(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Fair began Thursday, in Guthrie Center, and continues through Labor Day (Sept. 4th).

Activities today (Friday) include:

• 4-H and FFA Swine show, 8:00 am.
• 4-H and FFA Horse Show, 8:30 a.m., followed by Open Class.
• Sheep and Goat Show, 12:30 pm.
• Clover Kids Show, 4:00 p.m.
• The grandstand event at 7-p.m. is the Grand River Rodeo.

Gate admission is $10-dollars, but Carnival rides and Grandstand Shows are FREE. Learn more at www.guthriecountyfair.com, or follow them on Facebook at Guthrie County Fair.

(Radio Iowa) – There will be some changes for fans as the college football season gets underway Saturday with Iowa State hosting U-N-I at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. I-S-U Associate Athletic Director, Nick Joos, says a lot of work has been going on in the parking lots north of the stadium.

The work on the parking lots is part of the preparation for the Cy Town area that is being built. Joos says another change is the move to cut the use of cash inside the stadium.

They are also requiring you to have your game ticket on your phone.

Joos says you can find all the information you need about these things on the Cyclones.com website. They will be making adjusts for fans as the forecast is calling for the very warm temperatures to return. Joos says you will be able to bring a water bottle into the stadium.

The ground floor of the Jacobson administrative building is air conditioned and open to the public if someone needs to come in and get out of the heat. Iowa State and U-N-I kickoff at 1 p-m in Ames. The University of Iowa hosts Utah State on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. A spokesperson for Iowa says there are no major changes from last year, other than construction on the streets outside the stadium. They will also be allowing you to bring in water bottles due to the expected warm temperatures.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa has been vexed by too much water — or not enough — this year, leading to natural disasters in multiple counties for flooding and for drought. The federal government is now offering low-interest loans to help Iowa businesses and non-profits recover. Kevin Wynne (WIN), spokesman for the U-S Small Business Administration, says they’re working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid non-profits in seven eastern Iowa counties that were hit by Mississippi River flooding between April 24th and May 13th, which prompted a federal disaster declaration. “They may be eligible for a FEMA Disaster Assistance Grant,” Wynne says, “so they’ll go to what’s called an applicant briefing and then they’ll come back to SBA if FEMA determines that they are not a critical service, meaning that they’re not a food kitchen or something along those lines, or a hospital or some kind of public infrastructure that supports a community.”

The low-interest federal disaster loans are now available in Allamakee, Clayton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jackson, Lee and Scott counties. “The loans can go up to $2 million to meet the financial obligations and operating expenses and it’s got about a one year deferral on these as well,” Wynne says. “Low interest rate of 2.375% for the private nonprofits, and of course the businesses have it at 4%. Terms up to 30 years, makes recovery very affordable for these loans.”

The S-B-A loans can be used to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other assets. They can also be used to pay for improvements to protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from happening again. “These loans are for economic injury only,” Wynne says. “That means that they didn’t suffer any physical damage but they’re starting to see a decrease in revenues due to the fact that there was a declared disaster in those counties.”

The S-B-A is also offering low-interest loans to small, non-farm businesses in 18 Iowa counties that are being worst-hit by drought. “Businesses in farming towns are going to start seeing a decrease in revenue because farmers are unable to have any disposable income to go and shop in those cities and small towns,” Wynne says. “That’s why we offer these low-interest Disaster Assistance loans to these counties that were economically impacted by the drought.”

The counties covered under this program are: Cedar, Clarke, Decatur, Jasper, Johnson, Louisa, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Polk, Ringgold, Scott, Union, Warren, and Wayne. “Those loans are also up to $2 million,” Wynne says. “They have to be used to do any kind of keeping the business afloat such as making payroll, making your rental expenses, keeping the lights on and getting your notes payable paid, just so that they can keep the operating expenses of the economically-impacted business through the disaster recovery periods.”

For information on any of the loans, call 800-659-2955 or visit SBA-dot-gov and follow the “Disaster” link.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak, Thursday night, arrested a woman on a Theft charge. 59-year-old Rhonda Joann Sperber, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue at around 8:20-p.m., for Theft in the 5th Degree. Sperber was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $300 bond.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a man from Adams County was arrested Thursday on a felony charge. Authorities say deputies were dispatched to the Parker Hannifan Corporation for an employee allegedly making threats. Upon further investigation, deputies arrested 60-year-old Douglas Wayne Ruse, of Corning, for Threats of Terrorism, a Class-D felony.

Ruse was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency, Thursday night, reported the Boil Order for the City of Carson has been lifted. Users may now use tap water per normal use.

The Order was issued Monday, after the City of Carson reported a loss of water pressure, due to a contractor disrupting a City water main. The main was repaired and the system pressurized.

The Boil Order had been issued as a precaution, until bacteria sample results were made available.

(Radio Iowa) – Steam engines well over a century old are chugging to life in southeast Iowa as the annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion gets underway in Mount Pleasant. Event spokesman Grant Davidson says the machines of yesterday that helped build Iowa into the farming giant it is today are all on display — and they’re still running strong.

The agricultural heritage event includes antique cars, tractors, vintage steam engines, and a steam-run railroad headed by a locomotive built in 1891.

(Midwest Old Threshers Reunion photo)

The five-day event draws tens of thousands of visitors to see the dozens of steam-powered contraptions that were once the latest technology for performing important chores in the field.

DES MOINES – U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today(Thursday) announced September mobile office hours across Iowa’s Third District to assist constituents who may not be able to travel to one of the Third District Congressional offices in Creston, Des Moines, and Ottumwa. At these mobile office hours, Iowans will be able to get help from their Congressional office with Social Security, Medicare, passports, visas, veterans’ benefits, military records, tax returns, and other issues with federal government agencies.

The schedule for September Mobile Office Hours is below:

Guthrie County
Menlo Public Library
505 5th Street, Menlo, IA
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Adair County
Stuart Public Library
111 West Front Street, Stuart, IA
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Dallas County
Adel Public Library – Study Room
303 S 10th Street, Adel, IA
Thursday, September 7, 2023
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Page County
Lied Public Library
100 East Garfield Street, Clarinda, IA
Friday, September 8, 2023
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Page County
Shenandoah Public Library
201 South Elm, Shenandoah, IA
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Madison County
St. Charles City Hall
113 South Lumbar Street, St. Charles, IA
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Madison County
Winterset Public Library
123 North 2nd Street, Winterset, IA
Thursday, September 14, 2023
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Guthrie County
Mary Barnett Memorial Library
400 Grand Street, Guthrie Center, IA
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Cass County
Griswold City Hall
601 2nd Street, Griswold, IA
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Montgomery County
Red Oak Public Library
400 North 2nd Street, Red Oak, IA
Thursday, September 21, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Cass County
Cumberland Public Library
119 Main Street, Cumberland, IA
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Cass County
Massena Public Library
122 Main Street, Massena, IA
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Cass County
Anita Public Library
812 Third Street, Anita, IA
Thursday, September 28, 2023
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County combined City/School election will be Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Currently (August 28, 2023) candidacy filing is open, and will remain open until Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. City candidates should file with the Adair County Auditor’s office located at 400 Public Square STE 5. School candidates should file with their respective school board secretary. The following candidacies are open.

Candidate Filing – City/School Election – Tuesday, November 7, 2023

City of Adair – Mayor (Vote for 1)

City of Adair – City Council (Vote for 3)

City of Bridgewater – Mayor (Vote for 1)

City of Bridgewater – City Council (Vote for 3)

City of Bridgewater – City Council (To Fill Vacancy) (Vote for 1)

City of Fontanelle – Mayor (Vote for 1)

City of Fontanelle – City Council (Vote for 3)

City of Fontanelle – City Council (To Fill Vacancy) (Vote for 2)

City of Greenfield – Mayor (Vote for 1)

City of Greenfield – City Council (Vote for 2)

City of Greenfield – City Council (To Fill Vacancy) (Vote for 1)

City of Orient – Mayor (Vote for 1)

City of Orient – City Council (Vote for 2)

City of Stuart – City Council (Vote for 2)

Adair Casey School District – At-Large (Vote for 2)

Nodaway Valley School District – District 2 (Vote for 2)

Orient Macksburg School District – At-Large (Vote for 3)

(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has issued a lengthy report on arrests dating back to August 15th:

8-15-23: Donald Alfred Wheatley, age 70, Shelby, IA was arrested following a traffic stop at 12th St and Chatburn Ave. Wheatley was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 2nd, Driving Revoked, and Violation of Restricted License; Jacob Austin Wingert, age 25, Panama, IA was arrested following a call for service in Panama. Wingert was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Public Intoxication.

8-17-23: Jacob Austin Wingert, age 25, Panama, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 600 block of Court St. in Harlan. Wingert was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Public Intoxication; Brent Michael Swisher, age 40, Harlan, IA was arrested following an investigation in the 2000 block of 23rd St. Swisher was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

8-19-23: Tea Briannan Stevens, age30, Atlantic, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 44 and Maple Rd. Stevens was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substances; Thomas Morgan Lathrop, age 31, Omaha, NE was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Lathrop was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License is Suspended, Violations of Conditions of Restricted License, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability; Dawson Gage Hansen, age 23, Manilla, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Hansen was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License is Suspended.

8-20-23: Nyagach Dech Chigach, age 33, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 500 block of 12th St in Harlan. Chigach was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Disorderly Conduct; Simon Buombiey Jacob, age 34, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 500 block of 12th St in Harlan, Jacob was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault.

8-21-23: Andrew Michael Lyman, age 34, Denison, IA was arrested following an investigation of multiple thefts. Lyman was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Theft 3rd, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Lyman was also charged with 2 counts of theft 5th.

8-23-23: Garrett Richard Morrison, age 23, Omaha, NE was arrested following a traffic stop in the 800 block of Hwy 59. Morrison was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance.

8-24-23: Gary Lyn McCoy, age 67, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 500 block of Market St. Following an investigation McCoy was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Burglary and Theft 3rd; Jose Misael Rivera, age 43, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Rivera was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving Under Suspension; John Joseph Bowen, age 42, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Ridgeway Dr. Bowen was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, and Driving Under Suspension; Christopher Allen Cue, age 39, Council Bluffs, IA was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Failure to Appear. Cue was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

8-25-23: Lexus Ann Harris Larrison, age 23, Council Bluffs, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Larrison was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Controlled Substance, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, and Following to Close; Terrance Francis, Weiland, age 72, Aurora, CO was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 191. Weiland was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 1st, Open Container, and Speeding.

8-26-23: Laura Ann Traufler, age 46, Earling, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 1800 block of 23rd St in Harlan. Traufler was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Operating a Non-registered Vehicle.

8-27-23: Albert Alexander Johnson, age 37, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 300 block of Hwy 59. Johnson was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability; Laura Ann Traufler, age 46, Earling, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Hwy 59. Traufler was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended, and Operation without Ignition Interlock.

8-29-23: Jessica Lee Anderson, age 35, Harlan, IA was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Theft 5th. Anderson was transported to the Shelby County Jail; Kenny Lee Carl, age 64, Harlan, IA was arrested after a Search Warrant was executed in the 1800 block of Exchange St. Carl was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

8-31-23: Kenedee Marie Joanna Turner, age 26, Audubon, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 44 and Hazel Rd. Turner was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Theft 5th and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

Note: Criminal charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.