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(Radio Iowa) — The football teams at all three of Iowa’s public universities open their seasons on Saturday and fans are warned to be careful if they’re trying to buy gameday tickets, t-shirts and other merchandise. Susan Buck, spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau, says to beware of buying anything from unknown or unreliable online retailers. “They’re just trying to scam you for your credit card information or your personal information or they’re selling counterfeit merchandise, which is also something you want to steer clear of,” Buck says.
Before you buy a Hawkeye hat, a Cyclone jersey or a Panther sweatshirt, Buck says to look for the telltale signs that may reveal a scam or counterfeit company. “Poor website design and sloppy English,” Buck says. “If it’s a legitimate company with an established website, they’re not going to have spelling errors and grammatical errors on their website.”
The site may offer discounted prices and free shipping to save you some cash, but Buck says it’s likely best to punt. “You are kind of taking a leap of faith and that’s why it’s really important to do your research first, before you hand over your credit card number,” she says.
If the website looks fishy, it’s best to move on and find another one. Iowa’s three state schools all have official websites for apparel. See those links below:
https://www.panthersupply.com/
https://hawkeyefanshop.com/
https://www.cyslockerroom.com/
The Cass County Conservation Board has several events scheduled over the next couple of days. On Friday, Aug. 31st, the Board will host the “Mysterious Monarchs” program at Lake Anita State Park’s campground loop, beginning at 4:30-p.m. The event will also be held Saturday, Sept. 1st, at the Cold Springs State Park campground shelter, beginning at 4:30-p.m. And, the Cass County Conservation Board is holding a “Movie in the Park” campground program this Friday (Aug. 31st), in the campground shelter at Cold Springs State Park, in Lewis. The movie is “Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature,” which begins at 9:30-p.m.
Bring a blanket or chair to the show, and dress for the weather. If it rains, the movie will be rescheduled to Sunday, Sept. 2nd, at 9-p.m. You do not have to be a registered camper to attend the show. For more information on those, and other Cass County Conservation Board events, call Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning, at 712-769-2372.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports four people were arrested on separate charges, Wednesday. 46-year old Brian Robert Vanderpool, of Tabor, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Violation of a No Contact/Protection Order – contempt of court, and Theft in the 3rd Degree. His bond was set at $2,300. 69-year old Alvin Henry Horgdal, of Henderson, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts, and 56-year old Kelly Jo Horgdal, also of Henderson, was arrested on a Governor’s warrant. Alvin Horgdal was being held on $300 bond, while Kelly Horgdal was being held without bond, in the Mills County Jail. And, 41-year old Sean Joseph Cecil, of Omaha, was arrested Wednesday at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a Forgery charge. His bond was set at $5,000.
(Updated 4:50-p.m.*) — The Board of Supervisors in Cass County will meet Friday morning beginning at 8:30, in their Board Room at the Courthouse, in Atlantic. On their light agenda for the day, is a report from Zoning Administrator Rich Hansen, with regard to a request made for a Zoning change pertaining to Dollar General, in rural Griswold.
The Board will also act on approving a fiscal year 2017-18 Urban Renewal Report, in addition to hearing regular reports from County Department Heads. *And, they’re expected to act on the abatement of taxes for parcels owned by the Cities of Atlantic and Anita.
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Officials have confirmed that invasive zebra mussels have been found in northwest Iowa’s Storm Lake. The Iowa Natural Resources Department says juvenile and adult zebra mussels inhabit several lake locations. Officials say the mussels probably arrived on or in a boat that had been in an infested water body, such as the Spirit/Okoboji chain of lakes or the Missouri River.
The small, black and white mussels are native to eastern Europe and voracious eaters that gobble up plankton many native freshwater fish need to survive. The mussels can attach themselves to boat motors, bait buckets and dam mechanisms and cause damage to motors and facilities.
Boaters are urged to clean, drain and dry watercraft to prevent the spread.
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ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — More good luck has struck an Ankeny man who’s won his second six-figure Iowa Lottery scratch-off ticket prize in 12 years. The Des Moines Register reports that 54-year-old Gary West bought two tickets last week at a Casey’s store in Altoona and scratched them off in his car. One was a big winner: $250,000. He won a $100,000 scratch-off ticket prize a dozen years ago.
Lottery officials say that when West claimed his prize Monday, he told them with a chuckle that it was his “second time, so I’m feeling more experienced.” He says he plans to shop for a car and share some of his lottery winnings with his family.
(Radio Iowa) — An 82-year-old central Iowa woman remains hospitalized nearly one week after she was attacked by three men who broke into her home. Story County Sheriff’s Captain Barry Thomas say the home invasion happened late on the night of August 23 in the small town of Kelley. “I can’t speak to a lot of specifics about the assault itself as we’re in the midst of the investigation and I don’t want to do anything to compromise it, but I will say that it was a very brutal assault,” Thomas said. No one has been arrested in the case, but Thomas is confident charges will be filed soon. “We have some people of interest – suspects we’ve been able to develop and we’re following through…to make sure we have probable cause to make arrests when the time comes,” Thomas said.
Donations to a GoFundMe page, set up by the woman’s family, are getting close to the $6,000 goal. The page says the money will go toward her recovery and pay for a home security system. “This is certainly something that we don’t see happen very often in towns the size of Kelley, so it is certainly impactful on those residents who live there,” Thomas said. According to the GoFundMe page, the woman is a longtime Kelley resident and retired Ballard school bus driver. Her family also wrote “while her physical injuries are healing, her emotional scars will take longer.”
You can find a link to that page here: https://www.gofundme.com/sjv59-help-grandma-feel-safe-again
(Radio Iowa) — U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is in Iowa, holding events with Republican office-holders and assuring the state’s farm community that international trade disputes “will work out fine.” “I’m really proud of our agricultural community,” Perdue says. “They’ve stood with the president. It’s been painful. They’ve seen the prices drop on hogs and soybeans and other crops, but they understood he’s doing it for the right reason. China has cheated and farmers don’t like cheating.”
Perdue visited the Farm Progress Show in Boone yesterday (Wednesday), then headed to a farm near Melbourne for a town hall meeting with Republican Congressman Rod Blum and a few dozen Iowa farmers. “Secretary Perdue understands what you’re saying,” Blum said. “He knows that we’re nervous out here about trade and tariffs, right? And he understands ethanol. He understands that we need E15.” Perdue told the crowd the president is an ethanol backer and the ag secretary indicated there is “momentum” for trade deals with Mexico, Canada and Japan. “The president has gotten the leverage. He’s gotten their attention and, like a lot of people here in the United States, they’re not quite sure what he’s going to do next,” Perdue said, “so to some degree we’re using that leverage in negotiation to get that done and then I’m hoping we can move on with the EU and then I think China will finally recognize that they need to come along in that way.”
Perdue acknowledged farmers are uneasy, but likened the trade situation to a weight loss program that’s “kind of painful when you’re going through it, but at the end you’re healthier.” Representatives of pork producers and dairy farmers raised concerns about how the U-S-D-A has calculated the federal payments meant to off-set losses due to the trade war. Perdue says his agency calculated “tariff damage” in a way that could be defended if the payments are challenged to the World Trade Organization. “Everybody would want more. I understand that, but the program’s pretty well set,” Perdue said.
Perdue later told reporters he is optimistic the trade impasse with Canada can be resolved yet this week, so a re-negotiated trade deal with Mexico AND Canada can be presented to congress soon. This (Thursday) morning, the U-S ag secrerary will join Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Republican Mike Naig — the STATE ag secretary — for an event with farmers at an Ames co-op, then Perdue will travel to rural Panora to tour conservation sites with Republican Congressman David Young. He’ll also be in Atlantic from 2:45-to 3:45-p.m. along with David Young.