(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say temperatures across much of Iowa will be climbing into the low to mid 90s for the next several days and pet owners are being reminded about what should be obvious by now. Four dogs were left in hot vehicles in Des Moines last weekend. Joe Stafford, Director of Animal Services at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, says in one case, two dogs were trapped in a locked car at Blank Park Zoo. “It was into the low to mid 80s at the time and the inside of the car reached 109 degrees,” Stafford says. “There were two dogs left in the car by a customer of the zoo that appeared to be in distress. Luckily, the Des Moines Police Department was quick to respond.”

The owner of the vehicle was paged in the zoo but didn’t respond, so police broke out a window to rescue the animals, both of which were conscious but with very high body temperatures. Stafford says, “They just needed to be cooled down by putting them into an air-conditioned vehicle, giving them water and eventually, transporting them back to our facility so they could be checked out by our medical staff.” In the other case, two dogs were left in a vehicle at Merle Hay Mall. In addition to having broken windows, each of the owners were issued citations for neglect.

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Leaving a window cracked open does virtually no good for cooling the passenger compartment, Stafford says, and neither does parking in the shade.

“Anything over 80 degrees, just leave your furry family members at home where they’re safe and comfortable,” Stafford says. “Take them on a car ride to the dog park or something if we’re looking to go for a car ride but just do not leave animals unattended in a vehicle.” In his 20-plus years in the industry, Stafford says he hears about cases like these every summer and he’s confounded as to why some pet owners don’t ever seem to get the message. “When your vehicle has been parked out in the sun, go get in your vehicle and try to sit in it for ten minutes,” Stafford says. “Most people will find that you’re immediately perspiring as your body is trying to keep itself cool. If you’re reacting that way, your animals are certainly going to react that way because most of them are wearing a fairly heavy fur coat.”

He urges Iowans, if you see a pet (or a child) alone in a car, call it in, as your action could save a life. For more information on summer pet safety tips: https://www.arl-iowa.org/news/pet-tips-/5-summer-heat-safety-tips-for-pets/.

6:00 am All livestock (not poultry) may begin arriving
7 am – 8 am Enter Rabbits (west end of the Dairy Barn – exhibitors: do not enter through the pit area)
7 am – 8:30 am Weigh Swine
10 am – 2 pm 4-H/FFA Center Open for Clubs to Decorate
8:30 am – 10 am Weigh lead market beef followed by junior feeder pen cattle
10 am – 10:30 am Weigh Bucket/Bottle Calves
10:30 am – 11 am Weigh Meat Goats
11 am – 12 pm Weigh Sheep
12 pm – 3 pm Quilt Show Entry – Varied Industries Building
1:00 pm Bucket/Bottle Calf & Bottle Lamb Records Due to 4-H/FFA Center Supreme Showman Written Test – 4-H/FFA Center
1 pm – 7 pm Mobile Glass Studios (glass blowing creations)
2:00 pm Dog Show – Mid American Arena
4:00 pm Announce results Crops Contest – Swine Show Ring Livestock Judging Contest (Registration 3:30 pm) – Swine Show Ring
4 pm – 6 pm Discover the Fair Scavenger Hunt – Courtyard
4 pm – 7 pm Conservation Station Trailer – Courtyard
5 pm – 8 pm Jesse and the Medicine Men – Gazebo Quilt Show – Varied Industries Building
6:00 pm Free BBQ Hamburger/Pork Burger Meal – Courtyard 4-H Silent Auction Begins – 4-H/FFA Center Ice Cream Social (Historical Society) – Courtyard
6:00 pm Photos: Exhibit Building State Fair Selections – 4-H/FFA Center
8:00 pm GAZEBO PRESENTATIONS

• Little Miss and Little Mister Adair County
• Local Conservation Awards – Adair County Soil & Water Conservation District
• Fair Quilt Auction
• Adair County Extension & Outreach: 4-H Hall of Fame and 4-H Senior Recognition
• Adair County Fair Queen
• Fireworks

(Radio Iowa) – University of Iowa officials are planning to attach a name to a facility on the Iowa City campus, but details won’t be released until next week. A spokesman for the Board of Regents says University of Iowa officials will present details about the proposed facility naming at the board’s July 28th meeting. No word on whether it’s an entire building or some facility within a structure — or even whether the name is being attached to something new or replacing something that’s already named. Board of Regents guidelines say campus facilities may be named for donors or other persons living or dead as well as for businesses or foundations.

The three state universities are to consider whether the name provides an overall benefit to the institution and whether it relates to the university’s mission. Naming a building for a corporation should avoid conflicts of interest, according to the guidelines.

The Board is scheduled to vote on naming whatever University of Iowa facility is identified shortly after its revealed next Tuesday. It’s similar to the process used in 2015 when the board approved naming the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital for the Stead Family. Businessman Jerre Stead and his wife ,Mary Jo, are Maquoketa natives who went to Iowa and have donated millions to the university.

(Radio Iowa) – The University of Iowa’s new president says proposed tuition increases at the school are reasonable, but Barbara Wilson says she will be looking for financial aid and scholarships to help students struggling to pay escalating tuition costs. “I think the goal is to allow increases when needed, but to keep them very manageable and closely connected to inflation and/or to the amount money we get from the state,” Wilson said, “and when the state keeps us at a level playing field, we don’t have a lot of other levers.”

The board that governs Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa is scheduled to vote on proposed tuition hikes next week. Fall tuition is expected to go up more than two-hundred-80 dollars for in-state students at Iowa and Iowa State and by one-hundred-15 dollars for Iowa residents attending the University of Northern Iowa. Wilson says while the added costs may strain some families, the University of Iowa still has lower rates that many of its peers. Wilson, who officially started her new job July 15th, has met with Governor Reynolds and some legislators already.

A bill to ban tenure died in the 2021 legislative session, but it advanced farther in the process than ever before. Wilson says academic freedom is critical to the university’s ability to recruit faculty. “They’re not going to come here if somehow tenure is threatened or their ability to do the kind of work that they need to do and that will certainly be a really important part of my goal, is to help people appreciate that,” she says, “not just legislators, but taxpayers, families, students.”

Wilson, a Wisconsin native, was the executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois before she was hired to lead the University of Iowa.

(Reporting by Iowa Public Radio’s Kate Payne)

The Adair County Board of Supervisors are expected to set the date for a Public Hearing on a Fiscal year 2022 Budget Amendment during their meeting 9-a.m. Wednesday, in Greenfield. Their action will follow a report from County Auditor Mandy Berg pertaining to the amendment.

In other business, the Board will discuss withVeterans Affairs Director John Schildberg, a VA Director/Assistant. And, in his report, County Engineer Nick Kauffman will present the final voucher for the N-22 Jackson Bridge replacement project, along with his regular report on Secondary Roads Dept. maintenance and activities.

The meeting takes place in the Adair County Courthouse Courtroom. The public is allowed to attend, but in-person attendance will be limited to 21 people, to allow for social distancing. The meeting may also be accessed by calling 605-313-6157, a few minutes before the meeting begins.

(Radio Iowa) – A man convicted of a southeast Iowa murder that happened 45 years ago has died of natural causes in an Iowa prison. Ular Winfun shot Morris Green to death on July 31, 1976, in the back of the Six-Pack Tavern in Keokuk. The two men had worked together on a painting crew for some time. There was “bad blood” between the two according to an Iowa Supreme Court ruling on the case and the court outlined the events that led up to the shooting. Winfun had his girlfriend buy a gun, he did some target shooting that afternoon and that July evening back in 1976 he was at the tavern, drinking both beer and Tequila Sunrise cocktails.

After Green got to the tavern, Winfun shot Green once. After Green fell to the floor, Winfun fired five more shots into Green’s body. Winfun then left the tavern, walked to the Keokuk Police Station and turned himself in. Winfun died yesterday (Monday) the age of 66, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Corrections. He’s been in prison since February of 1977. The Iowa Supreme Court rejected Winfun’s request for a new trial in 1978 and ruled there was more than ample evidence he was guilty of first degree murder.

(Radio Iowa) – A 15-year-old girl was found dead inside a vehicle at a Cedar Rapids apartment complex early Tuesday morning and police say it appears she had been shot. The vehicle was heavily damaged and police were called the scene on a report of a single-vehicle accident. The girl was found in the driver’s seat of the car and investigators say an autopsy will determine the cause of death.

A news release from Cedar Rapids Police indicates the girl had been wounded by one or more gunshots and it appears to be a targeted shooting, but they have no suspects.

Police in Harlan, Tuesday, issued a report on arrests and accidents.

On July 14th, 28-year-old Jacob Patrick Sweeney, of Audubon, was arrested following a traffic stop, and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. One day earlier, 47-year-old Kenneth Leroy Fineran, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on an active Pottawattamie County warrant.

On July 12th, 20-year-old Chase Isaiah Ditzler, of Afton, was arrested following a traffic stop. Ditzler was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with theft in the 2nd degree. There were two arrests in Harlan on July 7th: 20-year-old Kathleen Margaret Petersen, and 37-year-old Troy Dakota Weekborg, both of Harlan, were arrested for domestic abuse assault.

There were also two arrests on July 3rd: 24-year-old Justin Andrew Dickinson, of Harlan, was arrested for driving while barred. Dickinson also had an active Carroll County warrant. And, 36-year-old Tiffanie Ann Newcomb, of Kirkman, was arrested for driving while barred.

Harlan Police also reported five accidents, none of which resulted in any injuries. In one incident, a 2006 Chevy 3500 pickup driven by Dalton Henscheid, of Omaha, backed into a mailbox July 5th, at 1002 Broadway Street, in Harlan. The pickup was towing on a 1963 Snow trailer, a 2014 Ford F-Series pickup registered to Justin Folley, of Harlan, when the vehicle came off the trailer. Henscheid left his pickup to go after the runaway vehicle, but did not properly put his pickup into park, first.

The pickup struck a mailbox and stopped. The other pickup rolled down the hill eastward, striking mailboxes, landscaping, an antique bell and stand for the bell, plants, a retaining wall, a parked 2000 Ford Taurus (registered to Dalton Henscheid, of Omaha), and a boat trailer. The boat trailer was knocked into a home, causing damage to the garage door.

Another incident occurred July 8th, when a 2002 Chevy Silverado driven by Ethan Leinen, of Portsmouth, was pulling into a parking spot on the east side of a building at 2111 23rd Street. The vehicle’s brakes failed, causing the pickup to cross the curb and strike the building.

(Radio Iowa) – Officials with Forest City-based outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer Winnebago Industries announced today (Tuesday) they’ve reached an agreement to acquire Barletta Pontoon Boats. Winnebago CEO Michael Happe says Barletta is the industry’s fastest-growing premium boat manufacturer, since it was founded in 2017.  “What is particularly exciting about Barletta Boats is the combination of their youth, their success to date, the talent they’ve acquired and the opportunities in front of them,” Happe says. “We believe there are multiple growth avenues. Product line expansion is one. They have a very solid product line today with the three different series of pontoon boats. We know they have great vision to expand that product line in the future.”

Happe says there’s potential growth in pontoon boat sales.  “We believe the secular popularity of this particular category, including popularity of this category that is increasing in some untraditional places, i.e. the Western U.S. but also some of the inland waters near some saltwater bodies, means that there’s great potential to expand the overall presence of the category as well,” he says. Happe says Barletta has positioned itself to rise in the pontoon boat industry.

“From a market share perspective, while they are #9 today, we believe we have signed a purchase agreement with a company that can be a top three market share performer in the pontoon segment in the future,” he says. “That will take some time and some hard work against some formidable competitors, but we believe the market share potential with this particular brand is material.”

It’s the second marine company that Winnebago has acquired in the last four years as the company purchased Chris-Craft Boats in 2018. The agreement is for an initial consideration of $255 million in cash and newly-issued Winnebago stock shares, plus up to $15 million in Winnebago shares upon the achievement of performance milestones at the end of the calendar year.