NEOLA, Iowa (AP) — Two organizations in the western Iowa community of Neola are trying to improve the lives of the city’s older residents so they’ll remain in town. Lookout Village and the Neola Betterment Corporation are also aiming to create community growth, The Daily Nonpareil reported .

Betterment Corporation, which is essentially a housing board for senior citizens, was able to build a six-unit apartment building for seniors in the 1980s using money raised from an annual community celebration, a $20,000 grant, private donations and a no-interest federal loan, said Anna Killpack, who serves with both organizations.
Now the organization is planning to build seven cottages, four individual cottages and three duplex units for the area’s older residents wanting to downsize.

“We would like to start the infrastructure work on the site we’ve purchased for the cottage this fall, but that is going to be tight,” Killpack said. “If we don’t get that work done this fall, we’ll certainly get it done in the spring.”

Lookout Village is a nonprofit program that provides services to its community members, according to Killpack. Memberships in Lookout Village are available to seniors and persons with long-term and/or short-term disabilities. Lookout Village also hosts a walking club, tours area museums and holds other activities such as bingo to encourage social connections.

Memberships range from $27 to $275 per year. There are currently 18 members signed up for Lookout Village, and the group has been growing at a rate of one new member per week, on average, Killpack said.

“We’re an organization of neighbors helping neighbors,” she said. “We do things like help rake leaves, cook a meal or take a member to an appointment.”

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Road Race Registration at Atlantic City Park, 7 to 7:45 a.m.
Tractor Ride Registration with coffee and rolls at Cass County Fairgrounds, 7 a.m.
Road Race Begins at Sixth and Poplar Street, 8 a.m.
Hy-Vee Pancake Breakfast at Atlantic City Park, 8 a.m.
Tractor Ride begins at Cass County Fairgrounds, 8 a.m.
Motorcycle Show Registration at Seventh Street and Chestnut Street, 8 a.m. to noon
Car Show Registration at Third Street and Chestnut Street, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Craft Show at Fifth Street, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Activity Booths open at Atlantic City Park, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kids’ Bike Ride at Schildberg Recreation Area-west parking lot, 10:30 a.m.
Pony Rides at Sixth Street and Popular Street, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.- $5 each
Family Carnival at Sixth Street and Popular Street, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.-includes games, dunk tank and ticket booth-tickets $50 cent
Live Entertainment at AM Cohron Main Stage, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.- Villa Dance Company, 11 to 11:45 a.m.; Salute Gymnastics, 11:50 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.; Dance Atlantic, 12:40 to 1:25 p.m.; Reese DeArmant, 1:30 to 1:45 p.m.; Jason Button, 1:50 to 2:05 p.m.; Elyssa Amdor, 2:10 to 2:25 p.m.; BJ Hart, 2:30 to 2:45 p.m.; Alyssa Neal, 2:50 to 3:05 p.m.; Mike and Nancy Gibson, 3:10 to 3:25 p.m.; Reagan Watson, 3:30 to 3:55 p.m.; Sarah Selders, 4 to 4:30 p.m.; BJ Hart, 4:30 to 5 p.m.
Pedal Tractor Pull at Sixth Street and Chestnut Street, 1 p.m.
Atlantic BPW Bingo at Atlantic City Park, 1 p.m.
Motorcycle Show Award at Seventh Street and Chestnut Street, 3:30 p.m.
50/50 Raffle announcement at AM Cohron Main Stage, 3:45 p.m.
Car Show Awards at Chestnut Street in front of Atlantic Motor Supply, 4 p.m.

Red Oak Police, Friday evening, arrested on a drug charge, a man from Pottawattamie County. 27-year old Cody Alan Hunkins, of Council Bluffs, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense, after his vehicle was pulled over at Highway 34 and O Avenue at around 5:37-p.m.  Hunkins was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond.

Officials with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department have released a list of numerous persons arrested this past week (Aug. 6th-thru 11th). Most recently, at around 11:30-p.m. Friday, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for traveling 84 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. Upon further investigation, K9 Baxo was deployed on the vehicle and gave a positive indication to the odor of narcotics. A used hypodermic needle was located in the vehicle. While speaking with the driver, Jacqueline Svoboda of Lincoln, NE, she admitted to recently having heroin in the vehicle. Svoboda was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and cited for excessive speed.

On Thursday, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Bailey Tupper of Omaha, NE. While speaking with Tupper, a baggie of a substance believed to be marijuana was observed in the back seat in plain view. Upon further investigation, Tupper was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Three people were arrested Tuesday, in Adams County: Nathaniel Teeters was arrested on Adams County warrants for Gathering Where Controlled Substances Unlawfully Used, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or subsequent offense (marijuana), Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or subsequent offense (methamphetamine), and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs. The charges stem from a search warrant conducted at 500 4th Street in Nodaway on July 20th; Rosaline Stalker of Corning, was arrested on a charge of Interference with Official Acts; and, Shawn Kammerer, of Villisca, was arrested Tuesday, on an Adams County warrant for Probation Violation.

And on Monday, Adams County Deputies arrested Michael Longcor, of Henderson,  for Gathering Where Controlled Substances Unlawfully Used. The arrest stems from a search warrant conducted at 2575 Elm Avenue on June 29th.

(Radio Iowa) — Today (Saturday), is August 11th — or eight-one-one — which coincides with the three-digit telephone number Iowans need to call before they do any late summer digging in their yards. Seth Hale is spokesman for Iowa One Call. He says on this date, they’ll be doing a promotion to remind people across the state of Iowa, to call at least 48 hours before they dig. That includes any project, planting a tree, putting in a new mailbox, installing a fence, and also the big projects that professional excavators are doing.”

The goal of Iowa One Call, he says, it damage prevention. “There’s tens of thousands of miles of pipelines for gas and electric and communications and internet and water,” Hale says. “By not calling, you put yourself at risk of not knowing exactly where those utilities may be.”  By calling that single phone number of eight-one-one at least 48 hours before digging, that gives all of the utilities time to mark your yard, either with spray paint or colored flags, exactly where their lines are buried.

“Striking those utilities can put you at a safety risk,” Hale says. “Beyond that, your community and neighborhood may be at risk to lose service, to lose power, to not have natural gas, to not have water going to their homes and businesses. Making that call is vitally important not only for the people doing the work but for everybody else around.”

About 500-thousand calls were made to Iowa One Call last year, resulting in about two-and-a-half million “locate requests” from utilities. On the web at www.iowaonecall.com

Authorities say speed and alcohol are likely factors in the fatal motorcycle accident late Friday night, in central Iowa’s Jasper County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling east on Highway 6 just before 11-p.m., when it failed to properly execute a curve in the road. The cycle struck a mailbox and vaulted off a driveway before crashing.

One person died at the scene, another was flown by Mercy One helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. No names have been released.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:00 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The reward fund offered for the safe return of a missing University of Iowa student has grown to more than $332,000. Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa in a news release Thursday that 210 individual donors have contributed to the fund and that Crime Stoppers has passed on more than 935 tips to authorities investigating the disappearance of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF Railway has acknowledged flooding played a role in a derailment that loosed thousands of gallons of oil into northwest Iowa floodwaters. BNSF spokesman Andy Williams said Friday that the derailment was “flood related” but declined to say whether the train engineer knew or should have known about washed-out tracks mentioned in a preliminary federal report released Thursday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa election officials were told Friday by the state Supreme Court they cannot implement several absentee voting requirements in a new voter ID law until a challenge to the law can be heard at a trial. A court order signed by Chief Justice Mark Cady upheld a judge’s temporary injunction halting enforcement of several sections of the 2017 law pertaining to absentee ballots.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, is telling Iowa Democrats that the party needs a bare-knuckle fighter to take back the White House _ and he’s considering formally casting himself in the role. Avenatti was the closing speaker at the Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake, Iowa, a traditional stop for presidential hopefuls. He says “the Democratic Party must be a party that fights fire with fire.”

A blown tire on a motorcycle resulted in a fatal motorcycle accident Friday morning, near Desoto, in Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2007 Harley Davidson cycle operated by 42-year old Matthew Allan Babcock, of Olivet, MI., was traveling east on Interstate 80 at around 9:50-a.m. near mile marker 109, when the back tire blew out.

The cycle went out of control, causing Babcock, and his passenger, 43-year old Jamie Lynn Babcock, also of Olivet, MI., to be ejected. Neither of the riders were wearing a helmet. Matthew Babcock suffered fatal injuries and died at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Jamie Babcock was also injured and transported to Methodist.

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, Dallas and Waukee Rescue Squads assisted at the scene.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner says his party has an uphill climb in its goal to hold the majority. Boehner spoke during an impromptu press conference at the Iowa State Fair Friday. Boehner, who left office in 2015, says he would “do this a little differently,” when asked about the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese goods, as well as on steel and aluminum from allies.

Boehner says “I always thought you caught more bees with honey than vinegar.”
Boehner batted down questions of a presidential campaign while touring the fair, known for attracting White House prospects in the early presidential caucus state.
The former Ohio representative says he was in Des Moines visiting former Rep. Tom Latham, an Iowa Republican and close friend, and “had a few extra hours.”