The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest Tuesday afternoon of 61-year-old Shellie Renee Shuffler of Red Oak on a Montgomery County Warrant for Littering. Shuffler was arrested on West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak at 1:25 p.m. and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond before later being released.
(Radio Iowa) – The rail traffic coming into Iowa is providing some mixed signals on economic conditions. The D-O-T’s Stuart Anderson says the volume of some items shipped by rail continues to increase. “Increased car loads in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, crushed stone, and sand. Both those measures really are viewed as measures of what the overall economy is looking like, so those are positive measures,” Anderson says.
He says those increases can signal the economy is doing okay. “Not not really moving into a recession, but as we know there’s a lot of other measures out there that would tell you we are, so real conflicting messages on the economy overall but at least from the rail perspective where these have been leading indicators they are positive,” he says. Anderson says on the other side, the number of containers with consumer goods coming in has dropped. “Those have been down significantly although starting to show some improvement here in May,” Anderson says. “But still that would be an indicator that things aren’t necessarily so great from a consumer spending perspective.”
Anderson made his comments during a report to the state Transportation Commission today (Tuesday).
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday morning, received a report from County Zoning Administrator Mike Kennon, with regard to issues of excessive scrap metal and inoperable vehicles on rural properties. Kennon handed the Board a sheet defining what is a junkyard, and junk. He said the reason for bringing the issue to the Board’s attention, is because of a number of complaints the Zoning Board has received, especially with regard to four specific properties.
Supervisor Steve Green said he had some concerns about the definition of junk, and suggested the County Attorney review the definition of terms.
The Board suggested Kennon focus on the most serious offender and send that owner a letter from the Zoning Board. They also suggested he check with other counties, to see what kind of Ordinance they have or what their Zoning Requirements are, in hopes of finding something with “more teeth,” than what Cass County has or may have.
The Board discussed and acted on approving a Resolution making appropriations and transfers for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. The matter was previously covered in budget discussions, and it simply gives the County spending authority.
Cass County BOS, 7-11-23
The Cass County Supervisors acted to pass a Resolution allocating the final ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) payments to fire departments. The resolution approved allots $75,000 to each of the departments in Cass County, as previously discussed. And, they approved applied for homestead and military tax credits, as recommended by the County Assessor.
In other business, Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken updated the Board on Secondary Roads Department maintenance and activities.
And, Cass County Mental Health/General Relief Coordinator Deb Schuler provided the Board with a quarterly report for April through June.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors met in a regular weekly session this (Tuesday) morning, in Red Oak. Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert kicked-off the session with her weekly update.
She said also a construction project on Page-Montgomery Road south of Villisca is expected to start the week of July 26 with the laying of rock. The project is expected to last some three-to four-weeks.
Under New Business, the Board passed by a vote of 4-to 1(with Supervisor Donna Robinson opposed), a Revised Resolution pertaining to a half financial support agreement between the City of Red Oak and Montgomery County, and with regard to the Red Oak rail, track spur current maintenance. The agreement includes all the legal descriptions which were inadvertently omitted from the first proposed agreement.
Montgomery County BOS meeting, 7-11-23
Board Chair Mike Peterson….
The Supervisors passed (by a similar vote) a Revised MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between the County and the Montgomery County Development Corporation (MCDC). The County had budgeted $30,000 to the MCDC, and may provide additional funds for specific programs provided by MCDC and may allocate $18,000 to MCDC to take ownership of and complete the needed repairs of the Burlington Northern Spur.
In other business, the Board passed a Resolution for the County 5-year Montgomery County Secondary Roads. They also approved a revised funding agreement for the 250th Street Bridge, and financial administrative matters, including the Sheriff’s and Recorders reports of fees for the month of June, claims payable for July 12th, and the Treasurer’s Ending Fund Balance for the month of June.
The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is getting ready for a four-game tour in Brazil. Todd Kimm reports.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference announced the opponent rotation for the 2023-24 wrestling season on Tuesday.
The University of Iowa will host Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will travel for road duals against Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Northwestern.
The complete schedule will be released once finalized.
First Team
Pitcher Braden Turpin Fremont Mills
Catcher Jacob Martin Stanton
Utility Nolan Grebin Stanton
IF Josh Martin Stanton
IF Kyler Owen Fremont Mills
IF Lincoln Palmer East Mills
IF Tyler Johnson Fremont Mills
OF Mason Crouse East Mills
OF Zach Thornburg East Mills
OF Brady Owen Fremont Mills
Second Team
Pitcher Gavin Ford Stanton
Catcher Kaden Buick Essex
Utility Seth Ettleman Sidney
IF Brody Holmes Stanton
IF Bode Wyman Griswold
IF Gabe Johnson Sidney
IF Zane Johnson Griswold
OF Ike Lemonds Fremont Mills
OF Payton Embree East Mills
OF Dylan Reynolds Stanton
Honorable Mention
Michael Hensley Sidney
J.T. Mahaney Fremont Mills
Tony Racine Essex
Kywin Tibben Stanton
Landon Baker Fremont Mills
Sylas Allen East Mills
First Team–Softball
Pitcher Karly Millikan* Griswold JR
Catcher McKenna Wiechman* Griswold SR
Pitcher/Catcher Tori Burns* Essex JR
Utility Fallon Sheldon Sidney JR
IF Makenna Askeland* Griswold SR
IF Ella Thornton FM FR
IF Brook Burns Essex JR
IF Miah Urban EM SR
OF Macy Mitchell* FM JR
OF Whitney Pennock Griswold JR
OF Brianna Johnson Essex SR
*Elite Team
Second Team–Softball
Pitcher Saige Mitchell FM FR
Bree Mitchell Stanton SO
Catcher Lindze Smith FM FR
Utility Amanda Morgan FM JR
IF Lily Crom FM JR
IF Marissa Askland Griswold SO
IF Nadia Gray EM SR
IF Dakota Reynolds Griswold JR
IF Kiley Barrett EM JR
OF Lana Alley FM FR
OF Addison Adams Griswold SO
OF Jenna Thornburg EM JR
Honorable Mention
Gabi Jacobs Sidney FR
Abby Gohlinghorst Griswold SO
Cindy Swain Essex JR
Brooke Jones EM FR
Jenna Stephens Stanton SR
IHSAA Baseball Playoffs
Area Substate Finals
07/11/2023
CLASS 1A
Substate 6 @ Bondurant-Farrar: Lynnville-Sully vs. Lenox 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ Ridge View: Woodbury Central vs. Remsen St. Mary’s 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Sioux City East: West Harrison vs. Gehlen Catholic 7:00 p.m.
CLASS 2A
Substate 6 @ Ankeny: Pella Christian vs. Van Meter 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ Pella: West Marshall vs. Williamsburg 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Denison: Underwood vs. Clarinda 5:30 p.m. (Time Change)
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is introducing a bill today (Tuesday) which he says will help to rein in billions of dollars in Biden administration spending that’s siphoning money away from vital farm programs. Grassley, a Republican, is calling it the U-S Department of Agriculture Spending Accountability Act. “The bill limits spending from that part of the U.S.D.A. called the Commodity Credit Corporation,” Grassley says, “and it would limit the C.C.C. to spending money only on programs authorized by Congress.”
Grassley says the legislation is designed to stop the U-S-D-A from undermining the role of Congress in writing the upcoming Farm Bill. “Over the past few years, secretaries of agriculture have used excess funds in the CCC for their own agenda,” Grassley says. “It’s become one of the most costly tools in the farm safety net.” He says the Biden administration is using this agricultural loophole as a blank check to pay for a host of unapproved programs, which Grassley says includes the president’s “environmental agenda.”
“Without these new controls, the Biden administration can simply fund its priorities using the C.C.C.,” Grassley says, “even if Congress rejects them in the upcoming Farm Bill.” He says the bill would save eight-billion dollars. Given the debt and deficit, Grassley says they “need to find savings in every nook and cranny of the Farm Bill.”
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