A traffic stop on a vehicle traveling the wrong way in Red Oak Tuesday night, resulted in the arrest of the driver and his passenger. Red Oak Police say the traffic stop happened at around 10-p.m. near 2nd and Coolbaugh Streets. As officers approached the vehicle, they detected a strong odor of marijuana. Upon further investigation, the driver, 29-year old Jacob Matthew Rose, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
His passenger, 36-year old Kale Garrett Hardman, of Red Oak, was arrested on two active Pottawattamie County warrants for Domestic Abuse Assault, and Theft in the 5th Degree. Both men were being held at the Montgomery County Jail, where Rose’ bond was set at $1,000, and Hardman was being held without bond.
People who attend the Iowa State Fair next month can try over 40 food items that are NEW to this year’s fair. Three of those foods were selected Tuesday for inclusion in the Iowa State Fair People’s Choice Best New Food Contest. Fair spokesperson Mindy Williamson says one of the finalists is called Pork Almighty.
“There’s a mountain of shredded pork, with queso cheese, twisty fries on the bottom, and then onions, green peppers, and BBQ sauce,” Williamson said. “We were told it’s about three pounds of food once you get that all put together.” The Pork Almighty will be sold with a drink for $12 at the Steer N Stein. Pork is also featured in another finalist — Iowa’s Big Pork Leg.
Pork Almighty
“It’s similar to a turkey leg, is what it looks like to me, but it’s actually a pork shank. They have these specially made with caribbean seasoning,” Williamson said. “They’re $9, but it’s definitely shareable.” That item will be sold at a booth just east of the Administration Building on the fairgrounds. The third and final new food item in the contest is called the Mig’s Hickory Smoked Chicken BLT Wrap.
“When George from G-Mig’s (pub/restaurant in West Des Moines) was talking about this…he thought it felt like summertime, you know, a chicken and bacon wrap,” Williamson said. The Mig’s Hickory Smoked Chicken BLT Wrap will be sold for $9. Fairgoers who sample the three new food items will cast their vote for their favorite. The 2017 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines is scheduled for August 10-20.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nicholas Castellanos homered twice and drove in five runs, Detroit scored five times in the second inning and the Tigers cruised from there to a 9-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. After trading slugger J.D. Martinez to Arizona for a package of prospects before the game, the Tigers proved they didn’t need him in the lineup to win their fourth straight game.
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Wacha threw a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Carpenter had four hits, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 5-0 Tuesday night. Wacha has won his last four starts. He struck out eight and walked one in his 99th career start.
NEW YORK (AP) — Providence will meet Washington and Virginia Tech will play Saint Louis in the semifinals of the 23rd annual 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. The games will be played Nov. 16-17 at Madison Square Garden for the 20th time, it was announced Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The annual Hall of Fame Classic will include UCLA, Baylor, Wisconsin and Creighton in a men’s basketball showcase this November. The Badgers and Bears will meet in a semifinal matchup at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 20, following UCLA against Creighton.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:48 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa taxpayers will foot the bill for a $2.2 million jury award to a former Iowa Senate Republican caucus aide who sued the state and others for sexual harassment. The office of Gov. Kim Reynolds confirmed Tuesday following the jurors’ decision that the award to Kirsten Anderson will be paid out of Iowa’s general fund.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Records obtained under a new Iowa law show that dozens of Iowa public employees have been fired in recent months for misconduct such as theft, fraud and student mistreatment. Documents detailing the firings and demotions of public employees are available under a dramatic change to the Iowa Open Records Act signed by then-Gov. Terry Branstad in February. Supporters say the public finally will learn about misconduct by public workers, while critics worry about potentially unfair consequences.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A citizen activist group and an environmental organization have filed a petition asking the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to improve the system it uses to approve applications for new livestock farms. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch say the permit system established 15 years ago fails to give local officials enough control over where large hog, cattle and chicken farms locate.
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An executive for a prominent Iowa seed company is alleging he was wrongly fired by Iowa’s richest man and deprived his right to acquire $80 million worth of corporate stock. Joseph Saluri filed a lawsuit Tuesday against billionaire Harry H. Stine and Stine Seed Company over his termination after 18 years as general counsel and vice president. It alleges Stine fired Saluri in March as part of a conspiracy to enrich others at Saluri’s expense. A Stine company lawyer disputed the allegation.
VIRGINIA [MUELLER] ROSSELL, 96, formerly of Lewis, died Tue., July 18th, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for VIRGINIA ROSSELL will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, July 22nd, at the Congregational Methodist Church in Lewis. Rieken-Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family will be on Friday, July 21st, from 6-until 7:30-p.m., at the funeral home.
VIRGINIA ROSSELL is survived by:
Her son – Marlin (Carolyn) Rossell.
2 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
The CAM Cougars survived another wild finish on Tuesday night to beat St. Albert 4-3 in the Class 1A Substate 7 Final in Harlan. The Cougars earned the program’s first ever state tournament appearance with the victory. DeShawn Carr made a big play in center field for the second straight game to seal the win. With the tying run on third, Carr raced back and leaped a bit at the end to catch a hard hit ball from Eli Finn for the final out. Clinging to a one run lead, the Cougars got off to a shaky start of the 7th as the first batter was walked by Thomas Hensley. For the second straight game Marcus Daugherty had to come in to relieve a pitcher out of pitch count. The next man up Danny Koch reached on a controversial safe call at first. Daugherty threw out the first base runner of the inning at third to get one out with runners still at first and second. Garrett Reisz then sent the first pitch he saw from Daugherty to shallow left on a pop up. Hensley made the catch despite colliding with left fielder Mitchell Williamson in the process. Koch then got to third on a steal that was another close tag call. That’s when Finn hit the deep ball that Carr made the play on to end it.
Carr had a big throw to home for an out against Lenox on Saturday that prevented the tying run from scoring. After the game he talked about making a big play again with the final catch.
Thomas Hensley had a big strikeout to leave the tying run on third in the bottom of the 6th, after the Falcons had already score two runs in the inning. Hensley picked up the win and had another solid outing for the Cougars allowing 3 runs on 8 hits with 9 strikeouts and 2 hit batters. After the game he talked about his team finding a way to get the defensive stops they needed in close games.
C&M made a trip to the state tournament in 1993 but this is the first ever state trip for the CAM district that formed in 2003. Head Coach Dan Daugherty talked about the significance of moving on and his team’s composure during the game.
Carr said the Cougars believed they could get it done and was overwhelmed by the accomplishment.
The scoring included single runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th for the Cougars. Darien Burnison had an RBI single that brought Carr across for the first run in the 2nd. Mithell Williamson had a solo homerun in the 3rd. Kolby Nelson scored on a fielding error when Burnison put the ball in play. Holste came home on a fielder’s choice in the 6th to round out the scoring for CAM.
St. Albert scored one in the 4th when Garrett Reisz came home on a throwing error. The Falcons then put 2 runs up in the 6th with Reisz and Lance Wright crossing the plate. Brandon Williams took the loss for St. Albert throwing 5 innings and allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. The Falcons finish their season at 26-13.
The Cougars improved their record to 22-7 and will now head to the 1A state tournament at Principal Park in Des Moines. The Cougars opponent, game date and time won’t be known until Wednesday night due to 2 other Class 1A games being either suspended or postponed on Tuesday night.
Listen to the full postgame interviews with DeShawn Carr, Head Coach Dan Daugherty, and Thomas Hensley below.
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Substate 1: St. Mary’s, Remsen 8 , West Sioux, Hawarden 1
Substate 2: Bishop Garrigan vs. Newman Catholic @ Clear Lake SUSPENDED until Wednesday, July 19th at 7:00pm (Newman Catholic leads 4-1 in top 4th).
Substate 3: Hudson 10 , Kee, Lansing 6
Substate 4: North Linn, Troy Mills 2 , Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 0
Substate 5: Lisbon vs. Notre Dame, Burlington @ Washington POSTPONED to Wednesday, July 19th at 5:00pm
Substate 6: Martensdale-St. Marys 5 , Colfax-Mingo 0
Substate 7: CAM, Anita 4 , St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3
Substate 8: Akron-Westfield 13 , Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
CLASS 2A:
Substate 1: Estherville Lincoln Central 13 , Cherokee, Washington 6
Substate 2: Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 1 , Forest City 0
Substae 3: Denver 4 , New Hampton 3
Substate 4: Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 5 , Cascade, Western Dubuque 0
Substate 5: Wilton vs. Iowa City Regina @ Solon POSTPONED to Wednesday, July 19th at 5:00pm
Substate 6: Centerville 2 , Woodward-Granger 1
Substate 7: Van Meter 8 , West Marshall, State Center 0
Substate 8: Treynor 4 , Tri-Center, Neola 0
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A citizen activist group and an environmental organization have filed a petition asking the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to improve the state’s livestock farm permit process. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch say the permit system established 15 years ago fails to give local officials enough control over where large hog, cattle and chicken farms locate.
The petition filed Tuesday asks the DNR for several changes to the master matrix system including stricter pollution requirements and increased distance requirements from schools, homes, waterways and wells. County officials say permits they reject are nearly always approved by a state governor-appointed board. DNR records show only 2 percent of applications have been denied.
Iowa has 9,000 large-scale animal farms producing 22 billion gallons of manure a year.
The Atlantic City Council will meet in a regular session 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in their chambers at City Hall. On the agenda is approval of an order to close Palm Street from 7th to 9th Streets on July 29th, to allow parking on one side of the street for the Cass County Fair. The street closure request comes from the Cass County Fair Board.
The Council will also act on approving a change order to the 2016 Street Improvement Project, which reflects the addition of a storm sewer on 8th Street, and for the railroad flagger requirement. Additional costs amount to just over $6,650, and brings the total for the 2016 Street Improvement Project (which includes 2017 improvements) to more than $1.66-million. City Administrator John Lund says the costs can easily be absorbed in Fund 320-750, or 2016-17 Capital Improvements and Equipment.
The Atlantic City Council will also act on passing a Resolution “Setting wages for Interim Library Director Position effect August 2nd, 2017.” The resolution pertains to Diane McFadden, whose appointment was approved by the Library Board, following the announced resignation of current Library Director Natalie Struecker, whose last day is August 1st. The Board set the wage at $18 per hour. The Council does have the right to overturn that decision if it deems necessary.
McFadden currently works 30 hours per week. By remaining an hourly employee, she would be eligible for overtime. John Lund says once a new Library Director is hired, Diane’s old classification and wage would return to what was previously established.
And, the City Council, Wednesday, will hear a report from Code Enforcement Officer Kris Erickson on progress made this past Spring and early Summer.
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