Police in Glenwood report 18-year old Dillan Fisher, of Council Bluffs, was arrested today (Monday), for Possession of a controlled substance. His cash or surety bond was set at $1,000.
Police in Glenwood report 18-year old Dillan Fisher, of Council Bluffs, was arrested today (Monday), for Possession of a controlled substance. His cash or surety bond was set at $1,000.
The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce reports T-shirts for Coca-Cola Days 2019 are now available. Shirts for the event set for September 27th and 28th in downtown Atlantic cost $16 and are available from the Chamber at 102 Chestnut Street (The Rock Island Depot), from 8-a.m. to 5-p.m., Monday through Friday. T-shirts can be shipped for an additional fee.
Coca-Cola Days in Atlantic is the second largest collectors’ show in the United States and includes a tailgate barbeque open to the public, a Show Swap & Sell, “Coca-Cola Makes Life Bearable” raffle and many more activities for all ages. This year’s feature theme is, “Coca-Cola Makes Life Bearable”.
For more information on Coca-Cola Days or a full list of activities, please visit www.cocacoladays.com, call the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712-243-3017 or email chamber@atlanticiowa.com. 2019 Coca-Cola Days brochures are also available at the Chamber or local merchants.
2019 Coca-Cola Days Committee Members Pictured:
Front Row: Dolly Bergmann and Ellen Rutherford
Back Row: Kathie Hockenberry, Jolene Sisler and Ashley Hayes
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an Omaha man defrauded Medicare and Medicaid in a scheme involving recipients in Nebraska, Iowa and other states. A U.S. District Court complaint filed earlier this month says Nereus Sutko committed health care fraud that began in November 2010 and continued into this month. Sutko’s attorney, Adam Sipple, said Monday that Sutko will plead not guilty. Sipple declined to comment further about the allegations.
The documents say Sutko sometimes visited homeless shelters and threw pizza parties at nursing homes, promising gifts as a way to obtain Social Security and health information for his scheme. The documents say Sutko would order health care items that would never be delivered to the recipients.
Sutko is alleged to have filed 1,666 Medicare claims through the company he managed, Better Lives, getting more than $674,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Norris says he can’t yet specify how much money Sutko is alleged to have fraudulently profited through his scheme.
The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released the preseason Baseball rankings for the 2019 season.
2019 IHSBCA Baseball Rankings
Pre-Season Rankings
Class 4A (2018 Record)
Others: Ankeny (21-17); Ankeny Centennial (21-19); Davenport Central (25-10); Valley, West Des Moines (28-16); Waukee (29-11)
Class 3A (2018 Record)
Others: Bondurant-Farrar (17-16), Carlisle (33-8), Centerville (27-7), Dubuque Wahlert Catholic (22-18), Oskaloosa (23-13), Pella (18-16), Washington (21-12), Winterset (18-11)
Class 2A (2018 Record)
Others: Aplington-Parkersburg (22-8); Mediapolis (23-5); Ogden (23-6); Pocahontas Area (20-11); West Sioux (20-6)
Class 1A (2018 Record)
Others: Akron-Westfield (20-6), Bishop Garrigan (21-13), CAM (20-8), Gladbrook-Reinbeck (21-11), HLV (20-7), Hudson (19-10), Moravia (21-7), Pekin (17-6), Saint Ansgar (18-11), Woodbury Central (18-8)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Iowa State women’s basketball guard Ashley Joens was named as an alternate for the 2019 USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team. Joens was also an alternate for last year’s U18 Team before being called up and also captaining the team.
Joens was among 30 athletes to receive an invite to the team trials. Trials to select the 12-member team were held May 16-19 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The U19 World Cup competition takes place July 20-28 in Bangkok, Thailand. Joens will not compete with the team as an alternate, but only if she is called up.
Joens is no stranger to USA Basketball as she captured a Gold medal with the U18 team in the FIBA Americas Women’s Championship. Joens was Team USA’s second-leading scorer, averaging 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals.
In her freshman campaign with the Cyclones, she was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team after averaging 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Cyclones.
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Five siblings gathered in Storm Lake this weekend to watch their youngest brother graduate from high school, decades after their parents emigrated from war-torn Sudan to the United States. The Sioux City Journal reports Cham Deng received his diploma Sunday from Storm Lake High School with a 3.4 grade point average, which ranks the first generation Sudanese-American 28th in his class of 190 students.
Deng also played basketball for the Tornadoes, averaging 17 points and nine rebounds per game during his senior season. He intends to further his basketball career next season at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. Deng plans to major in accounting. Storm Lake Superintendent Stacey Cole says that Deng is community-minded and has been a positive inspiration at the school.
The Iowa Department of Corrections is reporting yet another work release escapee, the third in three days. Authorities say 31-year old Micah Lee Bates Jr., who was convicted of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon and other crimes in Scott County, failed to report back to the Davenport Work Release Center as required Sunday night. Bates is a black male, 6-feet one-inch tall, weighing about 186 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on March 13, 2019.
Persons with information on Bates’ whereabouts should contact their local police.
Micah Lee Bates, Jr.
The Glenwood Police Department is asking for your help in locating a woman who has been missing since Saturday. 34-year old Robyn Salmons is described as being 5-feet 3-inches tall. She has brown hair and brown eyes. (A picture of her can be seen below) It’s not known what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call the Glenwood P-D at 712-527-4844.
Robyn Salmons
The Cass County Local Food Policy Council voted this week to provide $1,300 in funding to Cass County farmers’ markets, to encourage residents to visit local farmers markets and eat locally-grown produce. Most of the money will provide coupons which can be redeemed throughout the 2019 season for produce sold at farmers’ markets in the county, including Produce in the Park and the Atlantic and Anita farmers’ markets. These coupons will be widely distributed with the goal of making fresh and healthful local produce affordable for more county residents. The coupons will be distributed at Head Start and county food pantries, in addition to other channels.
A portion of the funding will also be used to purchase local produce to provide free taste tests for children visiting Produce in the Park. This effort will help children explore a variety of fresh produce items they can try at no cost to their parents. The final piece of the funding will be used by guest chefs at Produce in the Park to purchase locally grown ingredients. Then, when market visitors try a sample from the guest chef, they’re also getting a chance to try local-grown foods they can purchase right at the market.
The Cass County Local Food Policy Council encourages you to visit one of the three Cass County Farmers’ Markets during the summer of 2019:
· Produce in the Park is held in the Atlantic City Park on Thursday evenings from 4:30-6:30 PM June 6th through September 26th. For more information contact ProduceInTheParkAtlanticIowa@gmail.com or follow Produce in the Park on Facebook.
· The Atlantic Farmers Market is held in the Orscheln’s Farm and Home parking lot on Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM starting June 1st and on Tuesdays from 5:00-7:00 PM starting June 4th. The markets will conclude on Sept.24th and Sept. 28th.
· The Anita Farmers Market is held in the Anita Bandshell Park on Main Street on Mondays from 4:30-6:30 PM June 3rd through August 26th. For more information on the Atlantic and Anita markets, contact Donna Brahms at (402) 677-2460.
In an update to our report last week, organizers with the Kamala Harris for President campaign said today (Monday), the Democrat Junior Senator from California will hold a Meet and Greet event in Council Bluffs, this Friday. The event will be held at Lincoln’s Pub, 157 West Broadway, with doors open at 8:50-a.m., and the program to begin at 9:15-a.m. Members of the public wanting to attend are asked to register in advance at https://www.mobilize.us/kamalaforia/event/93314/ .
On Thursday, May 23rd Harris will hold a Town Hall session at Morningside College in Sioux City, beginning at 5:45-p.m. Doors open at 5:15. To register in advance, go to: https://www.mobilize.us/kamalaforia/event/93080/.
The appearances mark Harris’ fourth trip to Iowa since announcing her candidacy for president of the United States. Harris will discuss her proposal to give the average Iowa teacher a $12,200 raise by the end of her first term, her plans to combat climate change and to address the student debt crisis, among others. This trip will be another opportunity for Iowans to hear directly from Harris about her vision for America and ask her questions about important issues.
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