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The victim of a hit-and-run accident near the High School in Logan has been identified. The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports 50-year old Charlotte Anderson, of Logan, died after being struck by a vehicle at around 11-p.m., Saturday.
A Harrison County Deputy Sheriff and a Logan Police Officer came upon Anderson’s body on the side of the road near the 115 mile marker of Highway 127, on the north side of Logan. Officers discovered she was already dead upon their arrival and it appeared she was a victim of a hit and run.
Anderson’s body was transported to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, where an autopsy was performed. Anderson’s death has been ruled a homicide.
At around 7-a.m. Sunday, an Iowa State Patrol Trooper located a suspicious vehicle in Logan that appeared to have front end damage consistent with evidence located at the scene of the hit and run. The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.
Several agencies are working on the investigation to include the Logan Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Harrison County Attorney’s Office, Harrison County Medical Examiner, Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, Logan Fire and Rescue, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa State Patrol (ISP) and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that his deputies arrested three people in connection with an assault that occurred on June 7th at the County Line Bar & Grill at 1503 West Sheridan Avenue, Shenandoah.
Deputies were called to a fight in progress at the bar that night. They arrived along with Shenandoah Police, to find a large crowd had gathered and were dispersed by the officers. Officials report that two people, 33 year old Carol Barnett and 30 year old Russell Higgins, both of Shenandoah, had been assaulted while leaving the bar. They both suffered minor injuries.
Three Shenandoah residents, 21 year old Drew Alexander, 20 year old Claudia Alexander and 25 year old Taylor Buick, were arrested. Drew Alexander was charged with two counts of serious assault, while Claudia Alexander and Buick were both charged with one count of serious assault.
The Atlantic Police Department, through the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, is warning area businesses about bad checks being passed on a Wells Fargo account. The name on the checks is Albert L. Smith.
Bank Routing #073000228
Bank Account #6916029561
If you have received these checks or are aware of someone trying to use checks with that name and account numbers mentioned, contact the Atlantic Police Department.
Police in Atlantic arrested a local man on drug charges last week. 32-year old Terence Magill, of Atlantic, was arrested July 2nd for OWI/1st offense, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Magill was booked into the Cass County Jail.
On Friday, Atlantic Police arrested 36-year old Heather Christensen, of Atlantic, for Driving While Revoked, and 38-year old Donald Loury, of Davey, NE, on Cass County warrants for Violation of a No Contact Order and Failure to Appear in court. Both were booked into the Cass County Jail.
On Independence Day, 31-year old Adam Morris, of Atlantic, was arrested for Simple Assault. 23-year old Michael McConnell, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Probation Violation, and a Woodbury County warrant for Serious Assault. And, 43-year old Rodney Doss, of Exira, was arrested in Atlantic on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. All three men were booked into the Cass County Jail.
And on June 30th, 38-year old Kevin Milliam, of Atlantic, was arrested for 5th Degree Theft (shoplifting). He was cited and released.
The bird flu outbreak won’t keep a fan favorite from the Iowa State Fair next month. The free egg-on-a-stick will still be available free at the fair despite the aftermath of bird flu and soaring egg prices. Iowa Egg Council consumer affairs director, Katie Coyle, says it’s especially important to have the egg-on-a-stick this year. “There’s a lot of consumer questions that are going on and we just want to show that we’re still here, we still have plenty of eggs for everyone, we’re not going anywhere, so that’s why we’re still continuing with our original plan,” Coyle says.
The avian flu forced Iowa producers to kill millions of laying hens, which has led to an increase in egg prices in stores. Coyle says the organization buys some of the eggs and others are donated by producers. The Iowa Egg Council handed out more than 11-thousand dozen hardboiled eggs-on-a-stick last year. “Eggs are the most affordable source of protein out there and they are still healthy, and nutritious and delicious,” Coyle says. “Egg-on-a-stick is just a hardboiled egg on a popsicle stick, cause everything at the fair is on a stick so why not eggs.”
Coyle says the group expects to hand out as many free eggs as last year, nearly 137-thousand from their booth in the Agriculture Building.
(Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says he vetoed several appropriations approved by lawmakers because he opposes one-time spending for ongoing expenses. Branstad said Monday that he has long been clear about his concerns over such budgeting practices. Last week, he vetoed much of a one-time spending bill backed by the legislature, which included nearly $56 million for K-12 education.
Democrats and education leaders are criticizing the move, saying it will hurt schools. Branstad says he has made other investments in education. After Branstad’s actions the state will spend nearly $7.2 billion in ongoing general fund expenses in the current fiscal year. The legislature sought $135 million in one-time payments, but Branstad cut that to $56 million. That money comes from surplus fund dollars left at the end of the previous fiscal year.
No injuries were reported after a trailer hauling hay bales caught fire Sunday evening, near Red Oak. The Red Oak Fire Department reports they were dispatched to 260th Street and B Avenue at around 5:45-p.m., Sunday, for a report of a pickup hauling a load of hay bales that were on fire.
Upon arrival their arrival at the scene, the trailer of bales was fully engulfed in flames, with the trailer still attached to a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup. Red Oak Fire requested and received mutual aid from the Essex Fire Department. Local residents assisted through the use of farm equipment in the fire suppression efforts, as well as in the removal of the trailer from the truck. Additional assistance was provided by the Montgomery County Secondary Roads Department. The cause of the blaze was believed to be “Kinetic Heat Energy transferred to the load of hay bales.”
Nine bales of hay and the trailer were lost, while the pickup belonging to Parker Ridge Farms sustained minimal damage. The total loss was conservatively estimated at $5,200. Fire officials say they greatly appreciate the assistance provided by Essex Fire and local residents for helping during the event.
The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a Nebraska man was arrested early Saturday morning on Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct, charges. 24-year old Blake Daniel Johannes, of Omaha, was arrested at around 12:30-a.m. and brought to the Audubon County Jail. He appeared later before a magistrate, and was released.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported during four separate accidents over the past holiday weekend. Two of the accidents happened on July 3rd. Officials say at 2:50 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a car-vs. deer collision on Interstate 80 westbound, near mile marker 52. 37-year old Vijayakuma Murugesan, of Omaha, was driving a 2009 Honda Odyssey that sustained an estimated $4,500 damage during the incident.
Friday evening, deputies in Cass County responded to a two-vehicle accident on 690th Street at Memphis Road. Officials say a 2000 Honda Accord driven by 17-year old Alec Lee Hayes, of Atlantic, and a 2004 Chevy Suburban owned and driven by 45-year old Douglas John Becker, of Pleasant Hill, were both southbound on 690th Street when Hayes attempted a U-turn and failed to yield to Becker’s vehicle. In the process, the Suburban hit the Accord it in the front driver’s side and forcing the car into the southwest ditch. Hayes was cited for Failure to Yield.
At around 7:15-a.m. Saturday, Cass County deputies responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on Galveston Road. A 1988 Chevy C1500 pickup owned and driven by 16-year old Anthony Gail Harvey, of Anita, was westbound on Galveston when the teen lost control of the vehicle, which came to rest on its right side in the north ditch. The damage was estimated at $1,500.
And, Saturday afternoon, a one-vehicle accident took place on 690th Street, in Cass County. Officials say a 2005 Mazda driven by 33-year old Sherry Lynne Castillo, of Atlantic, was northbound on 690th Street when Castillo lost control, causing the car to slide into the east ditch before it rolled onto its top. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,500.