LaVon Eblen talks county fairs.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Progress Iowa announced today that twelve Presidential candidates will attend and speak at the 5th annual Progress Iowa Corn Feed on Sunday, July 14th at NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer will deliver welcoming remarks, and Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand will serve as official timekeeper, ‘auditing’ the length of candidate speeches. This year’s Progress Iowa Corn Feed is free and open to the public, with online registration required at IowaCornFeed.com.
The twelve confirmed presidential candidates scheduled to speak are Senator Michael Bennet, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Congressman John Delaney, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, former Governor John Hickenlooper, Governor Jay Inslee, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Congressman Seth Moulton, Congressman Tim Ryan, and Marianne Williamson.
Attendees will participate in an activist fair when doors open at 12:00 p.m., with informational booths hosted by local organizations, candidates, as well as Presidential campaigns. There will be live music when doors open from Cedar Rapids band Full Circle, as well as family friendly activities that make the Progress Iowa Corn Feed accessible to all, for a fun-filled afternoon. Lunch will be available for purchase from vendors at the NewBo City Market, and a supporter pack is available from Progress Iowa that includes lunch tickets and promotional giveaways. The speaking program is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. and will end by 4:00 p.m.
Organizers are expecting more than a thousand to attend this free event, and encouraging participants to sign up early for the required online registration at www.IowaCornFeed.com.
Progress Iowa is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization with a network of more than 75,000 progressives. Year-round, Progress Iowa advocates for a stronger middle class, first-class public education, and fairness for all Iowans under the law. For more about the 5th annual Progress Iowa Corn Feed visit http://IowaCornFeed.com
Jim Field visits with members of the SWI Swarm girls softball program, including coach Trevor Gipple, 14 & Under player Anna Kelly, 12 & Under player Dakota Reynolds and 10 & Under player Claire Schroder. The elite teams are preparing for competition in the Iowa Games later this month.
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The Creston Police Department reports four arrests on Monday, July 8th.
At 8:45am Officers arrested 38-year-old Joshua Smith of Creston for Violation of Parole. He was arrested at 905 Townline Street in Creston on the Department of Corrections Warrant. He was later transferred to the Newton Correctional Facility.
At 2:45pm Creston Police arrested 57-year-old Rodney Bell of Creston at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Domestic Abuse Assault with Injury. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
At 3:15pm 39-year-old Haley Miller of Des Moines was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Violation of Probation on the original charge of Theft 3rd. She was being held in the Adams County Jail awaiting a bond hearing.
At 4:36pm Creston Police arrested 31-year-old Todd Reinier of Des Moines in the 700 block of East Taylor Street in Creston for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense. He was later released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.
Creston Police also received two incident reports on Monday. At 7:06am a report was received from two residents at 1501 North Lincoln Street that their parked vehicles were vandalized. One vehicle had two tires punctured and the hood keyed. The other vehicle had one tire punctured. The damage was estimated at $100.
At 8:42pm a resident at 612 Grand Avenue reported that a package that was delivered to his residence was taken from outside of his door. The estimated loss was $62.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an employee has died at a hotel bowling alley in Davenport.
Police and medics were called to the Hotel Blackhawk a little after 10 p.m. Sunday. They found 27-year-old Brittany Russell unresponsive in the bowling alley. She was pronounced dead there.
Police say a preliminary investigation shows she was the victim of an accident. Details haven’t been released.
Police say Russell was employed by the Blackhawk Bowl and Martini Lounge.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man has been given 60 years for the slaying of a woman in Cedar Rapids.
Station KCRG reports that 25-year-old Zackary Ildefonso was sentenced Monday. He’d pleaded guilty in May to voluntary manslaughter and other crimes. Prosecutors had reduced the charges in return for Ildefonso’s pleas.
Prosecutors say Ildefonso fatally shot 33-year-old Heidi Stephens on Nov. 20, 2017, after an argument about a purse that he had stolen from her. He also shot at Andrew Shank in an attempt to kill him during the same dispute.
Softball
ADM 2, Ballard 1
Carlisle 10, Carroll 0
Carlisle 11, Carroll 0
Denison-Schleswig 7, Harlan 6
Harlan 7, Denison-Schleswig 3
Shenandoah 8, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 5
Sioux City East 12, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 0
Winterset 10, Perry 2
Baseball
Atlantic 5, Tri-Center 2
AHSTW 17, Griswold 3 (5 innings)
CAM 3, East Union 2 (9 innings )
Gilbert 6, Kuemper Catholic 5 (9 innings)
Harlan 12, Denison-Schleswig 1 (5 innings)
Harlan 14, Denison-Schleswig 0
Kuemper Catholic 7, Carroll 3
MVAOCOU 4, Boyer Valley 0
Pleasantville 7, Martensdale-St. Marys 6 (9 innings )
Sidney 7, Lenox 3
Stanton 6, Southwest Valley 3
Van Meter 8, Treynor 1
Winterset 10, Creston 5
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the final rankings for Class 1A, 2A, and 3A Softball on Monday. The final Class 4A and 5A Rankings will be released on Wednesday.
Class 1A
Class 2A
Class 3A