Retired Griswold teacher, former coach and current Griswold School Board member Tom Moore won his party’s nomination in November as candidate for the Special House District 21 Election held Tuesday in four area counties, and he got the nod from a majority of the voters in all but one of those counties during Tuesday’s election. The exception was Adams County, the home of Democrat candidate Tim Ennis, from Corning. Moore received a total of 1,409 votes. Tim Ennis received 853 votes.

Tom Moore

Moore told KJAN News he was honored to have received the support he got, especially from those in the Griswold area. Moore says he thanks all the citizens who took the time to get out and exercised their Constitutional right to vote, especially the residents of Griswold, who “Gave me an outstanding vote and voter turnout.” He said those from Griswold, Noble and Pleasant Townships that “Led the way as far as the number of voters” who cast ballots. He says “I’m proud to say Griswold backed me.”

Moore has lived in Griswold for 34 years. In addition to his more than 33 years of teaching and coaching experience, both at the Grinnell and Griswold Community School Districts, he served as the Assistant Manager at Southwest Iowa Egg near Massena for seven-years.

Moore says that kind of experience will give him talking points and credibility with farm organizations. He says his work at SW IA Egg, especially on the manure management side of the business, gives him the insight needed to deal with several issues, including those affecting Iowa’s waterways

Before he’s sworn-in to office, Moore will have to resign from the Griswold School Board, where he was serving his second term. House District 21 covers all of Adams and Union counties, a small section of eastern Pottawattamie County and a large part of Cass County.

The Clarinda Police Department reports a 17-year old male from Corning was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of motor vehicle theft. The theft had taken place Monday morning on the grounds of the Clarinda Treatment Center. The vehicle, a 2007 Chevy Uplander mini-van owned by the Southwest Valley Community School District, was recovered in Edina, Minnesota. The unidentified juvenile was processed and released to the custody of his mother pending action in Page County Juvenile Court.

And, early this (Wednesday) morning, Clarinda Police arrested 24-year old Tera Dawn Lutz, of Clarinda, on an outstanding felony warrant from Page County District Court for violation of conditions of probation. Lutz was arrested following a traffic stop in the area of 13th & Lincoln. She was booked into the Page County Jail and held on a $2,000 cash only bond. A short time later, officers arrested 19-year old Kenneth Lynn Lee Turner Jr., of Skidmore, Missouri, on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, second offense. Turner Jr. was processed and posted a $2,000 bond before being released.

And, as the result of an investigation into a report of an intruder at 608 S. 14th Street in Clarinda this (Wednesday) morning, officers arrested 35-year old Bryan Scott Casey, of Clarinda, on suspicion of misdemeanor trespass. Casey was booked into the Page County Jail and held on $300 bond. The Clarinda Police Department was assisted by on call department personnel and the Page County Sheriff’s Office with the execution of some the arrests.

Officials with the Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development, located at the Armstrong Research Farm near Lewis, say they intend to establish teams to identify research/education needs in southwest Iowa, and propose projects to be
conducted at the Armstrong Research Farm, the Neely-Kinyon Research
Farm, or on private farms in the Wallace Foundation southwest Iowa area.

Eligible projects must be consistent with the Wallace Foundation mission:To provide a framework for local people to accelerate agricultural research, technology transfer, and rural development in southwest Iowa.

Proposed team focal areas include: fruits and vegetables; crops and soils; livestock; niche markets, farm business management, and local foods; and, resources, membership and youth involvement in the Wallace Foundation.

Applications for participation on a team will be received through calendar year 2016.

If interested, contact the Wallace Foundation, 53020 Hitchcock Avenue, Lewis, IA 51544.

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The City of Macedonia in Pottawattamie County, is under a Boil Water Order until at least 3-p.m. Friday. While the specifics as to why the order was issued are currently not available, according to the Macedonia City Clerk,  a Boil Order is usually placed in effect during periods of water line repairs or construction.

MIAMI (AP) — Authorities have brought back to the United States a man whom they identified as the first U.S. fugitive turned over by the Cuban government since its recent thaw in relations with the U.S. The Marshals said in a news release Tuesday that Shawn Wegmann, of Muscatine, is wanted in Iowa on federal firearms charges.

Investigators say Wegmann arrived in Havana on Oct. 31 aboard a 13-foot Boston Whaler that he stole from a Key West marina. He was arrested by Cuban border guards.

Wegmann is scheduled for a court hearing in Miami on Wednesday. Authorities say he is from Kirklin, Indiana. He is likely to be returned to Iowa to face weapons charges. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

Information provided by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office indicated Tom Moore, a Republican from Griswold, has won a Special Election to fill a vacant Iowa House District 21 seat. The vacancy was created by the death in October, of Jack Drake, a Republican from Griswold.

According to the polls results, Moore received a total of 1,409 votes. His opponent, Democrat Tim Ennis, of Corning, received 853 votes. Both men were nominated to run in the Special Election by separate nominating conventions held last month.

The results are unofficial until the votes are canvassed.

By County, here is the vote break-down: (candidate/votes/% of votes cast)

Cass – Ennis 327 (30.94%)      Moore – 730 (69.06%)     [Write-In’s  2]

Adams – Ennis 255 (57.3%)    Moore – 189 (42.3%)

Pottawattamie – Ennis 16 (17.2%)    Moore – 77 (82.8%)

Union – Ennis 255 (38.2%)    Moore 413 61.8%)