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The Fremont County Sheriff’s office reports the arrest of a Shenandoah man on drug and burglary charges. Officials say Fremont County deputies, along with officers from the Shenandoah Police Department executed a search warrant Monday at 111 North Center Street in Shenandoah. As a result of the search, and after receiving information from an investigation that began over the weekend, officers arrested 18-year old Quentin Dumler, of Shenandoah.
Dumler faces Burglary in the 3rd degree and possession of drug paraphernalia charges. The charges are the result of an investigation into a burglary that occurred on Saturday at Skateland in Shenandoah. Dumler was being held in the Fremont County jail on $5,000 bond.
Voters in Iowa have a couple of different ways to find out where they can cast their ballots. The first is to contact your County Auditor’s Office. The second, is to go to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website. Enter your zip code, and the site will take you to a page that will tell you where to vote.
The Secretary of State’s website is: http://sos.iowa.gov/ Look for the “Find my Polling Place” button under the banner “General Election Results”.
Here is the direct link: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace/search.aspx
This is Election Day across Iowa and the rest of the Country. In southwest Iowa, there are some contested local races, but a majority of the focus will of course, be on the Presidential and Congressional elections. The polls are open from 7-a.m. until 9-p.m. The results will be broadcast live on KJAN and posted on the web on KJAN when the final, unofficial tallies are released. All votes will remain unofficial until canvassed in each county.
In Cass County, three Republicans running for re-election to the Board of Supervisors (Duane McFadden, Chuck Rieken and Frank Waters) are unopposed. Republicans Darby McLaren (Sheriff) and Auditor Dale Sunderman, are also unopposed. Voters in the Benton, Edna, Union and Victoria Townships in Cass County, will have a public measure to vote on. If approved, the measure would allow the Board of Supervisors to appoint township trustees and clerks as the terms of incumbent township officers expire. In addition, four people: Chase Wheatley, Curt Behrends, Clarke Gerlock and Norbert Ray Wilson, are running for three seats on the Soil and Water Conservation District Board.
In Adams County, Democrat Merlin Dixson and Republican Jerry Peckham are vying for a seat on the Board of Supervisors in District 2, while three people are in the running for the County Auditor’s job, including: Democrat Kevin Wynn, Republican Becky Bissell, and Kerry Mullen, who was nominated by petition.
In Adair County, four people are looking to fill three seats on the County Agricultural Extension Council, including Jessica Christensen, Karen Schulties, Matt Mensing, and Tiffany Johnson. Ray Sorensen the 2nd is unopposed in his bid to fill a vacant seat on the Greenfield City Council.
In Audubon County, four men are running for two open seats on the Board of Supervisors. They include Republicans Duane Deist and Todd Nelson, and Democrats Jerry Carter and Kent Grabill. In addition, Republican incumbent Sheriff Todd Johnson faces a challenge from Democrat Blake Asberry. Audubon County Auditor Lisa Frederiksen is unopposed, as is Debbie Campbell, who is running Treasurer, to fill a vacancy term that will expire on Dec. 31st, 2014.
In Guthrie County, there are two contested county races on the ballot, both for supervisor. In the north end of Guthrie County, District 1 incumbent Jerry Caraher (D) is challenged by James Carroll (R). In the southeast corner of the county in District 5, challenger David Guisinger (D) hopes to unseat incumbent Mike Dickson (R). Running unopposed in other county races are two incumbents: Auditor Jerri Christman (R) and Sheriff Marty Arganbright (D). Due to redistricting, Guthrie County residents are no longer represented by long time Congressman Steve King (R), who is running against Christie Vilsack (D) for the newly created District 4 congressional seat. Instead, voters will choose between two incumbent congressmen for the newly created District 3 seat: Tom Latham (R) and Leonard Boswell (D).
Voters in Montgomery County will decide who will represent them in the U-S Senate and in Federal Office, but there aren’t any local contests of note, except to say six people are running for five spots on the County Agricultural Extension Council. Hoping to fill the four-year terms, are Karen Klocke, Michael J. Olson, Sabrina Johnson, Carroll Freeman, Timothy L. Kammerer, and William Drey.
In Pottawattamie County, three people are running for two seats on the Board of Supervisors: Republicans Lynn Grobe and Melvyn Houser, and Brian Lund, who was nominated by petition (NBP). Republican Lea Voss and Democrat Paula Danker are running to fill a vacancy position for County Treasurer. Sheriff Jeff Danker, who won the June Primary, is unopposed this time around, as is Auditor Marilyn Jo Drake. Lowell Forristall, Bob Zimmerman, and J. Bernie Bolton, are in running for the non-partisan East Pott Soil and Water Conservation District, while Steven Kock, Chris Conover, Christine Matthies and Sandy Butcher are hoping to fill seats on the East Pott. Ag Extension Council. And, in Walnut, Trace Frahm is unopposed in seeking a vacancy seat on the Walnut City Council.
In Shelby County, Democrats Jerry Henscheid and LaVon Christensen, along with Republicans Charles Parkhurst and Steve Kenkel, are vying for two seats on the County Board of Supervisors. In addition to choosing those running for Federal Office, the voters in Shelby County will determine who will serve them as State Representative in District 18, Democrat Kasey Friedrichsen, or Republican Jason Schultz, and District 4 Representative, Democrat Christie Vilsack or Republican Steve King. Martin James Monroe was Nominated By Petition. His name will also appear on the ballot in Shelby County.
State officials have partnered with a Kansas City-based non-profit group to create www.IASourceLink.com, a sort of “one stop shop” for people who own a small business, or want to start one. Kevin Lentz of West Des Moines says he could have used this kind of a website 14 years ago when he started his small business. “There’s over 300 tax-supported agencies right now all around our state that are all prepared and willing to provide resource to start-ups and existing business like myself,” Lentz says. “The challenge is navigating that entire network.”
Lentz is the chair of a small business advisory committee that’s been working with officials in the Iowa Economic Development Authority. “Our committee made sure that we were not just re-inventing another tool and add more chaos to what was already out there,” Lentz says. The new website is one of 20 created in partnership with Kansas City-based U.S. SourceLink. Iowa’s version — www.IASourceLink.com — is up and running today. The website has an “Iowa Business Concierge” tab, as well as a “Resource Navigator” to link business owners and entrepreneurs with local banks, accountants and government agencies that provide assistance.
“I think if you look through and read about the mortality rate of small businesses that start up, about one in two fail,” Lentz says. “So really, that’s been our overriding goal is not only to improve the number of start-ups, but really improve the success rate for businesses.” According to the governor’s office, 51 percent of private sector jobs in Iowa are in small businesses.
(Radio Iowa)
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama has asked Iowa voters to help him finish what they started in the state four years ago. Obama spoke to more than 20,000 people last night at his last political rally as a candidate. Obama’s 2008 caucus victory in Iowa jumpstarted his road to the White House.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Redistricting and well-funded challengers has forced each member of the state’s House delegation to work hard for another two-year term in Washington. All of Iowa’s four congressional races are seen as competitive in today’s general election. Voters will be tasked with deciding which party will control the Legislature and whether to retain an Iowa Supreme Court justice who supported gay marriage.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three groups hoping to develop a land-based casino in the Sioux City area have submitted bids to state gambling regulators. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission had a deadline yesterday for applications for Woodbury County’s gambling license. State regulators decided to replace the riverboat casino with a land-based casino and put the license up for bid. The commission will award it in April.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad wants a further review of state salaries to address gender pay equity and competitiveness concerns. A new salary database shows Iowa employed nearly 33,000 women last year with a median salary of almost $46,000. That’s 91 percent of the median salary of $50,000 for the 27,000 men in state government jobs. Branstad begins talks with state employee unions next month on new contracts slated to take effect in July 2013.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At least one Iowa congressman’s career will end Tuesday in an election that has forced each member of the state’s House delegation to work hard for another two-year term in Washington. Thanks to redistricting and well-funded challengers, no incumbent can cruise to re-election. And in the 3rd Congressional District, either nine-term Republican Rep. Tom Latham or eight-term Democratic Rep. Leonard Boswell will be out of a job. All of Iowa’s four congressional races are seen as competitive. Voters will also be tasked with deciding which party will control the Legislature and whether to retain an Iowa Supreme Court justice who supported gay marriage. Latham chose to move into the Des Moines-focused 3rd district after Iowa lost a congressional seat due to once-a-decade redrawing of boundaries to reflect population changes.
The Cass County Board of Health announced Monday a Wellness Coach at the Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic has been named the County’s new Wellness Coordinator.
Teddi-Grindberg (Cass Co. Health System – photo)
Teddi Grindberg will assist the BOH in implementing the Community Transformation Grant, through the Iowa Department of Public Health. The County is set to receive $88,000 annually through the grant, for five-years, in order to change strategies related to chronic disease.The funding is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The grant, in its second year of funding, focuses on five areas of activities: Coalitions; Chronic disease self-management; Community interventions; Worksite interventions; and, Health care initiatives. Grindberg, along with Healthy Cass County, will implement the activities of the grant program.
Teddi Grindberg joined the staff of the Nishna Valley YMCA last December. She completed her personal training certification with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, in March, and since that time has continued to work as a Wellness Coach, in addition to training. Prior to moving to Atlantic in 2011, Grindberg was the administrator of an ambulatory surgery center in Illinois. She is also a trained Registered Nurse.
A soldier from Shenandoah has been killed while serving in Afghanistan. Family members were informed today (Monday) that 19-year-old Brandon Buttry was killed in action. Brandon’s uncle Steve, a resident of Herdon, Virginia, says U-S Army officials informed Brandon’s parents, Don and Pam Buttry, at their home in Shenandoah Monday morning. “He was manning a watch tower in Afghanistan and there were other casualties, but we don’t have any other details,” Buttry said. “We knew Brandon was in Afghanistan, but he was not allowed to say where. So we don’t even know yet where this happened.”
Steve says Brandon had enlisted in the Army in January after his 19th birthday, and was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia for boot camp. Brandon was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, before deploying to Afghanistan in August. Steve says Brandon had informed his family last Wednesday that he had earned his combat infantry badge. “Everybody who has loved ones serving in the military, this is your worst fear input, what you’re thinking about even before they get shipped out. But none of that prepares you for the shock that he was killed in action,” he says. Steve Buttry described his nephew as “a really fun kid.”
“He had a bit of an ornery streak,” according to Buttry. He says the family was almost all Minnesota Vikings fans, but Brandon went contrary to that and was a Philadelphia Eagles fan. “He went against the grain there and always had a twinkle in his eye, and maybe a mischievous look on his face. It’s a fun-loving family, and Brandon was the part of the fun of being with them.” Steve says Brandon seemed enthusiastic about his military service, and never indicated to him any concerns about the danger of being stationed in the Middle East.
“He seemed pretty confident in our interactions on Facebook, and I didn’t sense fear from him. I’m sure that’s always in the back of your mind, but if you are going to serve in the military, you have to overcome that,” Buttry explained. Military officials have not indicated when Brandon Buttry’s body will return to the U-S. In addition to his parents, Brandon is survived by eight sisters and five brothers, most still living at their rural home south of Shenandoah.
(Mike Peterson/Radio Iowa – Shenandoah)
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