigation showed that a 2003 Buick Park Avenue was traveling southbound on Highway 59, while a 2018 Chevy pickup was traveling northbound pulling a camper. The Buick Park Avenue crossed the centerline and struck the pickup head on. Both vehicles came to rest on the west shoulder of the roadway after the collision.
The driver of the Park Avenue, 75 year old Albert Carlson of Kirkman, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by mechanical means. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Shelby County Medical Examiner. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were not injured.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, Harlan Fire and Rescue, Harlan Police Department, Medivac Ambulance, Shelby County Emergency Management, Iowa DOT, and the Pauley Jones Funeral Home. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.