The Sac County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for the killing of a bull. The animal was found dead Tuesday morning by its owner, in a pasture near 205th and Perkins Avenue. A spent shell casing to a .243 rifle and shotgun shells were found near the scene.
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact the Sac County Sheriff’s Office at 712-662-7127
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say the founder of a Des Moines anti-violence organization has been accused of hurting a child in her care. Jail records say 46-year-old Calvetta Williams remained in custody Wednesday, charged with child endangerment causing injury. The arrest stemmed from an incident in July in which a girl in Williams’ care received superficial injuries.
Williams said Saturday before her arrest that she would cooperate with investigators and that she plans to plead not guilty. Williams founded Mothers Against Violence in 2013 after the shooting death of a close friend in Des Moines.
PATRICIA J. STOKLEY, 65, of Anita, died Monday, Aug. 7th, at home. Memorial services for PATRICIA STOKLEY will be held 6:30-p.m. Friday, Aug. 11th, at the United Methodist Church, in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation with the family is from 5-until 6:30-p.m. Friday, at the United Methodist Church, in Anita.
PATRICIA STOKLEY is survived by:
Her son – James (Michelle) Stokley, of Anita.
and 1 grandchild.
In an update to our earlier online and broadcast reports, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Wednesday) released information about a chase that began Tuesday night near Lewis and ended in Atlantic. Officials say at around 9:30-p.m. deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop at 630th Street and Highway 71 upon a Missouri-plated 2002 Dodge pickup. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop, and a pursuit ensued.
The vehicle headed north through Lewis on M56 and turned east onto White Pole Road. The Atlantic Police Department deployed stop sticks just past White Pole and Lansing Roads. The vehicle continued toward Atlantic. The front tires blew as the vehicle crossed into Atlantic city limits, and the vehicle eventually came to a stop at 7th and Birch Streets in the eastbound (oncoming traffic) lane.
Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 34-year old Thomas Jeremiah Bradbury, of St. Joseph, MO, on a felony charge of Eluding, along with OWI/1st offense, and Reckless Driving (Nonscheduled Offense). Bradbury was also written three citations for Speeding and one citation for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign. He was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $6,000 bond and a detainer for the State of Missouri.
Two men from Atlantic were arrested on separate charges this week. According to the Atlantic Police Department, 50-year old Paul Prall, of Atlantic, was arrested this (Wednesday) morning for Harassement in the 1st Degree, and OWI. And, on Tuesday, 24-year old Austin Schmitt, of Atlantic, was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 5th degree, and two counts of Simple Assault.
Both men were booked into the Cass County Jail.
Scientists says the largest-ever dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is now about the size of New Jersey. They blame nutrient pollution coming primarily from farms, as well as urban and suburban runoff. Iowa Soybean Association President Rolland Schnell says he’s concerned agriculture is being unfairly blamed for a large part of that oxygen-starved watery graveyard.
“It’s definitely disturbing,” Schnell says. “In Iowa, we like to talk about our one water situation. We’re all responsible for the water, whether it’s urban or industry or agriculture. In Iowa, we’re doing some really innovative things, developing watershed plans that are developed by the local community, by the farmers.”
Schnell says his group is working with a coalition to come up with legislation to address water quality and runoff issues. “We did not get it passed in last year’s legislature,” Schnell says, “but this year, we’re going to have a very innovative and complete bill to allow funding for watershed projects to be developed that are going to make a significant difference in our water situation, at least our farms.”
Schnell says farmers have been — and are continuing to be — environmentally-responsible because they use water just like urban residents. “Farmers want clean water, too, and we’re doing our part as best we can,” Schnell says. “We’ve made a big difference over these last few years. It is an issue, especially in Iowa. We have very high organic soils that, in heavy rain periods, release nitrates whether we apply fertilizer or not.”
The runoff affecting the dead zone is what’s known as non-point source pollution and is not federally regulated. It’s also difficult to control.
(Radio Iowa)
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The Atlantic Rock Island Depot at 102 N. Chestnut Street will be the site for a seminar designed to help small businesses owners conduct their social media strategy. The class will address the basics of creating a social media strategy, and discuss the best practices to help leverage social media to grow your business.
The session takes place on Wed., Aug. 23rd, from 9-until 10:30-a.m. There is no cost to attend. Coffee and rolls will be served. Make your reservation online at www.iowawesternsbdc.com/events.
The event is made possible in-part through a cooperative agreement through the U-S Small Business Administration, America’s SBDC (Association of Small Business Development Centers)/Iowa at Iowa Western Community College, and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.
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TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) – An Iowa man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for assaulting a South Dakota police officer with his vehicle. Thirty-seven-year-old Travis McPeek, of Sioux City, Iowa, was accused of striking Tyndall Police Officer Kelly Young with his vehicle during a traffic stop on Aug. 6, 2016, dragging him across a parking lot and driving away. He was arrested in Arizona two months later.
Young suffered broken ribs, cuts, bruises and an injured foot. He was out of work for a month. He tells The Daily Republic that he still struggles with physical and emotional injuries.
A jury last month convicted McPeek of aggravated assault against a law officer, and he was sentenced this week to prison and ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution.
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