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Shenandoah man arrested in Red Oak early Thursday

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

A Shenandoah man was arrested early Thursday morning following a traffic stop in Red Oak. At 12:28am Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and 8th Street in Red Oak. Following investigation 30-year-old Cory James Schlup of Shenandoah was arrested for Driving While Revoked for OWI. Schlup was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

Two warrant arrests on Wednesday in Red Oak

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests on Wednesday.

At 2:03pm Deputies arrested 21-year-old Stephen Cody Esquivel of Red Oak in the 100 block of 1st Avenue in Red Oak. Esquivel was arrested on a Montgomery County Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana). He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

At 4:03pm Deputies arrested 27-year-old Joslin Nicole Davies of Red Oak in the 100 block of East Washington Street in Red Oak. Davies was arrested on an Iowa State Patrol Warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana). She was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

City of Ames announces data breach of parking ticket payers

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The city of Ames has announced that the personal information — including credit and debit card numbers — of some 1,500 people who used the city’s website to pay parking tickets this summer may be at risk.

The city says information submitted from July 30 to Sept. 12 was targeted in a data breach that also exposed the names, addresses and email addresses of customers. The city says no one who used the system has reported any suspicion activity to the city.

Ames uses Click2Gov to process parking ticket payments. The city also maintains its own web server to communicate with Click2Gov. The city says the breach occurred on the city’s web server, which has since been replaced.

In November 2018, the parking ticket system was compromised after Click2Gov experienced an attack, affected 4,600 people who paid Ames parking tickets.

Northwest Iowa judge appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a northwest Iowa state district court judge to the Iowa Court of Appeals.

Reynolds announced the appointment of Julie Schumacher, of Schleswig, on Aug. 29 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Chief Judge Gayle Nelson Vogel.

Schumacher is a district court judge in a six-county northwest Iowa judicial district. She has previously served as an associate judge, an assistant county attorney for Crawford County, and an assistant city attorney for Denison. She also was a lawyer in private practice in Denison for nearly 20 years.

The State Judicial Nominating Commission, which is responsible for selecting nominees for appointment to the Iowa Court of Appeals, is accepting applications for a new vacancy that will occur when Judge Amanda Potterfield retires Dec. 25.

Man pleads guilty in 2018 Iowa motorcycle fatality

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of being drunk when he ran his motorcycle into a car in Mason City last year, killing his passenger, has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.

The Globe Gazette reports that 41-year-old Brandon Roy Kellar, of Mason City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to vehicular homicide by reckless driving. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence. Kellar faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced Nov. 19.

Kellar entered the plea just before jury selection in his trial was set to begin.

Police say Kellar was driving the motorcycle late on the night of Sept. 28, 2018, when he ran into the back of a car. He and the woman riding with him, 36-year-old Shawn True, were thrown off the bike. True died from her injuries.

Skyscan Forecast Thursday 09/26/2019

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Thursday, September 26, 2019  Dan Hicks

Today: Patchy fog early, otherwise mostly sunny. SW @ 10. High 75.

Tonight: Increasing clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms later tonight. S @ 5-10. Low 62.

Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Showers in the morning. N @ 10-15. High 72.

Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Showers later in the day. High 70.

Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Warmer. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 78.

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Iowa woman convicted of killing husband

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

ALBIA, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a south-central Iowa woman of killing her husband, whose body was found in their burned home last year.

Monroe County District Court records say the jury handed up the arson and first-degree murder verdicts Wednesday morning at a courtroom in Albia. The 47-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 15 to life in prison without possibility of parole.

The badly burned body of 50-year-old Tim Pasa was found in a bed on May 5, 2018, and investigators determined the fire at the Centerville home was started intentionally. The Daily Iowegian reports that an autopsy determined his death was related to an injection of an anesthetic, propofol.

Barbara Pasa was a nurse in the surgery department at MercyOne Centerville Medical Center at the time of Tim Pasa’s death.

Investigators say Barbara Pasa had bought a $200,000 life insurance policy on her husband. They also say he’d told family members he believed his wife was poisoning him.

Atlantic School Board to hold work session tonight, Athletic Facilities Bid Opening set for Thursday

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

The Atlantic Community School Board of Directors are scheduled to meet this evening at the High School Media Center for a work session at 5:30pm. On their short agenda is discussion on Alternative Compensation Models, looking at a couple of other districts’ procedures. They will also discuss work session and annual organizational meeting dates in November and December.

Upcoming dates will be discussed as well, including the Athletic Facilities Project Bid Opening. That bid letting will be held in the High School Media Center at 2:00pm on Thursday, September 26th. The bond for the project was approved by voters earlier this year, and will include work on a number of different athletic facilities.

Flood Warning issued for East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak until Thursday evening

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

...The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning
for the following river in Iowa...

  East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak affecting Montgomery County.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road.  The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don`t drown!

Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax

&&

IAC137-260109-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FL.W.0112.190925T1542Z-190926T2315Z/
/RDOI4.1.ER.190925T1542Z.190926T0000Z.190926T0515Z.NO/
809 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2019

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Flood Warning for
  The East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak.
* until Thursday evening...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  8:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 17.2 feet...or 0.8 feet below
  flood stage.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...rise above flood stage by late this morning and continue
  to rise to near 19.4 feet by this evening. The river will fall
  below flood stage by after midnight tomorrow.
* Impact...at 20.0 feet...Lowland flooding begins along the west bank.

State Parks prep for 100th Anniversary at Sept. 28th Volunteer Day

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

Iowans can lend a hand at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ third annual statewide Volunteer Day on Sept. 28.

More than 40 parks will be hosting volunteer events to help spruce up trails, buildings and other park amenities. According to Todd Coffelt, State Parks Bureau chief, volunteer projects will focus on prepping for the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Iowa state park system in 2020.

“Iowa state parks are beloved places for many Iowans, and we greatly appreciate the help volunteers provide,” said Coffelt. “We are excited for this year’s event to kick off our state’s celebration of the park system’s centennial next year.”

Clean-up efforts at this weekend’s Volunteer Day will be unique for each park depending on clean-up needs, but may include litter pick-up, staining or painting buildings, planting trees, clearing trails and more.

Citizens interested in volunteering can learn more at www.iowadnr.gov/volunteer. If weather looks inclement on Saturday, volunteers should contact the individual park office in case changes to date, time or meeting location for the event occur.