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Voters in Taylor County, Tuesday approved a $3.8-million dollar bond issue for the construction of a new Law Enforcement Center. The facility will house a jail designed to hold prisoners for 20-years at a substantial cost savings to what is currently being paid to board them locally and in other counties. The bond also allows for the construction of new Sheriff’s Offices. The current jail in Bedford is more than 100-years old. The measure needed 61-percent approval to pass. Unofficial results show it was approved by 931 (or 61.21%) of voters. 590 voted against the bond issue.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, approved the issuance of $1.2 million in general obligation bonds for improvements in the courthouse and adjacent areas. According to the Daily NonPareil, the unanimous vote paves the way for the county’s Buildings and Grounds Department to seek bids for the sale of the bonds to help fund safety and security measures.
Proposed projects include the installation of fire sprinklers in the ceilings on the first and second floors, as well as the basement. A new air conditioning system will be installed at the same time as work is being done on the ceilings and new lights are installed. That project will cost about $510,000.
The building’s four elevators need replacements of some of the control mechanisms. Expected cost there is $400,000. And, to improve security, electronic card access will replace keys for 31 doors throughout the building, as well as a nearby building used for storing election materials. The card access project is expected to cost $86,000.
Two other projects involving the paving of four county parking lots in the area, and renovation of the courthouse restrooms to make them complaint with standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act, will add about $230,000 to the price tag. The bond funds will be paid back from the county’s debt services levy. The bonds are to be paid back over a five- to seven-year period.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City voters say a three-year-old city ordinance that requires 19- and 20-year-olds to leave bars by 10 p.m. should remain in effect. Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected an effort to repeal the ordinance by a vote of 66 percent to 34 percent. The City Council adopted the ordinance in 2010. It makes exemptions for bars featuring entertainment such as live music and businesses that bring in most of their money from food.
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Three candidates who faced intense criticism by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity have been elected in Coralville. Among them is Mayor Pro Tem John Lundell, a university researcher who defends the city’s role in ambitious developments. Americans for Prosperity, backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, had tried to turn Coralville’s election into a referendum on government spending and borrowing by focusing on Coralville’s $280 million debt.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — Jurors in the trial of an Iowa man accused of killing his pregnant wife have listened to audio and seen video of the former jail guard talking about the woman’s death. Seth Techel is charged with murder in the May 2012 death of Lisa Techel. The Ottumwa Courier reports that in the recordings played Tuesday, Seth Techel says he was in the shower when he heard a gunshot. He says he found Lisa Techel lying on the bed, and he ran outside to look for a shooter.
PRAIRIEBURG, Iowa (AP) — Linn County authorities are seeking the public’s help after several animals were intentionally poisoned in the Linn County city of Prairieburg. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says pieces of meat laced with poison were placed between Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 in several spots near East Main Street in the city of less than 200 people. Several animals became sick and two of them died.
Red Oak
Mayor – William H. Billings, Jr. 521*
City Council – At Large (1)
Fred Pilecki 197
Roger Waggener 336*
Rusty Williams 126
City Council – Ward 2 (1)
Jerry Dafffer 86
Bill Hauffle 90*
Red Oak LOST 511 yes 136 no (Local Option Sales Tax)
Elliott
Mayor – Michael Carson 67*
City Council (3)
Michelle R. Cockburn 50*
Nancy Jo Nelson 45*
Ken Potter 36
Jeff Smith 54*
Grant
Mayor
Andrea Holldorf 18
City Council (5)
Michael Bradley Amos 24
Jeffrey Brown 22
Michael A. Ford 19
Lyn Sliger 25
Nancy L. Taylor 24
Stanton
City Council (3)
Dan Allen 68*
Harold Clark 82*
Tysen Sederburg 65
Dan Shehan 88*
Villisca
Mayor
Larry E. Figgens 63
Marilyn Halda 172*
City Council (2)
Vince Abraham 41
Rex Galloway 68
Mark Heimbach 71
T.J. Leonard 112*
Richard Mullen 105*
Ed Ramsey 67
Coberg
Mayor
Cal Myers 9*
Jody R. Schooling 7
City Council (2)
Ellen Houser 8*
Sandra Gray 7*
Bill Hardy 4
Montgomery County Township Local Option Sales & Service Tax (LOST)
Yes 44* No 7
* denotes winner in contested races
Audubon County:
City of Audubon
City Council (elect 3)
Delyte A. Borkowski 220
Jason Hocker 322*
Teresa Murray 279*
Thomas R. Nielsen 280*
City of Gray
Mayor (no candidate filed)
(wi) William Cramer 2
(wi) Bryan Olsen 6*
City Council At Large (2)
Brandon D. Bruch 6*
Joan Cramer 6*
(wi) Marilyn Newell 1
City of Brayton
Mayor
Cally Christensen 9*
City Council At Large (2)
Greg Gust 9*
Shawn Kline 4*
City Council At Large (to fill a vacancy)
Tanya Marshall 10*
City of Kimballton
Mayor
Randy Poldberg 22*
City Council At Large (3)
Aaron Hoegh 22*
Jim McClain 23*
Tony Petersen 22*
City of Exira
Mayor
Brenda Bengard 48*
City Council At Large (2)
Dwight Jessen 50*
Jeff Jensen 18*
Peggy Toft 3
City Council At Large (to fill a vacancy)
Robert Sorensen 50*
Jeff Jensen 2
Charlie Asberry 1
Guthrie County:
City of Bagley
City Council (3)
Emily Chapman Olesen 21
Jamie Galivan 22*
Deanna Gibson 36*
Ruth Riley 29*
City of Bayard
City Council (3)
Dean Hopkins 32
Gary Allen Long 68*
Ben Sease 64*
Tom Wardyn 63*
City of Casey
City Council (2)
Marilyn Harden 54*
Dan Irlbeck 33
Robbi Sneller 48*
Guthrie Center
City Council (2)
Ruth Ann Newell 51
Randy Nickel 128*
Dennis Patrick 130*
City of Menlo
City Council (2)
Deanna Harwood 21
Larry Jacobsen 41*
Bob Sudbrock 9
Briana Wolfe 34*
Shelby County:
Harlan
City Council 3rd Ward
Mike Kolbe 62*
Corey Sorensen 30
Shelby
Mayor
Melvin Hursey 60*
Ronald Kroll 24
City Council (2)
Patricia Honeywell 56*
Karen E, Schluter 62*
Brad Blum 13
Westphalia
City Council (3)
Brian Arkfeld 17*
Julie Goetzinger 27*
Diane Hall 26*
Bill Holzer 10
Kirkman
Mayor
Ron Heese 19*
City Council (2)
Marvin Goans 29*
Clinton Kienast 4*
Portsmouth
Mayor (no candidate filed)
(wi) Bill Sondag 22*
City Council (3) (No candidates filed)
(wi) Craig Rau 9*
(wi) Tim Blum 20*
(wi)Donnie Kenkel 11*
(wi) Chuck Leinen 7
Tennant
City Council (2)
Dennis A. Oellrich 18*
Harold Peters 11*
Mark W. Tearney 10
Pottawattamie County
Carson
City Council (3)
Donnie Hendricks 96*
Adam Houser 73*
Ron Ransom 72
Andrew Taylor 25
James Taylor 24
Timothy Todd 161*
Macedonia
Mayor
Eileen C. Adickes 50*
Chris Marsh 10
City Council (2)
Michelle Faxon 8
Paul Faxon 12
Susan Goos 48*
Patty Tripp Stephens 10
Gary Wax 42*
Neola
Mayor
Scott Brooks 83*
Lon Ring 50
Walnut
City Council (3)
Dennis Hullinger 70*
Robert Kreeger 59*
Ray Rasmussen 50
Sue Shepherd 67*
Full Guthrie County Election results can be found at www.guthriecounty.org.
Pottawattamie County Election results are at http://www.pottcounty.com/departments/auditor/election-results/
(I) = Incumbent (A) = Appointed * denotes winner(s) in contested races (wi= write-in)
Atlantic
Mayor
Dave Jones (I) 243*
Council At Large
Bob Cord 252*
2nd Ward Council
Kathy Somers (I) 28*
5th Ward Council
Lori Stuart 78
Park & Recreation Board (elect 2)
Charlene Beane 234*
(wi) Erin McFadden 57*
Sandra Landsness 2
Anita
Council (elect 3)
Mark Harris 27*
Dennis L. Zimmerman (I) 69*
(wi) Wade Jessen 39*
(wi) Duane Murphy 9
(wi) David Dennis 9
(wi) Gerald Wessels 3
Cumberland
Mayor
Nancy Virginia Coughlin 21*
(wi) Kim Bagshaw 2
Council (elect 3)
Gary Cooper (I) 20*
Douglas C. Neiner (A) 19*
(wi) Kathy Cullen 2
(wi) Brad Penton 2
(wi) Janet Erickson 2
(wi) Mike Martin 15*
Griswold
Council (elect 2)
Barry Moore 28*
Jared Wyman (I) 59*
(wi) Julie Adams 6
(wi) Tom Shellberg 5
(wi) Phil Rink 4
Lewis
Council (elect 2)
Matt Klein (I) 37*
Marilyn Mundorf (I) 30*
Marne
Mayor
Randall Baxter (I) 35*
Council (elect 5
Alan Cranston (I) 34*
Randy L. Fischer 36*
Randy L. Henningsen (I) 38*
Lori Holste 35*
Lanny H. Kite (I) 20
Angela Redler (I) 39*
Massena
Mayor
Linda Reineke (A) 91*
Council (elect 2)
Jackson R. Bissell 55*
Kevin McCunn 47
Robert McKnight (I) 27
Doug Venteicher 79*
Wiota
Mayor
J. Ford Lillard (I) 25*
(wi) Jeff Schaaf 2
Council (elect 3)
Kathryn A. Havens (I) 22*
Jeff Lillard 16*
Lamar K. Spies 14
Deanna Spry (I) 28*
(wi) Steven Havens 15
Adair County
City of Adair
Mayor
John M. Larsen 152*
Dennis J. Weigel 145
City Council (2)
Richard A. Hayes 144
Rick Stanley 130
Bridgewater
Mayor
(wi) Steve Frese 17*
City Council (elect 2)
(wi) Dean Griffith 18*
(wi) Marlo Smith 15*
(wi) Merrill Bower 2
City County to fill vacancy (elect 1)
(wi) Merrill Bower 16*
Fontanelle
Mayor
(wi) Nathan Jensen 13*
(wi) Scott Homan 9
City Council (elect 2)
Rodney Dukes 30
Ron Reed 54*
Jim Warrior 72*
Greenfield
City Council (elect 3)
Kevin Hall 103*
Debra Houghtaling 59*
John Selleck 52*
Park Board (elect 2)
Robert Guikema 117*
(wi) Willard Olesen 3*
City of Orient
City Council (elect 3)
Justin Boswell 31*
Marvin D. McGinnis 15*
Loretta Umbonhower 33*
Mayor
Cecilia McGinnis 17*
City Council (3)
Justin Boswell 31*
Marvin D. McGinis 15*
Loretta Umbonhower 33*
City of Stuart
Mayor
Dick Cook 72*
City Council (elect 3)
Bryan Belden 68*
Matt Funk 55*
Neal Crawford 60*
Adams County
City of Carbon
Mayor
Jerry M. Anderson 6
Edward E. Harlow 3
(wi) Dwight Sunderman 8*
City Council (elect 5)
Larry E. Johnson 20*
Cathryn M. Jones (I) 16*
Donna Rochau (I) 16*
Daryl Mageneson 10*
Jerry Anderson 8*
City of Corning
Mayor
Timothy Paul Blaisure 46
Janet Scheilz Wood 97
Jilly Steele-Moralez 12
Courtney Turnis 144*
City Council – Ward 2
Guy A. Brace (current Mayor – did not run for re-election) 70*
City Council – At Large
Dick Blazek (I) 261*
City of Nodaway
Mayor
Patricia Shipley (I) 22*
City Council (elect 5)
Renee Boysen 9
Hartford Cooper (I) 27*
Christine Dunn (I) 26*
Becky Poen (I) 25*
Gary Poen (I) 19*
Christine Wiechman (I) 23*
City of Prescott
Mayor
Jerry Loghry (I) 32*
City Council (elect 3)
Robert Hinrichs 34*
Billy Preston (I) 23*
James Adam Ray 33*
City Council (to fill a vacancy)
Rusty Zimmerman 32*
LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — An autopsy shows a 5-year-old Atlantic boy’s death late last August was caused by blunt force head injuries and drowning. The Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner released the autopsy of Dominic Elkins on Tuesday. His death has been ruled a homicide.
A foster family caring for Dominic found his body on Aug. 31st at the bottom of a rural Harrison County ravine. The boy had been living with the family for about two weeks. Cody Metzker-Madsen, a 17-year-old described by authorities as a member of the foster family, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection to Dominic’s death. Additional information has not been released.
The Iowa State Patrol says a Denison couple was injured during a rollover accident Tuesday afternoon near Underwood, in Pottawattamie County. Officials say 56-year old Blanca and 54-year old Juan Pacas were traveling east during a moderate rain shower behind a semi on Interstate 80 in a 2001 Dodge Caravan, when Blanca attempted to transition from the right lane into the left, passing lane. As she did so, the driver a non-contact vehicle in the left lane honked their horn. Pacas swerved right and lost control of the van, which entered a ditch and rolled several times down a hill. The accident happened at around 1:20-p.m.
The couple were transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Their injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
Authorities in Montgomery County have identified a woman from France as the person who jumped from an Amtrak train late Monday evening. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Stephanie Hatt of Savigny sur Orge, France was pronounced dead after being discovered lying along the north side of the railroad tracks in the vicinity of James and Broad Streets in Stanton.
Officials with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad officials reported the woman, who is believed to be a tourist who arrived in the U-S on October 31st, jumped off Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr at approximately 9:50 p.m., Monday. She was on her way from Chicago to Omaha when the incident occurred.
According to Sheriff Joe Sampson, Hatt became nervous to the point where the conductor had tried to calm her down and get her to sit still, but she bolted from her seat, ran down an aisle, open the door, and jumped from the train, which was traveling at 79 miles per hour. She died from blunt force trauma to the head.
While foul play has been ruled out, it’s still unclear why the woman jumped from the train. Toxicology reports are being conducted to determine if the woman was under the influence of drugs or medications. Red Oak Police, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Amtrak Police, the Iowa State Patrol and Stanton Rescue also assisted in the investigation.
Authorities in Mills County report the arrest of five individuals over the past few days. On Monday, 26-year old Scott Eugene Jacobson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for violation of his probation, the bond for which was set at $3,000, and, he was held without bond, for being a Fugitive from Justice.
Arrested early Sunday in Mills County, was 40-year old Gary Edward White, Jr., of Silver City. White was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $4,300.
Three people were arrested Saturday in Mills County. 26-year old Eddie Valentine, of Omaha, NE, was arrested on an Assault charge. His bond was set at $2,000. 25-year old Seth Ryan Peters, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While Revoked. His bond was set at $1,000. And, 19-year old Kelsey Blake Poe, of Malvern, was arrested Saturday night at the Bluff View Motel, on Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Child Endangerment charges. Bond was set at $3,300.