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Creston Police arrested a man on a 2nd offense OWI charge, Tuesday evening. 48-year old Johnny Agans, of Creston, was arrested at around 7:10-p.m. at Spruce/Townline Roads. Agans was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been imprisoned for setting a fire that killed his father in south-central Iowa. Warren County District Court records say 29-year-old Stephen Major was sentenced Monday to 50 years. He’d pleaded guilty in May to arson and second-degree murder after prosecutors lowered the murder charge. Authorities say 50-year-old Robert Major died in the Jan. 20, 2017, fire at his home in Hartford.
The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education will meet this evening in the High School Media Center, beginning at 5:30. Action items on their agenda include accepting the resignations of Chelsea Germer, 5th Grade Teacher, and Cynthia Will, Schuler Elementary Para-educator. The Board will also act on: Contract recommendations, 2018-19 Worker’s Compensation Renewal and Fiscal Year 2018 bills.
The Board will also discuss a self-assessment.
Governor Kim Reynolds is not advocating or opposing the idea of legalizing sports betting in Iowa. “We’ll work with the legislators and we’ll see what that looks like next session,” Reynolds says.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompted states like New Jersey and Delaware to legalize sports betting. Delaware also has a sports lottery. Last week, the IOWA Lottery’s board of directors voted to have lottery staff research how a sports lottery might work here. The governor says the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission which oversees the state’s casino industry is also examining the issue. “The different agencies will be looking at that. I’m sure legislators will have questions, so that’s just a way for them to be prepared for that,” Reynolds said. “I’m not advocating one way or the other.”
Iowa Lottery officials say several of the lottery’s largest retailers have said that if sports betting becomes legal in Iowa, they want the option of offering it in their stores. The casino industry has been lobbying legislators to let state-licensed casinos run sports book operations.
(Radio Iowa)
WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman was pulled unconscious from her car after it ran into a pond near a vehicle dealership in central Iowa. Police and firefighters were sent to the scene in Waukee around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. The rescuers broke a window in the submerged vehicle and got the 39-year-old woman out. She was taken to a Des Moines hospital. Her name hasn’t been released.
Waukee fire Capt. Tomme Tysdal says the woman may have suffered a medical problem before her car went into the pond, which is believed to be about 8 feet deep (less than 3 meters) in the middle.
ALLAN LEE PETERSEN, 88, of Exira, died Tuesday, June 26th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for ALLEN PETERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, June 29th, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation begins 5-p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.
ALLAN LEE PETERSEN is survived by:
His daughters – Cyndi (Keith) Nelson, of Carroll; Tracy (Richard) Johnston, of Exira, and Kristi (Tom) Simpson, of Brayton.
His brother – David (Carol) Petersen, of Ames.
His sister – Colleen Nichols, of Atlantic.
7 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, his sister- and brother-in-law, other relatives and friends.
Red Oak Police report four people were arrested, Tuesday. At around 9:15-p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of E. Reed Street in Red Oak, for a reported fight. Upon further investigation, police arrested 20-year old Dakota Lynn Girouex, 19-year old Jose Alfredo Clarence Portales, and 19-year old Michael Wade Hamilton, all of Red Oak. Each was charged with Breach of Peace/Disorderly Conduct, and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, were their bonds were set at $300 each. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Red Oak Police in handling the situation.
And, at around 7-p.m. Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 21-year old Luis Rodriguez Ibarra, of Red Oak. Ibarra was taken into custody for Violation of Probation. His cash only bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.
Today: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy. High 88. S @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated thunderstorms late. Low 72. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers & thunderstorms early; P/Cldy, warm & humid. High 90. S @ 10-15.
Friday: Mo. Sunny. High 94.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/a chance of afternoon shwrs & tstrms. High 92.