(Radio Iowa) – Thousands of Iowans will soon be taking short walks to remember the long lives of their loved ones who’ve been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. Lauren Livingston, spokeswoman for the Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, says there are Walks to End Alzheimer’s planned in 19 Iowa communities over the next several weeks.

It’s estimated there are 66-thousand Iowans living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, and another 98-thousand Iowans are their caregivers. The walks are a time for all parties to come together, support each other, and to raise awareness — and funds.

Medical advances in recent months have offered much encouragement for people in the early stages of dementia. The treatments are proving effective at slowing the progress of Alzheimer’s, but a cure is still elusive.

The first walk in Iowa this fall is scheduled for Mason City on September 10th, with more to follow in: Ottumwa, Panora, Decorah, Harlan, Cedar Falls, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Iowa City, Spencer, Muscatine, Des Moines, Sioux City, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, the Quad Cities, Ames, Burlington and Cedar Rapids.

Learn more and register for an event near you at: alz.org/iowawalks.

(Radio Iowa) – A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a truck on Tuesday afternoon near Fort Dodge. The victim is identified as 74-year-old Daniel Brown of Webster City. Reportedly, an eastbound 2018 Indian motorcycle operated by Brown collided with a 2010 International straight truck driven by 57-year-old Daniel Lundberg of Lehigh.

The Lundberg truck was traveling southbound on Johnson Avenue and was crossing Highway 20 when he reportedly failed to yield the right of way to the Brown motorcycle.

Brown was pronounced dead at the accident scene by the Webster County Medical Examiner. His body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Ankeny for an autopsy.

AMES, Iowa –Aug. 30, 2023 – You are invited to join the Iowa Department of Transportation for a virtual public information meeting to share your input on a proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 92 over Indian Creek, 0.7 miles west of Pottawattamie County Rd M-47.

Virtual presentation:

When: Anytime between Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 (around Noon) –Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

How to Attend: Navigate to https://bit.ly/Iowadotreg5506

Description: The website will help you get information about the project and allow you to give us feedback.  If you would like to receive future emails about this project or submit a comment or question for this project, you can go directly to: https://bit.ly/Iowadotcom5506 Comments are due by Friday, Sept. 15, 2023

For general information regarding the public meeting, Scott Suhr, Field Services Coordinator, Iowa DOT District 4 Office, 2210 E 7^th St., Atlantic, Iowa 50022, phone 712-388-6883 or 800-289-4368, email Scott.Suhr@iowadot.us

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Auditor of State Rob Sand today (Wednesday), released an agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Griswold, Iowa, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The agreed-upon procedures engagement was performed pursuant to Chapter 11.6 of the Code of Iowa.

Sand reported fifteen findings related to the receipt and disbursement of taxpayer funds. They are found on pages 9 through 13 of this report. The findings address issues such as a lack of segregation of duties, disbursements exceeding budgeted amount, deficit fund balances and money provided to a nonprofit corporation in violation of Article III Section 31 of the Constitution of Iowa. Sand provided the City with recommendations to address each of the findings.

Three of the fifteen findings discussed above are repeated from the prior year. The City Council has a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the City’s operations and financial transactions. Oversight is typically defined as the “watchful and responsible care” a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.

A copy of the agreed-upon procedures report is available for review on the Auditor of State’s website at Audit Reports – Auditor of State.