Melanie Petty, with the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund in Atlantic, has announced the non-profit organization is proud to once again fund the Atlantic Baseball Pitching Clinics for 4th-7th graders.  Petty said also, “We are happy to have Sean O’Brien back in town to teach our youth and look forward to working together in the future.”

Sean O’Brien

She reminds you also, that the 10th Annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, August 11th.  The event is the only fundraiser held each year.  It’s a fun day of golf along with a silent auction and lunch.  Since losing Trev in 2009. Petty said the 501(C)3 fund has been able to donate back $165,000.00 in his memory to the things he loved. Watch for future donations to the community on the organizations’ Facebook page (Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund), and listen for them here on KJAN.

Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that early this (Thursday) morning, Fremont County Deputies arrested 26 year old Courtney Bartles, of Hamburg. Bartles was arrested on a valid arrest warrant in the 1900 block of Park street in Hamburg. She was charged with delivery of controlled substance to a minor and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center, where her cash only bond was set at $25,000.

Courtney Bartles (photo courtesy Fremont County S/O)

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report a man from Union County was arrested just after 8-p.m. Wednesday on drug charges. Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Quince Ave. and 190th Street and upon further investigation, arrested Keden Morris, of Creston, for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense (drugged) and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Morris was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $2,000 cash only bond.

Fred Hubbell, Iowa Democratic candidate for governor, launched his ‘Invest In Opportunities Tour,’ Wednesday, and will be traveling across the state to meet with voters and discuss his vision to expand opportunities to succeed for every Iowan.

During his “meet & greets” that will take place from Council Bluffs to Perry to Dubuque, Hubbell’s campaign says he will “highlight how his commitment to restoring people-first priorities — investing in education, expanding access to health care, and supporting community growth, rather than doling out millions in wasteful corporate tax credits — will build an Iowa that will be successful for generations.”

Hubbell will be in western Iowa tomorrow (Friday) at the following locations and times:

Pottawattamie County Meet & Greet: 11-a.m. at the Council Bluffs Library Meeting Room 1A, 400 Willow Ave, Council Bluffs.

Monona County Meet & Greet: 1-p.m. at Miller’s Kitchen Banquet Room, 812 Iowa Ave, Onawa.

Woodbury County Meet & Greet: 4-p.m. at Rebo’s in the Party Room at 1107 4th St, Sioux City.

Dallas County Meet & Greet: 7:30-p.m. Friday, at the Volunteer Home, 1908 North St, Perry.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The father of a 16-year-old girl who was tortured and starved to death is pleading guilty to three counts of assault while participating in a felony causing a serious injury. The Des Moines Register reports that 47-year-old Joseph Finn II appeared in court Wednesday to plead to the charges, which each carry up to 10 years in prison. Finn is set to be sentenced May 4 for his part in the October 2016 death of Natalie Finn.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs over the next 10 months as it integrates the operations of Time Inc., which it bought six weeks ago. Meredith CEO Tom Harty said Wednesday 200 employees have been notified their positions were eliminated.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Republican strategist has challenged the filing paperwork of the only GOP candidate seeking to run against Gov. Kim Reynolds in the upcoming primary. The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office says a formal challenge was filed Wednesday against Republican Ron Corbett’s paperwork. Craig Robinson, a former political director for the Republican Party of Iowa, claims Corbett’s campaign turned in duplicate signatures that put the former Cedar Rapids mayor below the required signature threshold.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police have arrested a suspect after at least two clerks were sexually assaulted during a string of convenience store robberies in northwestern Iowa. The Courier newspaper reports that the 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday as he entered a convenience store in Waterloo wearing all black with his face covered. Victims of four other robberies in Waterloo described the suspect as wearing the same attire. The man is jailed on $1.8 million bond.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope said Wednesday evening, that a 14-year old juvenile was taken into custody as the result of an investigation into an incident that occurred at Sidney High School, in Fremont County.

Deputies called to the Sidney High School in reference to threat of a shooting that was made at school by the juvenile, immediately isolated the student upon their arrival. The juvenile was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center located in Council Bluffs and is being charged with Threats of Terrorism.The student’s name was not released

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is still working with the Fremont County Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Court Officials, and Sidney Schools in connection with the matter.

Atlantic City Administrator John Lund Wednesday evening, received a blessing from the City Council, to crack down on property owners who violate the city’s Minimum Maintenance Code, this Spring. (Chapter 148 of the City Code, http://www.atlanticiowa.com/atlantic/city-government/city-code/ )

Lund said “The plan right now is begin issuing orders to correct violations, and people who are not doing that are going to get Municipal Infraction citations.” If the problem is still not corrected, or the citations are not paid, the City will move forward with the magistrate court’s intervention.

He said from this point forward, Code Enforcement Officer Kris Erickson will work with City Attorney Mark Bosworth to deal with the habitual offenders, those who have received prior notices and failed to rectify the situation.

He says “By the time the municipal infraction citation is issued, it becomes a judicial process. Not administrative, not political, and I’m not going to engage people that want to protest or make a scene or complain about the fact that they received a citation because they have a property violation.”

Lund said he’s been working with Erickson for three-years, and he’s not seen one instance where he’s questioned her judgement, or her compassion when it’s reasonable. He says “We need to take this seriously and for people that feel they are being treated unfair by the City, you will get your hearing before the Magistrate. If we are being unreasonable, the Magistrate will step-in and stop us. I am not going to encourage people to come [to City Hall] and protest if they’re in violation of City Code.

He recommended the Council take a similar position, “Otherwise people will try politics and influence to get around the fact that they own property they’re not maintaining and it’s an eyesore in this community. If we start carving out exceptions based on that, we’re going to end up with inconsistent enforcement, and it will compromise the whole purpose of why we’re even bothering with this.”

Attorney Mark Bosworth said the fines for failing to follow the Ordinance are $250 for the first offense, $500 the second offense, and $1,000 for repeat offenses. If fines are not paid, the City would pursue Judgements or liens on the property.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday evening, said on their social media page, that “Area authorities are on the lookout for a black male and female that are going around selling hotel coupons. They are driving a newer maroon Suburban or Yukon. A similar vehicle has been spotted near locations of recent residential burglaries.”

Possible suspects in Montgomery County Burglaries.

Officials say “If you see these individuals please do not approach them and contact your local law enforcement agency immediately.”

The Democrat in Iowa’s third congressional district whose 11th-hour effort to qualify for June’s Primary ballot fell short has a new strategy. Theresa Greenfield of Des Moines is hoping the seven dozen Democrats who serve on their party’s third district governing committee vote Monday to place her name in nomination. Greenfield and her campaign team say their reading of state law indicates it’s a way to get her name printed on the ballot.

“I am confident that a sense of fairness, doing what’s right is important to Democratic leadership and we’ll get this resolved on Monday,” Greenfield says. Iowa’s attorney general has declined to issue a legal opinion on Greenfield’s strategy. And the secretary of state’s office has not indicated whether it would accept Greenfield’s nomination next week. So why is Greenfield in this predicament? Greenfield’s campaign submitted petition signatures last Wednesday to the Secretary of State — paperwork required to qualify for the primary.

The next day Greenfield’s campaign manager admitted he forged some of the signatures. He was fired. Greenfield withdrew the tainted petitions and last Friday, Greenfield’s campaign raced through the 16 counties in the third district to collect the nearly 18-hundred petition signatures she needed by the Friday evening deadline. Greenfield got help from the campaign of a rival as well as the campaigns of three Democratic candidates for governor, but the effort fell about 300 signatures short.

“It’s like an old barn-raising kind of an event,” Greenfield says. “Now, it didn’t turn out the way we wanted, but the effort was spectacular and it also speaks volumes to people’s desire to let me have a chance on the ballot.” Democratic leaders in the third district are pondering whether to even meet Monday. Taking the action Greenfield seeks without the attorney general’s legal opinion could lead to expensive lawsuits for the Democratic Party. Greenfield had raised the most money among the field of Democratic candidates in the third district and she’d been featured by a national magazine profiling female congressional candidates before hitting last week’s stumbling block.

“I was not going to allow forged signatures to stand with my name on it,” Greenfield says. “…The folks here in the third district just learned who Theresa Greenfield is and the kind of decisions I’ll make as a leader in Washington, D.C. and that is (this): ‘I will choose to do what’s right.'” Greenfield could choose to run as a write-in candidate, but Greenfield told Radio Iowa she is not ready to discuss that option. Three other Democratic candidates in the third congressional district DID meet last Friday’s paperwork deadline to submit their names for the June Primary ballot. They are Cindy Axne, Pete D’Alessandro and Eddie J. Mauro (MAR-oh). All three are from the Des Moines area.

(Radio Iowa)

Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones and the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, paid tribute to the Atlantic Middle School/High School Archery Team, for their efforts at State. Clint Roland, Archery Coach, said there are about 60 students from the Middle School and High School are enrolled in the Archery Program. About one-third of those students and some of their parents attended the Council meeting.

Some of the dozens of members of the Atlantic MS/HS Archery Team and Coach Roland, along w/City Council members.

Roland said 37 team members were sent to the State Tournament this year. The Tournament was comprised primarily of underclassmen and a handful of young seniors “So we’re not losing a lot, we’re gaining.” Roland said also the team “Has done tremendous things, they’ve done tremendous work with support from the school system, from the community and everybody around, and we’re a growing program. It keeps flying along.”

Roland said also, that the kids work hard for about six-months out of the year on their skills, and “It’s a long season, but they trudge forward.” He also thanked Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson for driving the school bus to their last tournament in southern Iowa during an ice storm, and keeping the students safe.

He said “It’s a great program, these kids do a great job. I’m proud to be a part of it.” Roland has been coaching the team for the past four-years. The team is also coached by Justin Williams and Dent Petty.