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Creston Police report, 9/3/21

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September 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department (Friday, 9/3), reports a Ringgold County man was arrested Thursday afternoon. 39-year-old Benjaman Lee Hunsucker, of Benton, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a charge of Violation of No Contact/Protective Order – Contempt, Stalking – Violation of Protective Order, Harassment – 1st Degree. Hunsucker was being held in the jail without bond, pending an appearance before the Magistrate.

(Podcast) KJAN News, 09-03-2021

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September 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The broadcast News at 7:06-a.m., with Ric Hanson.

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Guthrie County Fair Schedule for Friday, September 3

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Guthrie County Fair is underway in Guthrie Center, through Sept. 5th. Gate admission daily is $10. Carnival rides and Grandstand entertainment are FREE.

Today’s schedule (Sept. 3rd) includes:

8:00 AM 4-H/FFA Swine Show

8:30 AM 4-H/FFA Horse Show

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM 4-H/FFA Education Center Open

12:30 PM 4-H/FFA Sheep & Goat Show

6:00 PM Clover Kids Show

7:00 PM Rodeo at the Grandstand (Presented by Grand River Rodeo)

This weekend’s activities include:

Saturday, Sept. 4th

10:00 AM Parade

5:00 PM Tractor & Pickup Truck pulls (at the Grandstand)

Sunday, Sept. 5

6:00 PM Queen Coronation (Grandstand)

7:00 PM Figure 8 races (Grandstand)

For more information, see the Guthrie County Fair website, or follow them on Facebook.

ISU, UI football team buses tout being powered by biodiesel

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

September 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – College football season opens in Iowa tomorrow (Saturday) and buses carrying two Iowa teams will also carry new branding. The Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Biodiesel Board are partnering with Windstar, the bus company that provides transportation for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa Biodiesel Board executive director Grant Kimberley says the buses run on biodiesel and it says so in big letters down the side. “These buses transport these teams to home games to the stadium and away games, as well,” Kimberley says. “It’s not just for football season, it’s also utilized at other times of the year for some of the other sports teams. These buses get some miles on them and they go all across the country.”

He says the partnership and the rebranding of the buses is a great way to educate people about biodiesel. “We can reach a wide audience this way,” Kimberley says. “People that may not normally see a lot about agriculture or about biofuels. It’s a way to get a good cross-section of people.” The Hawkeye and Cyclone team buses have a broad reach, all the while advertising one of Iowa’s biggest biofuels. “People told me that they’ve seen these buses in places like Los Angeles and Denver and even driving by the Capitol in Washington D.C.,” Kimberley says. “They do get around a lot of different places and that’s why we think it’s a great partnership with the university.”

Iowa’s farmers are expected to harvest more than 525-million bushels of soybeans this fall. Every bushel will enhance Iowa’s standing as the nation’s top producer of biodiesel.

Axne supports roll back of inheritance tax changes Biden has proposed

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September 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says she’d like to see a proposed tax change get rolled back, so it only applies to the country’s richest families. President Biden has proposed treating the transfer of inherited property as if it were a sale, so capital gains taxes would be collected. Individuals would be able to inherit a million dollars worth of property and couples up to two million dollars worth of land or buildings, but Axne says that’s not a big enough exemption for family farms.

“Let’s say the farm was, I don’t know, $1000 an acre when they first got it and now it’s $7000 — so it’s a $6000 increase per acre and they’ve got 500 acres. You’re talking a lot of money that you’ve got to pay the taxes on. If you do that, you may end up having to sell some of the land to pay the taxes,” Axne says. “What we don’t want is to sell family farms.”

Axne says small business owners also could be prevented from passing their business onto the next generation. “I look at this as a Main Street issue,” Axne says, “and we’ve got to get this fixed.” Axne says it’s not just an issue in rural America. She cites as an example a couple who bought a property in the Bronx and have run a bodega for decades, as they would be unlikely to be able to pass the small convenience store onto their children or grandchildren.

“Let’s say they bought it back in the day for a couple of hundred thousand dollars 50 years ago and now with all the gentrification, everything in the Bronx, it could be worth $4 million,” Axne says. “They will not be able to pay the taxes on $3.8 million. Who’s going to come in there? 7-Eleven — it’s going to be a large company — so this is an issue across this country.”

Axne made her comments after a meeting in Adel with representatives of more than a dozen farm and ag-related organizations.

(Update) – Governor seeks to overturn 2018 ruling that upheld abortion rights in Iowa

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September 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a 2018 ruling that said Iowa women have a fundamental right to an abortion. Reynolds calls the court’s 2018 ruling one of the most liberal abortion decisions in the country. A DISTRICT court judge recently cited that 2018 Iowa SUPREME Court ruling as he struck down a law Reynolds signed in 2020 that would have required a waiting period for abortions. The state is appealing the district court’s ruling.

A legal brief filed August 24th argues U.S. case law on abortion is based on the federal constitution and the court’s 2018 ruling was “the definition of erratic.” The court ruled that under Iowa’s constitution, women have a right to an abortion in Iowa. The make-up of the court has changed since that 2018 decision, though. Governor Reynolds has appointed four of the seven justices serving on the Iowa Supreme Court today.

Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls says it’s time for Iowans to make their voices heard in opposition to extreme abortion laws, like a new Texas law banning abortions after the sixth week of a pregnancy. The Texas law gives its citizens the right to sue anyone they think is violating the law. Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported 60 Republican members of the IOWA legislature have signed onto a brief that asked Iowa’s Supreme Court to overturn its 2018 ruling that upheld abortion rights.

Shenandoah woman arrested for allegedly removing items from a drug drop-off box

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September 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Shenandoah Police Department, Thursday, said a woman was arrested Tuesday, after she allegedly tried to remove drugs from a drop box in Shenandoah’s Police Station. 29-year-old Jocelyn Coleman was arrested for Theft in the 3rd Degree, and Disorderly Conduct.

Authorities said Officers responded to the Police Department lobby, following a reported disturbance. A witness told police Coleman was removing items from the Drug drop box in the lobby. Coleman was unable to post a $2,300 bond, and was transported to the Page County Jail.

In an unrelated incident, Shenandoah Police, Tuesday, arrested 40-year-old Christopher Bowers, of Shenandoah, on an active Page County warrant. He faces a charge of failure to appear on an original charge of eluding law enforcement. Bowers was being held in the Page County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report (9/2/21)

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September 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs) – Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Thursday, reported three arrests were conducted over the past couple of days:

  • 43-year-old Scott Wayne Casson was arrested Sept. 2nd in Treynor, for Violation of Probation.
  • 52-year-old Edward Anthony Gomez, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested Wednesday, after Deputies were called to the Minden Casey’s for a reported incident of theft. Gomez was charged with Theft in the 5th Degree (Larceny under $300); That same day, 25-year-old Schuyler Mitchell Lee Heisser was arrested following a traffic stop. He was charged with Driving While License Suspended or Revoked.

All three subjects were later released from custody.

Adel woman appointed as District Court Judge

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September 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds today (Thursday), announced her appointment of Stacy Ritchie as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 5A.  Ritchie, of Adel, currently serves as an Assistant Dallas County Attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota and her law degree from the Drake University Law School.

Ritchie fills the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of District Court Judge Richard B. Clogg. Judicial Election District 5A includes Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, and Warren counties.

22% of this past week’s Covid cases in Iowa among those under 18

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September 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says there is “no cause for panic” about the rise in Covid cases in Iowa, especially among children and teenagers, and no need to change the state law which prevents mask mandates in schools. “The virus — it’s here to stay,” Reynolds said late this morning, “which means we have to find a way to live with it in a responsible, balanced and sustainable way.”

During a news conference in her statehouse office, Reynolds said “it’s obvious” vaccines are the best tool to counter Covid-19 and that’s why she got a Covid shot this spring, but she said some Iowans may have “really justified reasons” for not getting vaccinated. “I believe the government’s role in a public health crisis is to provide the public reliable information so that they can make their own informed decisions, “Reynolds said. “I also believe this approach is more effective than mandates that attempt to dictate other people’s behavior.”

The governor told reporters Iowa’s Covid vaccination rate is rising — by about “a tenth” of a percent per day — and Reynolds said she’s leaving it up to Iowans to decide how to manage the virus under the normal course of their daily lives. “Over 18 months, Iowans have come to understand that this is a long game,” Reynolds said. “We know that virus activity can and does fluctuate. We have shown we can respond and adapt without abandoning the reasonable and balanced approach that has proven effective.”

Gov. Kim Reynolds (RI Photo)

Twenty-two percent of Covid cases confirmed by testing in the past week were among Iowans under the age of 18. Another 20% were among Iowans between the ages of 18 and 29. According to Reynolds, 99% of new cases in the state are linked to the more contagious Delta variant of Covid. Reynolds said resources in some Iowa hospitals are being stretched by Covid cases as well as other kind of health emergencies and workforce issues.

“In November of last year when Covid was surging, hospitalizations rose to an all time high of 1527. We don’t want to relive that experience and thankfully it’s unlikely that we will,” Reynolds said. “The situation is different now, most notably because we have a vaccine.” The governor cited federal data indicating 66.4% of Iowans above the age of 12 have had at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows 49.2% of Iowa residents are fully vaccinated.