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Man arrested on sexual assault charge stemming from Oakland incident

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report 40-year old Adam Paul Herzog was arrested Friday night in Oakland. Herzog was taken into custody at around 9:35-p.m. for Assault with the intent to commit sexual abuse -without injury/by forcible fondling. His alleged victim was a 34-year old woman. A traffic stop in the Hancock area at around 2:30-a.m. Saturday, resulted in the arrest of 27-year old Levi Eckert Schroder.  He was arrested after deputies investigated a suspicious vehicle at the Silver Valley Cemetery, near Pinoak Road and 360th Street.

Authorities say Schroder was found intoxicated by a tombstone, and was concealing a .45-caliber handgun on his person. Schroder was arrested for OWI/2nd offense, and Carrying Weapons while intoxicated. And, at around 7:40-p.m. Friday, 28-year old Dustin Dean Baker was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop in the Crescent area.

Winner claims $1M prize at Iowa Lottery headquarters

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa man who bought a Powerball ticket that turned out to be worth $1 million claimed his prize Monday. Shane Saxen told Iowa Lottery officials he usually doesn’t buy a ticket until the jackpot’s really high. But this time he decided, “Why not? I’ll get one.” The ticket he bought at a Brew convenience store matched five of the numbers drawn Saturday but missed the Powerball number. The 31-year-old lives in Correctionville and works as a campus security officer at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. He says he plans to invest most of his winnings for retirement.

USDA Designates Taylor County, Iowa, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has designated Taylor County, Iowa, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, and high winds that occurred March 1, 2019, through June 15, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The natural disaster designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts.

Producers in the contiguous Iowa counties of Adams, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, and Union, along with Nodaway and Worth counties in Missouri, are also eligible to apply for emergency loans. The deadline to apply for the emergency loans is Oct. 19, 2020. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

FSA has a variety of additional programs to help farmers recover from the impacts of this disaster. FSA programs that do not require a disaster declaration include: Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program; Emergency Conservation Program; Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; Operating and Farm Ownership Loans; and the Tree Assistance Program.

Farmers may contact their local USDA service center for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at farmers.gov/recover.

Nebraska medical marijuana campaign announces new support

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A ballot campaign seeking to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska has announced new support from a group led by a former state senator and a firm that helps pass statewide ballot measures. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana says it is working with ADOPT, a coalition led by former state Sen. Tommy Garrett, of Bellevue. Garrett is an outspoken supporter of medical marijuana and previously introduced legalization bills in the Legislature. The campaign says it has also hired 1st Tuesday Campaigns, a national group based in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles that has worked with ballot campaigns in other states.

4 Americans exposed to virus on cruise ship leave quarantine

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Four of the Americans who were exposed to a new virus on a cruise ship in Japan and were being monitored at an Omaha hospital have been released from quarantine. The University of Nebraska Medical Center says two of them never tested positive for the new coronavirus and were cleared for release Monday. Two others left quarantine on Sunday after testing negative. Eleven more people who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess two weeks ago all tested positive for COVID-19. They will have to test negative three times, 24 hours apart, before they can leave quarantine.

2 from Clarinda injured in Sunday evening accident

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Two people from Clarinda were injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident Sunday evening, in Page County. The sheriff’s office says at around 6:13-p.m., a 1997 Ford SUV driven by 17-year old Evan Lee Carpenter, was “spinning circles” in the middle of the intersection at P Avenue and 180th Street in Page County (about 2 miles northwest of Clarinda), when the vehicle went out of control. The SUV entered a ditch where it rolled onto its top.

Carpenter, and his passenger, 18-year old  Zachary Reese Bergren, were transported to Clarinda Regional Health Center by private vehicle for treatment of unknown injuries. Carpenter was cited for Failure to maintain control Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $5,000. Damage to property owned by Tom Wagoner of Clarinda, caused by the vehicle, is estimated at $500.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Clarinda Ambulance service, Clarinda Fire Department, and Page County EMA.

Man charged in Iowa with harboring runaway Mississippi teen

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been charged in Iowa with harboring a runaway teenager from Mississippi. Court documents say the 15-year-old and 21-year-old Jared Wright were found Sunday in his car at a high school parking lot in Johnston, Iowa. Authorities say she was unharmed. Wright lives in Lawton, Oklahoma. The documents say police from Tishomingo County, Mississippi, contacted the Iowa department Sunday to say the girl was thought be in Iowa at a store in Grimes. She wasn’t, but she and Wright were found not far away later at the parking lot.

Boys Class 1A and 2A State Basketball brackets set

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March 2nd, 2020 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the pairings and brackets for Class 1A and 2A Boys State Basketball on Monday. Here is a look at the pairings.

Class 1A Quarterfinals (Monday, March 9th)

9:30—#4 Montezuma (23-2) vs. #5 Martensdale-St. Marys (23-3)
11:15—#1 Lake Mills (23-2) vs. #8 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7)
1:00—#2 Bishop Garrigan, Algona (22-2) vs. #7 Springville (20-5)
2:45—#3 St. Mary’s, Remsen (22-3) vs. #6 West Fork, Sheffield (23-2)

Class 1A Bracket

Class 2A Quarterfinals

Monday, March 9

4:30—#3 North Linn, Troy Mills (24-0) vs. #6 West Sioux, Hawarden (22-2)
6:30—#2 Treynor (24-1) vs. #7 Pella Christian (13-10)
8:15—#1 Boyden-Hull (21-3) vs. #8 Woodward-Granger (22-2)

Tuesday, March 10

9:30—#4 Camanche (21-3) vs. #5 Monticello (21-2)

Class 2A Bracket

Union County woman arrested on Harassment warrant

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Thayer was arrested Sunday morning at her home. 32-year old Jennifer Lane Miller was taken into custody on a Warren County warrant for Harassment in the 1st Degree. Miller was transported to the Adams County Jail to be held for Warren County. She was being held without bond, pending an appearance before a Judge.

Bedford woman arrested after a traffic stop

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Bedford was arrested Sunday, following a traffic stop in Shenandoah. The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports 30-year old Nicki Eileen Foulkes was taken into custody for Driving while license suspended or revoked. Foulkes was transported to the Page County Jail, posted a bond amounting to a little more than $566, and was released pending future court proceedings.