The driver of a pickup was cited following a collision Tuesday morning, in Red Oak. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a 2000 Dodge RAM 2500 pickup driven by 63-year old Lee Roy Goolsby, Jr., of Nodaway, was traveling east in the 100 block of West High Street a little after 10-a.m., when the pickup struck a legally parked 2001 Chevy Silverado pickup with an attached 2015 H&H utility trailer. The Dodge pickup hit the trailer then the driver’s side of the Chevy, causing damage to the undercarriage of the Dodge that amounted to $7,000. The Chevy and trailer sustained a combined $13,000 damage. No injuries were reported.

Goolsby, Jr. was cited for Driving while license revoked, Unsafe passing, and Failure to provide proof of financial liability (Insurance).

A new aebleskiver eating contest record was set Saturday during the Tivoli Fest 2nd annual Aebleskiver eating contest. Geoffrey Esper devoured 107 aebleskiver in 8 minutes. Fellow contestant Darron Breeden ate 98 for second place during the contest.  (KNOD)

Geoffrey Esper, aebleskiver-champion-2018

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man has been found dead in a central Iowa apartment building that had high levels of carbon monoxide. Firefighters evacuated the Meadowbrook Apartments in Newton on Monday after several high readings were recorded. The man’s body was found in the apartment with the highest level of carbon monoxide. Newton Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik says the cause of the man’s death will be determined by an autopsy.

Welliks says no one else was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. The cause of the gas buildup was unclear. The man’s name hasn’t been released.

Iowans are being reminded about the risks of inner tubing after an Omaha teen died Monday while tubing at Lake Manawa, in Council Bluffs. Todd Robertson, a spokesman for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says with heat indices soaring lately, even though you’re surrounded by water, you still need to drink plenty of fluids while tubing. “You have to drink enough water because heat exhaustion can come onto you,” Robertson says. “Even though you’re relaxing in a tube and just floating down the river, if that’s what you’re doing, it still takes a little bit of energy and plus you’ve got the sun beating down on you, so you have to stay hydrated.”

Robertson says inner tubes can be difficult to control, especially with all of the recent rain and the swift-moving water. “You have your hands and you have your feet, you don’t have a paddle, so you’re basically at the mercy of the current when you’re in a tube,” he says. “Some of these rivers that are really high in the state right now, you have no business being on anyway, and if you’re on a tube, chances are you’re gonna end up in some of that debris.”

Robertson says higher water levels often hide downed trees and branches. He says river users can enjoy the scenery but need to keep an eye downstream to avoid any hazardous surprises. He also suggests bringing along a buddy and letting those at home know where you’re going.

(Radio Iowa, w/Thanks to Pat Blank, Iowa Public Radio)