A traffic stop just before 7-p.m. Saturday on Highway 34 at Mulberry Avenue in Adams County, resulted in 49-year old Royce Dean Boltinghouse, of Clarinda being arrested, after a Deputy smelled alcohol on Boltinghouse and the man refused to take a Field Sobriety Test.
Boltinghouse was brought to the Adams County Jail and charged with OWI. His bond was set at $2,000.
One person from Nebraska died and another was injured during a collision late Saturday night on Interstate 80, in Adair County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2001 Nissan Sentra driven by 45-year old Both Thoch, of Bellevue, NE., died when his car was struck by a 2014 Volvo semi at around 11:30-p.m. on I-80 westbound, about one-mile west of the Adair Exit.
Authorities say Thoch’s car broke down in the right travel lane. The driver of the semi, 44-year old Ken Mmanga, of Niles, MI., didn’t see the car until it was too late. He was not hurt in the crash. Both Thoch died at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle, 42-year old Kek Yok, of Omaha, was injured and transported by Adair EMS to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Both men were wearing their seat belts.
Following the collision, both the car and the semi came to rest in the north ditch.
A man from Nebraska was arrested following a high-speed pursuit and crash early this (Sunday) morning, in southwest Iowa. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that at around 2:45-a.m., the Fremont County K9 Unit attempted to stop at BMW driven by 26-year old Erik Kreifels, of Nebraska City, NE.
Kreifels attempted to elude deputies near Farragut, by at times traveling at speed in excess of 115 miles per hour. He was pursued into the 3900 block of Highway 2 before Kreifels lost control of the vehicle, which spun and slid into a field.
Kreifels was arrested at the scene of the crash without further incident. No injuries were reported. Kreifels was charged with OWI/2nd offense and brought to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center before later being released on $2,300 bond.
Today: Cloudy & windy w/showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then showers, mainly after 3pm. High near 44. Winds NE @ 15-25mph w/gusts to 35. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy w/showers likely before 7pm, then light rain. Low around 37. E/NE winds @ 10-20. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Cloudy & windy, w/rain likely through about 7am. High near 51. W/NW winds @ 15-35mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy & breezy, with a low around 38. West wind 15-25.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers especially during the afternoon. High near 62.
We received .34” of an inch of rain yesterday into early this morning (as of 6-a.m.). Our High in Atlantic yesterday was 45. Our overnight Low was 39. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 49 and the low was 43. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 92 in 1926. The Record Low was 19 in 1958.
Boys 4×800 Meter Relay High School
1, Waukee (Doty, Carson SR, Andrews, Josh SR, Groathouse, Tyler SR, Modlin, Ryan SR), 7:56.94. 2, Urbandale (Henrichs, Drake SR, Mellott, Jacob SR, Friedrichsen, Cade SR, Daumueller, Ben JR), 7:58.82. 3, Mt Vernon (Krogmann, Zach SR, Leopold, Nick JR, Young, Jack SR, Krogmann, Jeremy SR), 8:01.51. 4, CR Prairie (Lorenz, Matt SR, LaGrange, Colton SO, Laue, Robert JR, Laue, Max JR), 8:04.29. 5, Iowa City (McMillan, Jim SR, Momberg, James JR, Rethwisch, John Paul JR, Brown, Daniel SO), 8:05.87. 6, Pleasant Valley (Conway, Mark SR, Pena, Anthony JR, Huhn, Parker SO, Pourin, JR SR), 8:06.12. 7, Linn-Mar (Long, Trent SO, Schmidt, Ethan JR, Dolezal, Dylan FR, Seitz, Johnny JR), 8:08.40. 8, Cedar Falls (Schillinger, Sam SR, O’Hair, Quinlan SO, Conrad, Brandon SO, Gearhart, Seb SR), 8:08.56. 9, IC- West (Garbutt, Jeff JR, Greiner, Kolby SO, McAreavy, Ethan JR, Nugent, Derek SR), 8:09.89. 10, Pekin (Eckley, Chandler JR, Roth, Sam JR, Myers, Malcolm SR, Millikin, Ryan SR), 8:10.41. 11, AplingtonParkersburg (Barrett, Riley SR, Haren, Trevor SR, Brouwer, Hunter JR, Tyler, Mason JR), 8:10.67. 12, Valley WDM (Habineza, Moise JR, Armitage, Evan SO, Spann, Jacob SR, Williams, Ryan SR), 8:10.74. 13, Johnston (Bauer, Andrew FR, Schaefer, Joe FR, Ness, Owen SO, Bose, Patrick SR), 8:11.18. 14, Spirit Lake (McCaffery, Mason SO, Skopec, Adam JR, Maris, Ryan SR, Renken, Zach SR), 8:12.39. 15, Western Dubuque (Hammerand, Ethan SR, Freiburger, Joe SR, Goodman, Sam SO, Huenhergarth, Rys JR), 8:21.60. –, Dowling Catholic (Cook, Collin SO, Conner, Kevin SO, Fink, Jack SR, Fraizer, Matt SR), DQ.
Boys 4×110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle High School Preliminaries
1, Ankeny Centennial (Moss, Riley JR, Mudge, Adam SR, Pinegar, Jake JR, Weil, Taylor SR), 57.69q. 2, Carlisle (Goodhue, Max JR, Brunsen, Nolan SO, Black, Andrew SR, Wright, Dallas SR), 57.95q. 3, Valley WDM (Koele, Jon SR, Marschel, Parker SO, Floss, Keaton SR, Hamborg, Jack SR), 58.03q. 4, Waukee (Williams, Tyler JR, Driscoll, Brody SR, Roethler, Nolan JR, McCrary, Aaron JR), 58.18q. 5, Linn-Mar (Davis, Trent SO, Baker, Zeal SR, House, Nick SR, Clark, Logan SR), 58.57. 6, Dowling Catholic (Deng, Amom FR, Knoblauch, Austin JR, Boduo, Prince SR, Johnson, Charlie JR), 58.65. 7, Southeast Polk (Mortale, Ryan SR, Christensen, Jace SO, Fickbohm, Austin FR, Barclay, Wade SR), 58.89. 8, Mount Pleasant (Rich, Keegan JR, Lamm, Chase SO, Burns, Cole JR, Lowe, Jake JR), 59.16. 9, IC- West (Mabry, Cole SO, West, Austin JR, Fedeler, Caden JR, Hill, Max SR), 59.32. 10, DC-Grimes (Clapper, Damon JR, Skalnik, Garrett JR, Spaur, Jeff JR, Prohaska, Jacob SR), 60.55. 11, SC- North (Vollmer, Max SR, Kempema, Tyler SR, Conner, Cale SO, Weeter, Noah SR), 60.85. 12, DSM East (Walling, Rory SR, Hannan, Jaxson FR, Foley, Trevor SO, Young, Justice SR), 61.10. 13, Western Dubuque (Recker, Danny SR, Hosch, Freddie JR, Jaeger, Damon SO, Kauffmann, Alex SR), 61.94. –, Boone (Baldus, Devan SR, Price, Bret SO, Sporaa, Quali FR, Reed, Lantz SR), DQ. –, CR Prairie (Parks, Chavi JR, Fuller, Caleb JR, Jasa, Mike JR, Banks, Joah SR), DQ. –, Center Point-Urbana (Lindsey, Blake SR, Garnett, CJ JR, Stuelke, Jon SR, Smith, Devin SO), DQ.
Girls 4×800 Meter Relay High School Finals
1, Dowling Catholic (Miller, Sydnee SO, Timboe, Kate SO, Meilander, Janey SO, Schweizer, Kelsey SO), 9:25.81. 2, IC- West (Ince, Deniz SO, Moore, Olivia SR, Skopec, Gabby SR, Nock, Bailey JR), 9:27.49. 3, Waukee (Akason, Logan JR, Caraway, Jessica FR, Groathouse, Megan SO, Campbell, Lily JR), 9:33.03. 4, Monticello (Holub, Paige JR, McDonald, Taylor JR, Patterson, Jordyn JR, Gadient, Corinne SO), 9:33.82. 5, Johnston (Hovey, Josie SO, Nead, Kendall FR, McKee, Brooklyn FR, McKee, Jessica JR), 9:36.26. 6, Southeast Polk (Mitchell, Sierra SR, Blackford, Paige SO, Clement, Natalie FR, Hill, Tarryn FR), 9:38.59. 7, Cedar Falls (Schmitz, Meg JR, Ross, Caroline JR, Kvale, Paige JR, Michael, Mackenzie FR), 9:40.66. 8, Ottumwa (Mellin, Carolin FR, Bowers, Abby SO, Bookin-Nosbisch, Allison FR, Bookin-Nosbisch, Grace FR), 9:41.48. 9, SC- East (Hanson, Paige JR, Lester, Avery SR, McCulley, Sami SR, Van Dyke, Lauren JR), 9:44.85. 10, Bishop Heelan (Ryan, Kali SR, Hutchinson, Hannah SO, Jochum, Madison SO, Aesoph, Amber FR), 9:45.32. 11, Decorah (Mikkelson, Sarah JR, Galligan, Jenna JR, Betts, Shayla FR, Berlage, Josephine SR), 9:50.32. 12, Mid-Prairie (Tornow, Abby SR, Hostetler, Marie FR, Cavanagh, Kate SO, Hostetler, Anna JR), 9:50.42. 13, Wahlert- Dub (Osterberger, Ellie JR, Osterberger, Kaylee JR, Hohmann, Holly JR, Huseman, Aunna FR), 9:54.81. 14, Indianola (Forbes, Jadyn SO, Blake, Bailey FR, Rockhold, Ashley FR, Schulze, Katelyn SR), 9:57.84. 15, Assumption (Marzen, Billi SR, Fennelly, Liz SR, Gervase, Molly JR, Rohlf, Grace JR), 10:10.24. 16, Linn-Mar (Saville, Hanna SR, Hicks, Ally SR, Van Rheenen, Abby JR, Bohnenkamp, Rachel JR), 10:16.32.
Girls 4×100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle High School Preliminaries
1, Waukee (Schau, Hannah SR, Gray, Mary SR, Nelson, Lauren SR, Winger, Sydney JR), D 62.18q. 2, IC- West (Steva, Peyton SO, Bell, Kitra JR, Noibi, Kia JR, Welch, Valerie SR), 63.94q. 3, Mt Vernon (Rhomberg, Annie SO, Ryan, Libby SR, Leopold, Annie FR, Yeoman, Catherine JR), 64.49q. 4, Dowling Catholic (Okwaramoi, Juru SO, Bacille, Mira FR, Odir, Christian JR, Abuyoum, SaMiya SR), 65.28q. 5, Cascade-WD (Koppes, Brittany JR, Green, Noelle SR, Recker, Rachel SR, Tucker, Lisa SR), 66.37. 6, Benton – VH (Maschino, Laura JR, Masten, Elizabeth JR, Thys, Mallory FR, Martensen, Grace SO), 66.71. 7, Pocahon Area/LM (Meyer, Grace SR, Sump, Jessica FR, Hjerleid, Peyton SR, Meyer, Faith SR), 67.48. 8, CR Kennedy (Lovell, Jayden SR, Beer, Katie SR, Peterson, Alexis JR, McAllister, Natalie JR), 67.55. 9, Union (Garwood, Anna SR, Keune, Haylee JR, Hudson, Megan SR, Holschlag, Kaitlin SR), 67.93. 10, Valley WDM (Louis, Chastity SO, Yardley, Cassie JR, Sonnenburg, Saylor JR, Moore, Mya FR), 68.51. 11, Waverly-SR (Larson, Krissa JR, Bechtel, Abby SO, Wosepka, Karlie SR, Beckert, Haley SR), 68.64. 12, Ames (Buss, Macee JR, Barnes, Jourdan-Ashle SR, Buss, Jewels FR, Ingram, Isabel JR), 68.77. 13, Solon (Nelson, Rachael SO, Duckett, Molly JR, Sands, Peyton FR, Sands, Alexis SR), 69.27. 14, Pleasant Valley (Spelhaug, Ellie JR, Spelhaug, Carli SO, Park, Claire SR, Arthofer, Adrea SO), 70.28. 15, Ankeny (Daugherty, Malea FR, Sidney, Mikala SO, Mackey, Mikala SR, Nygren, Tess SR), 70.55. –, Ankeny Centennial (Gjerde, Morgan SR, Jones, Calea FR, Pippett, Karri JR, Snyder, Brooklyn SR), DQ.
Boys 1600 Meter Run High School
1, Murphy, Ryan, Linn-Mar, 4:20.23. 2, Schillinger, Sam, Cedar Falls, 4:20.23. 3, Sieperda, Gable, Central Lyon, 4:21.61. 4, Cox, Camden, Ankeny Centennial, 4:22.43. 5, Bauer, Riley, North Union, 4:22.70. 6, Conway, Mark, Pleasant Valley, 4:24.83. 7, Sommer, Konnor, Pleasant Valley, 4:26.74. 8, Bach, Myles, Marion, 4:28.04. 9, Mixdorf, Jay, Ankeny, 4:29.10. 10, Greiner, Kolby, IC- West, 4:30.03. 11, Bose, Patrick, Johnston, 4:30.43. 12, Fopma, Jeremy, Marion, 4:30.56. 13, Murray, Logan, Mount Pleasant, 4:30.59. 14, Sindt, Tim, Ankeny, 4:31.21. 15, Fraizer, Matt, Dowling Catholic, 4:31.58. 16, Lewis, Jackson, Waukee, 4:32.00. 17, Bowers, Dalton, Ottumwa, 4:32.01. 18, Orput, JJ, Carlisle, 4:32.83. 19, Altier, Tom, Johnston, 4:34.63. 20, Pena, Anthony, Pleasant Valley, 4:36.19. 21, Fink, Jack, Dowling Catholic, 4:45.89.
Boys 400 Meter Hurdles High School
1, Frost, JoJo, Center Point-Urbana, 53.70. 2, Willert, Cole, Saint Ansgar, 53.99. 3, West, Austin, IC- West, 54.53. 4, Nicholson, Demari, Bettendorf, 54.71. 5, Schulte, Zach, Central Lee- D, 55.02. 6, Kauffmann, Alex, Western Dubuque, 55.04. 7, Wright, Dallas, Carlisle, 55.37. 8, Barclay, Wade, Southeast Polk, 55.55. 9, Reed, Gratt, Atlantic, 55.76. 10, Daley, Brett, Treynor, 55.77. 11, Baldus, Devan, Boone, 56.69. 12, O’Brien, Eian, DSM Roosevelt, 56.85. 13, Lane, Suni, Bettendorf, 57.17. 14, Mudge, Adam, Ankeny Centennial, 57.64. 15, Sampson, Jeron, Council Bluffs, 58.64.
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay High School
1, Western Dubuque (Bennett, G SR, Steffen, Max SR, Beard, Kenny SR, Beard, Brandon SR), 42.41. 2, Davenport North (Abbey, Akendre JR, Hayslett, Ezekiel SR, Gibbs, Isaiah SR, Glazek, Collin SR), 42.75. 3, Johnston (Coleman, Anthony SO, Nord, Andrew SO, Gossling, Grant SR, Pater, Johnny SR), 42.94. 4, W Burlington-ND (Lamm, Jax SO, Brem, Brian JR, Lewis, Jamar JR, Trousil, Isaiah SR), 43.22. 5, Ames (Hailey III, James FR, Brooks, DaiSean SR, Sletten, Gauge JR, Bell Jr., Bernard SO), 43.25. 6, Waukee (Moffitt, DJ SR, Russell, Chaise SR, Devries, Sam JR, Blocker, Dan SR), 43.52. 7, DC-Grimes (Madsen, Sean JR, Freeman, Rancy SO, Brown, Nathan SR, Washington, Trey SR), 43.83. –, Urbandale (Miller, Chris JR, Waylee, Harrison FR, Drake, Henry JR, Gardner, Tavien SR), DQ.
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay High School
1, Bettendorf (Anderson, Josh SR, Nicholson, Demari JR, Graves, Josiah SR, Porter, Darien SO), 3:20.61. 2, Waukee (Doty, Carson SR, Eaton, Zach SO, Johnson, Drew SR, Andrews, Josh SR), 3:20.70. 3, Valley WDM (Barrientos, Saxon SO, Keller, Jacob SO, Shaner, Jon FR, Neu, Ryan FR), 3:21.93. 4, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Schwedler, Jorma FR, Kroll, Chris SR, Boekelman, Ty JR, Delperdang, Britton SO), 3:21.97. 5, Western Dubuque (Kauffmann, Alex SR, Fagerlind, Daniel SO, Beard, Kenny SR, Beard, Brandon SR), 3:22.29. 6, Ames (Krapfl, Will SO, Chuol, Chuol SR, Brooks, DaiSean SR, Stevens, Noah SR), 3:22.54. 7, Waterloo West (Tudor, Sam JR, Streed, Clayton JR, Backens, Connor SR, Arndorfer, Isaiah SR), 3:24.71. 8, Iowa City (Brown, Daniel SO, Jones, Zach JR, Firmstone, Lucas JR, Roggeveen, Jack SR), 3:25.99.
Boys 4×110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle High School
1, Ankeny Centennial (Moss, Riley JR, Mudge, Adam SR, Pinegar, Jake JR, Weil, Taylor SR), 56.73. 2, Carlisle (Goodhue, Max JR, Brunsen, Nolan SO, Black, Andrew SR, Wright, Dallas SR), 57.48. 3, Valley WDM (Koele, Jon SR, Marschel, Parker SO, Floss, Keaton SR, Hamborg, Jack SR), 58.28. 4, Waukee (Williams, Tyler JR, Driscoll, Brody SR, Roethler, Nolan JR, McCrary, Aaron JR), 58.30.
Girls 1500 Meter Run High School
1, Ripslinger, Joy, Assumption, 4:31.91. 2, Hostetler, Anna, Mid-Prairie, 4:34.20. 3, Friesen, Ellie, Crestwood, 4:36.35. 4, Hostetler, Marie, Mid-Prairie, 4:43.36. 5, Nock, Bailey, IC- West, 4:44.74. 6, Winke, Jordan, Albia, 4:45.58. 7, Gould, Helen, Valley WDM, 4:48.16. 8, Akason, Logan, Waukee, 4:48.28. 9, Moore, Katelyn, Ames, 4:49.49. 10, Gadient, Corinne, Monticello, 4:50.65. 11, Keitges, Katie, Knoxville, 4:51.96. 12, Latham, Kylie, Ottumwa, 4:52.23. 13, Schraft, Janette, East Mills, 4:54.35. 14, Skopec, Gabby, IC- West, 4:55.39. 15, McKee, Jessica, Johnston, 4:55.86. 16, McKee, Brooklyn, Johnston, 4:56.89. 17, Mitchell, Sierra, Southeast Polk, 4:59.48. 18, Schumacher, Julia, Assumption, 5:00.72. 19, Peterson, Avery, Urbandale, 5:01.18. 20, Schweizer, Kelsey, Dowling Catholic, 5:02.76. 21, Meilander, Janey, Dowling Catholic, 5:07.22.
Girls 400 Meter Hurdles High School
1, Wensel, Payton, Linn-Mar, 62.17. 2, Swanson, Addie, Pleasant Valley, 63.69. 3, Nimrod, Katie, Decorah, 64.05. 4, Shellmyer, Skyler, Urbandale, 64.30. 5, Welch, Valerie, IC- West, 66.17. 6, Hersom, Brianna, Southeast Polk, 66.29. 7, Yuska, Allison, South Tama, 66.38. 8, Bannister, Kate, Waukee, 66.66. 9, McSorley, Carson, New London, 66.73. 10, Pingel, Kiki, Pella, 66.96. 11, Barthelman, Summer, Sigourney, 67.10. 12, Gray, Mary, Waukee, 67.87. 13, Pippett, Karri, Ankeny Centennial, 67.88. 14, Miller, Paige, West Branch, 68.55. 15, Bullard, Gabbi, Solon, 69.41. 16, Taylor, Amara, CR Washington, 71.41.
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay High School
1, Assumption (Harris, Jasmine SR, King, Carly SO, Nelson, Lea SO, Carroll, MaryGrace JR), 48.97. 2, Waukee (Taylor, Delaney SO, Schau, Hannah SR, Vojic, Elma JR, McKibben, Emily SR), 48.98. 3, Waterloo East Trojan (Jenkins, Shamya JR, Roberts, Kerris SO, Clark, Amanee SO, Muhammad, Alanna JR), 49.02. 4, Wahlert- Dub (Ganshirt, Jackie SR, Sherman, Anna JR, Wedewer, Libby FR, Hasken, Bailey JR), 49.15. 5, Pleasant Valley (Arthofer, Adrea SO, Kirby, Amaria JR, Swanson, Addie SR, Arthofer, Kira JR), 49.25. 6, Ankeny (Fischer, Kelsey SR, Daugherty, Peyton JR, Sidney, Mikala SO, Rumley, Jasmine FR), 49.33. 7, Benton – VH (Garman, Gabbi JR, Masten, Ellie JR, Masten, Elizabeth JR, Martensen, Grace SO), 49.35. 8, Pella (Thoreson, Emma SR, Pingel, Annika JR, Malek, Paighton JR, Vos, Emily JR), 49.47.
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay High School
1, Southeast Polk (Hill, Tarryn FR, Milani, Sydney JR, Hersom, Brianna SR, Woodard, Mackenzie SR), 3:51.24. 2, Assumption (Harris, Jasmine SR, Ripslinger, Joy SR, Nelson, Lea SO, King, Carly SO), 3:53.54. 3, Cedar Falls (Kimbrough, Auriona SO, Davis, Sydney JR, Kvale, Paige JR, Michael, Mackenzie FR), 3:58.75. 4, Waukee (Taylor, Delaney SO, Akason, Logan JR, Gray, Mary SR, Campbell, Lily JR), 3:59.22. 5, Decorah (Quandahl, Kayla SR, Mikkelson, Sarah JR, Berns, Brooke FR, Nimrod, Katie JR), 4:01.51. 6, Pleasant Valley (Arthofer, Adrea SO, Spelhaug, Ellie JR, Tebbe, Rachel SR, Swanson, Addie SR), 4:02.45. 7, CR Jefferson (Anderson, Autumn SR, Nagel, Rachel FR, Bergmann, MiAsia JR, Belew, MaKayla SR), 4:04.26. 8, Solon (Ryan, Taylor SO, Annis, Cayley FR, Smith, Abby SO, Kerkhoff, Erin SO), 4:05.19.
Girls 4×100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle High School
1, Waukee (Winger, Sydney JR, Gray, Mary SR, Nelson, Lauren SR, Schau, Hannah SR), 60.95D. 2, IC- West (Bell, Kitra JR, Steva, Peyton SO, Noibi, Kia JR, Welch, Valerie SR), 62.54. 3, Mt Vernon (Rhomberg, Annie SO, Leopold, Annie FR, Ryan, Libby SR, Yeoman, Catherine JR), 64.49. 4, Dowling Catholic (Okwaramoi, Juru SO, Bacille, Mira FR, Odir, Christian JR, Abuyoum, SaMiya SR), 64.85.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:30 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest utility is in the midst of a $3.6 billion investment in wind power and intends to keep spending on the towers with a goal of producing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources. The Des Moines Register reports that MidAmerican Energy plans to build 1,000 more turbines over the next couple of years on top of the more than 2,000 it already has around the state. The utility’s share of its energy that comes from renewable sources will jump from 55 percent to nearly 90 percent.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa City Community School District students snagged an interesting find on a recent nature field trip: a rare Central newt. Chad Swope, who leads the annual field trips, told the Press-Citizen that herpetologists confirmed the small salamander as a Central newt _ a threatened species not native to Johnson County. Fifth-grader Brody Hiscock found the newt in his next as he scooped up turtles, frogs and snails.
EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — A passenger in a March single-vehicle crash has been charged with causing the wreck. The Courier reports that 28-year-old Antonio Raymone Harris, of Waterloo, was arrested Thursday and charged with willful injury and two domestic assault counts. Investigators say Harris grabbed the wheel and pulled it toward the ditch, causing the March 7 crash that seriously injured him. The girlfriend suffered only minor injuries in the crash.
CORWITH, Iowa (AP) — A 5,000-head hog confinement has been proposed in north-central Iowa’s Hancock County. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Grey Owl Farms VI has filed an application to build the hog confinement about four miles east of Corwith. The Hancock County Board of Supervisors will vote during its regular meeting Monday to set up a public hearing for the application.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Keni Harrison cruised to victory in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays. She won in a world-leading 12.56 seconds despite the cold, rain and wind and a field that featured six other runners ranked in the world’s top 10.
In the women’s 400 hurdles, Rio Olympics bronze medalist Ashley Spencer stumbled into the fifth hurdle after her hip locked. Spencer fell and failed to finish, and fellow American Georganne Moline won in a world-leading 54.66.
Clayton Murphy won the men’s 1,500 in 3:41.75 – his third victory in a week. The others came in the 4×800 at the World Relays in the Bahamas and the USA Track and Field mile road track title in Des Moines on Tuesday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed because of rain. No makeup day has been announced and a doubleheader on Sunday has been ruled out.
The Cardinals, winners of nine of their past 11, were set to start Mike Leake (3-1, 1.32 ERA). The Reds, who have lost eight of nine games, expected Bronson Arroyo (2-2, 6.86) to make his fifth start of the season.
The teams are scheduled to play at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, but that game is already in question. The St. Louis region is expecting up to 7 inches of rain during the weekend. Forecasts call for rain throughout Sunday around Busch Stadium.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest utility is in the midst of a $3.6 billion investment in wind power and intends to keep spending on the towers with a goal of producing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources.
The Des Moines Register reports that MidAmerican Energy plans to build 1,000 more turbines over the next couple of years on top of the more than 2,000 it already has around the state. When completed, the utility’s share of its energy that comes from renewable sources will jump from 55 percent to nearly 90 percent.
CEO Bill Fehrman says it’ll take about $2 billion and 550 turbines more to bring MidAmerican close to 100 percent. Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst Daniel Shurey says the move would set a new precedent in the country.
The Griswold School Board met in a Special Session Friday afternoon at the Middle School/High School Building. Superintendent Dave Henrichs started-off by mentioning three items on agenda would be tabled and discussed at a future meeting. They include Approval of Contract Renewals for Certified Staff, Non-Certified Coaches/Sponsors, Administration, Quasi-Administration and Support Staff, as well as setting the Contract Issue and Return dates.
The Board Friday, approved the resignation of Elementary teacher Veronica McKee at the end of the current school year. And, a potential new hire for the district Teresa Furnas, decided after a week-long trial, she did not wish to continue with the district, therefore she will not be hired. In other business, the Griswold School Board Approved a Reduction in Force, or RIF. Superintendent Henrichs recommended, and the Board approved, the reduction of T-J Quick from a full-time teacher to a 7/8 time teacher.
That’s because he has not kept his license up for a Health Instructor as agreed to in 2014. Henrichs said there currently is no one on staff who is certified to teach a Health course, a required offering The move will allow the District to seek someone who is allowed to teach Heath. Quick will have a chance to get his license renewed and return to full-time.
The Griswold School Board, Friday, also approved offering cash In-Lieu of Insurance, which would save the District over $3,000 per year. Henrichs said staff members currently have no incentive NOT to take single health insurance, but if their staff is covered by a spouses’ or other insurance policy, they can waive coverage and the District would give them $250 per month in cash.
The move affects about six or seven employees, and will not impact the District’s group insurance coverage or policy. The Board also approved what Henrichs called “The concept,” of changes to the Professional Salary Range, because they’ve agreed to have a labor-management committee explore and set the details later. No changes were made to the salary range. The also approved placing limits on the number of paid coaches, based on the number of students participating in a sport.
The final items on the agenda approved by the Board, included Master Contracts with the Certified and Non-Certified staff, which calls for, among other things, NO increase in salaries, with the exception of TSS (Teacher Salary Supplement), but there was a District-wide $16,575 insurance package increase, which is a 25/60 total package increase.
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