Iowa Republican Congressman David Young will make a stop in Massena, Saturday. Actually, just a little bit east of Massena, when he talks with the owners and staff at McCunn Specialty Firearms. Co-Owner Kevin McCunn told KJAN News Young wants to explore more about the legal sale of bump stocks. Kevin’s son and MSF Co-Owner Brice McCunn was the person who suggested Young should stop by.

The issue about bump stocks came about following the concert shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where, according to law enforcement, the shooter used a bump stock to rapidly open fire on his victims below. Adding a bump stock to a rifle increases the fire rate for a rifle – the number of rounds that can be fired per minute – to a fire rate similar to a fully automatic rifle.

Kevin says this is likely the first time Congressman Young has been in Massena, so they’re looking forward to his visit.

(He said Young was supposed to have stopped by last year at about this same time, but that was when a Urbandale Police officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Tony Beminio were shot to death during the early morning hours of Nov. 2nd, 2016.)

It’s not clear if Young will fire a weapon equipped with a bump stock, but McCunn Specialty Firearms has an indoor shooting range for target practice. Iowa’s 3rd District Congressman is expected to stop by the store at around 1:30-p.m. The public is invited to stop by as well, and check out the facility, as well as speak with David Young, as time allows.

The store is located at 74980 Richland Rd, or just east of Massena, on Highway 92.

AVOCA, Iowa (AP) — A judge is expected to hand down her verdict today (Friday) in the second trial of a man who’d been convicted of killing a woman at his western Iowa home. The Daily Nonpareil reports that prosecution and defense lawyers tussled during their final arguments Thursday over whether Robert Reynolds had drunkenly hallucinated that 64-year-old Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey was possessed by a demon when he shot her. Reynolds was convicted in November 2014 of killing Kinkade-Dorsey after a night of drinking at his and his wife’s Oakland home. Kinkade-Dorsey was a friend of his wife.

The Iowa Appeals Court later ordered a new trial, ruling that the trial judge erroneously changed the first trial’s location. Judge Susan Christensen has said she’ll have the verdict in the second, non-jury trial read today (Friday).

The Atlantic Police Department reports three people were arrested, Thursday. 24-year old Albar Garza, of McAllen, TX, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 20-year old Kaylee Sharp, of Atlantic, was arrested for Theft in the 2nd Degree. And, 27-year old Garrett Cooper, of Atlantic, was arrested for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. All three subjects were booked-into the Cass County Jail.

Clarinda Police, Thursday night, arrested a man for 1st degree Harassment. 47-year old Marvin Lee Harness, Jr., of Clarinda, was arrested without incident at around 9:30-p.m. at his home in the 500 block of N. 16th Street. Harness, Jr., was taken into custody after he allegedly threatened to kill a person. The alleged threat happened during a domestic quarrel involving Harness, Jr., and a 36-year old female, that occurred earlier Thursday evening.

Harness Jr. was being held at the Page County Jail without bond until seen by a Magistrate. Police reports have been submitted to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.

The Creston Police Department reports a Ringgold County woman was arrested Thursday afternoon. 26-year old Latanya Renee Smith, of Tingley, was arrested at around 3:35-p.m. in the 100 Block of N. Elm Street in Creston, on a Missouri warrant for probation violation. Smith was being held on a $15,000 bond while awaiting extradition.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s time for a change in America — a time change. Let’s sleep an extra hour to that. At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, daylight saving time is ending, and it’s back to standard time for most people in the United States. The shift means it’s lighter earlier in the morning and darker earlier in the evening. And you’ll get 60 minutes more of shut-eye between Saturday night and Sunday wake-up.

Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don’t observe daylight saving time, so there’s no need to change the clocks in those places. Daylight saving time will return at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 11.

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City care provider has been accused of stealing from more than a dozen disabled adults. Court records say 48-year-old Lisa Sembach-Preston is charged with 19 counts of dependent adult abuse and 19 counts of theft. The records say Sembach-Preston was working for Crossroads of Western Iowa, a nonprofit that helps adults with disabilities and mental illnesses. She was responsible for each victim’s bank accounts and financial matters/

The records say the thefts from at least 16 people occurred from February 2015 through April. Authorities say the total taken was nearly $37,000.

A national travel magazine is naming an Iowa hotel as one of the top 25 in the Midwest. The Hotel Pattee, in Perry, made the list in the latest edition of Conde Nast Traveler. Jay Hartz is co-owner of the hotel and says the ranking is a thrill. “Very proud and quite honestly, very surprised,” Hartz says. “We did not anticipate that award. That’s the first time we’ve been named by that organization.” Hartz and his business partner/wife Denise have owned the historic Perry landmark for five years. “When we bought the hotel, the hotel was closed and we reopened it. The first year-and-a-half or two years was very scary but we turned the corner,” he says. “Business picked up and continues to pick up and we’re doing fine now.”

The Hotel Pattee is the only Iowa hotel on the list and it’s joined by posh facilities including the Ritz-Carlton in St. Louis, the Hotel Ivy in Minneapolis and the Hotel Iroquois on Mackinac Island in Michigan. “We do have to create more of a marketing plan to draw people here because there aren’t really demand generators right in our backyard,” Hartz says. “We have marketed the hotel as a destination and we try to tell our guests, once they come here, they don’t have to leave for a few days.”

The 40-room hotel features specialty rooms centered around Perry and the state of Iowa. www.hotelpattee.com

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