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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 10/8/17

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October 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:45 a.m. CDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa. The Quad-City Times reports that 74-year-old Norma Jean Adams pleaded guilty Friday to commission of an unlawful activity. Prosecutors say Adams was using the name Norma LaMantia while serving as the executive director of the nonprofit association. A state audit found that she had misused at least $169,000 over a five-year period.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man convicted in August of attempted murder for firing more than a dozen shots at a Woodbury County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison _ the maximum he could get. The Sioux City Journal reports that 25-year-old Melvin Spencer was sentenced Friday in Woodbury County District Court. Prosecutors say Spencer fired 16 shots at Deputy Mike Lenz on Feb. 26 after a vehicle chase. Lenz wasn’t hit, but at least five rounds struck his patrol vehicle.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — A Decorah man faces charges after authorities found dead feeder calves on his property. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 51-year-old Craig Scott Underbakke was arrested on charges of livestock neglect and seven counts of failure to dispose of livestock. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office investigated after receiving a report Tuesday about the conditions at Underbakke’s farm west of Burr Oak and found 24 dead feeder calves.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Barrel Drive-In in Clear Lake, known for its broasted chicken and homemade root beer, has closed after nearly six decades, and some of the local are voicing their displeasure. Julie Pals is a local photographer who snapped pictures of the diner’s iconic barrel being hauled away Sept. 29. She tells the Globe Gazette that she’s sad about the diner closing and had been hoping it could be saved.