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Authorities in Guthrie County are investigating the alleged attempted robbery Monday evening of a bar in Jamaica. According to the Sheriff’s report, Tommy Jo Schuermann, the owner of Tojo’s Bar at 408 Main. Street, said a tall, thin white male with facial hair, black glasses with diamond in-lays on the sides, walked into the bar sometime before 8:10-p.m., and allegedly said he was there to rob the bar, and that it “wasn’t a joke.” The suspect then demanded $100 to get his 11-month-old-daughter from a drug dealer. He told Scheuermann he didn’t want to shoot her [Schuermann], but made movements as if he was reaching for a weapon.
During the incident, a customer came in to pick up his order and witnessed the demands for money and the threats to shoot Scheuerman. Shortly after the customer came in, the suspect ran out without getting any money. He took off to the east and entered the back seat of a red, 2010-to 2012 model year four-door Chevy Malibu, parked near the corner of Van Nest and 2nd streets by the Methodist Church. The car then took off northbound.
The suspect was further described as wearing a ball cap, black jacket, and dark clothing. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 641-747-2214.
Atlantic, IA – The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program through Cass County Public Health is now enrolling young families in their program; however, space is limited. PAT Educators Nancy Gibson and Victoria Means provide monthly home visits to families with young children—from prenatal visits through entering Kindergarten. During those visits, they work on getting a complete health history, doing developmental screenings to catch any delays as early as possible, check on immunizations, and much more. Children in the program also have access to free vision, hearing, and dental checks.
Nancy Gibson & Victoria Means (Photo provided)
PAT provides home visits to help young children grow up healthy, safe, and ready to learn. The PAT educators help communities partner with parents to do a better job of preparing children for a stronger start in life and for greater success in school. Gibson says “We’ve been in Cass County for 20 years, and we are a credentialed, evidence-based program. We provide support to the parents and kids. It’s not just for the children—it’s about the whole family,” said Nancy.
The families are very active in deciding the goals for the program. Maybe it’s a goal for the child, but it might be a goal for the parent. “We also provide activities that are specifically chosen to meet a need for that family – maybe it’s a game that works on fine-motor development. Or we’ll work on discipline strategies and techniques, language, or healthy back-to-school routines,” said Nancy. “If it’s a goal or concern for that family, then that’s what we are going to work on together.”
Literacy is a major component, and PAT offers a “traveling library.” The educators will bring a selection of books with them for the family to read during the next month, when a new batch of books will be swapped out. Parents who are interested in the program can contact Nancy at 712-243-7475. Referrals are also welcome—anyone who knows of a family that could benefit from participating is encouraged to call.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Administrators say most of a roughly $400,000 reward fund aimed at gathering information about a missing Iowa student will be returned to donors now that she’s been found dead. Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa said Tuesday that most of the donations from individuals and businesses were provided on the condition of Mollie Tibbetts’ safe return. Group vice president Greg Willey says those donations will be returned. Donations not linked to Tibbetts being found alive will go to the group’s general fund and Tibbetts’ family.
Tibbetts vanished on July 18 while she was out running in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Police say 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera led them to Tibbetts’ body in a cornfield on Aug. 21. Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in her death.
Police in Council Bluffs arrested a man in connection with the assault of his grandmother. Officers were called to 2119 Ave. K at around 9:45-p.m., Monday, to investigate an assault that had taken place involving the victim, 71-year old Karen Fort and her 29-year old grandson, Jacob Heyer. Both are from Council Bluffs. Officers found Fort in her residence and called medics right away. The woman was transported to UNMC for treatment of several injuries to her face.
Jacob C. Heyer
Heyer was found across the street and refused to talk to officers at the time of the incident. He was taken into custody for Willful Injury and Violation of a Restraining order that had been issued for him, and pertained to having no contact with his grandfather, Ron Fort, who was in the residence at the time of the assault. Karen Fort is in critical but stable condition at UNMC at this time. The investigation is on-going and the Council Bluffs Police Department will update this incident as information arises.
(Radio Iowa) — It’s been a summer of both dry and wet conditions depending on where you live in the state. The D-N-R’s Mark Moeller says either situation can cause concerns for drinking water. “Droughts and floods can affect public water supplies. Floods can affect a public water supplies wells if they are near or in a flood plain,” Moeller says. He says the state tries to help communities think ahead so neither problem ends up leaving them without water. “We work with them to become more drought or flood resilient,” Moeller explains. “So, in the case of a drought, we want them to have multiple resistant sources.”
He says for example, cities which use shallow wells as their source need to think about different scenarios to be prepared. “The water table can fluctuate with a drought, and so we like for them to also have back up deeper wells. The deeper wells are not as prone to drought conditions. We really like our systems to be resilient, so that they can keep providing safe and adequate water during a flood or drought,” according to Moeller.
Ninety-two percent of the states 18-hundred public water systems get their water from wells. But a majority of the water customers get their water from a lake or river — as many of the larger cities use surface water to supply their drinking water needs.
(Radio Iowa) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds says she hopes to cut taxes again if she is elected to a full, four-year term this November. “We’re working on that right now,” Reynolds says. “We haven’t sat down. I haven’t laid anything out.” Reynolds took over as governor in late May of 2017, so the 2018 legislative session was her first as governor. Reynolds approved a plan to cut taxes by two BILLION dollars over the next six years. The package imposed new sales taxes on digital goods and services, but also reduced state income taxes on individuals. The plan calls for reducing taxes for corporations in future years. “This isn’t a one and done,” Reynolds says. “We’re going to continue to look for opportunities to make Iowa more competitive.”
The governor says a primary target for future action should be greater reductions in Iowa’s income tax on corporations. “We’re the highest in the country,” Reynolds says. “Remember we said we were going to do a comprehensive review of our tax credits and then we’ll bring the two together and look for opportunities to maybe realign some of those.”
Reducing the amount of state tax credits that are awarded would then give policymakers room to reduce corporate taxes, according to Reynolds. Democrats in the legislature have said the tax cuts Reynolds already approved will create state budget deficits. Jeff Holmes is a spokesman for Fred Hubbell, the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor. He says Reynolds is showing that her “fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement seem to have no end” as she ponders more tax cuts. Hubbell has proposed limiting or reducing a series of state tax CREDITS and boosting state spending on schools and the health care system.
(UPDATE) — WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa school district business manager cut unauthorized checks to herself for nearly $217,000 over the course of about five years, state auditors wrote in a report forwarded to prosecutors. The auditors identified more than $270,000 in improper and unsupported disbursements by the Woodward-Granger Community School District over that time, including the 101 checks the now former manager, Melissa Lantz, issued to herself on top of her authorized paychecks, the report states. Those additional checks, which weren’t approved by the school board, ranged from $315 to $6,500.
In addition to the $217,000 in unauthorized checks, the audit found improper disbursements including nearly $12,000 in health and dental insurance premiums that were paid for people after they had stopped working for the district and $14 for excess mileage in a reimbursement check issued to Lantz.
The Wellmark Foundation today (Tuesday) has announced 12 Iowa organizations were awarded Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants. Applicants were able to request up to $100,000 in grant funding. To ensure community support for the grant project, recipients were challenged to match the award amount dollar-for-dollar. Each of the grant recipients submitted projects that can help individuals, families and communities achieve better health through built environment initiatives that encourage physical activity and/or access to and consumption of nutritious foods.
Among the award recipients, was
Wellmark Foundation Executive Director Becky Wampler said “The Wellmark Foundation is proud to award a cumulative total of $996,289.50 to these 12 grant recipients. We are proud to support these organizations as they focus on sustainable initiatives that will improve the well-being of citizens and their communities well into the future.”
The Iowa Dept. of Transportation’s Cherokee Construction Office reports that due to the upcoming holiday weekend the contractor has moved the planned closure/detour start date for the road construction project on U.S. 30, east of the north junction with U.S. 59 in Denison. The closure and detour were originally slated for Wednesday, Aug. 29th. The new schedule places that at 7-a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12th, weather permitting.
During this closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using Seventh Street, Avenue C, Iowa 39, and U.S. 59. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.
A traffic stop on a pickup truck Monday evening in Pottawattamie County, resulted in the arrest of 23-year old Travis Gusman, from Carson. Pott. County Dispatch advised the Deputy that Gusman had a valid warrant from Pottawattamie County for Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree. Gusman was also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, after two plastic bags containing a green, leafy substance was found. The substance was determined to be 11.2-grams of marijuana. Gusman was transported to corrections and booked-in on the warrant and drug charge.
And, a man from Marshalltown was arrested today (Tuesday) at around 2:50-a.m., after Deputies and Underwood Fire was dispatched to 24936 Mulberry Lane, for a male complaining of withdrawals. Upon arrival with the fire dept the Deputy spoke with 30-year old Michael James Johnson. While Johnson was being treated by medics, the Deputy ran a records check on him and found two warrants out of Polk County for pubic intoxication, and one out of Marshalltown for Probation Violation.
Johnson was transported by rescue squad to Mercy Hospital. A hold was placed on him until he was released by medical staff, at which time Johnson was transported to Pott. County corrections and held for the other agencies on their respective warrants.
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