The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund recently donated two,  eight-section book organizers to the Washington Elementary School Library, in Atlantic. Fund spokesperson and Trevor’s mom Melanie Petty, said “Reading was an important part of Trevor’s life and if we can help out our schools libraries to make reading more accessible and fun for children then that makes us happy!”

Pictured: Janice Dickerson & Grant Petty (Photo courtesy Melanie Petty)

All funds raised at the Annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament are donated back to things that were important to Trevor.  Since losing Trevor in 2009 the Fund has been able to give back over $200,000.00 thanks to its supporters.  Petty says they “Are already in the beginning planning stages for the next tournament which will be held on August, 8th.” She adds, that they “Look forward to a great day of golf, fellowship and raising funds in his memory.”

(Radio Iowa) — A Dubuque man will spend more than eleven years in prison for randomly firing a pistol at a group that was holding a party. Sentencing documents say 34-year-old Norris Culver Junior fired several shots from a .45 caliber handgun at a duplex across from his house in May of last year. There were several people at the duplex — including three young kids — celebrating at a graduation party. Three of the bullets hit the duplex — but missed all of the graduation party people. Culver pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He has multiple felony convictions dating back to when he was 18. He was still on supervised release at the time of his Dubuque arrest for illegally transporting four aliens into Texas.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A development group that wants to build a $225 million casino and hotel at the Des Moines airport says the project would help pay for a planned new terminal. Highview Development Group presented the plan to the Des Moines Airport Authority board on Tuesday. The complex would include a 350-room hotel connected to the airport by a skywalk. There also would be a fountain, rock garden, restaurant and wedding and banquet facilities.

The airport board tabled discussion of the proposal until its February meeting. Officials have been seeking $194 million from various sources to cover the $500 million airport project.

Officials with the City of Massena report the City is looking to support a child care center for the community and surrounding area, to fit the long-term child care needs. If you have an interest in, or a need for – child care in the Massena area, the City would like your information, as it moves forward with the process. That process includes a survey to determine child care needs. The survey is available online at camcougars.org, and on the City of Massena Facebook page.

Paper copies of the survey are available in Massena, at: the Massena City Hall; the Post Office; Massena C-Store; Economy Food Market; FNB Bank; and the CAM South Elementary School. Surveys are available in Cumberland, at City Hall and the Post Office. In Anita at the CAM North Elementary School, and Post Office….In Bridgewater, at the Bridgewater Cafe, and at the Post Office….in Fontanelle at the Library and Post Office, and at the Post Office in Corning.

You can also receive a paper copy of the child care survey in the mail, by contacting Principal Larry Hunt at 712-779-2212. Completed surveys must be submitted by Feb. 3rd, 2020.

Red Oak Police report the arrest at around 12:05-a.m. today (Wednesday), of 54-year old Jeffrey Allen Buell. The Red Oak man was taken into custody for Harassment in the 2nd Degree. Buell was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, at around 6:12-p.m. Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 26-year old Lindsey Sue Rhodes, of Red Oak, on a Mills County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Driving While Intoxicated/1st offense, Rhodes was transferred to the Mills County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.