SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports Myron Allen Dumarce, who was convicted of Theft 2nd Degree, Eluding, and Assault with Weapon in Woodbury County, failed to report back to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility as required, Thursday.

Dumarce is a 20-year-old, 5’11”, 167-pound American Indian male. He was admitted to the work release facility on Aug. 8, 2024.

Myron Allen Dumarce

Persons with information on Dumarce’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(Radio Iowa) – This Sunday is August 11th or 8-11, the day Iowans are reminded about the three-digit phone number they’re required to call before doing any digging on their property. Ben Booth is spokesman for Iowa One Call which is marking what it calls 8-1-1 Day in advance of the fall planting season.  “Iowa law says you have to notify Iowa One Call prior to doing any type of digging, not just contractors and professionals, anyone in Iowa planning to do any type of digging or disturbance of the earth,” Booth says. “The reason is because there’s a lot of stuff underneath the ground that you can’t see.” The state law was enacted in 1993, mandating that Iowans use the service before taking a shovel to dirt, and especially before using anything larger to dig.

Call at least 48 hours in advance, and crews will mark the underground utilities with flags or spray-paint so you can know where -not- to dig. “I’m talking about your fiber optic, your broadband, your satellite cables, and then real serious stuff like high voltage electricity and pressurized natural gas,” Booth says, “of course, your water and sewer, all these fundamental services that we need that we just don’t think about because they are literally out of sight and out of mind.” Booth notes, digging can mean much more than just taking a shovel to dirt. “If you’re pounding a stake or a fence post or something like that in the ground, you could pierce one of those underground facilities, and that could have devastating consequences,” Booth says. “It could be hazardous, and of course, there’s the liability on the other side of that, because if you break something, typically, you’re going to get a bill to repair it.”

time an Iowan phones the call center, it typically triggers several more calls, depending on how many utilities may be buried on the property. Booth says they field about 600,000 calls a year, which equates to more than 3.6 million notices back to the utilities.

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DES MOINES – Staff from the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) are conducting inspections of food stands, games, and Midway rides at the Iowa State Fair. Staff from DIAL’s Health and Safety Division are reviewing the operations of all amusement concession games at the fair today to verify the games are appropriately licensed and conducted in a fair and honest manner. Games must also be checked to ensure that an average person could perform under the game rules, and that the object of each game is attainable.

Food safety specialists from DIAL’s Food Safety Bureau began inspecting food vendors yesterday and will continue to make sure that all food items are prepared and served according to Iowa’s food safety laws for the remainder of the fair. Food inspectors will also respond to food safety concerns expressed by fairgoers.

Personnel from DIAL’s Building and Construction Division have been inspecting sections of the state fair amusement rides prior to assembly since Aug. 3, 2024. Inspectors will check the rides daily for correct blocking and fencing distances used to keep riders safe from the machinery. In addition to daily checks, the inspectors will also make sure the ride operators are conducting their own inspections of the rides. The division is responsible for licensing and regulating elevators, conveyances, boilers, pressure vessels, and amusement rides across Iowa.

DIAL Director Larry Johnson, Jr., says “The Iowa State Fair is one of the top events in the country. DIAL’s role is to ensure the Fair maintains its excellent reputation of safety and fairness. Our team of dedicated employees works in partnership with hundreds of vendors to ensure the Fair is a success.”

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing is committed to protecting the health and safety of Iowans through regulation and oversight of health care, food, gaming, building and construction, and labor practices; professional licensure; application of administrative law; and investigation of Medicaid and welfare fraud.

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department says a Creston woman was briefly detained and then cited, Thursday afternoon. 58-year-old Lorie Ann Stoneberger was charged with allegedly allowing an Animal to run At Large. Stoneberger was cited and released from the scene, on a Promise to Appear in court. And, at around 1:30-a.m. today (Friday), Creston Police arrested 46-year-old Brandie Sue Whitney, of Creston, for Driving While Barred. Whitney was taken to Union County Jail and released after posting a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI]— One of the greatest celestial shows of the year is nearly upon us — the Perseid (Per’SEE-id) meteor shower! While the Geminid meteor shower typically takes the cake for the greatest meteor display, it’s also during the second week of December which usually means much colder temperatures which can make for less comfortable viewing. The Perseids, which get their name from the constellation they appear to radiate from, Perseus, can bring up to 50-75 meteors per hour and have also produced more long-lived “fireballs.”

The peak of the Perseid meteor shower this year will be the night of Sunday, Aug. 11, into Monday, Aug. 12. The forecast does look like it could include some clouds and even a few showers. With that said, meteor activity has already picked up as the Perseids are a large meteor shower, and viewing will still be good Saturday evening into Sunday and possibly Monday evening into Tuesday as well. You can also watch the Perseid meteor shower online for free this weekend courtesy of astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project. The first livestream will begin at 9 p.m. EDT on Aug. 11 (0100 GMT on Aug. 12,) and the second will begin at 9 p.m. EDT on Aug. 12 (0100 GMT on Aug. 13.), weather permitting.

The Perseus constellation will be rising from the northeast Sunday night, which is the location from which the meteors will radiate, but with how large this meteor shower will be, we’ll likely see meteors throughout the night sky. Make sure to keep a broad view so you can pick them out. The moon will set Sunday at 11:22 p.m., making the night sky even darker. If you’re viewing Saturday night or Monday night, moonset will be 10:59 p.m. and 11:51 p.m., respectively.

(Space.Com: The Perseid meteor shower will peak around Aug.11-12, 2024. (Image credit: Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images))

Under perfect conditions, you may be able to see as many as 50 meteors per hour. Some years have had far more, with up to 150 meteors per hour, but that’s a rare circumstance. Again, this meteor shower has the possibility of shooting an occasional fireball across the sky as well, which is really a sight to see!

Meteors are produced from comet particles and debris from broken asteroids. When comets and asteroids navigate around the Sun, they create a train of dust and debris in their wake. Each year, the Earth rotates through the trail of debris, allowing it to impact the atmosphere and become visible to the naked eye.