DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa woman charged with attempting to vote twice for Donald Trump last fall has been sentenced to two years of probation and a $750 fine.
District court Judge Robert Hanson said in a sentencing order posted Tuesday that the felony election misconduct conviction will be expunged from Terri Lynn Rote’s record once she completes probation and pays the fine. Rote, who is 56, pleaded guilty last month.

Rote, a Trump supporter, was arrested Oct. 21 after showing up at a Des Moines early voting site to cast a second ballot for Trump in the Nov. 8 election. She told police she believed Trump’s claims that the election was rigged and she feared her first ballot would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton.

A small yellow Atlantic Community School District bus left the parking lot of the Hy-Vee Food Store in Atlantic this (Thursday) morning, filled with at least $4,000 in school supplies for elementary and some middle school students in the district.      The “Fill the bus” campaign was the idea of Stephanie Dagel, Assistant Director of the Atlantic Hy-Vee. It began August 1st. Dagel spoke with reporters about how the concept came about.

bags of school supplies fill the seats and aisle of the bus

She said she and store Manager Jon Johnson went to a store director’s meeting a few months ago, where the push was on to “hype-up” back-to-school time. Afterward, she suggested they park a bus in front of the store and fill it full of school supplies. Johnson gave her the green light. She put some bags together and asked the community for help. They came through, and placed supplies in the bus or grab for and paid a pre-bagged supply available in the store.

A couple of local business owners also contributed to the project, but they wanted to remain anonymous, according to Dagel. The result is a generous supply of things students who are in need can use during the school year. Washington Elementary School Principal Stacey Hornung said both she and Schuler Elementary School Principal James Northwick have more than 50-percent of their students on the Free and Reduced Lunch program.

(Left to right) Stacey Hornung, James Northwick and Stephanie Dagel.

She said they always have families who are in need of school supplies. Northwick said the supplies are greatly appreciated. Both Principals were grateful to the community for its support of the district in this manner. Hornung said there are tables with supplies set out now at the schools, so parents can come by anytime to grab a bag to bring home. They will also be available during Back to School night at Washington and Schuler August 22nd, from 4:30-to 5:30-p.m.

A search warrant conducted Wednesday on a vehicle driven by 31-year old Justin David Howd, of Irwin, resulted in the man being arrested on Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant on felony charges of Theft in the 1st Degree and Burglary in the 3rd Degree.  The warrant was the result of the burglary and theft of, a vehicle in rural Atlantic. The incident was reported to the Sheriff’s Office on August 4th. Howd was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on a $15,000 cash bond.

Also arrested on Wednesday, was 53-year old Kim Lavere Hester, of Casey. Hester was taken into custody on a District Court warrant for Violation of Probation. He was transported to the Cass County Jail where and remains held on $10,000 bond.

A woman from Cass County suffered from apparent, serious injuries, following an accident late Wednesday night. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the crash at around 10:17-p.m.  Officials say 23-year old Kayleen Herrick, of Cumberland, was driving a 2010 Ford Taurus westbound on Highway 92, west of Massena, when the car left the road and entered the north ditch. Herrick over-corrected, sending the car across both lanes of travel before it struck a tree and came to rest in the south ditch. Herrick was transported by Midwest Med-Air Ambulance to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The accident remains under investigation.

Atlantic Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm says this Friday, Aug. 18th, Sunnyside Pool will be hosting its 3rd Annual Doggie Dip from 2pm to 6pm.  The cost is just $1 per dog to swim. There’s no charge for Humans. The same rules as the dog park applies to the doggie dip. Dogs, owners, or just people who want to watch are all invited.

Staashelm says they will also be selling dog treats and baked goods for people to buy. The Atlantic animal shelter will be there with there information for dog licenses, and pet adoptions. All the proceeds for the event will go towards the Atlantic Animal Shelter!

Call Seth Staashelm at 712-243-3542, if you have any questions.

Charges are now filed against the truck driver with Iowa ties who’s implicated in a human trafficking scheme that resulted in multiple deaths. Dozens of people were packed into the trailer that was found in a sweltering Texas Walmart parking lot last month. Ten of the people died. The truck driver, 60-year-old James Bradley, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Texas.

Bradley faces a list of charges, including conspiracy and transportation of undocumented aliens resulting in death. The trailer was being sold to a buyer in Mexico by Iowa-based Pyle Transportation of Schaller and still bore the company’s logo on the side. Bradley was hired to drive the trailer to the border. He claims he didn’t know the cargo was human.

(Radio Iowa)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $510 million, making it one of the largest in U.S. history. No one matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing, so the national lottery game will continue to grow ahead of the next drawing Saturday night. At $510 million, the drawing would be the eighth largest lottery jackpot.

The prize figure refers to the annuity option, in which winnings would be paid out over 29 years. A winner who took the cash option would snag $324.2 million, though that would be subject to state and federal taxes. Powerball is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa teenager who faced harassment at school has been allowed to enroll in another district after his local school board denied his request for a transfer. The Des Moines Register reports that the Oakland student‘s clothes were thrown into a gym toilet and the word “snitch” was painted on his car. The Iowa Board of Education said Wednesday that the teen faced escalating harassment.

The board says the student, identified by initials K.M., faced physical and verbal threats from a group of ninth-grade students after he overheard a conversation about drinking and drugs in a gym locker room. K.M. sought permission to open-enroll out of the Riverside Community School District, but the local school board denied his request, citing a missed application deadline.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 29-year old Spencer David Rehm, of Smithville, MO, was arrested Wednesday morning on a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charge. His bond was set at $300.

And, officials say personnel with AgriVision of Pacific Junction reported Monday evening, an incident of second-degree theft. No other details were released.