(Dallas County, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol reports a crash between a car and a box truck this (Thursday) morning near Perry, claimed the lives of two juveniles and resulted in critical injuries to a third juvenile. The three are all siblings, from Jamaica (IA). KCCI reports Daisy and Walter Fuentes Gavidia died in the crash. Their sister, Edlyn is in the intensive care unit. The Perry School District, where the teenagers were students, is offering counseling services at the high school from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday. The family’s pastor has started a fundraiser to support the family.

The Patrol says a 2007 Toyota Camry driven by one of the juveniles was westbound on Highway 141, west of the intersection of Diagonal Road, at around 7:45-a.m.  Authorities say there was heavy snowfall and a 100% covered road.

The car went out of control, spun and entered the westbound lane. A westbound 2020 Volvo box truck driven by 56-year-old Orris McKay, of Carthage, IL., was traveling westbound. McKay steered right and braked, in an attempt to avoid the collision, but was unsuccessful. The truck hit the car on the passenger side.

Multiple agencies assisted at the scene. There have been 47 fatal crashes on Iowa roadways so far in 2023. That’s six more than at this point in 2022, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. In total, 338 people died in crashes in Iowa last year.

DES MOINES- The Department of Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer is excited to announce more than 50 public town hall style meetings to get feedback from everyday Iowans on digital services, including broadband, in their area. We want to hear  from Iowans of all walks of life on how they use the internet and digital services in general. If you ever felt like the digital world is passing you by, for whatever reason, this is your chance to speak up and help Iowa identify ways to help you and your community.

Attendees will hear a short presentation on digital services followed by a discussion with the audience on the barriers and potential solutions for full participation in the digital aspects of society. All meetings will start at 6 pm at the designated locations and are anticipated to last about 90 minutes.

In this area, the town hall-style meetings will be held in:

• Atlantic, April 11, Iowa Western Community College, 705 Walnut St, Atlantic, IA 50022
• Carroll, May 9, DMACC 906 N. Grant Road Knott Commons, Carroll, IA 51401
• Clarinda, April 3, Lied Public Library, 100 E Garfield St, Clarinda, IA 51632
• Council Bluffs, March 29, Council Bluffs Public Library, Meeting Room B, 400 Willow Ave Council Bluffs, IA 51503
• Creston, April 12, Creston Public Library, 200 W Howard St, Creston, IA 50801
• Denison, May 8, Denison Public Library, 1403 1st Ave S, Denison, IA 51442
• Guthrie Center, May 10, Guthrie Center Public Library, 400 Grand St, Guthrie Center, IA 50115
• Red Oak, April 10, Red Oak Public Library, 400 N 2nd St, Red Oak, IA 51566
• Shenandoah, May 11, Shenandoah Public Library, 201 S Elm St, Shenandoah, IA 51601
• Winterset, March 29, Winterset Public Library, 123 N 2nd St, Winterset, IA 50273

For more information, please contact broadband@iowa.gov.

If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Maria Guevara at maria.guevara@iowa.gov by no later than at least 7 days before the event you will attend.

(Creston, Iowa) – One person suffered possible/unknown injuries during a partial, single-vehicle rollover accident this (Thursday) morning, in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office reports a 2008 Chevy Tahoe driven by 55-year-old Sandra Sue Sickels, of Creston, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 8:14-a.m., when her SUV struck the guard rail of a bridge. The vehicle then went out of control. It left the road and ended-up on the driver’s side in the ditch, with air bag deployment.

Sickels complained of head pain but denied medical treatment from EMS. She said she would travel to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston to be checked out. Damage from the crash amounted to $3,000.