(Atlantic, Iowa) – Produce in the Park’s Spring Celebration Market in Atlantic, is scheduled for Thursday, April 6 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Cass County Community Center (805 W. 10th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022). Over 20 vendors are scheduled to attend the holiday farmers market. Spring Celebration Market is held the Thursday before Easter, so shoppers can pick up Easter dinner and Easter basket goodies and farmers market favorites such as premium local produce, meats, jams, desserts and baked goods, candles, crafts, art, jewelry, and bath and body products. Pim’s Thai food
truck will be in the Community Center parking lot selling Thai Food for the duration of the event (4:00-7:00 PM). Spring Celebration Market is the last holiday farmers market Produce in the Park is hosting before the summer market season starts June 1.Spring Celebration Market offers both in-person shopping as well as pre-ordering.

Pre-ordering will be available from Thursday, March 30 to Tuesday April 4. Shoppers can pick up pre-orders and shop in person at Spring Celebration Market on Thursday, April 6. Spring Celebration Market vendors confirmed as of March 19 include Johnna Joy Designs, Wud Bi Ten, Sweet Sisters Vegan, Brun Ko Farm, Holiday Baking, Sue’s Country Garden, Ter-Bear Honey, Noble Provisions, Smudge – Candles, Soaps, and More, Kringleman Pastries, Spirits of the Faire, Miss NiNi’s Fine Desserts, Donna’s Jewelry, Studio Samantha, Bridgewater Farm, Midwest Candles by Brit, Frosting, Inc., Creekside Crystals and Crafts, Blessings Bakery and Gifts, Knuckle Down Crochet, Crafts, and Pet Treats, Silver Valley Craft Corner, Pim’s Thai Food Truck, and Precursor Printing.

Produce in the Park continues to accept vendor applications to Spring Celebration Market. For more information visit produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com or contact the Market Manager at produceintheparkatlanticiowa@gmail.com.

Spring Celebration Market is sponsored by the Atlantic Community Promotion Commission, Cass County Tourism, First Whitney Bank and Trust, Cass Health, Gregg Young Automotive of Atlantic, and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce. For the latest information, follow Produce in the Park on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ ProduceInThePark) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/produceintheparkatlanticia/) or sign up for the Produce in the Park newsletter at www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com.

Bridgewater Farm will be selling fresh spinach and other premium organic produce at Spring Celebration Market April 6.

(Radio Iowa) – The author of a new book contrasting first-hand accounts of China in the 1980s versus the modern era will be in Des Moines for an event tonight (Monday). Patti Isaacs first visited China in 1981 on a one-year contract to teach English at a small university, and people were still wearing uniform clothing during the last days of communism. Twenty-four years later, Isaacs returned to that same university to teach English — and to do research for her book, “The Second Long March, Memoir from a Witness to China’s Transformation.”

She says the changes were astonishing between 1981 and 2005, as high rises and a high-tech zone had sprung up. Isaacs says the book aims to dispell stereotypes and provide stories of “regular people” in China. She says national pride is growing for some, while others feel modernization robbed China of its soul.

(Altoona, Iowa) – A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 80 near Altoona, Sunday night. The Iowa State Patrol reports, a 2022 Chevy pickup driven by 49-year-old Rodney Gene Fuller, of Grimes, was westbound in the center lane of I-80, when the vehicle struck 36-year-old Perry Wilton Robert Dodds, of Des Moines. The Patrol said Dodds was standing in the center lane, wearing all dark clothes. He was killed on impact.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Altoona Police and EMS.

(Radio Iowa) – A lead sponsor of a bill that would set new regulations for proposed carbon pipelines projects says there may be changes in the bill when it’s debated in the House. Republican Representative Steven Holt of Denison says the main part of the bill would require that developers get voluntary access to 90 percent of the miles along the pipeline route before state officials could grant them eminent domain authority to seize the rest.

Holt says he’s confident the House will vote on the bill before month’s end.

Bills in the SENATE that outlined new rules for carbon pipelines never made it past an earlier deadline. Representative Lindsay James, a Democrat from Dubuque, says the concern is the bill will die in the senate.

The two House lawmakers made their comments during a weekend appearance on Iowa Press on Iowa P-B-S. Last month, Governor Reynolds said she’s watching to see what happens with the House bill. While saying there could be areas where pipeline regulations could be tweaked, Reynolds told reporters she’d be having conversations with lawmakers about how new regulations could impact the ethanol industry. The pipelines are touted as a way to make ethanol carbon free and therefore expand markets the corn-based fuel.

(Anamosa, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, Sunday, said that at approximately 11:30 PM Saturday, March 18th, security and medical staff responded to an inmate medical emergency in one of the Anamosa State Penitentiary’s living units. Upon arrival, the inmate was found unresponsive. Although staff did not observe any obvious substances when they entered the cell, the inmate appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. Medical staff immediately assessed the inmate and Narcan was administered. It was then determined that the inmate needed to be taken to the hospital for further care where his condition stabilized. The inmate has since returned to the institution.

Three staff members who responded to the medical emergency were also exposed to the unknown substance. As the inmate was being prepared for transfer to the hospital, these staff members became ill and were seen by the on-site medical team. Out of an abundance of caution, Narcan was administered to two of the three staff members and all three were transported via ambulance to the local hospital for observation. The three staff members have since been released from the local hospital after their condition stabilized.

Investigators with the Department of Public Safety Narcotics Enforcement Division have arrived at the Anamosa State Penitentiary and assessed the quarantined area and determined it is safe for reentry. The DOC will continue to work in conjunction with DPS to conduct a full investigation.

The incident remains under investigation.

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Sunday, released a report on six arrests that occurred from Feb. 24th through March 18th. On Saturday (March 18), Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 34 and Chestnut. Upon investigation, 36-year-old Jory John Larkin, of Clarinda, was arrested on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia, and OWI/1st offense. Larkin was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $2,300 cash-only bond.

There were two arrests on March 3rd in Adams County: A traffic stop on a speeding vehicle just west of Nodaway resulted in the arrest of 31-year-old Devon Hale, of Villisca. He was charged with OWI/1st offense, Driving without a valid license, and Open container as a driver (21 & older). He was also cited for speeding. Hale later posted a $1,000 bond and was released.; And, 38-year-old Kirk McKay, of Lenox, was arrested March 3rd, following an incident that occurred on Feb. 18th, at 1657 Railroad Street, in Corning. McKay was charged with Felony Assault, A Felony charge of Willful Injury, and a Simple Misdemeanor charge of Disorderly Conduct/fighting in a public place. McKay was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $15,300 bond, until seen by a magistrate.

On Feb. 28th, Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop in Corning. A passenger in the vehicle, Tara Marie Squibbs, was arrested on four separate warrants for Failure to Appear. She was booked into the Adams County Jail and held on a $1,200 cash-only bond.  On the 27th, 44-year-old Joleen Most was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear on a Probation Violation warrant. Her cash-only bond was set at $5,500.

And, on Feb. 24th, a traffic stop in Adams County and probable cause search, resulted in the arrest of Quinn Johnston, of Omaha, for Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia, and Poss. of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. She was booked into the Adams County Jail and held on a $1,300 cash bond.

*Any potential criminal charges identified above are merely allegations, and any defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a man and a woman were arrested late Saturday night. Authorities say 35-year-old Prince Marquis Rashaad Shaw and 28-year-old Casaundra Anne Bookout, both of Red Oak, were taken into custody in the 200 block of W. Coolbaugh Street, for Violation of Protection Order. Both parties were being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

(Radio Iowa) – Former Vice President Mike Pence says the potential arrest of former President Donald Trump is politically motivated and Pence says that’s deeply troubling. Pence spoke with reporters in Iowa shortly after Trump announced he expected to be arrested Tuesday in connection with a New York grand jury probe.

Trump, in a post on his social media platform, called for protests. Pence says he respects the right of every American to speak their mind about the situation.

Pence was in Des Moines Saturday for a discussion about foreign policy that was hosted by Senator Joni Ernst. Pence says America isn’t the world’s policeman, but, as the leader of the free world, the U.S. must support Ukraine to ensure peace in eastern Europe.

Pence’s remarks are in contrast to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a likely 2024 presidential candidate, who recently said the war is a territorial dispute and Ukraine is not of vital national interest to the United States.

Pence said “…I know some people say we can’t take care of getting our economy moving again, securing our border, taking care of things here at home and doing that, but that’s a pretty small view of the greatest nation on earth. We can do both.” Pence told reporters he’ll be making a decision about whether to launch a presidential campaign of his own this spring. He told the audience at the event Iowa’s Caucuses will again play an outsized role in shaping the nation’s destiny.

Pence, who served in the U.S. House for a dozen years, was Indiana’s governor when Trump chose him as his running mate in 2016.