Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa agency is delaying plans to add a third company back into the state’s privatized Medicaid program. Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven says the agency will hire another company to offer Medicaid coverage in 2019. The agency originally said next July. Foxhoven says the agency will still begin its search for a company soon, but the 2019 delay ensures adequate time. Foxhoven provided the information Tuesday to a health care council.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds says she has asked an ethics board to determine whether a couple who work in Iowa’s executive branch violated any laws by working on the side as agents of Saudi Arabia. Reynolds says that lawmakers should also change state law next year to ban public officials from working as foreign agents. Her comments come amid scrutiny over Kim and Connie Schmett, who hold important state appointments and collected $101,500 in a Saudi Arabia-funded lobbying campaign.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty to using stolen identities and debit card numbers in a buying spree across Iowa. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 26-year-old Dunieski Santana Moreno and 21-year-old Liliany de Armas Mena pleaded guilty last week in Cedar Rapids’ federal court to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Thirty-six-year-old Pedro Alvarez Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the same charges on Sept. 21. All three are Cuban citizens, but had lived in the U.S.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a western Iowa county supervisor has died in a grain bin accident. Harrison County Sheriff Pat Sears says 63-year-old Russ Kurth, of Logan, died in the bizarre Tuesday morning accident outside a grain bin just north of Missouri Valley. Sears say Kurth and another person were checking out a door from which corn was leaking on the new bin that had been recently filled. Officials say the door burst open as Kurth and the other man approached, burying Kurth in corn.

City of Corning –

Public Measure A: Shall a 7% hotel/motel tax be imposed, effective Jan. 1st, 2018?

YES    98 *          NO   63

Public Measure B: Shall the Corning Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees consist of 5 members instead of the current 3 members, effect Jan. 1st, 2018 (If approved the current Board would be discontinued 1/1/18)

YES    117*           NO  39

City of Bagley

Mayor (1)

Emily Chapman-Olesen-22

City Council (2)

Deanna Gibson-24*

Ruth Riley-28*

To Fill a Vacancy (3 Seats)

Jon Shaffer-29*

Jennifer Ingles-24*

Nick Listina-3

Jerry England-2

Public Measure: Shall the following Public Measure be adopted? To authorize a change in the number of the Bagley Library Board Members from Seven to Five. All board members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. All nonresident members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the County Board of Supervisors.    YES –28     NO – 3

City of Bayard

Mayor (elect 1):

Gary Allen Long, 55*

Brandon Taylor, 24

City Council (elect 3):

Tonya Halterman, 41*

Kimberly Jorgensen, 12

Christine Kesselring, 19

LeeRoy Wagner, 20

Tom Warden, 52*

Write-in: Nathan McAlister, 55*

Write-in: Deanna Beyerink, 28

City of Casey

City Council (elect 2)

Robb Sneller, 37

Stacy Wagner, 44*

Write In: Rick Richter, 49*

Write In: Brandon Penton, 5

Write In: Bruce Born, 1

City of Guthrie Center

Mayor – Dennis Kunkel, 133

City Council (elect 3):

Chuck Cleveland, 110*

Carolyn Masters, 92

Randy Nickel, 81

Brian Stringer, 36

City Council To Fill Vacancy (1)

Write In: Gerald Thomas, 20*

Write In: Randy Nickel, 17

Write In: Brian Springer, 12

City of Jamaica

City Council (elect 3):

Karen Onken, 29

Randall Perkins, 32

Write-In: Hal D. Meinecke, 15

City of Panora

City Council (elect 3):

Tony Barber, 31

Thomas John Flanery, 110

Brian Dorsett, 171*

Stan Landon, 124*

Curtis Nepstad Thornberry, 182*

Public Measure: Shall the Panora City Council change the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Library from Seven resident members and Two nonresident members to Six resident members and Three nonresident members? YES 99      NO 109

City of Yale

Mayor – Steve Stanton, 53

City Council (elect 3):

John Chase, 35*

Mindy L. Fear, 29

Richard Kipp, 44*

Tim Walker, 45*

CITY OF HARLAN

Mayor – Mike Kolbe 303

City Council At Large (elect 1)

Sharon Kroger 200*

Phillip B. Perkins 157

Council Ward 1 (elect 1) – Jay Christensen, 59

Council Ward 3 (Elect 1) –

Jeanna Rudolph, 70*

Larry Trickel, 48

PUBLIC MEASURE A (Library Board of Trustees realignment of members)  –  YES  319*     NO 25

CITY OF DEFIANCE

Mayor (elect 1):

Alan J. Wilwerding, 3*

Mark Arkfeld, 1;  Bob Kloewer, 1; Douglas Schmitz, 2.

City Council  (elect 3):

Tom Beytien, 34*

Vernon Cole, 29*

Douglas Schmitz, 30*

Midge Carter, 1; Jamie Goetz, 3; Larry Stessman, 1; Mrs. John J. (Mary) Wells, 1; & Larry Patterson, 1.

City Council to fill a vacancy: Jeff Theulen, 34.

CITY OF EARLING

Mayor – Janice Gaul, 6

City Council (elect 3)

Jackie Frum, 6*

Troy Xavier Langenfeld, 6*

Heath Richards, 1; Daniel Tremel, 5*

CITY OF ELK HORN

City Council (Elect 2)

Jim McCarthy, 34

Nolan Daniel Teegerstrom, 32.

PUBLIC MEASURE A (Asks for a tax levy not to to establish a Capital Improvement Reserve Fund not exceed 67 1/2 cents per $1,000 taxable property valuation, for maintenance and repair of the swimming pool and municipal buildings for a period of 10-years. YES    30      NO 6

CITY OF IRWIN

Mayor – James Borcher, 18

City Council (elect 3)

Greg Gaer, 19

WM D. McMahon, 18

Lana Schieso, 18

Jessie Bates, 1

CITY OF KIRKMAN

Mayor:   Matthew K. Nielsen, 12*;     Steven Barrett, 3;    Ron Heese, 1.

City Council (elect 2 – All were write-in’s)

Terry Fiscus 7*

Ron Heese & Sonny Goans tied with 5 votes each, to be broken by the Board of Supervisors.

Other write-in votes include: Dennis Baldwin, 3; Brett Kimball, 3; Michael Norris, 1; Arlyn Oman, 2; Larry Andersen, 1; Gale Andersen, 1, & Nancy Nielsen, 1

CITY OF PANAMA

Mayor (write-in’s)

Larry Keane, 14*

Mona Crall, 1; George Leuschen, 2, Dean Kloewer, 1.

City Council (elect 3 – all write-in’s)

1. George Leuschen, 12*
2. Jeremy Kruse, 10*
3. Steven Wegner and Matt Schmitz each had 9 votes (Tie to be broken by the BOS)

All other write-in’s received 2 or less votes.

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH

Mayor:

William J. Sondag, 11*

Ron Prososki, 2; Connie Juhl, 2; Tim Blum 1.

City Council (elect 3):

1. Donald Kenkel, 19*
2. Tim Blum, 18*
3. Craig Rau, 11*

Jill Greaves, 1; Glen Kleffman, 2; Raymond Pitch, 1.

CITY OF SHELBY

Mayor:

Ron Kroll, 73

Mel Hursey, 5, Rod Robinson, Jim Boeck and Marsion Pitt each had 1 vote.

City Council (elect 2):

Pat Honeywell, 65*; Jim Boeck, 52*

Others receiving votes: Karen Schlueter, 31; Rick Kiessel and Brad Blum received 2 each; Dave Robinson, Jackie Hursey and Doug Wager each received 1 vote.

CITY OF TENNANT

Mayor: James W. Brantner, 18

City Council (elect 2): Dennis Oellerich, 17*; Todd Hively, 14* . Other votes: Roger Schumacher, 1.

CITY OF WESTPHALIA

Mayor – Jerry Gross, 10.

City Council (elect 3): Ed Goetzinger* & Julie Goetzinger* each received 10, and Brian Arkfeld* received 6 votes.

Other votes: Diane Hall, 2. Tom Musich, 2.

City of Stuart

Mayor:         Dick Cook     198

City Council (elect 3):

Mick Askren     154*

Bryan Belden    144*

Neal Crawford  106

Kristina A. Renslow    132

Theresa Wright Glass  153*

City of Adair

Mayor:        John M. Larsen    52

City Council (elect 2):

Richard A. Hayes     65

Rick Stanley             63

City of Bridgewater

Mayor:        Steven Frese    29

City Council (elect 2)

Douglas Miller      30

Mary Yarrington    28

City of Fontanelle

Mayor:        Tyson J. Sickles     66

City Council (elect 2):

Brody Warrior     78

Jade Zimmerline   77

City of Greenfield

City Council (elect 3):

Nancy Antisdel     59

Brian Fox              64

Suzanne Wagner  60

Park Board (elect 2):  32 write-in names submitted

Write-In 1  No name

Write-In 2  No name

City of Orient

Mayor:         Loretta Umbenhower    22

City Council (elect 3):

Justin Boswell    23

James Sitzman   24

Matthew Swanson   23

Red Oak Police, Tuesday night, arrested a man for Domestic Abuse Assault. 52-year old Jerry Dee Shaver, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 9:25-p.m. in the 100 block of W. 5th Street. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond.

City of Elliott

Mayor:

Write-In: Mike Carson   21 votes

City Council At-Large (elect 3: No candidates filed)

Write-In: Jacquie Howell    12

Write-In: Loren Taylor        11

Write-In: Candy Tischer     5

City of Stanton

City Council At-Large (elect 3):

(I) Eric Paulson    58*

(I) Sheryl Porter  49*

(I) Daniel Allen   29

Jessica Sundberg    41*

City of Villisca

Public Measure A: Shall the Villisca Public Library Board of Trustees be changed to 4 resident and one non-resident member, to be appointed by the Mayor (w/Council approval)? If so, the persons appointed would serve a term of three-years, effective 1/1/2018.   YES       70              NO      11