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Stuart Police report that at around 1:30-a.m. today (Tuesday), Officers responded to the South Summit Apartment Complex, located in the 600 block of SW 7th St. in Stuart, for a reported shooting. Upon arrival Officers discovered a 17-year old male suffering from a non-life threatening gun shot wound to his leg. The juvenile male was transported by Stuart Rescue to Des Moines for treatment. It appears the shooting was accidental. Authorities say no names will be released due to the victims age.
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A few thousand athletes with intellectual disabilities from across Iowa will be gathering in Ames this week for the 34th annual summer games of the Special Olympics. Games spokeswoman Stephanie Kocer says the opening ceremony will be held Thursday night at Hilton Coliseum. “We have just over 2,800 athletes this year and 2,000 volunteers and about 1,500 coaches that come,” Kocer says. “They’re all coming to Ames and the Iowa State campus.”
The competitions run through Saturday and are the highlight of the year for many hundreds of the participants. “It’s three days of a ton of different sporting events,” Kocer says. “We have six sports: swimming, athletics — which is track and field, bocce, cycling, soccer, tennis and developmental events.” This year is a special one as the games are marking their 50th anniversary. “We’re doing a few different things to celebrate the 50th here in Iowa,” Kocer says, “and there’s also going to be a big 50th celebration in July in Chicago, which is where the first games were held.”
Special Olympics was started by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968. Today it is the largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
http://www.soiowa.org
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has frozen pay increases for teachers and other staff members until January. The Des Moines Register reports that it’s not certain whether the freeze will be lifted then. University administrators blame the freeze on uncertainty about revenue there will be from tuition, fees and state allocations. In April the university announced a moratorium on building projects and a review of whether to close some centers.
University of Iowa Health Care employees will receive average salary hikes of 1 percent beginning July 1. Also, workers covered by bargaining agreements will receive their scheduled pay hikes. Coaches and sports staff are paid through the athletic department’s budget and won’t be affected by the freeze. The university has more than 18,000 employees.
CONNIE JEAN HERRINGTON, 64, of Harlan, died Sunday, May 13th, at Avoca Specialty Care. Funeral services for CONNIE HERRINGTON will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, May 17th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, from 9:30-a.m. 11-a.m.
Burial will be the Benton Cemetery in Benton, IA.
CONNIE JEAN HERRINGTON is survived by:
Her sister – Pamela (Roger) Rust, of Harlan.
Her step-Mothr: Rosemary Herrington, of Cedar Rapids.
Her step-brothers: Jim (Ann) Freeze, of Cedar Rapids, and Tim (Shana) Freeze, of Robins, IA.
numerous nieces and nephews.
Red Oak Police arrested four men Monday evening, after police investigated a report of an injured male who had been involved in an assault, in the 200 block of 1st Avenue. The men allegedly involved in the assault, were: 36-year old Charles Kent Woodward, Jr., 30-year old Zane Mikal Lamb; 35-year old David Allan Minard, all of Red Oak. They were charged with Disorderly Conduct and were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond, each. Cody Dean Johnson, of Corning, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, and was scheduled to be taken into custody for further evaluations. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Red Oak Police during the incident investigation and arrests.
Two people from Union County were arrested at around 10-p.m. Monday, following a traffic stop on Highway 34 at Birch Avenue. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says Timothy Hansen, of Creston, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension, No Insurance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession with the intent to deliver. And, Ronnee Abel, of Creston, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession with the Intent to Deliver. Both subjects were being held in the Adams County Jail.
Today: Areas of fog & low clouds this morning; P/Cldy otherwise. High 78. N @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 52.
Tomorrow: P/CLdy. High around 80. SE @ 5-10.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 82.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High around 80.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low was 56. Last year on this date our High was 91 and the Low was 67. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 2017 and 1894. The Record Low was 29, in 1937, 1973 & 1983.
The U-S Supreme Court has overturned a law which limited sports betting to the state of Nevada. Iowa Gaming Association president, Wes Ehrecke, says the state’s casinos have been preparing for the possibility of legalized sports betting in anticipation of the ruling. “This ruling is great news and we’d hoped that this would have been the outcome when New Jersey had challenged the constitutionally of only allowing one state — Nevada — to have legalized sports betting for over the last two-and-half decades,” Ehrecke says.
The Iowa Gaming Association represents the 19 state-licensed casinos and pushed for legislation making sports betting legal, but it failed to pass in the last session. Ehrecke says legislators wanted the certainty of the Supreme Court ruling before moving ahead, and he says they hoped the ruling would have come four weeks ago. “But now we will deal with trying to get the education and awareness ready for the next session,” Ehrecke says.
He says they believe the more than two decades of experience in the state-licensed casinos have make them the best places to run sports betting operations. “Certainly our Racing and Gaming Commission having that expertise and integrity and standards being set,” Ehrecke says. “Having someone come into a casino to establish their account, they could do so in person to bet, but also being able to could come through secure portals to have the option bet on their phone or laptop — we believe would be the best option.”
Critics who oppose legalized sports betting say it expands gambling. But Ehrecke says millions and millions of dollars are already bet illegally each year in Iowa and other states.”This is not really an expansion of gambling, but it allows for a more legalized structured and regulated form of what’s already existed — not only in Iowa, but around the country,” according to Ehrecke.
He says casinos have a variety of options if state lawmakers make sports betting legal. “Every casino would probably do something a bit different,” Ehrecke, “but certainly having a sports betting area. Some could be on the gaming floor, some could be incorporated into their existing sports bars they have now. That will be a part of that decision that works best for each respective casino.”
Ehrecke says the first order of business is to get a sports betting law passed. “We’re looking forward to educating and working with legislators and the media and the public to create awareness about why a legalized sports betting bill hopefully will get adopted here in the next session,” Ehrecke says.
The I-G-A supports a bill that would allow legalized betting on pro and college sports.
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