A man from Red Oak complained of pain and possible injury, Monday, after he was hit by an SUV while attempting to cross the street. Red Oak Police say a 2018 Chevy Equinox driven by 67-year old Charla Ann Schmid, of Red Oak, was stopped at the controlled intersection of Alix Avenue  and N. Broadway, and was in the process of turning left onto N. Broadway, when her vehicle struck 58-year old Kenneth Murray Houser, who was on the west side of the intersection before he began to cross the street. The accident happened at around 1:10-p.m.

Schmid told police she looked both ways and did not see any cars coming, prior to pulling away from the intersection. Her SUV knocked Houser to the ground during the incident. He was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue, to be checked out. No citations were issued.

(Radio Iowa) – More details are being released about a deadly house explosion in north-central Iowa over the weekend. Franklin County authorities say they were called to the 500 block of 250th Street southeast of Meservey shortly after 3:35 Saturday afternoon. On arrival, rescuers were able to take one unnamed person from the house that had severe injuries and life-flight them to Unity Point Hospital in Des Moines.

Authorities later found the body of 71-year-old Janice Doane who died from injuries sustained in the accident. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the incident.

Two men from Creston were arrested late Monday morning, on separate charges. According to Creston Police, 30-year old Alex Cunningham was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a warrant for Harassment in the 1st degree. He was later released on a $2,000 bond. And, 40-year old Aaron Riepe was arrested on a charge of Domestic Assault. Riepe was being held in the Union County Jail, while awaiting a bond hearing.

(Radio Iowa) – Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne and former Republican Congressman David Young dissected one another’s voting records during a debate broadcast last (Monday) night on Iowa P-B-S. The two are running in Iowa’s third district congressional district, which covers 16 southwest Iowa counties. Young criticized Axne for favoring repeal of Trump-era tax cuts. “I want to get our economy just back to where it was five months ago, one of the strongest economies in the world,” Young said. “…That was with low taxes…and we need to make sure that is made permanent.”

Axne, who was elected in 2018, said the 2017 Trump tax bill Young supported has dramatically increased the U.S. debt at a time when the economy needs an infusion of government spending to stay afloat. “The bill that you voted for — 83% of the provisions within it gave greater opportunity to corporations and the wealthiest among us at the expense of middle class families,” Axne said. Young criticized Axne for using the “proxy” voting system House Democrats set up in May, so not all members have to be present on the House floor for voting during the pandemic. “My opponent has taken advantage of that and missed votes,” Young said. “…In Iowa, if you hire somebody, you expect them to show up to work.”

Axne said the U.S. House is using online platforms like Zoom for meetings like many other organizations and her votes are being cast as directed. “I haven’t missed a vote,” Axne says. “…What we’ve done in congress is do the job that needs to get done, but we do so in a way that keeps people healthy.”

The two candidates also debated the future of the Affordable Care Act. Young argued the government subsidies for 44-thousand Iowans who get insurance through ObamaCare should not be paid to insurance companies, but go directly to the people. “When that money goes straight to the people, they’re empowered with their health care dollars, you demand price transparency,” Young said. “You’re going to get affordability, better access and better quality in health care.”

Axne said when Young was in congress, he voted to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, without a solid replacement. “You can slice and dice this any way that you would want to, but that’s what you did,” Young said. “You voted against Iowans and there’s no way to erase that history.”

Young served two terms in the U.S. House, from January of 2015 to January of 2019.