CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s second medical cannabis oil manufacturer will be in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Monday that Iowa Relief LLC, a subsidiary of New York-based cannabis company Acreage Holdings, was awarded the state’s second license to manufacturer cannabis oil in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa Relief will begin selling products July 1, 2019, at five medical marijuana dispensaries planned for Council Bluffs, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo and the Des Moines suburb of Windsor Heights. MedPharm Iowa, the state’s first manufacturer, will begin sales Dec. 1.

Patients will be able to obtain cannabis oil with a state permit for conditions such as epilepsy and cancer. Three other companies sought the manufacturing license. Only two Iowa manufacturers are planned. Acreage Holdings’ board of advisers includes former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner.

The Atlantic City Council, minus Mayor Dave Jones and Councilperson Ashley Hayes, met Monday evening during a session that lasted less than three-minutes. That’s because there was only one action item and one update to discuss.

The Council approved a cigarette permit for the “Fog Zone,” in Atlantic. And, they were provided with a Beautification Committee update from Mayor Pro-Tem Kathy Somers.

Way-finding signs

Posts for mounting Way-finding signs (Click on any image to enlarge)

Somers said the committee met last Thursday and voted to move forward with “Way finding” signs mounted on black cast aluminum fluted posts with ball finials,  in and around the City, at cost of about $82,000. That amount, she said, has already been budgeted for. Snyder and Associates Engineers are working with the Iowa Dept. of Transportation, with regard to where the signs can be posted, and so far, nearly 18 sites have been chosen. The committee, Somers said, is looking for input from the Council with regard to the most important things being on the signs.

Proposed designs for vinyl banners (Not a final design) – Click on any image to enlarge.

Somers said the Committee also approved the use of vinyl banners around town, where the Christmas decorations would normally hang. The theme of each banner would be “Discover Atlantic,” with a variety of images on each individual banner, such as the Rock Island Depot,the Trojan logo, the Lady Liberty statue in the City Park, and others. In all, a proposed 28 banners are in the works. They will be full-color, two-sided, printed on 18-ounce matte vinyl and complete with all the hardware and brackets, at a cost of $3,920 delivered.

A collision between a motorcycle and a deer early Saturday morning in Webster County, has claimed the life of an Audubon County man. The Webster County Sheriff’s Office reports 29-year old Casey Bolick, of Gray, was riding a motorcycle southbound in the 3400 block of Highway 169 at around 3-a.m., when his cycle struck a deer. Bolick died at the scene. A small dog riding with him was not injured and was reunited with Casey’s family.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two former members of the Winnebago Tribe’s governing council have pleaded guilty to misusing federal money to pay themselves bonuses.
The Sioux City Journal reports that Tillie Aldrich and Jessica Webster pleaded guilty Friday.

As part of agreements that both signed with prosecutors, Aldrich and Webster are both expected to be sentenced to five years of probation on Sept. 21. Webster must repay $89,000 and Aldrich must repay $13,404.

The two are part of a group of nine former council members charged with giving themselves bonuses out of $388,972 in federal money intended to provide health care to tribal members.

WASHBURN, Iowa (AP) — The Black Hawk County sheriff’s office says a bicyclist has died after being hit by a car. Sheriff Tony Thompson told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier the woman was riding Monday morning along Highway 218 just north of the community of Washburn when she was hit.

Emergency crews performed CPR on the woman. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office didn’t immediately release the name of the woman or car driver.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Department reports two arrests. 20-year old Ryan Robert Main, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Sunday morning for  OWI 1^st, DUS and Failure to have SR-22 on File. Bond: $1,600.

And, at around 2:35-a.m. today (Monday), 26-year old James John Dimauro, of Glenwood,  was arrested for Violation of an Order and Providing False Identification Information. Bond: $600.