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Atlantic Parks & Rec Board meeting date change

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September 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Roger Herring reports the upcoming meeting of the Parks and Rec Board has been moved from Monday, Sept. 16th, to Monday, Sept. 23rd.   The meeting will take place at 5:15-p.m. in the Council’s chambers at the Atlantic City Hall.

3 arrests in Red Oak

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September 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report two people were arrested Friday, and one early this (Saturday) morning.  57-year old William Wayne Elliott, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 2:20-a.m. Saturday on a warrant charging him with Harassment in the 3rd degree. Elliott was taken into custody at the Montgomery County Jail and later released on $300 cash bond.

Friday afternoon, Red Oak Police arrested 19-year old Jordan Drew Williams, of Red Oak, on a charge of Theft in the 5th degree, after Williams came to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and admitted to stealing a bike from 704 East Nuckols Street, and then pawning it for $30. The bike was valued at $150. The owners of the pawn shop have requested restitution be paid in the amount of $30. Williams’ bond was set at $300.

And, late Friday night, 43-year old Shelby Joann Olivares, of Red Oak, was arrested at the corner of North 3rd and East Elm Streets, on charges of public intoxication and breach of peace. Olivares was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 cash bond.

ISU offers advice to Cyclone, Hawkeye fans

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September 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University expects about 75,000 football fans to converge on the campus for today’s (Saturday’)s matchup between the Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes. University officials have a little advice for fans. It’s much easier to get into Jack Trice Stadium with without large bags or purses.

Other things not to bring — a pet, a cooler, and obviously, a weapon. Also not allowed — alcohol, artificial noisemakers, backpacks and fanny packs, stadium seats or coolers. And don’t smoke. The gates open at 3:30 p.m. General parking lots will begin taking cars at 11 a.m.

Profanity, racial or sexist comments or other intimidating actions directed at other fans, the teams or the officials may lead to an arrest. Anyone driving from Iowa City could encounter construction on Interstate 80 near Altoona.

Citizens ask Monona County Auditor to resign

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September 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A report in the Omaha World-Herald says dozens of Monona County residents have signed petitions asking for the resignation of the County Auditor. The names of nearly 150 people are on the petitions seeking the resignation of 28-year old Brooke Kuhlmann, who was arrested July 29th on methamphetamine-related charges, during a sting involving an undercover State Trooper. The Board of Supervisors accepted the petitions on Friday, and voted to turn them over to the County Attorney for a response by no later than Sept. 24th.

Kuhlmann has plead not guilty to charges of methamphetamine possession, a serious misdemeanor, and possessing drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor.County officials say since her arrest, Kuhlmann’s job attendance has been spotty, and she generally shows up only on Tuesdays, when the County Board of Supervisors normally meets. Kuhlmann, whose salary is nearly $48,000 per year, told The World-Herald she is working from home. State law does not dictate how often a county auditor should be at work.

The petitions may have no bearing on whether Kuhlmann can keep her job as county auditor. During the Friday meeting, the board members briefly discussed how Kuhlmann might leave office if she does not resign. If she were not in the county for 60 consecutive days, the board could declare the position vacant and begin the replacement process.

Iowa law does not allow for recalls. It does allow an elected official to be removed from office for willful misconduct and maladministration. The county attorney would have to file a petition; a hearing would be held in district court; and ultimately a judge would decide.

Kuhlmann, a Democrat, was first elected in 2008.

Omaha rally protests immigration policies

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September 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A rally outside Omaha’s courthouse protested what participants say are government policies that protect immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Between 30 and 40 people attended the rally Friday, which was timed to coincide with a closed court hearing for 20-year-old Sergio Martinez-Perez.

Martinez-Perez is charged with first-degree murder in the July rape and beating death of 93-year-old Louise Sollowin in her home. Authorities say Martinez-Perez is a Mexican national in the country illegally.

Speakers at the rally included state Senator Charlie Janssen, a Republican candidate for governor, and Republican Iowa U.S. Representative Steve King. Both men have been vocal about their opposition to granting legal status to immigrants now here illegally.

Rally organizers are demanding that the Nebraska Legislature pass a measure “barring local sanctuary policies across the state.”

Iowa early News Headlines: Sat., Sept. 14th 2013

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September 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A student has been suspended after allegedly pelting a Des Moines high school teacher with pencils, striking students with a pipe and books and yelling while standing atop a desk. Des Moines TV station KCCI reports Roosevelt High School teacher Greta Standish noticed a problem when the pencils hit her from behind. The 14-year-old boy was suspended for three days and recommended for placement in a different education program.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced the father of one of the cousins abducted in Evansdale to prison on drug charges. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Judge David Staudt sentenced 37-year-old Daniel Morrissey of Waterloo yesterday to up to 90 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of 30 years. Morrissey is the father of Lyric Cook, who disappeared with her cousin, Elizabeth Collins, while riding bikes in Evansdale in July 2012. The girls bodies were found in a remote wooded area in December.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 52-year-old Davenport woman has been given a year and a day in prison for defrauding a credit union between August and January of this year. Kelly Taylor pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Davenport and was sentenced on Thursday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of cats have been removed from a home in Clinton and turned over to a shelter where they are being fed, treated and will soon be put up for adoption. The Quad-City Times reports 73 cats were removed from a home earlier this week after Clinton police discovered the situation.

Father of slain cousin sentenced on drug charges

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September 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced the father of one of the cousins abducted in Evansdale to prison on drug charges. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Judge David Staudt sentenced 37-year-old Daniel Eugene Morrissey, of Waterloo, on Friday to up to 90 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of 30 years.

Morrissey had earlier pleaded guilty and agreed to Alford pleas, which acknowledges evidence needed for a conviction, to charges involving the manufacture of methamphetamine and other drug offenses. The charges stem from incidents before and after the cousins disappeared.

Morrissey is the father of Lyric Cook, who disappeared with her cousin, Elizabeth Collins, while riding bikes in Evansdale in July, 2012. Their bodies were found in a remote, wooded area 25 miles away last December.

Atlantic City Council to discuss possible litigation in POET situation

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September 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council will enter into a closed session near the end of their regularly scheduled meeting next Wednesday, to discuss legal matters pertaining to the POET, LLC Ethanol Transfer Station. According to the Council’s agenda, Mayor Dave Jones requested the session with City Attorney Dave Wiederstein, to discuss possible litigation relative to the transfer station.

This past Tuesday evening, the Atlantic Planning and Zoning Commission met in a regular session and discussed the POET situation. Zoning Administrator John Lund and members of the commission were not at all happy with POET for beginning work on the ethanol transfer station without first having consulted with the City. The issues of contention boiled down to public safety and wear and tear on City streets.

The only communication the company had, which was nearly a year ago, was with Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees, and that was with regard to the safety precautions the company said it would have in-place. Those precautions included four spill pits underneath the rail cars as they were being loaded with fuel from tractor trailers which will be coming to Atlantic from POET’s production facility in Coon Rapids.

Dave Wiederstein has indicated there isn’t much the City can do to stop or prevent work from continuing on the project, but Mayor Jones said at the P-and-Z meeting, that the City wasn’t done exploring its options on how to deal with the issue. Now it appears the track may lead to a legal resolution. The Atlantic City Council meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., on Sept. 18th.

Update: Hwy 92 bridge near Massena to close Sept. 27th

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September 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

In an update to a story we told you about earlier this week, the Iowa Dept. of Transportation has revised the date for closing the Iowa Highway 92 near Massena. The road was originally set to close at midnight on Sept. 18th for a bridge replacement project, but the DOT’s construction office in Creston says that will now take place for nine-days beginning at 7-a.m. Sept.27th.

The Iowa 92 closure is necessary as work crews remove the existing bridge and slide the new bridge into place. Traffic will be detoured around the construction zone. As previously announced, eastbound Iowa 92 traffic will be detoured on Cass County Road N-28 north to Cass County Road G-48, east to Iowa 148, and then back south to Iowa 92.

Westbound Iowa 92 traffic will be detoured north on Iowa 148, west on Cass County Road G-48, and then south on CassCounty Road N-28 to Iowa 92.

Bags of bones found in Dow City are 75 years old

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September 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DOW CITY, Iowa (AP) — A bag of bones found in a warehouse in the small western Iowa community of Dow City two years ago are very old and will not prompt a criminal investigation. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate two bags of bones found in May 2011 inside an old warehouse in the town of about 500 people. The sheriff called the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation which had the bones examined by the state medical examiner’s office.

Forensic archeologists determined the bones were from a man and a woman and at least 75 to 100 years old. The Center for Human Identification will attempt to identify DNA and the profiles will be uploaded to the Unidentified Human Remains Index and other databases of missing individuals.