Iowa Democrat Kim Weaver, Friday, announced her plan to challenge incumbent Republican Congressman Steve King. Weaver hopes to replace King following the Nov. 2016 General election, as representative for the sprawling 4th District, which includes Audubon, Harrison, Shelby, Crawford and Carroll Counties in the KJAN listening area.

Weaver is a lifelong Iowa resident who grew up in Des Moines and raised her three children, in Sheldon. She began her professional career as a DHS Medicaid worker and currently works for the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, protecting senior citizens in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Weaver, an active AFSCME member, will be canvassing the 4th District, speaking with and listening to constituents. For more information about her campaign, visit www.weaverforcongress.com.

An investigation by authorities in Montgomery County has resulted in the arrest of a Villisca man on felony, forgery charges. 25-year old Bradley Lee Dumler was arrested at around 11:30-a.m., Friday, on six Class-D Felony Forgery charges, and six simple misdemeanor charges of Theft in the 5th Degree.

Dumler was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 cash only, bond.

A traffic stop by deputies in Montgomery County Friday evening resulted in the driver of the vehicle being taken into custody on drug and other charges. 19-year old Dallas Brady Meyers, of Emerson, was pulled over at around 7:40-p.m. at the corner of E. Prospect and N. 4th Streets, in Red Oak.

Meyers was subsequently arrested for OWI/1st offense – drug related, Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Meyers was also cited for failure to have insurance. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 cash bond.

A Red Oak man was arrested early this (Saturday) morning on an alcohol charge. 23-year old Roland Charles Chapin III was taken into custody at around 12:15-a.m. and charged with Public Intoxication. Chapin was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Gasoline prices across Iowa are rising after weeks of falling and hitting the lowest point for August in five years. Just last week, the experts predicted we’d likely see gas selling at two-bucks a gallon in Iowa this fall, but Rose White, spokeswoman for Triple-A-Iowa, says equipment problems at an oil refinery near Chicago are causing prices at the pump to rise.

“There was a major refinery issue at a major plant in Indiana and it’s already caused price jumps of 34-to-50-cents at some retail outlets in the Great Lakes states.” It may take several weeks to a month to get the problems resolved at the B-P refinery, the largest of its kind in the Upper Midwest. Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Iowa, says the refinery troubles are having an impact here. “We have seen a slight increase in Iowa but nothing as significant as the folks are seeing in Michigan and Illinois,” Weinholzer says. “We’ve seen prices in Iowa bump up 10 to 20 cents (a gallon) over the last couple of days.”

Crude oil prices are still low, she says, it’s the refinery issues that are causing prices to escalate. Crude oil inventories are 20-percent higher than a year ago. Weinholzer says once the refinery is back online, we should see the cost of filling our tanks start to spiral. “We expect prices to continue to decline into the fall and perhaps even accelerate,” Weinholzer says, “because that’s when we start the switch-over from the summer- to the winter-grade fuels.” The statewide average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded is now two-66. That’s gone up six-cents a gallon since Thursday. The national average is two-65.

(Radio Iowa)