(Red Oak, Iowa) – A Montgomery County man was arrested this (Wednesday) morning, following a previous investigation. Red Oak Police report 25-year-old Justin LeRoy Newman, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 8:45-a.m., for OWI/1st offense. Newman was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and later released on his Own Recognizance.
Greenfield, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Adair County, today (Wednesday), approved courtyard use permits for Main Street Greenfield’s Easter Egg Hunt, and the Farmer’s Market (10 vendors per market), beginning June 9th and continuing every Thursday through Oct. 17th.
The Board also approved two Township Clerk wages, they acknowledged the receipt of three Manure Management Plan updates, and approved a Grove Cemetery mowing contract. In other business, the Supervisors in Adair County discussed Fairgrounds Grandstand funding. The Board determined the Fair Board should get their plans together and submit the necessary information – including the projected costs – to Auditor Mandy Berg, so it can be placed on the ballot as a referendum for the November General Election.
Supervisor Jodie Hoadley….
County Engineer Nick Kauffman presented bids to the Board for the N-19 Lincoln (Township) bridge project. The estimated cost was $890,000. The low bid of $705,911.50 was awarded to Murphy Heavy Contracting, in Anita. The Board also awarded a contract to Gus Construction in Casey, for the N-26 Lincoln (Township) box culvert project (140th Street). The estimated cost was $367,000. The low bid from Gus was $314, 276.60.
Kauffman requested and received the Board’s approval for longevity raises for two Secondary Roads Department employees, effective April 1st. And, the Board authorized the Chair to sign front page plans for FY24 FM [Farm-to-Market] Granular Surfacing Project (24-miles at $250,000)
(Harlan, Iowa/KNOD) – A motorcycle pursuit in Shelby County, Monday night, ended with the cycle crashing into a ditch, and minor injuries to the motorcyclist. The pursuit started at 9:40-p.m., when a State Patrol Trooper clocked a motorcycle at 125-mph on Interstate 80 near mile marker 13. A traffic stop was initiated, but the motorcycle did not yield and continued east on I-80 to exit 40.
At that point the motorcycle turned north onto Highway 59 and continued into Shelby County where the Shelby County Sheriff’s office assisted with the pursuit. After getting into Harlan, the driver lost control of the motorcycle at a corner and slid into the ditch. The driver, Cade Baratta, was transported to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan for treatment of minor injuries and was then released and transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail.
He faces charges that include Felony Eluding (a Class-D Felony), and other traffic offenses. Baratta was paid a $5,000 cash or surety bond and was released with a preliminary hearing that’s set for April 3rd.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with the Atlantic Community School District today (Wednesday), announced on social media, that an anonymous donor has contributed $15,000 to the District to help reduce student hot lunch debt. The fund is made available when students can’t afford to pay for their hot lunch. The United Church of Christ in Atlantic also donated $2,000. The District says “When hardships hit our communities and families, we are fortunate enough to have community members step-up and help in any way they can. Thank you to our amazing community!”
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – A train derailed early this (Wednesday) morning, near Salix, Iowa. Reports came in around 6:30 a.m. about several grain hoppers on its side spilled out on the ground. The derailment happened along Old Highway 75. Crews are on the scene working to clean up the spill. Additional details are currently not available.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa [KETV]) – The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, approved an updated set of regulations for wind and solar energy projects in the county. Their action came during the Board’s regular meeting. The guidelines are an update to the previous guideline that have been in place since 2007 on the wind side. They create a set of regulations on the solar side,
The new guidelines will be published next Thursday and updated on the county’s website on Friday. The board also plans to remove a moratorium it had in place on new solar and wind projects..
Among the regulations: projects must be set back three miles from communities, three miles from parks & recreation areas, three miles from the Council Bluffs airport and at least 2,400 feet away from dwellings on landowners’ properties.
Iowa’s rollercoaster weather is taking our wardrobe from shorts and t-shirts to winter coats, and back to shorts and t-shirts. While several Iowa cities saw record high temperatures in the 70s on Monday, today’s (Wednesday) highs will only be in the 30s after single-digit temps overnight along with scattered flurries. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small says today’s forecast will be fairly typical for late February, but a change is coming.
“We’ll be right back to where we started from to end the work week, with highs back into the 50s Thursday, 50s and 60s Friday,” Small says, “and if you look even further, into the weekend, highs back into the 70s again by the weekend.” The first day of Spring is March 19th.
Jim Field visits with Cass County Extension Director Kate Olson about the tax help available through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
(Minneapolis, MN) — The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team hosts sixth-rated Iowa tonight at Williams Arena at 8 P-M. The injury-riddled Golden Gophers are 15-12 on the season overall and 5-11 in the Big Ten. They have dropped eight of their past nine games. The visiting Hawkeyes enter tonight’s game at 24-4 overall and 13-3 in the conference. They are paced by guard Caitlin Clark, who helped Iowa to a 94-71 win over Minnesota in Iowa City on December 30th. Iowa leads the all-time series at 59-27.
Gopher senior guard Janay Sanders says she is excited about Senior Night tonight.
Sanders says she has enjoyed her final season of college ball in Minnesota.
Sanders says she knows she has to step up in the absence of the injured Mara Braun.
Sanders says they remember the first meeting against the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes in December.
Sanders says Iowa star Caitlin Clark is a tough challenge.
Sanders says she is looking forward to playing in front of a sold out crowd.
BONNIE JEAN BRUNER, 74, of Atlantic, died Friday, February 23, 2024, at Cass Health in Atlantic. Arrangements for BONNIE BRUNER are pending with Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.