Pottawattamie County Deputies have arrested an Oakland man and charged him with 4th Degree Criminal Mischief. Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Officials report that 19-year-old Shane Elam Rouse II was in custody on July 12th for an OWI investigation. While he was being photographed, Rouse flipped his hands, which were cuffed, from the back to his front and grabbed a sharp object out of his pants and scratched the camera lens. The camera lens was valued at $405 and was destroyed.
Members of the Iowa Congressional delegation are inviting the new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to visit Iowa. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he hopes Acting E-P-A Administrator Andrew Wheeler takes them up on the offer.
During his confirmation hearing, Wheeler pledged to fully support the R-F-S program and recognized it as “the law of the land.” The previous E-P-A director Scott Pruitt resigned earlier this month after being blamed for undermining ethanol and the R-F-S.
Grassley says corn prices have dropped below three-dollars a bushel at his home elevator in New Hartford. He says he’s “optimistic” Wheeler will work with Iowans to “maintain the integrity” of the R-F-S.
Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says experience along the offensive line should help the Cyclone offense make strides this season. ISU has four players back with starting experience up front off last year’s team that finished 8-5 and won the Liberty Bowl.
Campbell says improvement on the offensive line has been a priority since he took the job.
Campbell says the offensive line should help bolster the ground game.
The Cyclones open the season at home on September first against South Dakota State.
GORDON LESTER “GORDY” THOMAS, 84, of Villisca died Sunday, July 15th at the Villisca Good Samaritan Society. A celebration of Life Visitation for GORDON LESTER “GORDY” THOMAS will be held on Wednesday, July 18th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Faith Community Church. Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
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Burial of cremated remains will be in the Grant Cemetery at a later date.
The family suggests memorials to the Villisca Good Samaritan Society and may be directed to Janet Thomas, 117 North Third Ave, Villisca, IA 50864.
GORDON LESTER “GORDY” THOMAS is survived by:
Wife of 62 years: Janet Thomas
Children: Gregory (Tricha) Thomas of York, PA; Suzanne (Jeff) Hoover of Adair.
Son-in-Law: Dwight Sunderman of Carbon.
Sisters: Lorraine Williams of Grant; Joanna Glassinger of Red Oak.
Brothers-in-Law: Jim (Liz) Brown of Tampa, FL; Keith Yeager of Stanton.
Sister-in-Law: Paula (Jerry) Ridenour of Plano, TX.
6 Grandchildren
10 Great-Grandchildren
and many other relatives and friends.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says President Trump missed multiple opportunities during the just-concluded talks with Russia to hold that nation responsible for attacks on our democracy. Grassley says Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a liar” and is “no friend to the United States.” Referring to Trump, Grassley says “the president has made a lot of mistakes…in trusting Russia.”
Following talks between the two nations’ leaders in Finland on Monday, Trump made it clear he accepted Putin’s denial that Russia interfered in the 2016 U-S presidential election. Grassley remains unconvinced.
Last Friday, the U-S Justice Department indicted a dozen Russian agents for taking part in an alleged hacking scheme during the election. Grassley says Trump should have used the talks to ask for the transfer of those “criminals” so they can be brought to the U-S to stand trial. Grassley says Trump should have challenged Putin and simply didn’t, a move that’s bringing harsh criticism of Trump from members of both parties.
An Iowa state legislator quit the Republican Party on Monday based on President Trump’s comments in Finland. Representative Ken Rizer (RISE-ur) of Marion says he’s now a registered “no party” voter and he calls Trump’s performance in Helsinki the last straw.
Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. Place peppers in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; invert on paper towels.
In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 cup tomato sauce, rice, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Spoon into peppers. Place in an ungreased shallow two quart baking dish. Drizzle with remaining tomato sauce. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until peppers are tender.
YIELD: 2 servings.
Jim Field visits with Brigham Hoegh about the need for volunteers to help pick and clean corn as part of a local promotion to provide fresh, locally-grown corn to the Atlantic school lunch program.
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TODAY – Partly Cloudy skies with an east wind at 5-10 mph and a high of 84.
TONIGHT – Partly Cloudy to Cloudy with a light east wind and a low of 68.
WEDNESDAY – Mostly Cloudy Skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high of 81. SE winds at 10-20 mph.
THURSDAY – Showers and thunderstorms possible in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, high 81.
FRIDAY – Partly cloudy with a chance of some isolated showers, high in the low 80’s.
Weather Stats: Monday’s high in Atlantic was 87. Tuesday’s low is 64. This day last year the high was 93 and the low 70. Record high on this date in Atlantic is 109 set in 1936. The record low of 45 was set in 1911. Sunset tonight is at 8:51 pm and Wednesday’s sunrise will be at 6:01 am.
(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded two million dollars in grants for projects across that state. Department spokesman Michael Morain says the grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
Locally, the grant applicants and the funding they received includes:
The grants are awarded in a variety of categories. That includes through the Historic Preservation Office.
(Radio Iowa) — Thirty-two Iowa towns were awarded federal grants Monday totaling $9.6 million. Brooke Miller, spokesperson for the Iowa Economic Development Authority, which selected the recipients of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, says “The federally-funded grants are awarded for community facilities, downtown revitalization, and single-family owner-occupied rehabilitation projects.”
Locally, the Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG), received a $252,000 Housing Sustainability grant for six units in Bedford, from the IEDA. The Region 12 Council of Governments received a $209, 500 HS grant and $2,500 in local or other support for five housing units in Coon Rapids, and the same amount plus $5,000 in local/other funds, for five housing units in Manning, and $251,000 for six housing units in Templeton, with an additional $3,000 in local/other funding. SWIPCO (The Southwest Iowa Planning Council), received $240,222 plus $8,778 in local/other funds, for six housing units in Essex.
Two other area cities – Carson and Creston – received $500,000 CBDG funds for the rehabilitation of 12 and 13 building facades, respectively. An additional $581,178 in local/other funds was provided for the project in Carson, while in Creston, an additional $448,605 was provided through local/other funds.
Ottumwa is getting the largest grant among the 32 mostly rural Iowa cities. “The City of Ottumwa has received an $800,000 grant for stormwater, green streets, and streetscape improvements to their downtown,” according to Brooke Miller.
Miller said the I-E-D-A received 48 applications, totaling $14.1 million in funding requests. The CDBG program is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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