Two people were injured during separate accidents Friday night, in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were called to the 2500 block of Highway 48 for a single-vehicle accident, at around 8:45-p.m. that involved a pedestrian bicyclist. Deputies determined during an investigation, that a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by 17-year old Samantha Ann Esaias, of Clarinda, was traveling south on Highway 48, when she side-swiped a pedestrian bicyclist who was also traveling southbound, just off the paved roadway. The bicyclist was identified as 44-year old Shawn Allen Ponton, of Red Oak.

Ponton was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue, for treatment of suspected, serious but non-life threatening, injuries. The car sustained about $1,500 damage during the accident. The investigation determined Esaias failed to yield the right of way to Ponton, and, Ponton failed to have sufficient front an rear lighting as required by Iowa Code. There were no citations issued upon the initial investigation.

And, at around 9:50-p.m., Friday, deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office were called to the intersection of 240th Street and G Avenue, for a single-vehicle accident. Upon arrival, and after an investigation, it was determined 16-year old Kristian Kelly Schooling, of Red Oak, was driving a 1999 Dodge 1500 pickup westbound on 240th Street, when he failed to successfully negotiate a curve onto southbound Avenue G.

The pickup went out of control due to excessive speed, and entered the west ditch, where it rolled over onto its side. Schooling was transported by private vehicle to MCMH, for treatment of suspected serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The pickup sustained about $2,000 damage. Schooling was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

Iowa Republicans Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are urging their G-O-P leader in the U.S. Senate to cancel an upcoming week-long recess in October. Ernst says it’s time for congress to act on tax reform, immigration policy and a health care fix — for starters. “We have so many issues right now, we can’t prioritize one over the other. All of these committees need to continue working on them simultaneously,” Ernst says. “We need to get these things done and why we didn’t stay here in August to continue working on these issues is beyond me.”

As is traditionally the case, the entire month of August was classified a “work period” outside of Washington for senators. The week of October 9th has been set aside as another work period for senators to be away from the nation’s capital. “I don’t see how we, as congress, get our work done if we are not physically in Washington, D.C., going through the committee process, working on these issues and debating them on the floor,” Ernst says.

Earlier this summer President Trump suggested Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell should resign if he can’t get key G-O-P initiatives passed in the senate. Ernst has not called for McConnell’s resignation. However, a few weeks ago Ernst suggested that if McConnell can’t pull G-O-P Senators together, he should assign someone else who will “inspire” Republican senators to pass tax reform and repeal ObamaCare.

(Radio Iowa)

The Cass County Auditor’s Office, Friday (today) said Bryan Olson-Everett, of Lewis, filed completed nomination papers and is a candidate for the City Council, in Lewis. Olson-Everett is the only candidate to file papers outside the City of Atlantic, in advance of the November City Elections.

Previously, it was announced that Incumbent Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones, Incumbent Atlantic At-Large Councilman Gerald Brink, Incumbent Atlantic 5th Ward Councilman Richard “Dick” Casady, and Incumbent Atlantic Parks and Rec Board Member Jolene Smith, had filed nomination papers to run for City offices.

The last date to file papers for the Nov. 7th City Elections in Cass County, is Sept. 21st.

A Nebraska man wanted in connection with the Aug. 10th, 2017 shooting of an Iowa woman was arrested today (Friday). At around 10:30-a.m., officers with the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force arrested without incident, 25-year old William Joseph Daugherty, of Omaha. Daughtery was taken into custody at the Comfort Inn & Suites at 1801 South 35th Street. He had an outstanding warrant for his arrest in connection with the shooting of 23-year old Kadie Lynn Clark, of Glenwood. Clark had been shot in the face at a Council Bluffs hotel, but survived her injuries.

Daugherty is currently in police custody at the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he was being held on charges of Attempted Murder and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

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