(Radio Iowa) – Lakeside Casino in Osceola is paying a 40-thousand dollar penalty for allowing two minors on the gambling floor in separate instances in January. One cases involved a 12 year old who got onto the floor with his mother, and the other involved a 14 year old who got onto the floor with her mother and played a slot machine. Lakeside general manager David Monroe told the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Thursday security measures were not followed. “The incidents that occurred in January are the result of a couple of employees failing to follow the training and guidelines that they had committed to,” he says. “In both instances, the minors would not have gained access if the employees and just to even a marginal job.”

Monroe says they took a number of steps to ensure there is not a repeat. “First of all, we did the obvious we retrained every employee on property and had them sign an acknowledgment that they understood that it’s everybody’s responsibility on the property, not just security’s. And we went back and retrained the security officers on turnstile responsibilities,” Monroe says. “And we added a step where the security manager and assistant security manager were the only two that could approve somebody work in those stations. So not only do they have to demonstrate

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the ability to verbally stay, they understood the job.” He says they reviewed the entry area and put in a new turnstile at the entrance to the gambling floor.

“The new turnstile has a physical arm barrier that requires a security guard to push a button that says I’ve acknowledged and I won’t let you in. We upgraded our I-D scanning system to a state of the art system which gives our security guards a better opportunity to identify fraudulent I-Ds,” he says. Monroe also apologized to the Commission. Commission member Allen Ostergren says his first thoughts on the violations involved a possible license suspension.” I can tell you in my mind, when I first read this, I was extremely punitive in my thoughts as to what should happen,” Ostergren says.

He says there was a lot going on in the one case with a mother bringing a 12 year old to the casino near midnight. Ostergren says the measures taken by the casino made him decided to go along with the fine. “But I can tell you and I want to tell other licensees, had there not been this level of remedial measures taken, I would have, I would have had a very hard time agreeing to just this kind of financial penalty, it would have been a lot more or something that would have hurt a lot more,” Ostergren says.

The Commission unanimously approved the 40-thousand dollar penalty.

(Corning, Iowa) – Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies responding to an alarm call last week, in Corning, ended-up arresting a juvenile on several charges. The Sheriff’s Office, Thursday (Nov. 16th), said incident investigation began at around 1:17-a.m. Friday, Nov. 10th, following a call from the Casey’s General Store at 204 6^th Street, in Corning.

Upon arrival, Deputies did not observe anything, but shortly after 2-a.m., Adams County Dispatch received call from a Casey’s employee who said they heard glass shattering. Upon further investigation, Deputies charged a 12-year-old with Minor in Possession of Alcohol, Theft in the 5^th Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 2^nd Degree (A Class-D Felony), and Burglary in the 3^rd Degree (a Class-D Felony).

The juvenile was not identified because of their age.

**Sheriff’s Office disclaimer: “Any potential criminal charges identified above are merely allegations, and any defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.“

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A woman from Red Oak was arrested Thursday night on an Assault charge. Red Oak Police report 31-year-old Makayla Dawn Hudson was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Kelly Circle at around 10:45-p.m., for Assault causing bodily injury. She was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) – Three of the four Iowans who serve in the U-S House are calling on a fellow Republican to resign immediately. Congressman Zach Nunn of Bondurant says a report from the House Ethics Committee shows New York Congressman George Santos has not lived up to the ideals of honesty and transparency that Americans deserve from their elected representatives.

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion says Santos conduct was illegal and unacceptable. The ethics panel’s report found Santos blatantly stole from his campaign fund and lied about his background. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of LeClaire says if Santos doesn’t resign, the House should vote to expel him.

Nunn, Hinson and Miller-Meeks posted their statements on social media shortly after the House Ethics Committee released its report today (Thursday). Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull has not commented publicly on the report. At the beginning of the month, all four Iowans who serve in the U-S House voted against a resolution to remove Santos from office — joining the majority of House Republicans who said they were waiting on the Ethics Committee report before making a judgment.

Santos has said he will not seek reelection in 2024, but he has refused to resign.