Police in Creston say a woman in the 800 block of W. Jefferson Street reported over the weekend, that someone had stolen the battery out of her truck, which was parked near the residence. The incident happened sometime between midnight and 7-a.m., Saturday. The loss was estimated at $125.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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The General Election takes place tomorrow (Tuesday). Here in Cass County, there are local and State races to watch. Locally, Republican Mark T. O’Brian faces a challenge from fellow Republican Pat McCurdy in the race to fill the District 2 seat on the Cass County Board of Supervisors. Both men are from Atlantic. In District 3, Republican John Hartkopf is being challenged by Dana Halder, who is running as Nominated By Petition (NBP). Hartkopf defeated Halder in a close run-off for June Primary, when Halder ran as a Republican. And, while the other main County offices are uncontested, there are six candidates running for five seats on the Agricultural Extension Council, including Chad Becker, David York, Kristi Plagman, Todd Weppler, Brad Pellett and Jeb Peck.
In the State arena, Republican Ray “Bubba” Sorensen, of Greenfield, faces a challenge from Democrat Warren Varley in the race to succeed Clel Baudler as State Representative in District 20. In District 11, incumbent Republican Tom Shipley is being challenged by Democrat Sara Ramsey. Incumbent Tom Moore is being challenged by Democrat Denise O’Brien, for House District 21, and incumbent Republican 3rd District U-S Congressman David Young is being challenged by Democrat Cindy Axne, Libertarian Bryan Jack Holder, Green Party candidate Paul Knupp, Legalize Medical Marijuana candidate Mark Elworth, Jr., and Joe Grandanette.
With the help of Radio Iowa, we’ll also be watching closely the race for Iowa Governor, Auditor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and Secretary of Agriculture. Straight-ticket voting has been eliminated. Each position on ballot must be individually voted. Identification (ID) must be provided prior to voting. The polls will be open in Cass County from 7-a.m. until 9-p.m.
THE VOTING CENTERS FOR THIS ELECTION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1 Atlantic 1st Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zion Lutheran Church (811 Oak St)
2 Atlantic 2nd Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Public Library (507 Poplar)
3 Atlantic 3rd Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th)
4 Atlantic 4th Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Church of Christ (1607 Hazel)
5 Atlantic 5th Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage House (1200 Brookridge Circle)
6 Bear Grove, Cass Twp/Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis Public Library (412 W Main St, Lewis)
7 Benton, Franklin Twp/Wiota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiota City Hall (311 Center St)
8 Brighton, Grove, Pymosa, Washington Twp/Marne . . . . Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th)
9 Edna, Victoria Twp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Massena Public Library (122 Main St, Massena)
10 Grant, Lincoln Twp /Anita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anita Community Center (805 Main St)
11 Noble, Pleasant Twp/Griswold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griswold Community Bldg. (601 2nd St)
12 Massena Twp/City of Massena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Massena Public Library (122 Main St, Massena)
13 Union Twp/City of Cumberland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cumberland Community Bldg. (200 W 2nd)
MARGERY M. WALKER, 88, of Exira, died Saturday, Nov. 3rd, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for MARGERY WALKER will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Nov. 7th, at the Exira Christian Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home. The family visitation is from 9:30-a.m. Wednesday, until the time of service, at the Exira Christian Church.
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.
MARGERY M. WALKER is survived by:
Her sons – John Walker, and William “Bill” (Rhonda) Walker, all of Exira; Joseph “Joe” (Denise) Walker, of Brayton/
Her daughter – Sarah (Eric) Gross, of Fontanelle.
Her sister – Helen Runge, of Exira.
9 grandchildren, her sisters- and brothers-in-law, other relatives and friends.
Red Oak Police report the arrest of a woman Sunday afternoon, for Fraudulent Use of a license and no insurance. 43-year old Tracey Elizabeth Farlin, whose city of residence was not listed, was also cited for speeding. She was taken into custody at around 4:35-p.m. Sunday, and held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
A traffic stop in Adams County just before 1-a.m. today (Monday), resulted in two people from Union County being arrested on drug charges. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of the vehicle, Shane White, of Creston, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving Under Suspension and Operating a vehicle without a required interlock device. A passenger, Tashina Martwick, also of Creston, was arrested for Possession of Paraphernalia.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/rain High 45. SE @ 10-15.
Tonight: Cloudy w/rain ending later this evening. Low 37. NW @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 48. NW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 40.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/a slight chance of rain or a rain-snow mix. High 35.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 42. Our Low this morning, 35. We received .02” of rain here at KJAN overnight (through 6-a.m.). Last year on this date our High was 49 and the Low was 26. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 78 in 1909. The Record Low was 3 in 1951.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa couple face charges after police say they left their 9-month-old baby home alone for hours to go to a bar. Television station KCCI reports that police arrested 22-year-old Bryan Austin McCrea Bozarth and 20-year-old Ashley Lee Routh King on Friday. Each has been charged with child endangerment, and King also faces an underage drinking charge.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed seeking to represent hundreds of victims of a former Iowa youth basketball coach now facing 15 to 180 years in prison for sexually exploiting them. The lawsuit was filed Friday by law firm Grefe & Sidney and names as defendants former Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen, the Barnstormers organization and its supervising organization, the Amateur Athletic Union. Stephen pleaded guilty last month to sexual exploitation and child porn charges and is awaiting sentencing.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Iowa City are reminding residents to compost their fall pumpkins and leftover Halloween jack-o-lanterns instead of trashing them. To do this, residents are asked to put pumpkins with yard waste collection, which is composted. Residents who do not receive curbside services can take pumpkins at no cost to the City’s compost facility located at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 375 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 37-21 win over the Cleveland Browns. Mahomes connected twice with Travis Kelce and once with Kareem Hunt, who added two scoring runs. Mahomes has 29 TDs in 10 career games, the best start by an NFL quarterback since 1950. The Browns lost their fourth straight and first since Hue Jackson was fired.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas fired football coach David Beaty, effective at the end of the season, ending a three-plus year tenure marked by modest improvement but just a handful of wins. The school announced the firing Sunday. Beaty has a career record of 6-39 with three wins against Power Five opponents. He will be paid $3 million under terms of his contract.
UNDATED (AP) — No. 7 West Virginia has re-entered the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll after another weekend in which the number of ranked teams losing reached double digits. No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame remained unchanged. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Oklahoma each moved up a spot. Iowa State was ranked for the first time this season. It’s one of five teams to move into the ranking. Washington, North Carolina State, Michigan State and Cincinnati reappeared.
Officials with Hy-Vee are warning people on social media about a survey scam. A post from Hy-Vee Corporate states “Please beware of a scam that has surfaced on social media. The post includes a fake “$80 off groceries” coupon at Hy-Vee stores. This is a scam and our stores are not able to honor this.” The company recommends “For the latest Hy-Vee deals, check out our weekly ad or monthly Mega ad, or download the Hy-Vee Deals app!”
Other companies such as Kohls have also been the subject of social media scams in recent months. If it looks too good to be true. It probably is.
If you see this on your social media page. DO NOT CLICK. It is a scam!
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