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Slippery roads were apparently to blame for a single-vehicle accident Friday morning, in Page County. The Sheriff’s Department reports a 1980 Chevy van was traveling south on V-Avenue at around 10-a.m., when the vehicle went out of control due to surface road conditions. The van went off the left side of the road near 210th Street and into a ditch, before hitting and coming to rest on a barbed wire fence belonging to a Clarinda man. The driver of the van was not identified in the Sheriff’s report, and it was unclear what the extent of any injuries were, but they were not transported to the hospital.
The van sustained $500 damage, while damage to the fence was estimated at $100.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Carbon was arrested Friday evening. 52-year old Ricardo Avila was taken into custody at around 5:10-p.m., on a charge of Harassment in the 2nd degree, after deputies were called to investigate a report Avila was threatening harm to another person, and that person’s animals. Avila was being held in the Adams County Jail on $1,000 bond.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office says a Shenandoah man facing three felony charges associated with an incident on December 21st, has turned himself-in to authorities. 74-year old Robert Earl Christianson was wanted on a warrant issued by a Page County Magistrate, after a complaint was filed by the Shenandoah Police Department.
The warrant, issued Dec. 27th, charged Christianson with Assault with a weapon on a Peace officer, Eluding, and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree, all of which are Class-D felonies. Christianson posted bond and was released pending a court hearing.
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A group that monitors Iowa’s egg industry is looking for the best recipes that think outside the shell. The Iowa Egg Council is kicking off its “Incredibly Good Eggs” cooking contest. Recipes can include party foods or drinks, breakfast entrees, main dishes, side dishes, snacks or desserts. The recipes must be original and contain at least four eggs in the form of whole eggs, yolks or whites. The contest will be divided among adults, culinary arts students and general students from sixth grade through high school. Winners will be selected online after a preliminary judging period.
All contest entries must be received by Friday, March 1, 2013 at 5 PM. To enter, visit www.iowaegg.org for a downloadable entry form and a complete list of rules. Or call 877-IOWAEGG for mailed contest information.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Iowa woman is suspected of driving while intoxicated after her sport utility vehicle plunged about 25 feet off an interstate bridge. Nicole Butschi of Robins lost control of her car and crashed early yesterday morning. She had been traveling southbound on a roadway that curves near Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City wants to mount video cameras on some of its police officers. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says a report by the city’s police department proposes buying body mounted video recorders to capture police interactions with the public. The annual improvement plan also lists the implementation of new red light cameras as a focus for next year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new report shows Iowa’s hog inventory continues to surpass all other states in the country. The United States Department of Agriculture says in its latest report released yesterday that the Hawkeye state has 20.6 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms as of December 1st. That’s a three percent jump from the same period last year.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A national professors group says administrators at the University of Northern Iowa violated governance, academic freedom and tenure procedures when they eliminated certain programs and shuttered the education training school. The American Association of University Professors says UNI officials failed to follow certain policies when determining programs to eliminate.
So often during accident reports issued by law enforcement, especially those which occur in Pottawattamie County, we note the victim or victims were transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital, in Council Bluffs. According to the Council Bluffs NonPareil, beginning next week, “Jennie,” as it’s referred to by most local medics, will be referred to as “Methodist Jennie Edmundson.” The slight name change and a new look, becomes effective Tuesday, as part of an ongoing rebranding campaign.
The “Methodist” part of the name refers to the hospital’s affiliation with Methodist Health System, a relationship that began in 1994. The facility has been a part of the Council Bluffs community since 1886. The rebranding to “Methodist Jennie Edmundson” according to the paper, will include new, on-campus signage, as well as future advertising.
Police in Red Oak said Friday, that a local man was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a large bond, following his arrest Friday afternoon. According to a police report, the bond for 48-year-old Dean Glen Heideman, Jr., was set at $100,000. Heideman, Jr., was arrested on a felony warrant a little after 4 p.m. Friday.The warrant was issued after he failed to appear for his pre-trail conference Thursday. Heideman, Jr., faces three Class-C felony Controlled Substance Violation charges, to which he’s pleaded Not Guilty.
The Controlled Substance Violations allegedly occurred late last February, and again in March, 2012. According to online court records, his jury trial on those charges was set for January 15th.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Weather officials say light snow will continue across most of Iowa as an upper level system passes through the state. The National Weather Service says between 2 and 4 inches of snow is expected to fall Friday along northern Iowa. An additional 1 to 2 inches of snow is expected around the Des Moines area, after a similar amount fell overnight. Weather officials expect patchy freezing drizzle mainly south of Interstate 80.
Temperatures are expected to climb, but arctic air will hit the region next week. Wind chill values could reach 20 below zero. Winds of up to 15 mph are expected Friday across western and north central Nebraska. The combination could produce near 20 below zero temperatures across the western Sandhills and parts of the Platte Valley.
A south central Iowa man was injured during a single-vehicle accident this (Friday) morning on Interstate 80, in Cass County. The Iowa State Patrol says 21-year old Chase Alan Waters, of Pella, was checked and treated for injuries at the scene, but did not require transport to the hospital. The Patrol says he was wearing his seat belt.
Officials say Waters was traveling westbound on I-80 at around 8:04-a.m., when the 2004 Jeep Wrangler he was driving went out of control just east of the Wiota exit. The SUV entered the median and rolled over, coming to rest in the left lane on the eastbound side of I-80.
Waters told the authorities the cruise control was set and on at the time of the accident. Officials have been warning drivers NOT to engage the cruise control of their vehicles when road conditions are not dry.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa felons seeking to regain voting rights will no longer have to submit credit histories or pay off all their full restitution to become eligible. Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday relaxed rules he enacted last year that had made Iowa one of the hardest states in the nation for ex-felons to regain voting rights.
Iowa will still be one of four states where felons who complete prison and parole terms have to apply to restore their rights to vote and hold office. Under the changes, applicants have to be current on restitution payments instead of having to satisfy judgments entirely. They also won’t have to submit credit histories, which the governor’s office had required as a way to check for outstanding court debts. Critics said that step was a deterrent.
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