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Preheat to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, cook and crumble the ground beef with onion over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Atir in the seasonings and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. In a bowl, mix egg and cottage cheese.
Trim zucchini ends; cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch thick slices. Layer half the slices in a 13″ x 9″ baking dish coated with cooking spray; dust with half the flour. ^Top with cottage cheese mixture and half the meat sauce. Add remaining zucchini; dust with remaining flour. Spread with remaining meat sauce; sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Bake, uncovered, until heated through, about 40 minutes. if desired, sprinkle with additional cheese. Let lasagna stand for 10 minutes before serving.
The Creston Police Department reports four recent arrests.
On Monday, August 29th at 8:50 p.m. Creston Police arrested 33-year-old Chelsie Nicole Liesener of Creston and 24-year-old Tommie Lynee ONeall of Creston at 806 Laurel Street in Creston on a charge each of Theft 5th Degree. Liesener and ONeall were cited and released on Promise to Appear.
On Tuesday, August 30th at 4:38 p.m. Officers arrested 20-year-old Kason Eugene Hulett of Lenox at 302 N Pine Street in Creston on a charge of Failure to Appear. Hulett was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $3,000 bond.
Also on Tuesday 21-year-old Breck Nathaniel Loe of Creston was arrested at his residence on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. Loe was taken to the Union County Jail and held on no bond until seen by a Magistrate.
(Radio Iowa) This holiday weekend is expected to continue what has been a busy summer on Iowa’s lakes and rivers.
The D-N-R ‘s Susan Stoker, says two words describe the crowds she’s seeing during the summer weekends.
Stocker is the D-N-R Boating Law Administrator, and she says the big crowds haven’t led to a huge increase in problems.
You may have been out on your favorite lake several times — but Stoker says you need to be prepared for changes.
Stoker says. Some of those changes could have happened with recent rains across the state.
And she says you have to remember to make sure the person who is operating the boat doesn’t take part in the holiday cheer.
She says that can lead to an accident with serious injuries or deaths.
Jim Field visits with volunteer organizer Kayla Jacobs about the regional Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 10 at Pioneer Park in Harlan.
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Today (Thursday) marks the start of teal and dove hunting seasons in Iowa. Nate Carr, a conservation officer with the Iowa D-N-R, says non-toxic shot is required and guns must be restricted to hold no more than three shells.
The daily bag limit for teal is six, while for dove, it’s 15. Carr says all forecasts point to a good season ahead for Iowa’s hunters.
Hunters need to maintain restraint with respect to the special teal season’s hours.
Teal seasons runs today through September 16th, while the dove season continues through November 29th.
www.iowadnr.gov
The Iowa Association of Track Coaches has released their latest individual rankings in cross country. Here is a look at area ranked runners.
Class 1A Girls
5. Madison Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia
13. Stefi Beisswenger, Audubon
18. Addison Murdoch, Woodbine
19. Ava Campbell, ACGC
29. Emily Albertsen, IKM-Manning
Class 1A Boys
3. Collin Lillie, St. Albert
4. Patrick Heffernan, Boyer Valley
9. Andrew Mahaffey, ACGC
11. Doug Berg, Nodaway Valley
12. Justin Reinhart, ACGC
23. Landon Bendgen, Woodbine
25. Caden Keller, IKM-Manning
27. Gunner Wagner, Woodbine
Class 2A Girls
10. Raena Henke, Clarinda
14. Mason Hartley, Clarinda
Class 2A Boys
18. Treyton Schaapherder, Clarinda
19. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda
23. Alex Razee, Shenandoah
Class 3A Girls
5. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan
14. Ava Rush, Atlantic
25. Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood
Class 3A Boys
2. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central
10. Kade Diercks, Lewis Central
11. Andrew Smith, Glenwood
12. Bryant Keller, Glenwood
See the full rankings HERE
(Radio Iowa) State officials have chosen a California-based company to join two other private firms that manage Iowa Medicaid — the joint state-and-federal program that currently provides health care services to 800-thousand disabled and low income Iowans. State Medicaid director Elizabeth Matney says Molina Healthcare’s contract will start July 1st.
The state is extending its current Medicaid contract with AmeriGroup. Iowa TotalCare’s contract for managing care for Iowa Medicaid patients runs through 2025. Matney says the goal is to divide Iowa’s Medicaid members evenly among the three managed care companies.
Hospitals and other other health care providers in the state have complained that Medicaid claims are not always being paid on time. Matney says no system is perfect, but the contract with Molina sets clear deadlines.
Republican Governor Terry Branstad oversaw the shift to private management of the Medicaid program in 2016. Democrats in the legislature say the contracts ensure profits for out-of-state companies while rural Iowa’s health care system crumbles.
Cass County Auditor Sara Harris submitted her resignation from the position to the Cass County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday.
Harris had been appointed to the position by the Supervisors following the retirement of longtime Auditor Dale Sunderman in February. She was appointed in April and took the Oath of Office to fill the position until the November general election.
The Cass County Republican party held a special nominating convention on August 16th to name a Republican candidate for County Auditor and nominated Kathy Somers of Atlantic. Somers has experience in local government, having served on the Atlantic City Council for 12 years.
The resignation letter that Harris submitted to the Board of Supervisors is listed below.
Dear Cass County Board of Supervisors:
Please accept this letter as official notice of my resignation. My last day will be Monday, September 12.
I would like to thank the board for the opportunity to interview and ultimately obtain the position of auditor over two additional candidates, with Kathy Somers being one of the two. It was an honor to utilize my skills and 24-years of experience in human resources, payroll, accounting and management in the private sector to help transition the county from the decades of service provided by Dale Sunderman seamlessly in terms of service provided to the county. Our office was not closed to the public, other than a mandated audit of election results. Over the past four months I was progressing every day in learning the duties of the Auditor position despite the added pressure of the Treasurer’s office being closed for an extended period due to the exodus of the entire department staff.
It hurts to know that I will not be able to continue to improve and grow within the walls of the courthouse. I had always wanted a position within the courthouse. I remember in grade school I took a tour of the grounds and I thought at that time how it would be such a neat opportunity to represent my family and community in such a role.
Sadly, my fate has been decided for me by the Cass County Republican Central Committee with their organized effort to remove me in a referendum against the board of supervisors when they chose to place party loyalty over process and a full capability of doing the job as an auditor. I do feel that I could have campaigned and won the election but to what end? The toxic environment fueled with unnecessary drama would remain and the party powers that decided to push me out, to no fault of my own, will be more inspired than ever to continue their vendetta against the board and by association, me and my family. I love this town and community, and I would not want to see it further divided by politics. I pray for all involved that peace may come soon.
Sincerely,
Sara Harris