Adair County Auditor Mindy Schaefer has issued the unofficial results of a Special Election in Adair that took place Tuesday. The results show Jeremy Marvin Gettler received a total of 57 votes to fill a vacancy seat on the City Council, in Adair. There were a scattering of 17 other votes. And, “Public Measure A” in Adair was approved by a vote of 86-0. There were a total of 86 votes cast during the election, out of a possible 513 registered voters, meaning 16.76% of the voters turned up at the polls.

The results of the election are unofficial until canvassed by the Adair County Board of Supervisors.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa House has approved a sweeping gun bill that includes a stand-your-ground provision and allows citizens to sue local governments that impose weapons restrictions. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 58-39 Tuesday along mostly party lines. The bill now heads to the GOP-majority Senate, where it has support. The legislation would allow people to use deadly force anywhere if they believe such force was necessary to avoid injury or risk to one’s life or safety.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service in Davenport has confirmed three injuries and 80 homes damaged in Muscatine from a tornado that traveled nearly two miles as a line of severe storms moved across the state. The EF2 tornado struck at around 10 p.m. Monday with peak winds of 115 miles per hour.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa U.S. Rep. Steve King says he believes President Donald Trump’s assertion that his phones were tapped and called for an investigation. Trump on Saturday tweeted that President Barack Obama “had my wires tapped’ in Trump Tower, though he didn’t offer any proof. King told the Sioux City Journal Monday that those denials don’t “necessarily prove that there wasn’t a rogue intel operation going on that wasn’t encumbered by, or just decided not to be encumbered by, the legalities.”

HANLONTOWN, Iowa (AP) — An Oklahoma-based company has blamed an errant excavator for damaging a pipeline in northern Iowa that spilled nearly 47,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Magellan Midstream Partners said Tuesday that the excavator apparently didn’t check with regulators about the location of underground utilities, as required by Iowa law. Authorities say the leaking fuel was discovered during a snowstorm on Jan. 25 near Hanlontown in Worth County.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa House has approved a sweeping gun bill that includes a stand-your-ground provision and allows citizens to sue local governments that impose weapons restrictions. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 58-39 Tuesday along mostly party lines. The bill now heads to the GOP-majority Senate, where it has support.

The legislation would allow people to use deadly force anywhere if they believe such force was necessary to avoid injury or risk to one’s life or safety. Similar legislation in other states has gained national attention over its effect on gun-related violence.

The bill would make several other changes to Iowa’s gun laws. It would allow children under age 14 to use handguns with parental supervision and allow weapons on the Capitol grounds.

Authorities in western Iowa are asking for your help in locating a vehicle that was involved in a carjacking this (Tuesday) morning. Council Bluffs Police say just before 11-a.m., officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of 23rd Avenue, where a 26-year old Council Bluffs woman reported a carjacking incident.

Upon arrival officers spoke to the victim, said that while she was on the parking lot of Bucky’s, near South 24th Street and I-80, a male passenger exited another vehicle and approached her vehicle displaying a handgun. The suspect — a white male, approximately 30 years old, 6’0” tall, with a medium build — got into the passenger side of her vehicle and told her to “Drive” while pointing the handgun at her.

On South 35th Street, near Nebraska Avenue, the suspect told the victim to pull over so he could drive. When she stopped the vehicle, the victim got out of the vehicle and attempted flee the area by running across an empty grass field, at the southeast corner of South 35th Street and Nebraska Ave. The suspect then drove the car into the field after the female and may have possibly fired at her with the handgun. The female was not injured.

The victim managed to run back to South 35th Street where she flagged down a passing motorist who gave her a ride out of the area, to nearby business, where she notified authorities. Her car was a white 2007 Acura TL, 4 door, with Iowa plates FFW306.  Please call 9-1-1 if you see this vehicle.

The case is currently being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Council Bluffs Police Department. Anyone who witnessed this incident or has information regarding it, is encouraged to call detectives at 712-328-4728 or 712-328-STOP (7867) if they wish to remain anonymous.

Officials with the Cass County Health System (CCHS) report Jessica Jackson, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), has joined the Atlantic Medical Center (AMC), as a family nurse practitioner, where she will provide a full-scope of family medicine care for patients of all ages in the clinic.

An advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) is a registered nurse who has completed a graduate-level educational program, at either the master’s degree or doctoral level.  An ARNP can have primary responsibility for a patient’s care, as in a family medicine setting.  ARNPs also can become certified registered nurse anesthetists or certified midwives.

Jessica Jackson

They can practice independently or work with physicians in a group setting.  A licensed ARNP can perform a wide scope of patient care including the following:

·        Examine patients and determine diagnoses based on patient history, examination and other assessments

·        Order, collect, perform and interpret diagnostic tests

·        Manage healthcare by identifying, developing, implementing and evaluating a plan of care and treatment for patients

·        Prescribe medications when necessary

·        Prescribe therapies and medical equipment

·        Admit, manage and discharge patients to and from healthcare facilities

·        Refer patients to other healthcare providers, services or facilities

While she is a new provider at the clinic, Jackson will be a familiar face to many patients. She grew up in Griswold, has worked at Cass County Memorial Hospital as an obstetrics nurse, and recently completed her nurse practitioner clinical rotations with Dr. Angela Weppler at AMC.  Jessica Jackson will begin caring for patients at Atlantic Medical Center in late March.  To schedule an appointment call Atlantic Medical Center at 712-243-2850.

This summer, six Iowa state parks will host University of Iowa Wildlife Camps for families living near the parks. The popular conservation education day camp program will be offered at Maquoketa Caves, Mines of Spain, George Wyth, Springbrook, Viking Lake and Ledges state parks.

“Wildlife Camps have been a popular educational and recreational experience in the Iowa City area for more than 25 years and we are excited to share this program with kids across the state,” said Jay Gorsh, program coordinator. “Campers can expect to spend a week exploring, learning, playing – in the wild!”

The expansion of the University of Iowa program comes after Wildlife Camps received a REAP (Resource Enhancement and Protection) CEP (Conservation Education Program) grant from the Department of Natural Resources to pilot the program in Iowa state parks.

The camps are for students entering 3rd-6th grade.  Activities will focus on the wildlife, natural habitats and unique features of each state park. Dates of each day camp are as follows:

·         Viking Lake State Park (Stanton): June 12-16

·         George Wyth State Park (Cedar Falls): June 19-23

·         Springbrook State Park (Guthrie Center): June 26-30

·         Ledges State Park (Madrid): July 10-14

·         Maquoketa Caves State Park (Maquoketa): July 17-21

·         Mines of Spain State Recreation Area (Dubuque): July 24-28

Registration is open and enrollment will be limited to 40 students per camp. To register and learn more about the camps visit recserv.uiowa.edu/wildlife-camps-state-parks.

An audit ordered by the legislature last year has revealed 4,265 untested sexual assault evidence kits are stored in police departments and sheriff’s offices across Iowa. The yearlong survey of all of the state’s law enforcement agencies was conducted by the Iowa Attorney General’s office, according to Iowa A-G Tom Miller.

The initiative in Iowa, funded by a $3 million U-S Department of Justice grant, is part of a nationwide effort to address a backlog of untested kits. Miller says the “rape” kits have gone untested for several reasons – with the top responses being the victim did not wish to file charges or police doubted the truthfulness of the accusation.

(Radio Iowa)

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) – An investigation of verbal and physical abuse at the Glenwood State Resource Center finds employees were poorly trained and lacked supervision, leading some staffers to mistreat residents with severe intellectual disabilities and for other workers to not report the abuse.

The Joint Commission Resources consulting company wrote a 34-page report after the state hired the company to investigate the causes of abuse at the center, which houses more than 200 residents. Thirteen staff members quit or were fired over the allegations, and six face criminal charges.

The Iowa Department of Human Services released the report, labeled “confidential,” Monday in response to an open-records request by The Des Moines Register. A department spokeswoman says her agency spent up to $65,000 to commission the report because it wants to understand and fix problems at the facility.

The Audubon School Board, Monday evening, held a Public Hearing with regard to the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 School Calendar. Superintendent Brett Gibbs told KJAN News no one showed up for the hearing, and there were no written or oral comments about the proposal, which makes a change to the tradition of having a Spring Break.

Gibbs said there won’t be a Spring Break next year. 2018 Graduation will be on Sunday, May 20^th, and the last day of school will be during that same week, depending on the number of snow days the district has. Last month, Brett Gibbs said the teachers had overwhelmingly requested not to have a Spring Break next year, which is something they’ve been doing for the past few years.  “The novelty” he said, “Has kind of worn off a little bit.” It’s also a way to wrap up the school year, sooner.

In other business, the Audubon Education Association presented their initial bargaining proposal to the Board. The teachers proposed a total package increase of 4.5%. The next step is for the Board to present its initial proposal in a couple of weeks.

The Audubon School Board, Monday, approved the transfer of long-time Health and Physical Education teacher Sue Hawkins to an Instructional Coaches position due to the retirement of one of the Instructional Coaches. The Board will then be looking for a new Health and P.E. teacher replace Hawkins.