Activities at the Cass County Fair continue today, in Atlantic. On the schedule:

7:30-a.m. Swine Show (Indoor Show Ring)

10:00-a.m. 4-H Exhibits Open (Community Center)

10:00-a.m. Poultry Show (Poultry Barn)

10:30-a.m. Dance Atlantic Performance

Noon-to 4-p.m. Decorator’s Showcase (Community Center)

The Noon Special today at the Foodstand is Windsor Chops, and don’t forget hot beef is sold each day of the Fair after 4:30-p.m. Other food can be found on the fairgrounds at the FFA Foodstand and Chuckwagon.

2:30-p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull (Community Center parking lot)

3-to3:30-p.m. Feeder Calf weigh-in

4:30-p.m. County Fair Church Service (Indoor Show Ring)

5:30-p.m. Cow/Calf Show (Outdoor Show Ring)

6:00-p.m. Feeder Calf Show (Outdoor Show Ring)

6:30-p.m. Horse Fun Show (Horse Arena)

7:00-p.m. All American Lunberjack Show (Grandstand)

Tomorrow’s line-up includes: The Beef Show & Beef Fitting Contest; Best of Iowa; Rotary Watermelon Feed; Building Awards; Parade of Champions; Grand Champion Beef Selection; Villa Dance Performance, and Youth Council Activity. The 2018 Cass County Fair concludes Tuesday morning, with the Livestock Sale.

Don’t forget to look for a chainsaw artist, with carvings to be sold after the Parade of Champions Monday evening. Ride wristbands will be on sale this afternoon, and don’t forget there’s lots of great food available, including at the Fair Foodstand, where the Noon Special is Lamb or Ham balls.

Democrat Iowa Senator and Lieutenant Governor candidate, Rita Hart, paid a visit to the Cass County Fair Saturday afternoon. Hart, the running mate of Gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell, sat down with reporters after visiting with residents, to discuss what she’s hearing are concerns from Iowans. She said people are concerned about healthcare, its affordability and accessibility, and they’re particularly upset about the privatization of Medicaid which has caused a lot of people to “fall through the cracks.”

Senator Rita Hart

Hart, who was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2012, and re-elected in 2014, said she’s used her position as District 49 State Senator to intercede for people that have not received the care that they need as a result of the decision to privatize Medicaid. She said also, a lot of providers that have not been paid as a fallout of Medicaid privatization. Those she’s spoken with want to see that move reversed, and get Medicaid back under state control.

Hart represents Clinton, as well as northern and eastern parts of Scott Counties. She said another issue of concern Iowans have spoken about, is the status of mental healthcare in the state. Other topics include rural economic development, concerns about the affects of the trade war, investment in education and about raising Iowans’ incomes. Hart has worked as a teacher for more than 20 years in the Calamus-Wheatland and Bennett school districts. She and her husband farm south of Wheatland and have lived there for over 30-years and raised their five children. The last six years she has served as the District 49 State senator.

She said the goal of the Hubbell-Hart campaign is to listen to people and putt their needs first. She said they will strive to turn the budget around and eliminate the deficit, as well as examine wasteful tax giveaways so the means can be found to invest in Iowa in “the right way.” Hart said as Governor, Fred Hubbell would be a good manager “at the helm, where the budget is concerned, as evidenced by his business background. His philanthropic endeavors, she said, is proof he cares about Iowans.

A traffic stop in Adams County at around 12:40-a.m., Saturday, resulted in the arrest of two women. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports during the investigation, the K9 “Baxo” was deployed on the vehicle and gave a positive indication to the presence of narcotics. Upon further investigation, Joleen Most was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Oxycodone), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Hydrocodone), and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Clonazepam). A passenger in the vehicle, Netosha Stalder, of Corning, was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Methamphetamine) and Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Marijuana).

And, Friday night, Adams County Deputies arrested Michael Arthur, of Corning, for Disorderly Conduct.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:00 a.m. CDT

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol says an 18-year-old woman has died after her car was hit by a train in southeastern Iowa. Television station KCCI reports that the crash happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday at a railroad crossing in Mount Pleasant. A report by the State Patrol says Lydia Johnson, of Brighton, tried to drive around crossing gates when her car was hit by a westbound train.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines are investigating after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash. Police say the crash happened early Saturday morning. Witnesses tell police that 56-year old Darrel Ford, of Des Moines, crossed into an intersection against a red light and was hit by a sport utility vehicle. The bicyclist was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. Police say the SUV left the scene, and investigators are asking the public’s help in tracking it down.

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa mother convicted in the starvation death of her toddler has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. The Des Moines Register reports that 30-year-old Ambrashia “Amber” Chrzan, of Wellman, was sentenced Friday. Chrzan was found guilty in May of child endangerment resulting in death after her 17-month-old daughter, Avery, was found dead in November 2016. The child weighed just 11 pounds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman is fighting City Hall to protect the lush garden she has created along a parking strip. The Des Moines Register reports that Des Moines officials have asked 74-year-old Mary Farrell to cut back or remove the plants she has in the border strips near her home. City code says borders between the street and sidewalk can only contain grass or naturally occurring plants.

One person is dead following an accident at a Poweshiek County wind farm, Saturday, According to a spokesperson for Blattner Energy – the company build wind turbines for MidAmerican Energy – a crane operator died at the site. Additional details were not immediately available.

The company is cooperating with local authorities and OSHA in the investigation.