Red Oak Police have arrested a woman on a Felony Theft charge. 41-year old Heidi Ann Divis, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 6:20-p.m., Monday in the 400 block of E. Corning Street, for Theft in the 2nd Degree. 
Divis was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond.
(Radio Iowa) – Officials are asking Iowans who’ve gotten a mysterious package from overseas to call the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The packages are coming from China and other countries and often indicate the contents are jewelry, but small packets of seeds are inside. Robin Pruisner is the seed control official at the Iowa Department of Agriculture.
“There are no labels, so we don’t know what the seed is,” Pruisner says. “…We don’t know if they have any potential to transmit any seed-borne diseases and, in some cases, it appears they’ve been treated with a pesticide. But again, it’s unlabeled and so treated with exactly what?” Pruisner says she and plant health officials in other states are waiting for U-S-D-A guidance on how to properly dispose of these seeds.
“Do not plant them. Don’t open them. Just kind of hang onto them, but do give us a call and let us know you have them so we can put you on our list,” Pruisner says, “and then once we have direction from USDA, we can make contact and pick up those seeds.” The goal is to ensure some plant disease, unwanted genetic trait or noxious weed doesn’t get introduced in the United States. Pruisner says she’s hearing from a lot of home gardeners as well as people who have never ordered seeds before who’ve gotten these packets. Investigators suspect this COULD be something called a “brushing” scheme.
“You have people who will gather just enough personal identification on you to develop an account for you on a website and then they will send something to you,” Pruisner says. “…With that fake account, they’ve got you down as a verified buyer.” The scammers then use your name on positive reviews posted online to tout the sale of other products.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Maikel Franco hit two of Kansas City’s six home runs, and the Royals pounded the Tigers 14-6, spoiling Detroit’s fan-free home opener. Whit Merrifield had three hits and three RBIs, finishing a triple shy of the cycle on a night when the Royals rallied from an early 5-1 deficit. Foster Griffin won in relief, but he also had to leave his major league debut with a left forearm strain. Detroit’s Michael Fulmer allowed three homers in his first start back from Tommy John surgery.
Anthony Rizzo homered for the third time, and the Chicago Cubs held on for an 8-7 victory over a Cincinnati Reds team coping with coronavirus uncertainty. Jeremy Jeffress escaped a bases-loaded threat in the ninth for his first save with the Cubs. Wade Miley failed to make it through the second inning of his Reds debut. Rizzo scored three times as the Cubs won for the third time in four games. The Reds dropped to 1-3, a disappointing start after their $165 million offseason makeover.
Tyler Chatwood pitched three-hit ball over six innings, Willson Contreras homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1 to take two of three in their opening series. Chatwood gave the Cubs just the sort of outing they were looking for after working mostly out of the bullpen last season. He struck out eight and walked two in an impressive start for a pitcher who struggled with his control his first two years in Chicago. Contreras smacked an RBI double in the Cubs’ four-run fourth and a long solo homer in the seventh.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nobody really had any idea what training camp would like look until the NFL and its players’ union came to an agreement late last week. The deal dramatically altered the collective bargaining agreement to ensure football will be played in the age of the coronavirus. Andy Reid might well have been the first one with a plan when the details were finally decided. The coach of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs has always been a stickler for planning. That could come in handy when the pandemic is forcing plans to change almost daily.
Minnesota Vikings vice president of sports medicine Eric Sugarman has tested positive for COVID-19. Sugarman is in charge of the organization’s virus prevention plan as the infection control officer. The team announced that Sugarman and his family tested positive over the weekend. The Vikings said they’ve tested all individuals who’d recently been in close contact with Sugarman.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT
UNDATED (AP) — A survey conducted by the Iowa auditor shows a majority of health care organizations are dissatisfied with the state’s Medicaid program and think the privatized system hasn’t been good for the more than 650,000 poor and disabled residents receiving care. Iowa shifted the state’s Medicaid system from a state-run program to one managed by private insurance companies in 2016. There have been persistent complaints over the past four years that providers have a more difficult time getting fully paid and that access to care has worsened for patients. Auditor Rob Sand said Monday that his survey reinforces those complaints.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa physician groups are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to order the public to wear masks as cases continue to rise. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Medical Society and 14 other health-professional groups said Monday in a letter to the governor that “widespread use of cloth masks in public settings will dramatically slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.” The Republican governor has encouraged Iowans to “mask up,” but she has rebuffed calls to join more than half of other states in requiring it.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign against voting by mail is setting his party back in the race to sign its voters up for the easiest and safest way to cast a ballot during the pandemic. Republican strategists have worried privately for months that the president’s baseless claims of widespread mail voting fraud would put them at a disadvantage in November. Now that seems to be coming true. Republicans have traditionally dominated in mail voting in Florida. But now Democrats have leapt ahead in the race requesting mail ballots. The situation is similar is several other swing states.
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A woman has died in an apartment fire in downtown Fort Dodge. Firefighters were called to the building Sunday afternoon after a fire alarm activated and a neighbor reported smelling smoke. Crews were met with heavy smoke in the apartment and then found an unresponsive woman. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office. She was identified Monday at 67-year-old Jeanne Miller. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
(Radio Iowa) – The number of Iowans hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 is more than double what it was a month ago. On June 27th, there were 118 Iowans with COVID were in the hospital. A month later, there are 241. A third of them are in an intensive care unit and 32 patients are on a ventilator. The deaths of 829 Iowans have been linked to the virus and more than half of those who’ve died of COVID-19 complications were nursing home residents. COVID-19 outbreaks are currently reported in 22 long-term care facilities.
Passengers inside the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids will be required to wear face coverings, starting tomorrow (Tuesday). Officials in Des Moines announced that due to a surge in COVID cases in Polk County, city hall and a handful of other city buildings will remain closed to the public until October 1st. Starting today (Monday) in Ames, face masks are required in the public library and on city buses.
(Radio Iowa) – President Trump’s campaign, along with state and national G-O-P groups are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over new rules on how Iowa election officials correct problems on absentee ballot request forms.
The new law forces county auditors to call, email or send a letter to voters if there’s missing or incorrect information on a ballot request form. Previously, county officials could cross-check voter registration data to correct discrepancies. The lawsuit filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens and a Democratic non-profit argues the new process increases the risk some voters will not get their mail-in ballot on time.
The Trump campaign and Republican groups have filed a motion asking an Iowa judge to dismiss the lawsuit. In addition, the Republican National Committee is asking Iowa’s Secretary of State to order Linn and Johnson County Auditors to stop mailing ballot request forms that include the voter’s I-D number. Republicans say that’s a breach of election security.
Democrats say many Iowans do not know what their voter I-D number is or how to find it.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office, Monday, released a report on three recent arrests and one court ordered finger printing. On July 23rd, 49-year old Charles Michael Carter, of Los Angeles, CA., was stopped by the Iowa State Patrol on I-80 and charged with Possession of Marijuana/1st offense. Sheriff Jeff Vandewater says Carter wasn’t arrested per-Se, but there was a court order for him to be finger-printed.
On July 22nd, 22-year old Tyler Wayne Holloway, of Waukee, was arrested in Greenfield for Carrying Weapons, after his vehicle was pulled-over for failure to have registration plates. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Louisiana for Domestic Battery. Four handguns were found in his vehicle, which Holloway had permits for in Louisiana, and did not yet get a license for in Iowa. After receiving a citation for the offense, Holloway was released from custody at the scene of his arrest.
On July 19th, 38-year old Brian Harold Eilts, of Massena, was pulled over for unsafe driving down a highway, and cited for Driving While Barred. He was issued the citation after being seen driving an SUV backward down Mainstreet in Bridgewater. Eilts told the Deputy his vehicle only had a working reverse gear. He was subsequently released at the scene with his citation.
And, at around 12:05-p.m. on July 19th, 34-year old Roger Joseph Draman, of Casey, was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear on a charge of Driving While License Denied or Revoked. He was released the following day on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.
Class 5A Quarterfinals
#1 Fort Dodge 7, #8 Bettendorf 0 Box Score
#5 Ankeny Centennial 5, #4 Waukee 2 Box Score
#2 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 10, #7 Pleasant Valley 4 Box Score
#6 Muscatine 3, #3 West Des Moines Valley 1 Box Score
Class 4A Quarterfinals
#1 Carlisle 5, vs. #8 LeMars 0 Box Score
#4 North Scott 11, #5 Charles City 0 Box Score
#7 Winterset 7, #2 West Delaware 4 Box Score
#6 Dallas Center-Grimes 7 #3 Fairfield 5 Box Score
Class 3A Quarterfinals
#1 Albia 12, #8 Creston 0 Box Score
#5 Mount Vernon 7, #4 Humboldt 4 Box Score
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa physician groups are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to order the public to wear masks as cases continue to rise. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Medical Society and 14 other health-professional groups said Monday in a letter to the governor that “widespread use of cloth masks in public settings will dramatically slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.”
The Republican governor has encouraged Iowans to “mask up,” but she has rebuffed calls to join more than half of other states in requiring it.
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