Jim Field visit with Ron Chamberlain about the Panama Historic One-Room School Museum and the fund raiser coming up on August 25.
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Jim Field visit with Ron Chamberlain about the Panama Historic One-Room School Museum and the fund raiser coming up on August 25.
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INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Warren County supervisors have rejected construction bids for a new courthouse and jail because they came in millions over budget. The board decided Tuesday not to award a contract so they can scale back existing plans or start over. The county has spent $2.6 million so far on the project. In August last year voters approved issuing bonds to cover its anticipated cost of $29.9 million. All of the bids were over $37 million.
The county had planned to break ground this month, having already removed most of the former courthouse and jail. The state had ordered the county to close the jail. Among its problems: failing a state fire marshal’s inspection, inadequate water supplies, inmate escapes, mold, cleanliness. The jail was on the third floor of the Indianola courthouse.
The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.
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Police in Creston arrested a woman following a traffic stop today (Wednesday), at around 3:20-a.m. 19-year old Sophia Groumoutis, of Creston, was arrested at Stone & Howard Streets for OWI/1st offense. She was later released on a $1,000 bond.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Cass County Democratic Party Chair Sherry Toelle reports Democrat Presidential candidate John Delaney will be speaking to the monthly meeting of the Cass County Democrats on August 20th at 7-p.m. The meeting will be held in the Cass County Court House Basement Meeting Room. The public is invited to attend.
Delaney is an attorney and businessman who is from Maryland where he served from 2013 to 2019 in the US House of Representatives.
John Delaney
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a northwest Iowa sheriff’s deputy has died following a crash in her patrol vehicle. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department says Deputy Stephanie Schreurs died Tuesday afternoon.
Deputy Stephanie Schreurs
She was injured Friday morning when her sport utility vehicle ran off a road while entering a sharp curve. The SUV ran into a ditch, vaulted over a private driveway and rolled, coming to rest on the driver’s side. She was flown to a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hospital.
The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the crash. Officials say Schreurs was a 24-year-old veteran of the department.
(Radio Iowa) — Legal sports betting in Iowa will begin for the first time Thursday at noon. One of the concerns is keeping people under the age of 21 from betting. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says that’s one of the things the casinos will be charged with handling. “Part of the controls in place requires the operator to have ‘know your customer’ controls,” Ohorilko says.
Most casinos are partnering with wagering companies that have experience in the sports gambling business. You have to come into a casino and sign up for an account, and Ohorilko says that’s where the various measures will be used to check your age. “They vary depending on the advanced deposit sports wagering operator,” Ohorilko says. “But most of the operators are using some sort of credit verification. They’ll use government data bases, private companies that have access to multiple information sites that they can identify someone’s age.”
He says it is possible they may have to take it a step further. “If those ages are not easily identified through online sources — then those customers may be asked to provide additional information — or send in copies of their identification or proof of residency. So, it’s really a tiered approach to identify individuals to ensure that they are 21,” according to Ohorilko.
The casinos will offer in house wagering — but the majority of the sports bets are expected to be placed through their online apps. Ohorilko says that’s one area where minors might try to sneak through. “What will be difficult will be if you have a willing adult that has an account and they give that account information to someone who is under 21. That is something that cannot be easily detected,” Ohorilko says.
Eighteen of the 19 state-licensed casinos have been approved for sports gambling licenses.
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