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DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Food banks and pantries across Iowa are preparing for an uptick in clients as expanded SNAP benefits come to an end by April 1st. According to Iowa DHS, SNAP benefits were increased by a minimum of $95 a month at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to address food insecurity. Now, people will be losing anywhere from $95 a month to upwards of $250.
Last April, the USDA announced the expansion of benefits for people on SNAP. However, when Iowa’s emergency proclamation was not extended in February, it also impacted the federal money coming to Iowa for those expanded SNAP benefits.
The Food Bank of Iowa CEO says that equates to about $27-million less per month coming into Iowa’s economy, from the federal government. Food banks and pantries across the State are still doing their best, despite inflation and supply chain issues, to stock up on supplies.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak, today (Sunday), said a Red Oak man was arrested at around 12:18-a.m. today, for Driving While Revoked. 46-year-old Benjamin Eugene Maxwell was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.
Clinton, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety said Saturday (March 26), authorities in eastern Iowa are conducting an investigation into a fire and death, in Clinton.
On March 26, 2022 at 6:52 AM, the Clinton Police Department and Clinton Fire department responded to a call of fire/smoke at 78 31st Avenue North. CFD extinguished the fire and one person was found deceased in the apartment
The incident remains under investigation by the Clinton Police Department, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, Clinton County Sheriff’s office, Iowa State Fire Marshal, Clinton County Medical Examiner’s office and the Clinton County Attorney’s Office.
POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A vehicle traveling in excess of 100 mph crashed into an SUV Friday evening in northeast Polk County, causing injuries to a woman, an adult male and two children in the SUV. The driver of the speeding car, a Dodge Charger, died at the scene. Authorities on Saturday identified him as 19-year-old Christopher Nolan Landers, of West Des Moines.
An adult female passenger in the 2017 Ford Explorer SUV was ejected from the vehicle during the impact. She was taken by air ambulance to a hospital where she is in critical condition. The adult male driver and three children were taken to a hospital by ambulance. They are in stable condition. Their names were not immediately released.
A deadly crash occurred at the intersection of NE 46th Street and NE 78th Avenue in rural northeast Polk County around 5:15 p.m., Friday. What’s left of each vehicle was scattered across the roadway and into ditches. The intersection was closed for a few hours for clean-up.
The crash remains under investigation.
(Dakota City, Iowa) – Two people in a pickup truck died early Saturday morning in northern Iowa’s Humboldt County, when the vehicle went out of control and rolled over multiple times. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2005 Chevy pickup driven by 17-year-old Gavin Maines, of Woolstock (Iowa), was westbound on 230th Street at around 6:20-a.m., when Maines failed to negotiate a right hand curve in the road onto Nevada Avenue, southeast of Dakota City.
The pickup entered the west ditch and rolled several time, causing Maines, and his passenger, 18-year-old Madison Fraker, of Algona, to be ejected. They were not wearing seat belts and died at the scene. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Humboldt County Medical Examiner assisted the Patrol at the crash site.
(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman was arrested a little after 12-a.m. today (Saturday), following a traffic stop at Highway 34 and the Avenue of Industries, just west of Corning. Authorities say 48-year-old Angela Marie Nicholson, of Corning, was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense. She was transported to the Adams County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond.
(Beebeetown, Iowa) – An adult male and a juvenile were injured during a head-on collision Friday evening, in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2010 Hyundai Tucson (SUV) driven by a 16-year-old from Logan, was southbound on Overton Avenue at around 5:35-p.m., when the vehicle crossed the center line while rounding a curve north of York Road.
The SUV struck a northbound 2009 Toyota Tundra pickup, driven by 43-year-old Jason King, of Woodbine. Following the head-on crash, the SUV came to rest on its top in the east ditch. The pickup came to rest on the road, facing northeast.
The unidentified driver of the SUV – who was wearing a seat belt – was transported by LifeNet helicopter to Bergan Mercy Hospital. Jason King – who was not wearing a seat belt -was transported by Missouri Valley/Logan Rescue to the hospital in Missouri Valley.
Deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a Tipton woman in a cold case investigation.
Fifty-nine-year-old Annette Cahill was found guilty of second-degree murder in 2019 in the 1992 death of 22-year-old Corey Wieneke — who was found beaten to death with a bat in the bedroom of his home near West Liberty.
Cahill was one of several women Wieneke had a relationship with. She was arrested in 2018 after a woman came forward and said she heard Cahill make comments about the killing a few weeks after it happened. Cahill appealed, saying the 26-year delay in her prosecution violated her right to due process, and an inconclusive report on hair found in Wienke’s hand should have been revealed at trial.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled there was ample evidence to convict Cahill despite the delay in prosecution, and says the report would not have changed the outcome.
(Treynor, Iowa) – Four Corners Community Foundation (4CCF), formerly TS Community Foundation, recently held a ribbon cutting announcing their new name. Founded in 1999, Four Corners Community Foundation is designed to create impact in rural southwest Iowa through charitable giving and community projects. In 2019, 4CCF became an affiliate of Pottawattamie County Community Foundation, and as partners, continue to spur growth and prosperity in southwest Iowa.
The new name — Four Corners Community Foundation — represents the heart of rural Iowa towns. Often times the four corners or town square can serve as a main meeting place where community impact starts, a place of great ideas with community-minded people. 4CCF Board President Kelsey Stupfell says “At Four Corners Community Foundation we are excited for this new chapter and look forward to helping create impact for generations to come. We are a community of giving people.”
4CCF Ribbon Cutting (Photos courtesy Kelsey R. Stupfell)
“It is our desire to help people achieve more with their donations and connect them to resources,” she added. “Our new name, Four Corners Community Foundation, reflects our foundational mission to help maximize local philanthropy, support community projects, and connect more giving to individuals and organizations.”
As an affiliate of Pottawattamie County Community Foundation — an accredited community foundation — donors could be eligible for additional tax incentives such as the Endow Iowa Tax Credit, a program administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and is open to individuals, businesses and financial institutions.
In two decades, 4CCF has helped the Treynor Optimist Club build a playground in the eastern city park, helped city organizers create the Veterans Memorial area including a show-stopping helicopter, as well as jumpstarted the Vision Treynor Group, which is working to bring new ball fields and a gathering place in town, among other projects.
Most recently, funds were created with the newly formed Treynor Parks and Trails Commission, a collaboration between the Treynor Splash Pad, Tristan’s Trails and Dexter’s Dream as well as with the Lamar Hartje Legion Post 725 to help more local southwest Iowa students attend Boys and Girls State.
Pott. County Community Foundation President and CEO Donna Dostal says “This is an exciting time for the Four Corners Community Foundation and we are truly honored to help share this news. Together, our collective work to amplify the strong culture of philanthropy in our region will continue to create lasting positive impact and a legacy of giving. We look forward to supporting Four Corners Community Foundation’s efforts in continuing to make our communities strong.”
A special thanks to Pottawattamie County Community Foundation, City of Treynor, Western Iowa Development Association, J’s Coffee & Donuts and local community members at the recent Four Corner Community Foundation ribbon cutting held in Treynor. Sustainable growth, positive impact, and generational transformation are important in every community.
To learn more about 4CCF’s community projects visit, www.ourpccf.org/affiliates/4CCF.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections, Stephanie Burke, Friday, announced the candidates who have filed for County Offices in the June 7, 2022 Primary Election. All open positions are “Vote for 1” candidate in each party (if more than one person filed)….
Montgomery County Recorder
Montgomery County Treasurer
Montgomery County Attorney
Supervisor District #1)
Supervisor District #2
Supervisor District #4
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