(Radio Iowa) – The head of the national Republican Party will be the keynote speaker for an Iowa G-O-P fundraiser next month. Potential G-O-P presidential candidates have been making their way to Iowa for months in anticipation of the 2024 Iowa Caucuses, which national Republican Party leaders have voted to keep first in the nation.

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel’s appearance at the August 10th fundraiser in Des Moines will be a celebration of Iowa’s First in the Nation status, according to Iowa G-O-P chairman Jeff Kaufmann.

The Iowa G-O-P’s fundraiser will be held four days after the DEMOCRATIC National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws panel decides whether the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucuses will remain first in their party’s next presidential nominating process.

(Harlan, Iowa) – The Harlan Police Department reports four arrests. On July 2nd, 58-year-old Barbara Rose Kleymann, of Portsmouth, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. On the 3rd, 42-year-old Faith Merritt Peterson, of Harlan, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and improper rear lamp.

July 5th, Harlan Police arrested 35-year-old Nathan Howard Lavender, following a traffic stop. Lavender was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, operation without registration, no insurance and driving under suspension.

On the 17th, 38-year-old Cory Christopher McCoy, of, Harlan, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication.

Here are some of the results from shows at the 2022 Adams County Fair!

The 2022 Adams County Tall Corn Contest was sponsored by POET, Corning and judged by Tim Christensen, ISU Extension and Outreach Farm Management Specialist. The results were:

• 1st Place – Justyce Bradley, 114.25” (growing success: rabbit manure)
• 2nd Place – Braxston Bradley, 110.5” (growing success: rabbit manure)
• 3rd Place – Tyler James, 108.25” (growing success: undetermined)
• 4th Place – Margaret Haley, 57” (growing success: mom and dad)
• 5th Place – Sebastian Haley, 55” (growing success: water)
• Swine Results
• Static Results
• Sheep Results
• SESS 2022 Results
• Poultry Results
• Horse – Performance
• Goat Results
• Dairy
• Communications
• Clover Kids Showcase Participation
• Beef
• Awardrobe Results
• Alpaca Results
• 2022 Adams Co Horse Halter Results

ATLANTIC, IA – Produce in the Park is hosting two food trucks Thursday evening, July 21st: Zipp’s Pizzeria and Zemog’s Cocina. Zemog’s has quickly become a popular TexMex taco truck at the park this summer, and lots of customers have asked about having Zipp’s at the market.

In addition to two food trucks, this week visitors to Produce in the Park will find free putt-putt golf with the Atlantic Lions Club, yard games with Atlantic Parks and Recreation, fresh-cut flowers from Exira Flower Supply, and summer favorite produce including zucchini, sweet corn, and tomatoes, in addition to farmers market staples such as fresh-squeezed lemonade and popcorn, eggs, honey, desserts, meat, and more. More details can be found, below:

Produce in the Park July 21 

Time: 4:30-6:30 PM

Location: Atlantic City Park (10 W. 7^th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022)

Food Trucks: Zipp’s Pizzaria, Taco Truck Zemog’s Cocina

Fun with Visiting Orgs: 

1. Putt-putt in the park with Atlantic Lions Club!
2. It’s Parks & Rec month. Play yard games with Atlantic Parks & Rec. Don’t miss giant connect four (a new favorite donated to the parks department this year!).
3. July Sponsor United Church of Christ of Atlantic will be handing out first aid kits and offering activities.
4. Cass County Master Gardeners

Live Music: Sarah Selders

Product Highlights: Fresh produce (tomatoes, sweet corn, zucchini, cabbage, onions, and more!), meats (beef, pork, lamb, and chicken by preorder), farm-fresh eggs, honey, popcorn, lemonade, pastries, fruit crisps, soaps, candles, lotions, art prints, jewelry, greeting cards, fresh-cut flowers, lawn decorations, and more!
Free drawing for a dozen eggs sponsored by the Cass County Local Food Policy Council. (Anyone age 18+ can enter for free. Winner will be drawn after the market and receive eggs the following week.

Payment methods accepted: All vendors accept cash. Many accept credit card and Venmo. All qualifying food vendors accept SNAP/EBT (also known as food stamps). All fresh produce vendors both accept and distribute Double Up Food Bucks (coupons given for SNAP/EBT purchases of fresh produce).

Produce in the Park July 2022 farmers markets are sponsored by the Atlantic Community Promotion Commission, the United Church of Christ of Atlantic, Cass County Tourism, Cass Health, First Whitney Bank and Trust, the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, and Deter Motor Co.

For updates on Produce in the Park, follow Produce in the Park on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ProduceInThePark) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/produceintheparkatlanticia/), or visit the Produce in the Park website to sign up for the e-newsletter at www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com. For information on vending at the park, contact Market Manager Brigham Hoegh at produceintheparkatlanticiowa@gmail.com or 712-249-5870.

(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has issued a lengthy report on arrests dated from July 3rd through the 18th.

7-3-22: John Todd Prichard, age 28, Portsmouth, IA was arrested after a traffic stop near Fir Rd and St F32. Prichard was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 1st and Speeding; Marshall Devin Slack, age 20, Elk Horn, IA was arrested after a traffic stop at Catalpa St and Main St in Elk Horn, IA. Slack was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Barred and Fail to Display Registration Plate.

7-7-22: Ashley Elizabeth McWilliams age 31, Atlantic, IA was arrested after a traffic stop at Catalpa St and Main St in Elk Horn, IA. McWilliams was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License is Revoked and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

7-8-22: Angel Destiny Lentsch, age 20, Des Moines, IA was arrested after a traffic stop in the 800 block of Hwy 59. Lentsch was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License is Revoked, Operating a Non-Registered Vehicle, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

*7-10-22: Royal Eugene Robinson, age 69, Arion, IA was arrested after a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Robinson was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License Denied, Suspended, Canceled or Revoked, and Speeding.; Jordan Scott Saathoff, age 20, Walnut, IA was arrested after a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Saathoff was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 1st, Minor in Possession of Alcohol, and Speeding.

7-11-22: Bryan Ray Dunn, age 34, Des Moines, IA and Hunter Dale Gregory age, 23, Mount Vernon, IL were arrested after a call for service in the 600 block of road M47. Dunn was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Human Trafficking, Theft 1st, and Driving while License is Suspended. Gregory was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Human Trafficking and Theft 1st.

7-12-22: Joshua Caleb Leonard, age 25, West Valley City, UT was arrested after a call for service regarding a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of road M56. Leonard was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with 3 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substances.

7-14-22: Jill Annette Wensel, age 50, Logan, IA was arrested after a traffic stop on Hwy 44. Wensel was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Barred, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, Possession of Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.; Donald Dale Blunk, age 63, Kiron, IA was arrested on a Shelby County Warrant for Failure to Appear on a previous charge of Driving while Barred, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substances. Blunk was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

7-16-22: Scott John Schimerowski, age 53, Earling, IA was arrested after a call for service in the area of Highway 37 and Highway 191. Schimerowski was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Disorderly Conduct.

7-18-22: Anthonie Damian Newcomb, age 19, Omaha, NE was arrested after a call for service in Kirkman. Newcomb was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Willful Injury causing Serious Injury.

Note: Criminal charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass/Guthrie County Environmental Health Executive Director Jotham Arber provided the Cass County Supervisors with a Quarterly report this (Tuesday) morning. In it, Arber said the Environmental Health Department was busy conducting many perc tests over the past few months, along with providing well tests and septic system inspections. The perc test is meant to simulate the actual conditions in a working septic system.

Arber said he had some good news with regard to grants to help property owners pay with some of those services.

He mentioned also, that over the next couple of months there will be information coming out through the media and advertisements, reminding people there is money available through the grants, to property owners.

Septic system grants, he says would help he and his staff cover their entire service area, not just the unincorporated area. On a separate note, Arber says they are working on writing a Tanning Ordinance that would cover his four-county service area.

Currently, they are working under the old rules for inspections of tanning shops. In other news, the Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Nadine King to the Lewis Library Board. They tabled action on appointments for the Massena and Washington Township Trustees, due to no applicants for those positions. And, the Board tabled action of a Resolution to vacate an Excess Row, until a later meeting when more information could be gathered.

(Radio Iowa) – The latest Iowa crop and weather report from the U-S-D-A suggests drought conditions will expand in northwest Iowa this week. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s measurements last Tuesday indicated parts of Plymouth, Cherokee and Woodbury Counties were in extreme drought and much of northwest Iowa were classified as in severe or moderate drought. The state climatologist says while there were heavy rains in northeast Iowa last week, the remainder of the state was drier than normal and the rainfall deficit is approaching an inch in many areas.

Weekly rainfall was just a hundredth of an inch at several reporting stations in northwest and southwest Iowa. The U-S-D-A rates 81 percent of Iowa’s corn crop in good or excellent condition, while just over three quarters of Iowa soybeans have a condition rating of good or excellent.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Residents of Atlantic will find more people buzzing around town, shopping and dining this Saturday, July 23rd, during “Discount Dayz (Previously known as “Crazy Dayz”). Participating Atlantic businesses will offer crazy summer deals during the shop local event. Kelsey Beschorner, Programs Director at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, says “In the past, Crazy Dayz has primarily been focused on retail-based businesses. We wanted to be more inclusive to businesses of all forms, so we decided to change the name. Businesses will still offer the same great deals, consumers will have the opportunity to experience savings beyond typical retail,” she said.

One lucky shopper will get the chance to win $250 in AtlantiCash. Shoppers are encouraged to post their shopping or dining selfies on Facebook during Discount Dayz, using the hashtags #MyAtlanticIA and #LoveLocal. The winner will be announced Monday, July 25th LIVE on the Chamber’s Facebook Page. “This is a great way to thank and reward people for shopping local. It gives them that extra nudge to spend the day in Atlantic,” Beschorner said.

Shop or eat at these participating locations to be entered in to win $250 in AtlantiCash.

• Bonnesen’s Five & Ten Store
• Brown Shoe Fit
• Brymons Interiors
• CoffeeGirl
• Downtowner Cafe
• Golden Dragon
• Hanson’s Fine Jewelry
• Hy-Vee
• Jazzercise
• Olsen’s Fuel
• Outfitters Plus
• Plaza Azteca
• Rancho Grande
• Randy’s Computer
• Shaved Tail Louie’s
• Something For You
• Subway
• Udderly Delicious

For more information on Discount Dayz deals and other Chamber events, visit www.atlanticiowa.com or contact the Chamber office at 712-243-3017. Discount Dayz is sponsored by First Whitney Bank & Trust and the Atlantic Community Promotion Commission.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand will meet with community members across southwest Iowa on Wednesday and Thursday this week, as part of his 100 Town Hall Tour.  Auditor Sand will highlight the accomplishments of the office that have saved Iowa taxpayers millions of dollars.  They include uncovering the misuse of public funds and the creation of the Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) program, which encourages local governments to cut costs by reducing waste.

Locally, on July 21st: Sand will be in Atlantic from 6:15-to 7:15-p.m., in the downtown Atlantic City Park; In Audubon at Albert the Bull Park, from 4:15-to 5:15-p.m.; In Red Oak at the Legion Park, from 9:30-until 10:30-a.m., Thursday, and in Harlan, Sand’s Townhall will be in Harlan at Potter’s Park, from 2:45-to 3:45-p.m. See the graphic below for other scheduled dates and times (please click on the image to enlarge).

(Radio Iowa) – The latest Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” shows Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley may be facing his closest election since 1980. Grassley says he’s not concerned. “You know, I don’t worry much about these polls,” Grassley says. “I don’t worry much about who my opponent is, because I’ve got to work hard as a Iowa’s senator and I’m fighting the bad policies of this Biden administration.”

The poll shows fellow Republican and Governor Kim Reynolds has a 17-point lead over her Democratic opponent, while the same respondents gave Grassley an eight-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Mike Franken.”I got an opponent that says Biden’s doing a fabulous job and I think Iowans disagree with that as evidenced by Biden inflation, by gas prices going up, and not enforcing the open border,” Grassley says. “I think things are very much in Republicans’ favor, particularly in Iowa.”

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) speaks to SWIPCO employees and community leaders. (Ric Hanson photo) _ FILE PHOTO

A politician once said there’s only two ways to run for reelection, unopposed or scared. Grassley disagrees: “Listen, I’ve never run unopposed as far as I can remember, at least not since I’ve been in Congress, and I never run scared. I’m running doing my job.”

The Iowa Poll was conducted July 10-13 and shows Grassley leads Franken, a retired Navy admiral, by 47 to 39-percent.