Lavon Eblen talks about food traditions in other cultures.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has named Republican attorney Adam Gregg as her administration’s No. 2 leader while seeking to avoid a lawsuit over whether she has the power to name a new lieutenant governor.
Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller advised this month that the Iowa Constitution would not give Reynolds the power to name a new lieutenant governor after she succeeded Gov. Terry Branstad. Miller’s opinion angered Reynolds, who had indicated she might appoint a new lieutenant even if it risked a legal challenge.
Reynolds said Thursday that Gregg would be the “acting lieutenant governor.” Gregg will collect the lieutenant governor’s salary of $103,000 but not be in the line of succession. That means Senate President Jack Whitver would become governor if Reynolds leaves office before January 2019.
BETTY J. OLSON, 89 (formerly of Harlan), died Thursday, May 25th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Mass of Christain Burial for BETTY OLSON wll be held Tuesday, May 30th at 10:30am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held Monday, May 29th from 3:00pm-8:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with family greeting friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm and a wake service at 7:00pm.
Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
BETTY J. OLSON is survived by:
Her daughters – Linda Brown, of Florence, AL., & Patty (Allen) Cox, of Harlan.
Her sons – Dan Olson, of Harlan; Bob (Tomie) Olson, of Port Isabel, TX, & Don Olson, of Spirit Lake.
Sisters: Roberta (John) Van Buskirk of Council Bluffs. Jolene Plambeck of Council Bluffs.
Brorthers: Terry (Mary) Plambeck of Council Bluffs. Alan (Teresa) Plambeck of Council Bluffs.
14 Granchildren
40 Great-Grandchildren
2 Great-Great-Grandchildren
A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy on assignment serving a civil paper, arrested a man Wednesday evening on warrants related to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. The Deputy was in the 700 block of Mynster Street in Council Bluffs, when he saw 21-year old Adrian Cory Lee Rollins, of Council Bluffs, walk past him. The Deputy knew Rollins had active warrants for his arrest, which was confirmed through dispatch. Rollins was taken into custody at around 5:30-p.m. on felony warrants for Sex Offender Registry Violation/2nd offense, and Sex Offender Area/Activity Violation-2nd offense.
And, a Nebraska man currently held in the Pottawattamie County Jail, was served with a warrant out of Nebraska, for being a Fugitive from Justice. 47-year old Gary Walker, of Omaha, was served with the warrant and then returned to the custody of jail staff.
Officials with the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System senior leadership report a Veterans’ Town Hall meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., May 31st at the American Legion, South Omaha Melting Pot Post 331, 4830 South 31st Street, Omaha, Neb. The town hall is to gain open and honest feedback from veterans, their family members and other community members.
Senior leadership and other subject-matter experts from the local VA health system will be present to improve communication with and hear directly from veterans and their families. VA also welcomes input from congressional stakeholders, veteran service organizations, non-governmental organizations and other community partners at the meeting.
Following the town hall, representatives from various VA programs will be available to provide assistance to veterans who may not be enrolled in the health care system. B. Don Burman, director, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, says “Caring for Veterans is a calling, and our first commitment is to provide veterans and their families the timely, quality care and benefits they have earned and deserve through their service to our nation.”
For more information, contact Will Ackerman at 402-995-4719.
A recent report in U-S-A Today warns of the dangers of a new type of pest called the “seed tick,” but Iowa State University entomologist Donald Lewis says technically, the story is wrong. “It is not a different species of tick,” Lewis says. “It’s certainly not something new, I’ve used the phrase seed tick for the last 40 years. It’s not a new phrase, it’s not a new pest. It just gets used by the general public to mean something teeny tiny that I think was a tick.”
Lewis says there’s no need to be particularly concerned about this insect. “All species of ticks can have the term ‘seed tick’ applied to their larval stage,” he says. “It simply means the beginning stage of any kind of tick.”
Lewis says when the so-called seed ticks mature, they can carry many types of illnesses including Lyme disease. He is not predicting a particularly bad tick season. He admits they do grow well in humid and wet conditions with a good food source like small mammals. If a mature tick of any kind does become attached, the recommended way to remove it is with tweezers.
(Radio Iowa w/Thanks to Pat Blank, Iowa Public Radio)
More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Donald Trump has scheduled a visit to Iowa – his first as president of the United States. His campaign website says a rally is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. June 1 at the Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. People are invited to register for up to two tickets each.
Trump’s last visit to Iowa occurred in Des Moines during his “Thank You” tour as president-elect in December. Trump won Iowa’s six electoral votes in November.
Jim Field speaks with Lisa Riggs about all things Tivoli Fest coming up this weekend in Elk Horn.
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