DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A pot roast wrap has been named winner of the People’s Choice Best New Food for 2019 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The winner in the final vote of the people is Georgie’s Roast with the Most Wrap from G Mig’s Wrap Stand. It’s a cheddar tortilla wrap with beef pot roast, a white rice mixture containing chorizo sausage crumbles, roasted green chiles, cheddar-Jack cheese, candy corn salsa, crispy corn tortilla crumbles and a sour cream drizzle, served with a salsa verde sauce on the side.

The wrap was created by George Migliero, owner of the stand and a restaurant in West Des Moines.

Three people were arrested Wednesday, in Creston. Authorities say 36-year old Shaheed Seuiffidin Harris, of Creston, was arrested a little after 11-p.m. at his apartment, for Violation of a Protective Order. He was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting an appearance before a magistrate. 62-year old Gregory Lee Kaufman, who lives in the same Creston apartment complex, was arrested a little after 9-p.m., for Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $600.

37-year old Mathew Louis Scherer, of Creston, was arrested late Wednesday evening for Driving While Suspended. He was later released on a $300 bond.

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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NASHUA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have recovered a woman’s body from the Cedar River in northeast Iowa. The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office says someone called 911 a little before 6:40 p.m. Tuesday to report a person in the water at Howard’s Woods Recreation Area northwest of Nashua. The office says the body has been identified as that of 23-year-old Mikala Titus. She lived in Charles City. The investigation is awaiting a report from the state medical examiner’s office.

(Radio Iowa) — Hy-Vee is investigating a “security incident” that may have affected some customers’ payment information. Hy-Vee detected “unauthorized activity” in payments made at Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-through coffee shops and Hy-Vee operated restaurants — the Hy-Vee Market Grill, Market Grill Express and Wahlburgers.

Hy-Vee officials say the payment systems used for Hy-Vee grocery stores, drug stores and online sales are separate and are not involved in the potential security breach. Hy-Vee has notified federal officials.

A company statement says the investigation is in its early stages and Hy-Vee will release more details when it determines “the specific timeframes and locations that may have been involved.”

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested on drug charges Wednesday morning. 38-year old Anthony Joseph Nupp, of Ottumwa & 28-year old Misti Dawn Jordan, of Plattsmouth, NE., were arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at around 7:23-a.m, at Levi & Mahaffey Roads. Their bonds were set at $300 each. Earlier, at around 3-a.m., Franklin Eugene Bey was arrested on the same charge during a traffic stop on I-29. His bond was set at $1,000.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office said also, 41-year old Thomas Heath Ambum, of Glenwood, was arrested Tuesday, on a warrant for Failure to Appear on a Driving Under Suspension, charge. On Monday, 59-year old Michael Francis Anderson, of Emerson, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. Both had their bonds set at $1,000. 36-year old Keith Allen Sorick, of Council Bluffs, was also arrested Monday, on a charge of Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $300.

A traffic stop at around 9:40-p.m. Wednesday in the Adams County town of Carbon, resulted in the arrest of a Lenox man. 34-year old Lincoln Calvin was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve King is under criticism for how he defended his call for a ban on all abortions. Speaking before a conservative group in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale Wednesday, the Iowa congressman said, “What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those people out that were products of rape and incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has blocked Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller from joining 21 other states and six large cities in a legal challenge to a Trump administration policy that eases restrictions on coal-fired power plants. Miller sought approval from Reynolds in July but Reynolds, a Republican and Trump supporter, refused to consent.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa prison officials say an inmate has died after a chronic illness. The Iowa Department of Corrections says in a news release that 54-year-old David Gene Lewis Jr. died Tuesday afternoon in a hospice room of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center, where he had been housed due to the unnamed illness.

FRUITLAND, Iowa (AP) — Officials in eastern Iowa say two people have died in a house fire. Television station KWQC reports the fire broke out Wednesday morning in a home in Fruitland, which is about 7 miles southwest of Muscatine. Arriving firefighters found flames coming from the north side of the home. Officials say two people died in the fire. The victims’ identities had not been released by Wednesday evening.

(Note: Listen to KJAN’s “Heartbeat Today” at 7:30-a.m. Thursday, for an interview with Atlantic Superintendent Steve Barber and Athletic Facilities Committee member Kip Harris, as they discuss the District’s Athletic Facilities and what patrons can expect when all is said and done. The show will also be available on a podcast soon after the live program concludes.)

The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education, Wednesday evening, unanimously passed a Resolution approving the designs for District Athletic facilities and the release of bids, which will take place August 28^th. Bids will be received until 2-p.m. Sept. 26^th, at which time they will be opened and publicly read in the Atlantic High School Media Center. There will be one-week to review the bids and possibly work with the lowest bidder to make any changes in the event the bids come in over budget. Action will be taken on the bids at the Board’s regular meeting 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2^nd.

Voters in the Atlantic School District approved a $9.5-million dollar bond for Athletic facility improvements, but earlier this year, the planning committee and Board elected to install high grade synthetic turf instead of natural grass, which increased the engineer’s estimate at that time to $10.1-million. The Committee said they would solicit donors and find other ways to reach at least half the $600,000 increase, with the intent to raise the entire difference.

At Wednesday night’s meeting, FRK Principal Architect Tom Wollan said the Engineer’s estimate for the project is now $10.5-million. However, the final figure won’t be known until the bids are received. The District saved $250,000 by removing a portion of the planned 4-foot high retaining wall. The field itself will be elevated and the track lowered, putting the bleachers 4-feet above the field level on the visitor’s side and 8-feet above the field on the home side. The “Bowl Effect” would be more evident on the home and south sides of the field.

In other business, Superintendent Steve Barber reported that next Monday, a video will be made at the Washington Elementary School to provide a visual aid for parents and other stakeholders, with regard to the new plan for student pick up and drop-off at the Washington, Schuler and Middle Schools. The plan calls for a portion of Ed Podolak Drive to be closed to vehicle for about one-half hour in the afternoon. Busses will be lined-up in front of the Middle School and Schuler Students will use the catwalk to get in front, to load the bus. Once loaded, the buses will head straight to Olive Street. During this time, parents will be able to get into the Middle School Parking lot to pick up students and leave underneath the catwalk.

Barber said also, they will work with new teachers on Monday to prepare for students to arrive on August 23^rd for the first day of school, with current teachers and staff expected to arrive Tuesday and work through Thursday, in preparation. The Rotary is dedicating a program to new teachers, and the United Methodist Church is providing lunch for staff on Wednesday, next week. Freshman orientation is next Tuesday evening, with open houses for the three other buildings on Aug. 22^nd.

In addition to the previously reported resignations and contract recommendations, the Board Wednesday approved the resignations of Tracy Purkapile and Ernie Hawthorne – Special Ed drivers, and, Contract Recommendations/Letters of Assignment for: Delmy Lam, HS EL Para, Kydie Woolsey, Kay Williams and Aubrey Schuler – High School Para’s, and Food service worker Becky Bonney.

(Radio Iowa) — Governor Kim Reynolds says she wants more information about the issues that have caused errors in the state’s distribution of federal welfare benefits and led the feds to fine the State of Iowa one-point-eight MILLION dollars.  “I want to know where throughout the region are we seeing the discrepancy, so that I can make sure that we’re targeting the resources to that area,” Reynolds says, “whether that’s educational or maybe additional people or what we need to do to make sure we’re where we should be.”

W-O-I Television in Des Moines first reported the state had a 10 percent error rate in its distribution of federal benefits commonly referred to as food stamps. The U-S-D-A notified the state a year ago that its error rate was above the national average. The fine was levied June 30th of this year. The governor says state officials are working on an action plan after the U-S-D-A cited the state for inconsistencies in its distribution of food stamp benefits.

“I’m also hoping that the fine that we were assessed, we’ll be working with (USDA) to see if there’s an opportunity for us to take some of that and reinvest it into technology so that we can do a better job of really being more accountable,” Reynolds says. Reynolds says at this point, state officials do not know why Iowa’s 10 percent food stamp error rate is three percent higher than the national average.

“We serve a lot of vulnerable Iowans and we have state workers that are doing a phenomenal job,” Reynolds says, “but I think there’s opportunities that we can bring to the agency and just some changes that will help them do their job more effectively and efficiently.”

Reynolds says while she’s look for a new D-H-S director to take a “fresh look” at this problem, she’s not blaming former D-H-S director Jerry Foxhoven for the higher-than-average food stamp error rate. Reynolds asked Foxhoven to resign in June.