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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 20,000 claims have been filed by parents seeking part of a $1.9 million class-action lawsuit settlement over food bidding at hundreds of Iowa schools, according to attorneys handling the case. The claims filed since the settlement was announced Sept. 2 cover more than 47,000 students, said Elizabeth Fegan, an attorney for parents who sued Martin Brothers Distributing Company, the Iowa Educators Corporation and the Iowa Association for Educational Purchasing.
Fegan called the surge in numbers within a two-week period, “exciting.” The Cedar Falls-based Martin Brothers was accused of conspiring with IEC and IAEP for years to monopolize the business of selling food at schools across Iowa. The lawsuit, filed in 2011, said the result was students being overcharged because there wasn’t healthy competition in the market to keep prices down.
The defendants maintain they did nothing wrong and that the process was fair. They reached the settlement to avoid costly litigation, according to one of their attorneys. “There was no admission of liability or wrongdoing,” said Deb Tharnish, an attorney representing Martin Brothers. “It made economic sense to get the case resolved.”
Attorneys for IEC said they had no comment because the case is still pending. IAEP representatives did not immediately respond to a message left Friday. Parents and others have until the end of September to file a claim to receive up to $3.50 per student per year. A judge is expected to finalize the settlement in early November.
HAROLD SAND, 89, of rural Audubon, died Thu., Sept. 11th, at home. Funeral services for HAROLD SAND will be held 11-a.m. Mon., Sept. 15th, at the Ebenzer Lutheran Church west of Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 2-to 6-pm Sun., Sept. 14th.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
HAROLD SAND is survived by:
His daughters – Cindea Lea & husband Dr. Frederick Baltz, of Galena, IL, & Bonnie Jo & husband Dr. Richard Whittier, of LIncoln, NE.
His brothers – Leroy (Nancy) Sand, of Kimballton; Kenneth (Carolyn) Sand, of Prairie du Chien, WI.
His sisters – Ruth Crandall, of Manning; Elsie Cerveny, of LaVista, NE; Eleanor (Wayne) Magnuson, of Omaha; Esther Henderson, of Carroll; Betty (Wayne) Horton, of Le Mars.
6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.
CHRISTIAN SILVA, 15, of Creston, died Thu., Sept., 11th, during an accident in Adams County. Funeral services for CHRISTIAN SILVA will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Sept. 17th, at the 1st Baptist Church, in Creston. Powers Funeral Home in Creston has the arrangements.
An open visitation will be held from 1-to 8-pm Tue., (9/16) at the 1st Baptist Church in Creston, with the family receiving friends from 5-to 8-pm. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.
Memorials may be directed to a permanent memorial in Christian’s name.
CHRISTIAN SILVA is survived by:
His parents – Manny and Chelsi Silva, of Creston.
345 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2014/ NWS – Des Moines
…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING…
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR…COLDER. PATCHY FROST. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY...SUNNY. PATCHY FROST THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARMER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 40. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
A FROST ADVISORY is in effect through late this morning for the entire KJAN listening area. The ADVISORY runs through 8-a.m. for Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Crawford, Carroll, Guthrie, Madison, Taylor, Union and Ringgold Counties….and until 9-a.m., for Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties.
Temperatures will remain in the middle 30’s until around 8-or 9-a.m., allowing for areas of frost to develop, especially in the low-lying regions. Sensitive outdoor vegetation could be damaged or killed by frost if left uncovered.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
CUMBERLAND, Iowa (KJAN) – Two people were injured during a crash Friday evening on Highway 92, west of Cumberland. Authorities say 44-year old Christopher Robert Tedford, of Cumberland and 43-year old Jason Vaughn Rieber, of Griswold, were injured in the crash that happened at around 5:50-p.m. near Schuler Mfg. Both men were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Tedford, who was not wearing a seat belt, later flown from CCMH by LifeNet helicopter, to Creighton University Hospital, in Omaha.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Council Bluffs on Friday said they were investigating the discovery of a body at a golf course. Police tell the Daily Nonpareil they were called to the Council Bluffs Country Club after a person on the golf course reported seeing a decomposed body.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is probable cause that a southwest Iowa school district violated the state’s open meetings law when it met privately to discuss the firing of a principal, according to a state investigation. The Iowa Public Information Board says the five-member board of the Red Oak Community School District failed to properly vote to close an April 10th meeting and broke the law on April 14th when it failed to appropriately apprise the public of an agenda item. The Des Moines Register reports each board member could face fines of up to $2,500 per violation.
EPWORTH, Iowa (AP) — The 24-year-old driver of a pickup truck has turned himself in to face a charge of vehicular homicide in the deaths of four teenage boys who were killed last month in a crash on a country road in eastern Iowa. The Telegraph Herald reports Joseph Conolly of Holy Cross is charged in connection with the August 2nd crash near the community of Epworth.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State is 0-2 and comes into today’s game at Iowa with low expectations. Today’s kickoff at a sold-out Kinnick Stadium is at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
In an update to our earlier story on kjan.com, the Iowa State Patrol reports two people were injured during a crash near Schuler Manufacturing, Friday evening. Authorities say 44-year old Christopher Robert Tedford, of Cumberland and 43-year old Jason Vaughn Rieber, of Griswold, were injured in the crash that happened at around 5:50-p.m. near 63724 Highway 92 (Richland Road). Both men were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Tedford, who was not wearing a seat belt, later flown from CCMH by LifeNet helicopter, to Creighton University Hospital, in Omaha.
The initial accident investigation determined a 1996 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Rieber was traveling east on Highway 92, and had slowed to turn into Schuler Mfg. Tedford, who was traveling behind Rieber in a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup, failed to slow down, and rear-ended the other pickup.
Following the collision, Tedford’s pickup left the road and crashed through a fence before coming to rest in a soybean field. Officials say a 2003 Nissan Altima, driven by 29-year old Rachel Powell, of Glenwood, was traveling westbound on the highway. Debris from the initial crash struck her car, causing damage to the vehicle. Powell was not hurt during the incident.
The accident remains under investigation.
The American Red Cross is offering a free application for smart phones that makes it easier and faster for Iowans to find a nearby blood drive. The agency’s spokeswoman Katie Marshall says it’s a free app. You can track your donations, you can learn more about your specific blood type,” Marshall says, “and if there’s a shortage of your blood type, you’re going to get an alert saying, ‘Hey, we really need you to come in.'” The app is available for both i-Phone and Droid users.
“You can look for where the closest blood drives are in your area, you can make an appointment right there,” she says, while making blood donation goals for yourself. Marshall says the Red Cross is the nation’s single-largest supplier of blood and now that summer vacation is over, supplies are up.
“We’re seeing those high school and college drives start to pick up again,” she says. “We’re not looking at a shortage of any sort right now but the need is constant. That doesn’t mean anyone is off the hook. We need people to be donating constantly.” Iowans who want the new Blood Donor App can download it free at redcrossblood.org.
(Radio Iowa)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright won his 18th game to tie for the major league lead, Matt Holliday hit a long three-run homer in the first inning and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Friday night to stop a three-game losing streak. Wainwright (18-9) allowed one run and six hits in eight innings with eight strikeouts and no walks. He retired his final 16 batters, improving to 7-1 against Colorado. Clayton Kershaw and Johnny Cueto are the other 18-game winners.
Holliday ended a nine-game RBI drought and homered for the first time this month, sending a 467-drive off Jorge De La Rosa (13-11) into Big Mac Land beyond left field. It was the second-longest homer at 9-year-old Busch Stadium behind Holliday’s 469-foot drive against the Chicago Cubs’ Ryan Dempster on July 20, 2012.
The NL Central-leading Cardinals stayed 2½ games ahead of second-place Pittsburgh. De La Rosa allowed four runs — three earned — and four hits in six innings. Colorado has scored just three runs during a four-game losing streak.