Page County Sheriff’s Deputies, Friday, arrested a man wanted on a couple of warrants. Authorities say 40-year-old Christopher Charles Bowers, of Essex, was arrested on two Page County Warrants for Failure to appear. Bowers failed to appear for original charges of Reckless driving and Driving while license Denied, Suspended, or Revoked.

He was arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office on the warrants, and posted a $600 bond, with 10% allowed to the court. He was subsequently released, pending future court appearances.

Christopher C. Bowers (Page Co. S/O photo)

(Atlantic) – On Wednesday August 11th, a mobile food pantry through the Food Bank for the Heartland will be held at the Cass County Community Center from 4:00-6:00 PM, or as supplies last. Anyone in need is welcome to visit the mobile pantry, and no documentation is needed. People from surrounding towns and communities are welcome to attend. Details can be found below….

Atlantic Food Bank for the Heartland Mobile Food Pantry August 11
When: Wednesday, August 11 (4:00-6:00 PM, or until supplies run out).
Where: Cass County Community Center (805 West 10th St. Atlantic IA 50022). Traffic will be
directed by volunteers.
What: A mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers food directly to families in need
for a one-day distribution. The mobile pantry is available free of charge. Visitors are asked stay
in their vehicles with the trunk open.
Who: Anyone in need is welcome. No documentation needed.
Questions and Delivery Requests: Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at 712-
249-5870.

For more information on local food, farmers markets, and food access, follow the Cass County Local Food Policy Council’s Facebook page @CassCountyLocalFood.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, are expected to act on making appointments to various Board, including:

• A licensed physician as a member of the Cass County Board of Health.
• A Cass County resident/property owner to the Condemnation in Eminent Domain Board* to fill a vacancy.
• the appointment of two persons to the Cass County Compensation Board**.
• and, the appointment of a person to the County Conservation Board.

*Condemnation is when a government orders that a piece of property be vacated and kept vacant, due to some public purpose or concern. … The two most common are due to the unsafe condition of the property or to carry out a government taking of the property under the legal doctrine of eminent domain.

** The County Compensation Board recommends the annual compensation of elected county officials, including: Attorney; Auditor; Board of Supervisors; Recorder; Sheriff and Treasurer.

The Board also continue discussion with regard to use of funding from the American Rescue Plan. Their meeting begins at 9-a.m. in the Supervisor’s Board Room inside the Cass County Courthouse (and, electronically via ZOOM).

(Atlantic, Iowa) – One person was taken into custody following a reported “shots fired” incident in Atlantic, Sunday. The incident took place at around 10:06-p.m. at the Turkey Creek Lodge located at 1104 E. 7^th Street. As a result of the investigation, deputies arrested 53-year-old Julian Joe Gallegos, Jr., of Albuquerque, NM for reckless use of a firearm and going armed with intent.  Gallegos was transported to Cass County Jail where he is currently being held.

Julian Gallegos (Booking photo courtesy Cass County Sheriff’s Office)

(Radio Iowa) – Authorities are investigating the cause of an apparent home explosion in north-central Iowa around nine o’clock last (Sunday) night. Fire departments from Duncombe, Vincent, Woolstock and Webster City responded to the scene two miles northeast of Duncombe. The home was unoccupied with no injuries reported.

The one and a half story house was completely leveled, with debris landing 50 to 100 yards away.

The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office reports Larry Dale Trower, of Mount Ayr, was arrested a little after 7-p.m., Friday, for Assault while Displaying a Dangerous Weapon. Trower was transported to the Ringgold County Hospital, and upon discharge he was arrested on the ADW charge and transported and booked into the Ringgold County Jail. His cash bond was set at $2,000.

Larry Dale Trower (Ringgold County S/O booking photo)

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(Radio Iowa) – A federal report on the so-called “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico finds it’s much larger than initially forecast earlier this year. The report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration blames runoff from Midwestern farm fields for the massive area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life. Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman (LAY-mun) says the state’s been working to address the growing problem. “It certainly is alarming,” Lehman says, “and I would argue that many of the strategies in Iowa’s nutrient reduction plan simply are not incentivized enough to get enough practices put in place on the farm.”

The NOAA report is concerning, Lehman says, and could lead to more regulations on agriculture. He’s hopeful that won’t happen and that government will work -with- farmers on their environmental practices. “We know that there’s some real difficult decisions that will be ahead,” Lehman says. “I’d much rather us make that investment with farmers, many, many of whom are doing exactly the right things, rather than jump towards a regulatory-only system that many others will recommend.”

Because there will likely be more regulatory pressures put on agriculture following this report, Lehman says it’s even more important the incentive fixes are made to the nutrient reduction strategy. “I think we’re going to see more and more calls for a peer regulatory approach rather than a mixed approach that’s built on investments for farmers,” he says, “which is all the more reason to start now, making those investments with farmers, because largely, we’ve done a good job on the farm.”

The NOAA report says the dead zone is ten times the size of New Orleans’ Lake Ponchartrain. The area off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas now covers more than 63-hundred square miles, about a thousand square miles larger than it’s been the past five years.