DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate for January was 2.8%. Iowa Workforce Development reported Monday that the rate was unchanged from the revised rate for December. The number of unemployed residents rose slightly in January to an estimated 49,500. The number of people with jobs also increased, to about 1.7 million. Iowa’s rate is tied for the 10th lowest in the nation. The U.S. unemployment rate for January was 3.6%.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a woman and her 5-year-old child who died in a Des Moines residential fire. They were identified Monday as 40-year old Tharassa Page, and her son, Reginald Page. Firefighters sent around 10:45 a.m. Sunday to the duplex found flames coming out of the windows on its north side. Three other people inside the residence escaped to safety. No other injuries were reported. The fire cause is being investigated.
Sheriff’s Deputies in Page County, Friday, arrested an Essex man on an Assault charge. 35-year old Travis Robert Mayer was arrested at the Douglas County, NE., Jail, on a Page County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault – Felony. He was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $ 5,000 bond, pending future court proceedings.
The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office reports a resident of Delphos, in Ringgold County, was arrested Saturday on theft and drug charges. A Worth County, MO., resident called the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, with regard to his property that had been stolen. The resident told authorities he suspected the property might be in Ringgold County. An investigation into the incident resulted in the arrest of Kevin Ray, and Jennifer Baker, both from Delphos, IA.
Jennifer Baker
Kevin Ray
The investigation recovered stolen property from Iowa and Missouri. Ray and Baker were both charged with theft in the second degree. Kevin Ray was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were being held in the Ringgold County Jail while awaiting an appearance before the magistrate.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests. Today (Monday), 33-year old Daniel John Vornbrock, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 2:30-a.m., for Driving Under Suspension. Early Sunday morning, 23-year old Demarkus Jaymes Myers, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. Saturday afternoon, 39-year old Daniel Charles Thomas, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While Barred.
And, there were two arrests on Friday: 65-year old Harold Arthur Hart, of Shenandoah, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a Page County warrant for Violation of Probation. 29-year old Kayla Leigh Wood, of Glenwood, was arrested for OWI/1st offense.
From the Cass County Board of Supervisors: Due to the virus outbreak the Cass County Board of Supervisors and elected County Officials would like to advise the public of some changes they will notice when conducting business at the courthouse. In the interest of the health of the public as well as that of our employees the following guidelines are in place effective immediately.
First, for those that are unaware, many county services can be accessed online rather than actually coming to the courthouse. Many drivers license functions, fine payments, etc. are quickly handled either online or by mail. We strongly encourage people to utilize these avenues rather than public exposure whenever possible. If you are unsure if you need to come to the courthouse, please call ahead and you will be given the status of the service you are seeking.
If you desire to contact a specific official or department head please go to www.atlanticiowa.com and click on the link labeled Cass County and the department head list. Clicking on the name will generate an email to that specific official. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time
The Page County Sheriff’s Office said today (Monday), “Effective immediately inmate / jail visitation will be suspended until further notice at the Page County Iowa Sheriff’s Office. This is being done to attempt to protect the staff and the inmates from the possible exposure to the COVID – 19 virus.” Notifications will be posted when visitation will resume.
(Radio Iowa) — A high-speed chase in Cedar Rapids on Sunday night left two police officers hurt and a suspect jailed. Police were called to a Walmart about 10:15 after a man stole a cart full of merchandise and assaulted a store employee. The suspect was in his car, hitting concrete posts in the parking lot when police arrived. He rammed the squad car, leaving both officers with moderate injuries, and sped away onto Interstate 380.
Police say he tried to ram other vehicles during the pursuit which ended in the Wellington Heights neighborhood. The suspect crashed the car into a garage and he was arrested. Police say there was already a warrant out on 51-year-old Charles Ford who now faces a string of new charges.
(Radio Iowa) — Registration is now open for the annual Give Back Iowa Challenge, an eight-week effort aimed at engaging Iowans in employer-supported volunteering. Jami Haberl, executive director of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, says this is the sixth year for the challenge which has encouraged thousands of Iowans to donate tens of thousands of hours of their time. “It’s really about getting recognition for tracking and reporting hours so employees can volunteer during the months of April 1st through May 31st,” Haberl says, “and those hours are tracked and then there are some winners at the end, just recognizing those organizations for doing great work.”
Employers in several categories with the highest average number of volunteer hours per employee will be singled out for a visit by the governor or lieutenant governor to their workplace. “The Give Back Iowa Challenge is a way for us to recognize employers for giving back to the community and also to reinforce how important volunteering is,” Haberl says. “Research continues to show the connection between employer-supported volunteering and improved employee engagement. We also know that you make a difference in the community.”
Over the last five years of the challenge, Haberl says Iowans donated more than 83-thousand hours of service through the program. “We need to recognize Iowans for the work that they’re doing,” Haberl says. “It can be subtle things. This is really an easy and great opportunity for employers to thank their employees for the work they’re doing. Just demonstrating how giving back to the community and by volunteering, that is one amazing resource you provide to non-profits here in the state of Iowa.”
A federal survey in 2018 ranked Iowa the number-four state in the country for volunteerism, with more than 40% of Iowans donating their time, well above the national average of around 30%. The Corporation for National and Community Service says Iowans are very generous with their giving, donating more than 75-million hours of their time with an economic impact of nearly two-billion dollars.
On the web at: https://volunteerchallenge.iowa.gov/volunteer-challenge-employer-registration
(Radio Iowa) — Warm weather will bring the grilling season and those who love to grill may be treated to slightly lower meat prices. Many factors contribute to the price we pay for a pound of burger at the grocery store, but swirling market forces typically don’t have a quick impact on them. Iowa State University livestock economist Lee Schultz says farmers and ranchers are producing a lot of beef. And, the global market has some good deals on things like hamburger. “We’ve seen significant contraction and culling in the Australian market, for example, and so we can go out there and purchase that lean beef and that does help prices for our consumers here,” Schultz says.
Schulz says it also means beef producers are ready to take advantage of new and revised trade deals the United States has with Japan, South Korea, Mexico, and Canada. “They all have the potential to be major players for U-S products. Now I think the kink that’s been put in all this is the COVID-19 and the potential impact this is going to cause,” according to Schultz.
Schultz says there seems to be some progress in the Phase One deal with China now, after the disease stalled trade because workers were locked out of ports and other work sites.
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