The U.S. Census Bureau is making a list — and the head of the State Data Center is advising city and county officials in Iowa to help check it twice. State Data Center director Gary Krob says “The Census Bureau gives you a list of what they have for their Census addresses and then you can compare it to your list of addresses and submit any discrepancies.”

The 2020 census of the U.S. population will determine whether Iowa loses one of its four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, the census data determines how much states, cities and counties receive from a variety of federal program. Krob says sometime this summer cities and counties will be given a chance to sign up to review the addresses census-takers plan to check in 2020.

“That’s really very important for most cities and counties to participate in because it gives you a chance not only to add to the census list, but to see if there are any big holes that you want to make sure are covered,” Krob says.

The U.S. Postal Service periodically sends the U.S. Census Bureau the new addresses it has for mail delivery. Since the 2010 Census, there’s been significant growth in Iowa suburbs like Grimes and North Liberty. Smaller communities like Tiffin and Bondurant already have doubled in size. “There’s a chance the Census Bureau has it in their system, but there’s also a chance they may not,” Krob says. “This is your opportunity to double-check that.”

In 2018, the Census Bureau will do a “test run” to check the population in three U.S. cities — none of which are in Iowa. The next NATIONAL census will start on April 1st of 2020.

(Radio Iowa)

An accident Sunday night in Red Oak resulted in a trio of citations being handed-out. Red Oak Police say 34-year old Shae Kenneth Shrum, of Red Oak, was cited for having an invalid driver’s license, no proof of insurance, and driving without a vehicle registration. Authorities say Shrum was attempting to park his 2001 Dodge Durango, when the vehicle clipped the front bumper of a Kia Spectra, tearing the bumper off the KIA.

Damage to the car was estimated at $2,500, while the SUV sustained $500 damage. The accident happened just before 9-pm., on 7th Street in Red Oak.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report the arrest at around 10:24-p.m. Sunday, of 22-year old Cody Benjamin Carrol Johnson, of rural Stanton. Johnson was taken into custody for Domestic Abuse Assault and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held without bond.

And, at around 9:25-p.m., Sunday, deputies arrested 43-year old Jerry Lee Dawson, of Hastings, following a traffic stop on Highway 48. Dawson was taken into custody under the authority of a warrant charging him with Violation of Probation on an original, Possession of a Controlled Substance charge. His cash-only bond was set at $1,000.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A fiscal analysis shows federal grant funding to Iowa would drop by more than $100 million under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. The plan would force the state to reduce services or find other funding for programs ranging from early education to job training. The analysis was posted this month by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency. It offers the first details about what Trump’s proposed federal budget could mean for Iowa.

NORTH ENGLISH, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a domestic disturbance in southeast Iowa led to the fatal shooting of a man by an officer. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that its deputies and Williamsburg Police were called around 8:30 p.m. Saturday for a domestic disturbance involving a gun at a house in North English. The sheriff’s department said the confrontation culminated in an officer shooting a man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — The mayor of Altoona, Josiah “Skip” Conkling, has died following an illness he had been battling since January. He was 71. Hamilton’s Funeral Service in Altoona says Conkling died Friday at Prairie View Village in Altoona. Conkling had served as mayor in Altoona since 2012. Before that, he served on the Altoona City Council for 16 years.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Family, teachers and friends are remembering an eastern Iowa teen who reached her goal last week of graduating from high school _ just two days before she died after a months-long battle with cancer. The Telegraph Herald reports that 18-year-old Allison Cress graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque on June 3. The feat came after she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in September a little more than two weeks after starting her senior year.