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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Feb. 4, 2020

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February 4th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic party officials in Iowa are working furiously to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claim momentum and plow ahead in their quest for the White House. Technology problems and reporting “inconsistencies” kept Iowa Democratic Party officials from releasing results from Monday’s caucus, the much-hyped kickoff to the 2020 primary. It was an embarrassing twist after months of promoting the contest as a chance for Democrats to find some clarity in a jumbled field with no clear front-runner. Instead, caucus day ended with no winner, no official results and many fresh questions about whether Iowa can retain its coveted “first” status.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party says it expects to release data from the Iowa caucuses later today (Tuesday). Chairman Troy Price says the party is manually verifying its data against paper backups but says systems are taking “longer than expected.” He said the delays were the result of a reporting issue, not a hack or intrusion. Price addressed reporters shortly after the party updated presidential campaigns about the status of the delayed results in the kickoff caucuses. He did not take any questions in the call with reporters. The Associated Press has not called a winner of Monday’s caucuses.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Turnout for the Iowa caucuses is on pace to match 2016 levels based on early data. That’s according to a state party official on Monday night. At some caucus sites there have been long lines and delays, with the caucus starting about an hour late at a downtown Iowa City precinct. The Democratic county party chairman in Polk County, Iowa’s largest county, says the party printed tens of thousands of extra voter registration forms but some sites are running out. About 170,000 people participated in 2016. The high-water mark for the contest was 2008, when nearly 240,000 participated.

Mills County Sheriff’s report

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February 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Monday, reported five recent arrests.

On Saturday, Feb. 1st:

  • 57-year old David Llyod Richey, of Pacific Junction, was arrested just before 7-p.m., on two counts Possession of a Controlled Substance; Drug Tax Stamp Criminal Penalties; For being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm; 2 counts of Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs; Hosting a Drug House; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His being at the Mills County Jail, was set at $5,000.
  • 33-year old Ronald Elroy Hankins, Jr., of Shenandoah, was arrested Saturday evening for Trespassing. His bond was set at $300.
  • 38-year old Donovan Edward Hankins, of Tabor, was arrested at the same time and place as Ronald Hankins, Jr.  Donovan was charged with Felon in Possession of ammunition, and Trespassing. His bond was set at $5,300.
  • And, 33-year old Caleb Stephen Coggins, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 11:30-p.m. Saturday, on a warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $1,000.

Friday afternoon, 32-year old Ty Lee Lewis, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop at I-29 and Highway 34. Lewis was arrested for being a Fugitive from Justice. He was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

Police charge man with breaking into, damaging Iowa Capitol

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February 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Police in Des Moines have arrested a man on charges that he broke into the Iowa Capitol over the weekend and caused some damage. Surveillance cameras recorded images of the man as he entered the building early Sunday. The nature and extent of the damage he caused hasn’t been released.

Matthew McCoy Parker (IA DPS photos)

On Monday, the state Division of Criminal Investigation say officers charged 20-year-old Matthew McCoy Parker with one count of criminal trespass and one count of criminal mischief. Parker is from Pleasant Hill, a Des Moines suburb.

DEAN WILLIAMS, 80, of Stuart (Svcs. 02/08/2020)

Obituaries

February 3rd, 2020 by Jim Field

DEAN WILLIAMS, 80, of Stuart died Sunday, February 2nd. A Memorial service for DEAN WILLIAMS will be held on Saturday, February 8th at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 7th from 6-8 p.m. at the Johnson Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Stuart.

Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.

Online Condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

AP Boys High School Basketball Poll 02/03/2020

Sports

February 3rd, 2020 by admin

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (8) 13-1 106 1
2. Ankeny Centennial (2) 15-1 95 4
3. Dubuque, Senior (1) 13-1 83 5
4. Waterloo, West 13-2 71 7
5. North Scott, Eldridge 14-1 57 6
6. Cedar Falls 11-2 56 2
7. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 16-1 47 8
8. Waukee 11-2 46 3
9. Dubuque, Hempstead 12-3 14 9
10. Valley, West Des Moines 11-5 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Ankeny 7. Indianola 5. Davenport, Central 4. Sioux City, East 3.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Marion (7) 15-1 103 2
2. Carroll (1) 13-1 91 4
(tie) Assumption, Davenport (3) 12-2 91 3
4. Norwalk 12-3 74 1
5. Mount Vernon 14-2 64 6
6. Pella 12-4 45 5
7. Glenwood 12-3 38 8
8. Clear Lake 14-2 35 10
9. MOC-Floyd Valley 14-3 27 7
10. Winterset 12-3 12 9

Others receiving votes: Center Point-Urbana 6. Algona 5. Clear Creek-Amana 5. Keokuk 4. Central Clinton, De Witt 3. Ballard 1. Le Mars 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Sioux, Hawarden (8) 17-0 107 1
2. Treynor 16-1 89 2
3. North Linn, Troy Mills (2) 16-0 86 3
4. Van Meter (1) 17-0 81 5
5. Camanche 14-2 64 4
6. Boyden-Hull 15-2 48 7
7. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 14-3 36 6
8. Aplington-Parkersburg 14-1 25 10
9. West Branch 14-1 24 8
10. Western Christian, Hull 13-3 20 9

Others receiving votes: Monticello 9. Des Moines Christian 4. A-H-S-TW, Avoca 4. Albia 3. Osage 2. Pella Christian 2. South Central Calhoun 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Easton Valley (6) 15-0 102 1
2. WACO, Wayland (3) 17-0 92 2
3. West Fork, Sheffield (1) 17-1 86 3
4. Lake Mills 16-1 77 4
5. Bishop Garrigan, Algona (1) 15-2 56 6
6. South O’Brien, Paullina 15-2 50 9
7. St. Mary’s, Remsen 14-2 40 7
8. Montezuma 14-2 23 5
9. Martensdale-St. Marys 15-2 22 8
10. Boyer Valley, Dunlap 15-1 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 8. Notre Dame, Burlington 7. Springville 7. Highland, Riverside 6. Lamoni 5. Mount Ayr 4. Newell-Fonda 2. Pekin 2. Belle Plaine 2. Madrid 1. Siouxland Community Christian 1. Meskwaki Settlement School 1.

MIKE BATES, 61, of Omaha, NE (No services at this time)

Obituaries

February 3rd, 2020 by Jim Field

MIKE BATES, 61, of Omaha, NE died Friday, January 31st in Omaha.  No services are planned at this time for MIKE BATES.  Mike is the son of Dorothy and the late Max Bates and is a 1977 graduate of Atlantic High School.

AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 02/03/2020

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February 3rd, 2020 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. South Carolina (26) 21-1 746 1
2. Baylor (3) 19-1 718 2
3. Oregon 19-2 673 3
4. UConn 19-1 662 4
5. Louisville (1) 21-1 641 5
6. Stanford 20-2 605 6
7. NC State 21-1 563 7
8. Mississippi St. 19-3 533 9
9. Oregon St. 18-4 505 10
10. UCLA 19-2 462 8
11. Gonzaga 22-1 437 12
12. Arizona 18-3 413 16
13. Maryland 17-4 371 17
14. DePaul 20-3 360 11
15. Kentucky 17-4 302 13
16. Texas A&M 18-4 291 15
17. Florida St. 18-4 272 14
18. Indiana 17-5 194 20
19. Arizona St. 16-6 182 19
20. Iowa 18-4 172 18
21. Northwestern 19-3 171 23
22. South Dakota 21-2 143 21
23. Tennessee 17-5 90 22
24. Missouri St. 18-3 77 24
25. Arkansas 18-4 68 25

Others receiving votes: Princeton 48, TCU 25, LSU 13, Florida Gulf Coast 11, Stony Brook 2.

AP Men’s College Basketball Top 25 02/03/2020

Sports

February 3rd, 2020 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (49) 19-1 1608 1
2. Gonzaga (15) 23-1 1567 2
3. Kansas (1) 18-3 1472 3
4. San Diego St. 23-0 1447 4
5. Louisville 19-3 1352 6
6. Dayton 20-2 1271 7
7. Duke 18-3 1242 9
8. Florida St. 18-3 1188 5
9. Maryland 17-4 999 15
10. Villanova 17-4 959 8
11. Auburn 19-2 926 17
12. Seton Hall 16-5 900 10
13. West Virginia 17-4 827 12
14. Oregon 18-5 758 11
15. Kentucky 16-5 660 13
16. Michigan St. 16-6 624 14
17. Iowa 16-6 604 18
18. LSU 17-4 572 22
19. Butler 17-5 437 16
20. Illinois 16-6 373 19
21. Creighton 17-5 372
22. Penn St. 16-5 356 24
23. Arizona 15-6 164
24. Colorado 17-5 134 20
25. Houston 17-5 85 21

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 66, Marquette 31, Ohio St. 19, Tulsa 19, Rhode Island 18, N. Iowa 17, Wichita St. 17, BYU 14, Rutgers 12, Stanford 7, Stephen F. Austin 3, Bowling Green 1, Michigan 1, Virginia 1, Winthrop 1, Yale 1.

Shelby County Sheriff’s report (2/3/20)

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February 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports four arrests. On Jan. 26th, authorities were called at around 4-p.m. to a residence in Elk Horn, with regard to a disturbance. Upon further investigation, 22-year-old Seth Dewayne Strong, of Exira, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts, a simple misdemeanor.   Strong was transported to the Shelby County Jail and held pending appearance in front of magistrate.   The follow morning, Strong plead guilty to the charge and was sentence two days in jail with credit for time already served.

On Jan. 30th, Shelby County Deputies arrested 35-year-old Timothy Ryan Hoffman, of Dow City, on outstanding warrant for driving while suspended, and failure to maintain control.    Hoffman was transported to the Shelby County Jail without incident, where he was released later that evening after posting bond.

Last Saturday, Shelby County Deputies responded to a 911 call from a residence in Portsmouth, and upon further investigation, arrested 33-year-old Clara Jo Mohr, for Public Intoxication.   Mohr was transported by deputies to the jail without incident and turned over to jail staff.   She was released from jail on her own recognizance the follow morning.

And today (Monday), 43-year-old James Lyle Behrens, of Harlan, was arrested as a result of a traffic stop along Highway 59 and Highway F32.    Behrens was transported to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for further testing and then turned over to jail staff for processing.   He was charged with Operating while Intoxicated (2nd Offense), and speeding. Behrens was released later in the morning, after posting the required cash bond.

House fire in Grant Sunday night

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February 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman reports the Montgomery County Communications Center received multiple calls at around 10-p.m. Sunday, with regard to a structure fire at 507 4th Street, in Grant.

Firefighters arrived on the scene a short time later and found the home to be fully engulfed in flames. Due to the amount of fire, smoke and downed power lines, crews began a defensive firefighting operation. Firefighters were on scene for roughly four hours.

All photos are courtesy Brian Hamman, Montgomery County EMA.

The investigation continues into the cause of the fire, but at this time, the home and its contents are considered a total loss.There were no injuries to the occupants of the home or any firefighters.

Agencies assisting the Grant Fire Department on the scene were: Elliott Fire Department, Villisca Fire Department, Griswold Rescue, Montgomery County Emergency Management, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office,Montgomery County Communications, Red Oak Police Department, Alliant Energy and the American Red Cross.