The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a two vehicle accident occurred Wednesday morning in Stanton. Deputies responded to the accident at 9:00am at the intersection of Halland Avenue and M-63.

After investigation it was determined that a 2016 Nissan owned and operated by 70-year-old Linda Hicks of Stanton was northbound on Halland Avenue and stopped at the stop sing of the intersection with M-63. A white 2008 Dodge Caravan owned by Dennis Reynolds of Stanton and operated by 43-year-old Tanya Danick of Stanton failed to stop behind Hicks and struck the rear end of the Nissan.  No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.

Damage was estimated at $1,200 to the Nissan and $1,400 to the Reynolds vehicle.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Americans across the country are grappling with unanswered questions as they prepare to select their health insurance plans when the new sign-up period for the Affordable Care Act begins in two weeks.

The uncertainty is especially pronounced in Iowa, which is seeking last-minute federal approval to revamp its insurance market. The confusion, of course, is also coming from Washington, where President Donald Trump is pushing to allow the purchase of stripped-down coverage plans and has moved to cut off subsidies that help keep people’s insurance costs down.

In Iowa, the “navigators” and others whose job is to help people understand the health care market are not sure what to tell callers who want to know what to expect.

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa prison officials are facing renewed criticism from a union representing correctional officers following an attack by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison that left a staffer hospitalized.

Prison officials said in a news release that the inmate used a weapon in the Wednesday attack to strike the staffer several times. A statement later released by the union said the staffer was stabbed five times by an inmate wielding two 10-inch shanks.

Danny Homan, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 61, says the inmate is associated with a white supremacist prison gang, and that prison officials have ignored staff warnings that attacks by inmates were planned.

A Corrections Department spokesman didn’t immediately return phone and email messages Wednesday seeking comment.

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) – Prison officials say a staff member has been hospitalized after being assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The Iowa Corrections Department says the penitentiary restricted inmates’ movement Wednesday after the assault. A news release says the inmate used a weapon to strike the staff member several times. Other staffers helped their injured colleague subdue the inmate.

The staffer was taken to Fort Madison Community Hospital and then to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The staffer’s name hasn’t been released. Online court records don’t yet show the inmate has been formally charged.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 34-year old Kristin Jan Gross, of Des Moines, was arrested Monday evening at the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office. Gross was arrested on four Union County warrants for failure to appear on drug violation charges.  She was being held for Union County in the Ringgold County Jail on $27,300 bond.