(Radio Iowa) – Russian hackers targeted the websites of more than a dozen U.S. airports this (Monday) morning, including the Des Moines International Airport. A group linked to the Kremlin has claimed credit for the online attacks, which did not affect flights or air traffic control, but took down the websites of airports in New York, Chicago and Atlanta as well as Des Moines.

Fly D-S-M dot com (FLYDSM.com) was down for a couple of hours, but has been restored. The website lets travelers check flight departures and arrivals in Des Moines — information that is available separately through each airline’s website.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five separate arrests took place over the past few days. Two people were arrested on separate charges, Sunday: Jessie Amanda Harman, of Glenwood, was arrested for the second day in a row, on a Driving while Revoked charge (Bond $1,000); And, 36-year-old Breanna Richelle Butterfield, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Driving While Barred ($2,000 bond).

There were two people arrested Saturday evening, in Mills County: 34-year-old Jessie Amanda Harman. of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While Revoked ($1,000 bond); and, 37-year-old Jacob Ryan Jones, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday for Violation of a No Contact Order. His bond was set at $300.

At around 1:30-a.m. Friday, Oct. 7th, Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 58-year old Ricky Curtis Crawford,of Hastings, for Domestic Abuse Assault. Crawford was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

December 10, 2022 (DES MOINES, IA) – Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that the Butchery Innovation and Revitalization program is open and will accept applications November 1 through December 21, 2022. The program, created during the 2021 legislative session to strengthen Iowa’s food supply chain and support rural development, was so successful legislators renewed it during the 2022 session. Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to eligible businesses, with a total of $1,000,000 available through the program in the current fiscal year.

Applicants must meet all requirements outlined in House File 857 and in state administrative rules and must have received an assessment from the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS). The CIRAS assessment submission period is from October 10 to November 28, 2022. The IEDA application must be completed after receiving the assessment report.

Requirements include that a business must:

Be incorporated or authorized to do business in Iowa
Employ fewer than 50 people
Be licensed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) or be able to document its work to become licensed by IDALS
A sample of the CIRAS assessment form, application FAQs and checklist are available online at iowaeda.com/grow/butchery-innovation-revitalization/.

The CIRAS assessment will be available on October 10 and the IEDA application will be available on November 1 at iowaeda.com/grow/butchery-innovation-revitalization/.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University is planning a year-long tribute to Jack Trice, the university’s first black athlete, who died in Ames on October 8th, 1923 from injuries he suffered two days earlier in a football game. The Cyclone’s football stadium is named in honor of Trice, and commemoration committee chair Toyia Younger says the street outside will be too.

Younger is the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, and says the celebration will include all aspects of Trice’s life.

Younger says Trice’s story got a lot of national attention last year when College Game Day came to Ames for the Cy-Hawk football game.

She says it’s a story that is known within the state — but says she didn’t know about it when she came to the university in 2020.

Jack Trice (ISU-archives-photo)

There will be a variety of events to share that story — including a concrete and bronze sculpture that will be installed outside the stadium.

Other events include a series of lectures throughout the academic year about race and the legacy of Jack Trice. The University Museums will open an exhibit in January called, “Honoring Jack Trice.” The Cyclone football team will wear throwback football uniforms during a home game during the 2023 season. Learn more about the celebration at jacktrice100.com.

(DES MOINES, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two additional Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food assistance programs today for families with eligible children.

The federal Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act allows states to issue emergency food assistance benefits for the Summer 2022 for Children Under Six and the Summer 2022 for School-Aged Children P-EBT programs.

The Summer 2022 for Children Under Six program provides $391 per eligible child who received SNAP benefits during the months of June, July, and August 2022. Benefits will be issued to the family’s SNAP-EBT card between October 11 and 20.

The Summer 2022 for School Aged Children program provides $391 per child who were in grades K-12 during the 21-22 school year. Additional information, including eligibility details, can be found on our web site (link below). Issuance details are being finalized, but it is anticipated that benefits will be issued to eligible children on new EBT cards mailed by the end of November.

These programs are in addition to the School Year 21-22 for Children Under Six program announced last month.

“High food costs have affected every Iowan, and we hear every day how low income parents continue to struggle to meet their children’s nutritional needs,” said Janee Harvey, HHS’ Division Administrator of Adult, Child, and Family Services. “These additional benefits will make it a little bit easier for parents to make ends meet and provide healthy, and nutritious meals for their children.”

Families should visit the comprehensive P-EBT FAQ documents for all three programs, available on the HHS website at https://dhs.iowa.gov/food-assistance/related-programs/P-EBT for more information.

Darron Baynes

(Davenport, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections today (Monday) reported a man convicted of Robbery 1st Degree in Scott County, failed to report back to the Davenport Work Release Center as required Friday. Darron Javares Paul Baynes, is a 25-year-old Black male, 6-feet 4-inches tall. He weighs 185 pounds. Baynes was admitted to the work release facility on Oct. 5, 2022. Persons with information on Baynes’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Education reports they are in the process of updating and modernizing their website, EducateIowa.gov, to improve the digital experience and better serve the more than 2 million individuals who visit the website annually.

The new website, which will launch on Wednesday, Oct. 12, will offer an enhanced user-focused approach for education stakeholders with faster page load times, improved search capabilities and a modernized design to make it easier for users to find and locate valuable information and resources.

Officials say “Don’t worry if you bookmarked web pages on the current Department of Education website that you frequently visit. Those links will still work and take you to the appropriate page on the new website.”

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The driver of a 2014 Dodge Challenger was arrested early Saturday morning, following an accident in Glenwood. The Glenwood Police Department reports 54-year-old Charles Decker, of Glenwood, faces a charge of OWI/1st offense, following an accident in the driveway at 609 Coolidge Street, at around 1:55-a.m., Saturday. Authorities say a Police Officer witnessed Decker trying to back in the driveway, but missed the entrance and got hung-up on the curb, with the tires spinning.

The Officer tried to get Decker’s attention, but he was ignored, and the Challenger continued to accelerate before it eventually jumped over the curb and through the yard. The car only stopped when its right rear tire went over a retaining wall on the east side of the property. The report says as the Officer was questioning Decker, he observed the man’s eyes were bloodshot, and the odor of alcohol on Decker’s breath.

A field sobriety test indicated Decker’s Breath Alcohol Content (BrAc) was 0.155%, or nearly twice the legal limit for intoxication. Charles Decker was transported to the Mills County Jail and later posted a $1,000 bond.

(Area News) Firefighters from Anita, Wiota and Adair responded to a combine fire southeast of Anita, Sunday afternoon. The incident was reported at around 4:40-p.m. It took place near intersection 765th Street and Glendale Road.

According to report, when firefighters arrived, the combine was fully engulfed in flames. The operator tried to use an on-board fire extinguisher, but the flames were too much to handle. The fire began to spread to soybean stubble and standing soybeans that were surrounding the combine, but authorities says there wasn’t much crop damage.

And, Marne Firefighters called to 555th Street and Marne Road, Sunday evening, for a truck fire. The incident happened at around 5-p.m. The flames were quickly knocked down.

No injuries were reported in either incident.