Sheriff’s Deputies in Page County, Monday, arrested 41-year old Justin Allen Williams, from Greene County.
Justin Allen Williams
Williams was taken into custody at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, on a Page County Warrant for Probation Violation. Williams was transported to the Page County Jail where he is being held on $4,000 bond pending further court proceedings
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Pottawattamie County say a person hit by a train in Council Bluffs was transported in critical condition to a hospital in Omaha. Council Bluffs police say the incident happened late Monday night on the south side of Council Bluffs. First responders called to the area at around 10:40 p.m., found a person injured near Union Pacific Railroad tracks and applied pressure to the person’s wounds until an ambulance arrived.
The victim was taken to Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. No name has been released. Police and the railroad continue to investigate.
(as of 10-a.m. today) The Iowa Department of Public Health reports an increase in coronavirus cases in the state over the last week. A change to reporting has also shown a large increase in recoveries. Officials says there are 213 new, positive cases, and five deaths. That brings the statewide total to 28,941 positive cases and 712 deaths. IDPH reported 303,772 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, while 23,035 have recovered from the virus.
Some Iowa counties have shown an increase in positive cases in the last week. On Monday, Polk County Health officials said the last seven days have shown an increase of 20% of new cases reported in both Polk and Dallas Counties. Johnson County saw a 38% increase in a week. Positive cases in Story County reached 677, a 44% increase since June 22. Gov. Kim Reynolds today (Tuesday), said nearly 1 in 10 Iowans have now been tested for the virus. She said also, TestIowa has now exceeded its goal for daily testing, with more than 3,000 tests administered in each of the last 7 days. Reynolds said the daily positive result percentage was 5.1% on Monday.
Iowans testing positive for COVID-19 will now be considered recovered after 28 days without the virus, unless health officials have been notified otherwise. The governor said that change has been made to the IDPH website, which accounts for the large increase in the number of recoveries overnight. Despite an increase in cases, hospitalization rates continue to show a downward trend in the state since an apparent peak in early May. IDPH reported 133 hospitalized patients, with 34 of them listed in intensive care and 20 on ventilators. There were 25 patients admitted in the last 24 hours. IDPH reported approximately 3,410 inpatient beds available in the state, with 503 ICU beds and 809 ventilators available. There are now coronavirus outbreaks in 21 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. IDPH reported 669 current positive cases, 520 recoveries and 365 deaths within care facilities.
The numbers for southwest and western Iowa (RMCC Region 4) are nearly steady, with 5 hospitalized, 2 in an ICU, 0 admitted and one person on a ventilator. Area County-by-County figures show:
DES MOINES – Today (Tuesday), Iowa Gov. Reynolds signed Senate File 2403, legislation that will lower the cost of E-15 and higher blends of renewable fuels in Iowa by changing how the state taxes higher-blend biofuels. The governor signed the bill during her weekly press conference at Pine Lake Corn Processors in Steamboat Rock. “Iowa continues to lead on innovative ways to drive demand for biofuels,” said Gov. Reynolds. “This legislation makes higher blend biofuels even cheaper at the pump while driving demand for homegrown renewable fuel.”
The governor also announced an additional $7 million in funding, through the federal CARES act, for the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program. This state program offers cost-share dollars to fuel retailers who install or convert their equipment to allow the expanded use of renewable fuels in Iowa. Yesterday, Governor Reynolds joined a bipartisan group of governors from Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, calling on EPA Administrator Wheeler to reject the excessive number of retroactive small refinery exemptions to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The law exists for a reason and we need the EPA to stand by it.
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The Justice Department announced today (Tuesday), that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owner and manager of rental properties in Davenport, Iowa violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting a female tenant to sexual harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, alleges that Juan Goitia, the manager of multiple residential rental units in Davenport, sexually harassed a female tenant from March 2018 until August 2018. According to the complaint, Goitia made repeated and unwelcome sexual comments, touched the tenant’s body without her consent on multiple occasions, and retaliated against the tenant for filing a fair housing complaint. The United States also named 908 Bridge Cooperative, the corporate owner of the rental property where the harassment occurred, as a defendant in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit arose from a complaint about Goitia’s conduct that the former tenant filed with the Davenport Commission on Civil Rights (DCRC) and HUD. After DCRC and HUD investigated the complaints, HUD issued a charge of discrimination and the matter was referred to the Department of Justice. Today’s lawsuit seeks monetary damages to compensate the victim and a court order barring future discrimination. The complaint contains allegations of unlawful conduct; the allegations must be proven in court.
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability and familial status. More information about the Civil Rights Division and the laws it enforces is available at http://www.justice.gov/crt. Individuals who believe that they may have been victims of sexual harassment or other types of housing discrimination at rental dwellings owned or managed by Juan Goitia or 908 Bridge Cooperative, or who have other information that may be relevant to this case, can contact the Housing Discrimination Tip Line, at 1-800-896-7743, and select option number 91 to leave a message.
Individuals can also report sexual harassment and other forms of housing discrimination by visiting civilrights.justice.gov.
Candelaria Herrera
Eleanor Holthaus
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior middle blocker Candelaria Herrera and junior right side Eleanor Holthaus have been named to the 2020 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
Both Herrera and Holthaus are first-time Preseason honorees. Despite not being on the Preseason Team in 2019, the duo were both able to elevate themselves onto the All-Big 12 First Team at the end of the season. Holthaus was a unanimous selection for the 2020 Preseason Team, one of eight in the league.
Herrera, from San Juan, Argentina and a 2019 AVCA All-Midwest Region and All-Big 12 First Team honoree, had a terrific two-way season for the Cyclones in 2019. In attack, she averaged 2.22 kills per set at a team-high .314 hitting percentage, an efficiency that ranks fourth in the Big 12. On defense, Herrera is second on ISU with 0.94 blocks per set, a number which rose to 1.18 per set against league opponents. She had 101 total blocks on the year, her second-straight season over 100 blocks. Following the season, Herrera returned to South America and helped her native Argentina qualify for the now-delayed 2020 Olympic Games.
Holthaus, from Richmond, Minnesota and also an AVCA All-Midwest Region and All-Big 12 First Team honoree, was the Cyclones’ leading attacker throughout the 2019 season. The right-side led ISU with 3.18 kills per set, sixth in the Big 12, which she got at .254 hitting. Her 16 matches with at least 10 kills led ISU, while she also had four double-doubles on the year, posting 2.34 digs per frame. Holthaus earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after recording 19 kills against Oklahoma on Nov. 15.
The 2020 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Poll will be announced tomorrow.
2020 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year: Yossiana Pressley, Baylor, OH, Sr.
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Caroline Crawford, Kansas, MB
2020 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team
Name, School Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor# OH 6-0 Sr. Cypress, Texas
Hannah Sedwick, Baylor# S 6-1 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa
Marieke van der Mark, Baylor OPP 6-6 Jr. Papendrecht, The Netherlands
Candelaria Herrera, Iowa State MB 6-1 Sr. San Juan, Argentina
Eleanor Holthaus, Iowa State# RS 6-1 Jr. Richmond, Minnesota
Keyton Kinley, Oklahoma# DS 5-5 Jr. Lexington, Kentucky
Sarah Sanders, Oklahoma OH 6-4 Jr. Plano, Texas
Katie Clark, TCU# MB 6-3 Jr. Arlington, Texas
Brionne Butler, Texas# MB 6-4 Jr. Kendleton, Texas
Logan Eggleston, Texas# OH 6-2 Jr. Brentwood, Tennessee
Skylar Fields, Texas# OPP 6-2 So. Missouri City, Texas
Brooke Kanas, Texas Tech OH/RS 6-2 Jr. New Braunfels, Texas
Brianna Lynch, West Virginia MB 6-2 Sr. Johns Creek, Georgia
# – unanimous selection
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball program and head coach Steve Prohm announced Monday the signing of Mississippi transfer Blake Hinson. Hinson, a 6-7 guard/forward, has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
In two seasons at Mississippi, Hinson averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 rebounds. He connected on 91 3-pointers at a 33.3 percent clip. He started 58 of the 60 games he played for Mississippi, reaching double figures 23 times.
“We are really excited to add to our program an experienced perimeter player that started for two years in the SEC,” Prohm said. “Blake brings great energy, a great personality and adds really good skill level to our program. He’s a great addition to our team and to the Iowa State community.”
In 2019-20, Hinson appeared in 28 games while making 27 starts for the Rebels. The Deltona, Florida native averaged 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists, ranking third on the team in scoring and fourth in rebounding.
Hinson reached double figures in 14 games as a sophomore, including a season-high 23 points against CSU Bakersfield. He recorded a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds at Florida.
Hinson’s career high of 26 points came in a road win against No. 14 Mississippi State during his freshman season. He scored 13 points and pulled down five rebounds in 30 minutes in a loss to Iowa State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Hinson was a four-star prospect out of high school after spending his senior season at basketball powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy. He was the top-ranked player in Kansas according to 247Sports.
Hinson is the third transfer to sign with the Cyclones this summer, joining graduate transfer Jalen Coleman-Lands and junior Tyler Harris.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Monday evening, of a woman from Ringgold County. 37-year old Nichole Jean Ott, from Diagonal, was arrested on a Union County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of burglary in the 3rd Degree. Ott was transported from Black Hawk County and was being held on $5,000 bond for Union County, in the Adams County Jail.
The Iowa departments of Public Health and Transportation today (Tuesday) announced a coordinated, statewide plan to help encourage pregnant and postpartum women to buckle up to prevent death and reduce serious injuries due to vehicle crashes. The most recent Maternal Mortality Review found that 18 percent of Iowa’s maternal deaths were from motor vehicle crashes; 71 percent of the pregnant or postpartum women who died were not wearing a seat belt.
Buckling up through all stages of your pregnancy is the single most effective action you can take to protect yourself and your unborn child in a crash. If you’re involved in a crash during pregnancy, even a minor impact could have major implications. To encourage seat belt use in soon-to-be and new mothers, the Iowa Department of Public Health and its statewide perinatal quality care work group, the Iowa Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, is partnering with the Department of Transportation, Zero Fatalities, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and Safe Kids Iowa to launch a statewide social media campaign that reminds pregnant and postpartum women that seat belts are safe for mom and for baby. The campaign will run July 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2020.
All Iowans are reminded to always use seat belts when driving or riding in a vehicle.
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