IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says two students reported recently that they were sexually assaulted on campus. The school issued a notification Tuesday in accordance with the Clery Act, which requires that colleges and universities disclose timely warnings of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.

The notification says one student reported Sunday that an acquaintance sexually assaulted her in a residence hall. Another student reported Monday that an acquaintance sexually assaulted her in a residence hall.

Another student reported on Aug. 22 that she was sexually assaulted in a residence hall.

A Sheriff’s deputy in Guthrie County investigating a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a Panora convenience store early Sunday morning, ended-up in a scuffle with one of the suspects. The sheriff’s office says at around 4:00 a.m. Sunday, Deputy Kent Gries questioned two men outside the Casey’s General Store in Panora. During the course of investigation, Gries became suspicious the men were involved in some sort of criminal activity. He also saw a weapon in their vehicle.

The Sheriff’s Department says during an attempted pat-down of Jesse Lynn Crawford, of rural Jamaica, Crawford allegedly hit Greis numerous times in the head and upper torso. An intense physical struggle ensued for a lengthy period of time in the Casey’s General Store parking lot, on Highway 4, and into the yard of a business near Casey’s. During the struggle Gries was able to utilize his Taser on Crawford, but Crawford was able to fight through the effects. The Deputy was able to deploy his backup Taser cartridge, but still was not able to take Crawford into custody.

As the struggle continued, the Deputy attempted to radio in for emergency assistance, but was unable to reach Guthrie County dispatch but was able to activate the panic button on his portable radio. While still struggling with Crawford, a passing motorist saw the struggle and stopped to assist. With the motorist’s assistance, Crawford was taken into custody.

Panora EMS crews were called to the scene. They treated both Crawford and Deputy Gries for their injuries. Gries reportedly suffered from physical exhaustion as well as scrapes and bruises. At the time of his arrest, Crawford was found to be in possession of approximately 44 grams of methamphetamine. Authorities say it was the largest seizure of drugs in recent Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office history.

Crawford was booked into the Guthrie County Jail on numerous charges including Assault While Participating in a Felony, Interference with Official Acts with Injury to a Peace Officer, Assault with Injury to a Peace Officer, and Possession with Intent to Deliver Greater than Five Grams of Methamphetamine.

The other suspect was identified as David Michael Cannon, of Grand Junction. He was arrested for Possession of a Dangerous Weapon. Officials say Cannon and Crawford are convicted felons in the State of Iowa, with Crawford having numerous incidents of theft, drug and weapon violations and assault with use or display of a weapon on his record. Both men appeared before a magistrate.

Cannon was released on his own recognizance, while Crawford was being held on bond.

Sunday night’s storms carrying winds up to 70-miles-an-hour damaged corn fields in Crawford and Greene Counties around Denison and Jefferson. Mike Bravard farms nearly three-thousand acres near Jefferson. He did a survey Monday of some of the storm damage. “It’s worse, in Greene County, once you get a few miles south of Highway 30 there’s some corn fields, some broke off, some laid down pretty good. Some’s broke off, some’s just laid over at the roots,” Bravard says. Bravard says despite the storm damage — this year’s corn crop is doing very well.

“The corn looks really good. It could be as good a crop, as good a yield as I’ve ever had,” according to Bravard. But his soybean fields are being hit by sudden death syndrome. “Right there in the beginning of August we got three inches of rain and sudden death set in pretty good, Sudden Death Syndrome. It’s just kind of been expanding ever since,” Bravard says.”Beans are prematurely dying. There’s still going to be beans there where the beans are dying, but they’re just going to be small, I think. And it’s going to take some bushels off of our bean yield.”

Bravard estimates the disease may cut soybean yields by five, maybe even ten-bushels an acre. It’s too soon to assess how much the wind cut west-central Iowa’s corn harvest.

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The Creston Police Department reports the arrest Monday night of an Ottumwa man on a Union County warrant for Probation Violation. 29-year old Bradley Gregg Clymer was being held without bond in the Union County Jail, awaiting an appearance before the magistrate.

Early Sunday morning, Creston Police arrested 18-year old Dylan Daniel Meggison, of Creston, for Interference with Official Acts. Meggison was subsequently released on $300 bond. And, Chad Sterling Cozad, of Creston, was arrested Sunday night on a Union County warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $1,000.

Last Friday night, 48-year old James Orville Conley, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense. He was later released on $2,000 bond. Earlier that evening, officers with the Creston P-D arrested 20-year old Storm Julian Spencer, of Creston, on Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct charges. Spencer was released on a promise to appear later before a magistrate.
In other news, Creston Police investigated incidents of theft and vandalism. A Creston man reported Monday morning someone placed rocks in a pipe on his property, and took two lens covers for his security lights. On Sunday, a Creston resident reported that a tote bag with VHS tapes, CDs books and sunglasses were stolen from his vehicle sometime over the weekend. The loss was estimated at $35. Another Creston resident reported someone vandalized the interior of his vehicle. The damage was estimated at $150. And, a Creston man reported an XM car radio, CD player faceplate and cigarettes were stolen from his vehicle over the weekend. The loss was estimated at $486.

The Atlantic City Council is set to act on approving several matters this week. During the 5:30-p.m. meeting Wednesday in the Council’s chambers at City, Hall, Mayor Dave Jones is expected to make appointments to the: Library Board of Trustees; Utility Board of Trustees; Cable Television Commission, and Zoning Board of Adjustment. The appointments are subject to Council approval. The Council will then act on appointing persons to the Airport, Planning and Zoning and Community Promotion Commissions, as well as the Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Oct. 11th Color Run route

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on approving the route for the Color Run road event scheduled to take place Oct. 11th. As we mentioned during on sportscast over the weekend and online at kjan.com, the 5-k fundraising event for the A-H-S Student Council begins and ends at the Atlantic High School.

The Council will also act on approving a renewal of the 5-year 28-E Mutual Aid Agreement between the City of Atlantic and the City of Lewis, for fire department response. They’ll also act on the third and final reading of an Ordinance designating the 2014 City of Atlantic Urban Revitalization Area, and the second reading of an Ordinance amending the City’s Code of Ordinances by making a slight language change in the section pertaining to Speed Regulations.

And finally, the Council will act on approving a change order between the City and AAA Budget Environment, for the mitigation and disposal of additional asbestos materials on the property located at 611 Linn Street. The change order amounts to $1,554.

Iowa’s two medical schools are co-sponsoring a national conference in Omaha next week that will explore the role physician assistants play in the changing world of health care, especially in rural areas. Dr. Michael Huckabee is director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s P-A Education Division.  “You know there are barriers in rural primary care and a lot of this is the change that is required in health care reform and dealing with some of the misperceptions that come with that,” Huckabee says. “The PA is not in competition or making people leave their doctors. Unique to PAs, we, by state laws in every state in the country, must be linked to a physician’s practice.”

Huckabee says the increased need for health care is expected to be a burden to small communities that may not have the infrastructure and workforce to provide those services. “There are just not enough doctors to go around,” Huckabee says. “Physician assistants, by their very name, are linked to physicians to extend that care.” The fast-evolving health care landscape has created a time of change and challenges for the entire medical profession, he says, though some people may be unclear about what it is P-As do.

“All PAs are trained in the model of primary care so they’re equipped to manage acute and chronic health care problems of all types within the scope of their physicians’ practice,” he says. The conference is called “Advancing Rural Primary Care,” and it’s scheduled for next week (September 11th and 12th) at the Hilton Omaha Hotel. Huckbee says there will be a slate of national speakers.
He says, “All of them are here to address how PAs can effectively be utilized in rural communities to continue to extend the care of physicians.”

The conference is being co-hosted by the University of Iowa and Des Moines University, as well as Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, the University of South Dakota and Wichita State University. The conference is tailored for those who hire and use P-As. It’s geared toward administrators, health care leaders, academicians, policy makers, physicians and P-As.

For more information on the conference, visit: https://unmc.edu/cce/rural_primary_care.htm>

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