DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state Department of Human Services says someone left a baby at an Iowa medical center under Iowa’s safe haven law. The agency announced Wednesday that someone brought the boy to a medical center Aug. 13 and asked that he be declared a safe haven baby. State law allows parents or their authorized representatives to leave a baby who is 14 days or younger at a health care facility and remain anonymous.

The state withholds details about such infants. A court will terminate parental rights within a month. This is the 20th time the law has been used since its passage following a case in 2001, when a teen mother in eastern Iowa killed her home-delivered infant.

In all the previous cases, the babies have been adopted.

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say a boil advisory has been issued for the city of Adel’s water system. The state Department of Natural Resources says one of Adel’s water towers was being serviced when the city lost electrical service Wednesday morning. This created a pressure loss in the distribution system.

The pressure has been restored, but water must be tested for bacteria before the boil advisory can be lifted. City officials and the DNR recommend that residents boil their water for drinking and cooking. They’re also encouraged to use bottled water.

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Firefighters from Stuart and at least 13 other area fire departments battled a blaze that destroyed the Casey Community Building last night. KCCI-TV reports the blaze broke out shortly after midnight. A passer-by reported the building was fully engulfed in flames.Heavy rain that rolled through the area helped to smother the flames, but the building was a total loss, after the roof and other parts of the structure collapsed.

A cause of the fire had not been determined as of early this morning, but authorities said it did not appear to be suspicious.The following photo’s are from the Stuart Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page:

A fire has reportedly destroyed the Community Building in Casey. KCCI TV reports the large fire consumed structure overnight and the roof has collapsed. The building is thought to be a total loss.

More details as they become available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Along with weather extremes including floods and drought, experts say a warmer Iowa climate also could boost the population of ticks, mosquitoes and fire ants and make poison ivy more potent. The Iowa Wildlife Federation says in a report released Tuesday the weather extremes brought on by climate change will likely alter the behavior of pests.

Dr. Yogesh Shah, associate dean of the global health department at Des Moines University says every increase in temperature by a degree or two increases mosquito populations by eight to tenfold. Ticks also grow faster in humid warm weather. He says last year Iowa had a 40 percent increase in Lyme disease.

Shah say poison ivy also could become even more toxic thanks to the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Financial Adviser Judd Meneely hosted the Atlantic Area Ambassadors for a ribbon cutting celebrating the new Edward Jones investment and retirement planning location on 7th Street, in Atlantic. Meneely opened his business 13 years ago and moved to the newly renovated building this past July.

Meneely and his Senior Branch Office Administrator, Bev Ginther, enjoy serving the Atlantic Community and are excited about their grand re-opening, which will take place in September.

Pictured at the visit are Donna Beymer, On-Call Branch Office Administrator, Dolly Bergmann, Judd Meneely and his wife, Barbara, Bev Ginther, Carol Seddon, Kathie
Hockenberry, Gerald Brink, JoAnn Runyan, Jolene Roecker, Arlene Drennan, Tammy
Waters, Doreen Elsberry, Dr. Keith Leonard, Bill Saluk, Connie Whales, Sue Muri, Dr. Mitch Peerbolt, Chrystal Christensen, Kathy Sweeney, Kerry Jepsen, Tara Jennerjohn,
Lana Westphalen, Ali Krogman, Jan Meyer, Jim Kickland, Carole Schuler, Karl Aldag,
Chip Hansen, Lucas Mosier, Donnie Drennan, Russ Joyce, Darrell Hockenberry, Haley Kickland.

The Iowa Aviation Museum in Greenfield has announced an upcoming dedication ceremony will honor 27 men and women whose hard work has created the Iowa general aviation industry we enjoy today.
Opening in May 1990, the Iowa Aviation Museum, located in Greenfield, was formed to preserve, display and educate the public on Iowa’s rich aviation heritage. The collection includes many vintage aircraft and other historical memorabilia ranging from balloons of the 1800s to Iowa’s contribution to space exploration.

Aviation legend Howard Gregory dedicated the museum to the original Aviation Pioneers, the men and women whose hard work, tireless hours and sometimes dangerous efforts created the Iowa general aviation industry of airports, aerial transportation, instruction and agriculture applicators. As the museum approaches its silver anniversary, officials are honoring the next generation of Iowa aviation promoters.

These are the airport operators, pilots, mechanics, and salesmen whose untiring efforts continued the work of their predecessors to give us the Iowa aviation system we enjoy today. Many are the sons and daughters of the original aviation pioneers and for this reason shall be referred to as the “2nd Generation.”

Twenty-seven individuals were chosen by their peers and will be recognized at a formal ceremony including the dedication of a plaque bearing their names. Those names include: Jim Bartholomew;  Charles Hawley; Ron Remmers; Larry Berens; Russ Knok; Hazel Sigafoose; Willard Carson; Bill Kyle; Dan C.B. Smith; Jim Connell; Ernie LeClaire; Bill Smothers; Mike Connell; Gary & Janet Lewis; J.B. Straley; Robert Dahl; John Lowe; Jerry Strunk; Ed Doyle; Ivan McBride; John Tibben; Richard Drake; Bob Mosley; Dick Westbrook;Paul Elmegreen;  Lee Nichols and Russell Zangger.

The Iowa Aviation Museum is honoring the “2nd Generation Iowa Aviation Promoters at a ceremony to take place Sunday, August 24th during the 22nd annual “Wings” fly-in. Breakfast served from 7:30-11 with ceremony and plaque unveiling at 10. The public is invited. For more information call the Iowa Aviation Museum at 641-343-7184.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Woodbury County officials are considering whether to add more nurses to treat inmates at the jail, after its sheriff pleaded for more support. The county board will look into costs before making a decision in September. County Sheriff Dave Drew told board members he needs the additional personnel to properly oversee inmates at the jail. Board Chairman George Boykin said there’s no money to add nurses in the current budget.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s field hockey players have released a statement supporting former coach Tracey Griesbaum, who was fired earlier this month. The players told the student newspaper, the Daily Iowan, that Griesbaum’s firing was “unfair and unjust.” The players went on to say that it left them questioning the leadership of the Iowa athletic department. Griesbaum told The Associated Press that her firing was based on false claims by former players that she bullied and mistreated them.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two more Iowa counties have been added to a federal disaster declaration issued recently in response to severe weather. Crawford and Shelby counties have been added to the disaster declaration granted two weeks ago to 22 Iowa counties that experienced damage due to storms and flooding.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A former Council Bluffs doctor sentenced to prison for possession of child pornography has agreed to a plea deal in a separate case. Sixty-nine-year-old Dennis Jones was sentenced to 10 years in prison for lascivious acts with a child. He will serve it concurrently with a 10-year federal prison sentence for possession of child pornography. Authorities say they found about 1.2 million images and 9,300 videos of child pornography during a search of Jones’ home.