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DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Friday, announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions.
The following southwest/western Iowa appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation:
Empower Rural Iowa Initiative
Jenna Ramsey, Montgomery
Kimberly Tiefenthaler, Carroll
Bonnie Ramsay, Taylor
STEM Advisory Council
Marge Welch, Union
Dan Harbeke, Pottawattamie
(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Deputies responded a little after 1-a.m. Saturday, to a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Highway 2 and 195th Street. Authorities say a 2016 Cadillac XTS, driven by 54-year-old Jay Tyler, of Medford, Oregon, failed to negotiate the lane changeover in the construction zone and stuck a cement barricade.
Tyler was uninjured. The vehicle was a total loss. A probable cause search of the vehicle uncovered methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Tyler was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and No Valid License. He was later placed under arrest for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Tyler was released after posting a $1,300 bond.
And, at around 8:37-p.m., Saturday, Deputies in Fremont County were called to 2878 240th Street for a single-vehicle rollover accident involving a Ford 150 pickup. The driver 16-year-old Quentin Stanton was uninjured in the accident. Stanton was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Careless Driving.
(Clarinda, Iowa) – Authorities in Page County, Sunday said shortly after 7-p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2022, the Page County Sheriff’s Office requested the Clarinda Ambulance Service to the Page County Jail for an adult male inmate with a medical condition. Clarinda Ambulance Service transported the adult male inmate to the Clarinda Regional Health Center where the adult male inmate later died.
Per Page County Jail policy, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was contacted as well as a report filed with the State Jail Inspector’s Office. At this time, no personal information about the adult male inmate is being released, pending the investigation and notification of the inmate’s emergency contacts.
The adult male inmate’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
(Keokuk, Iowa) – The crash of a small car in southeastern Iowa’s Lee County, Saturday night, claimed the life of one 15-year-old and resulted in injuries to a 16-year-old. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2000 Toyota Matrix was traveling south on the Mississippi River Road at around 10:45-p.m., Saturday, when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle entered the west ditch and came to rest.
Both teens were transported by Lee County EMS to Blessing Health, in Keokuk, when one died from their injuries. Neither of the occupants of the car were wearing their seat belts. No names were released.
(Radio Iowa) – Senator Chuck Grassley is putting some caveats on the promise that a Republican majority in congress will be able to repeal the plan to hire 87-thousand I-R-S agents. Last weekend, Grassley said those I-R-S agents probably won’t be hired if Republicans hold a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and House after this year’s election. This week, Grassley said it would be a long process and Senate debate rules could prevent the G-O-P from taking action. “When that bill would come to the senate, we’d have to have 60 votes to get it done,” Grassley says, “and there’d have to be some bipartisanship.”
If that 60 vote threshold is cleared and the bill passes, it would be up to President Biden to decide whether it becomes law. And it was the Biden Administration that proposed spending to modernize the I-R-S computer system and hire new agents to replace retiring staff over the next decade.
That’s a rarity. Congress has voted to override just six presidential vetoes in the past 21 years. In 1996, Grassley was appointed as one of 17 members on the National Commission on Restructuring the I-R-S.
Grassley helped write a 1998 law that reorganized divisions within the agency and limited some auditing techniques.
Grassley was cheered by the crowd at Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s fundraiser when he said a G-O-P congress probably would vote to repeal the I-R-S hiring plan.
(Radio Iowa) – The delayed start of the school year in an eastern Iowa district has been pushed back even farther after the discovery of asbestos. Due to a construction project, next Tuesday, September 6th, had been set as the first day of school in North Linn district, but Superintendent Dave Hoeger says the construction disturbed asbestos in the high school building.
All classes are delayed, not just at the high school.
Asbestos removal crews are cleaning the buildings and Hoeger says more tests will be done next week.
The North Linn School District serves students in and around Coggin, Troy Mills and Walker.
(Radio Iowa) – Economic growth slowed in Iowa and in the Midwest during August, according to the latest survey of supply managers in the nine states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says while the numbers slipped on the Business Conditions Index at the state and regional levels, both remained above growth neutral for the 27th straight month. Still, he says the forecast remains cloudy.
Hiring during August dropped compared to July, while inflation rates remain punishingly high. Goss says they asked supply managers to identify the biggest challenges moving forward in 2022.
Supply chain issues are continuing to disrupt the flow of goods, and while gasoline prices have dropped, prices for groceries and most other goods and services remain very high.
The survey finds durable goods manufacturers in Iowa, including metal producers, are reporting solid growth, while Goss says non-durable goods producers, including food processors, reported healthy expansions. Looking ahead six months, economic optimism increased to a very weak 32.2 from 26.8 in July, that’s on a scale of zero to 100. Goss says confidence levels for 2022 are the worst since the 2008-09 recession.
September 2, 2022 (DES MOINES) – At their meeting held Thursday, in Des Moines, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants totaling $775,000 to a pool project in Akron and a gymnasium expansion in Audubon.
The details for the projects receiving CAT grants are as follows:
Project Name: Audubon Recreation Foundation Gymnasium Expansion, Audubon
Total Project Cost: $1,964,682
Amount Awarded: $390,000
Project Description: An expansion to the existing Audubon Recreation Center will house two basketball and volleyball courts, a two-lane walking track and spectator seating. Additionally, the current basketball area will be repurposed into a fitness and weightlifting equipment area.
Project Name: Akron Family Aquatic Center, Akron
Total Project Cost: $3,200,720
Amount Awarded: $385,000
Project Description: The construction of a zero-depth entry and ADA compliant aquatic center will include six in-pool and deck shade umbrellas, multiple spray structures, two slides, a one-meter diving board, a new pump house and renovation of the existing bathhouse and concession building.
The Enhance Iowa Program provides financial incentives to communities for the construction of recreational, cultural, educational or entertainment facilities that enhance the quality of life in Iowa. To date, 101 CAT grants have been awarded by the board, totaling $32,283,183. The next Enhance Iowa Board meeting is scheduled for October 6, 2022.
(Des Moines, Iowa) The Iowa Department Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the first case of West Nile virus infection reported in 2022, in a middle age adult (aged 41-60 years) from Buena Vista County. The case was confirmed through a test at the State Hygienic Lab.
Humans get infected with West Nile virus through a mosquito bite and being outside means there’s a risk for West Nile virus infection. But we have easily accessible preventive tools like insect repellent, that can help keep Iowans safe from mosquito bites, which lowers the risk of West Nile infection.
With Labor Day activities on the horizon, HHS reminds all Iowans take the following steps to reduce the risk of exposure to West Nile virus:
In 2021, 6 Iowans were diagnosed with West Nile virus, with zero deaths. For more information on West Nile virus, visit https://www.idph.iowa.gov/cade/disease-information/west-nile-virus.
The Creston Police Department has released information on 6 recent arrests.
On Wednesday, August 31st Creston Police arrested 44-year-old Dennis Gerald Tyler of Creston at 7:37 p.m. on West Montgomery Street. Tyler was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault and held on no bond in the Union County Jail until seen by a Judge.
Also on Wednesday, August 31st at 8:09 p.m. Officers arrested 34-year-old Tahara Renee Johnston of Denison on West Montgomery Street for Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense. Johnston later posted bail at the Union County Jail.
On Friday, September 2nd at 12:52 a.m. Creston Police arrested 55-year-old David Scott Miller of Creston on a charge of Driving While Barred. He was taken to the Union County Jail and later posted $1,300 bond.
Three people were arrested early Friday morning at 802 North Cherry Street in Creston. At 2:27 a.m. Creston Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Julian Bell, 33-year-old Natasha Ann Campbell, and 30-year-old Richie Rodriguez all of Creston. All three were charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana 1st Offense. All three were taken to the Union County Jail and posted $1,300 bond each.