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Audit: Malvern Librarian edited receipts to hide purchases

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MALVERN, Iowa (AP) – Auditors say a library director in a southwestern Iowa town repeatedly billed the city for improper purchases and altered receipts to cover up the practice. An investigation released today (Friday) by State Auditor Mary Mosiman found that former Malvern library director Stacey Buick misspent thousands of dollars.

Auditors say Buick billed the city for personal items like video games, groceries, and party decorations. A $1,200 home theatre system, a camera, a coffee machine, a window air conditioning unit and TracPhones were among the items flagged.

Auditors found that many receipts submitted to the city were altered with correction fluid or by cutting and pasting over the original descriptions of items. An envelope discovered in Buick’s office contained the original receipts.

Buick resigned last year.

Atlantic man arrested for OWI – 3rd offense

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Atlantic report a local man was arrested Thursday. 32-year old Keith Feltner-Lewis, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/3rd offense. He was booked into the Cass County jail and held, pending an appearance before the magistrate.

Car fire on I-80 in Cass County

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Fire Department was called to the scene of a car fire this (Friday) morning, on Interstate 80 eastbound, about eight-tenths of a mile east of the Olive Street exit. The page went out at 8:38-a.m.  Moments later, law enforcement reported the unoccupied vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.

No other details are available.

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Iowan faces 3 charges for collision with bicyclist

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MANSON, Iowa (AP) – A 30-year-old Lake View man has been charged with unsafe passing for a fatal collision between his car and a bicyclist in northwest Iowa. Eric Meyer, of Lake View, also is charged with failure to wear a safety belt and have proof of insurance. The charge of unsafe passing carries an enhanced penalty, if he’s convicted, because the accident resulted in a death.

The Iowa State Patrol says 47-year-old Shawn Gosch, of Onawa, on June 20 was riding a bicycle with 49-year-old Jeffrey Gray, also of Onawa. The patrol says Meyer’s car struck Gosch’s bicycle, which then crashed into Gray’s. Gosch was pronounced dead later at a hospital. Gray was injured.

District Judge questions Bluffs man’s ability to understand proceedings

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A District Court Judge in Pottawattamie County, Thursday, questioned the competency of a man who was accused of attempting to abduct a child. The Daily NonPareil reports 20-year old Nathan Busse, of Council Bluffs, appeared at a court hearing and apparently had trouble answering questions about whether he understood why he was being charged. His actions caused 4th District Court Judge Timothy O’Grady to continue a hearing on the matter until a later date.

Busse is accused of attempting to abduct a 10-year-old from a Council Bluffs elementary school. He had been scheduled to plead guilty to child stealing – a Class C felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, according to Iowa Code – and register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Assistant Pottawattamie County Attorney Jon Jacobmeier said the prosecution and defense attorney Jennifer Nelson Solberg plan to meet later today (Friday) to decide whether to continue working toward a plea deal or take the matter to a trial. While discussing O’Grady’s decision, the prosecutor noted that Busse suffers from mild developmental disabilities.

The family of the victim was, understandably upset at the proceedings. Busse was originally charged with third-degree kidnapping, assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, child stealing and enticing away a minor under the age of 13 for sexual abuse and exploitation.

According to police, around 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2013, near Edison Elementary – located at South 23rd Street and Second Avenue – a 10-year-old fifth-grader was walking on Fourth Avenue, about a block from the school, to meet a family member for a ride after finishing her duty as a crossing guard.

The suspect approached her and said, “What’s up?” Busse allegedly grabbed the girl’s arm and forced her to walk with him for several feet. The youngster was eventually able to break free of his grasp and run to the family member. The suspect fled the area and was later located by the victim’s father, who detained Busse until police arrived.

The girl and her family did not know Busse.

Red Oak man arrested for assault Thu. evening in Villisca

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Deputies in Montgomery County arrested a Red Oak man Thursday evening. Officials say 22-year old Cody D. Johnson was charged with Simple Assault, following an investigation into a disturbance at a residence in the 100 block of w. 6th Street, in Villisca. During the investigation, it was determined Johnson had been involved in a physical confrontation with one of the residents in the home.

Johnson was brought to the Montgomery County LEC (Law Enforcement Center) and held on $300 bond.

Study details millions of tons of Iowa farmland lost to soil erosion

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A new study shows significant soil erosion in Iowa this year. Craig Cox, with the Environmental Working Group, says soil erosion is a major problem for water quality, and it also hurts farm production while damaging the environment. “From this spring through June, about 15-million tons of Iowa soil was eroded from farm fields,” Cox says. “That estimate doesn’t include the amount of soil from these ephemeral gullies which is what our study looked at.” The study found almost one-third of that lost soil came from just four counties: Adair, Cass, Clayton and Pottawattamie.

The report surveyed 63-million acres of cropland and found about 35-million acres had a moderate-to-high need for more conservation measures. Cox, the E-W-G’s senior vice president of ag and natural resources, says the study found evidence of farming conservation practices that have helped recently, but he says more needs to be done to reduce soil erosion.

“There were additional conservation measures taken and in four of the five cases there were new grassed waterways or there were grassed waterways that were fixed,” Cox says. “In one case, there was a cover crop and it worked, those practices worked incredibly well and they really solved these problems.” Cox says it’s unfortunate that federal policymakers have cut back on funding for conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program has faded to only 25-million acres nationwide, including about one-and-a-half million acres in Iowa.

(Radio Iowa)

Omaha man gets 10 years for Iowa bank robbery

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for his role in robbing an Iowa bank last year. Michael Clayton, of Omaha, must also serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence and must pay $12,500 in restitution to the Citizen’s State Bank in Fort Dodge. A jury convicted Clayton on a bank robbery charge in February.

U.S. Attorney Kevin Techau says in a statement trial evidence indicated the 44-year-old Clayton called Fort Dodge police on Feb. 7, 2013, and threatened to shoot up an elementary school. The call, intended to divert police attention away from the bank, was two months after the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut.

While police responded to the school, prosecutors say Clayton robbed the bank.

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Aug. 8th 2014

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New federal data shows that consumer spending in Iowa has grown slightly faster than the national average since 2009. The report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released yesterday shows that per capita spending in Iowa jumped 12 percent between 2009 and 2012.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some television stations say they will not run a College Savings Iowa ad featuring Iowa Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald because it could be considered political. Fitzgerald’s deputy treasurer Karen Austin says the ad will be revised for stations that raise concerns. She says the ad is not political and is part of a long-running campaign to encourage participation in the popular college savings program.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A man who quit his nursing job at a Council Bluffs hospital after he says he was prohibited from telling two patients they were worked on with unsterilized instruments is suing the hospital for back pay and damages. Robert Burgin tells the Omaha World Herald he resigned from Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs in April 2013 after his bosses refused to tell two patients that surgical instruments used on them in 2012 hadn’t been properly sterilized.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Those who think Mark Mangino can fix Iowa State’s offense point to the program’s wide receivers as a major reason for their optimism. Led by junior Quenton Bundrage, the Cyclones should have multiple options for whoever wins the starting quarterback competition between Grant Rohach and Sam Richardson.