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A rollover accident south of Stanton Sunday morning was blamed on icy road conditions. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle driven by 70-year-old Carolyn Houston, of Stanton, was south bound on O Ave, just south of 250th St. at around 10-a.m., when the vehicle hit a patch of ice and left the road before sliding into the west ditch. In the ditch, the vehicle came into contact with the embankment of a driveway, causing it to go airborne before landing and rolling over onto the driver’s side. Houston, who was trapped in her vehicle, was extricated by the Stanton Fire Department, using with the “Jaws of Life.” She was transported by Stanton Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, for treatment of minor injuries.
No citations were issued.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
MESERVEY, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a small north-central Iowa town spent most of yesterday without power or water after a fire damaged utility wires and destroyed two buildings. The town water tower was drained as firefighters battled the fire early Sunday morning. Then officials in Meservey could not refill the town’s water tower because there was no electricity. Power and water service was restored by yesterday evening.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The frenzied pace of farmland sales has slowed at the start of the year amid uncertainty about the drought. Fred Greder, who owns Benchmark Agribusiness, says that between Labor Day and the end of 2012, about 100 farmland auctions were held in north Iowa.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Young people in Iowa who entered the country illegally, but have been granted temporary residency through a presidential order are getting work permits and driver’s licenses. However questions remain about their access to in-state tuition at public universities and community colleges. Some Democrats in the state Senate have introduced legislation that would ensure in-state tuition at community colleges and state universities for students who are accepted, meet residency requirements and commit to trying to pursue legal citizenship.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Hollins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.6 seconds left, lifting Number 23 Minnesota to a 62-59 victory over Iowa yesterday afternoon. Mike Gesell finished with 11 points, and Aaron White and Zach McCabe each had 10 for the Hawkeyes in Minneapolis.
Police in Red Oak say a local man was arrested Friday night on burglary and drug-related charges. Officials report 30-year old George Allen Alfred Wesbrook , of Red Oak, was taken into custody after he ran from police when officers arrived to investigate a report of an attempted residential burglary. Following his arrest, Wesbrook was found to be in possession of a few small electronic items that did not belong to him, and drug paraphernalia.
He was charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree, Attempted Burglary and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Wesbrook was being in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 cash bond. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the apprehension of Wesbrook.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa and two Des Moines-area health care groups are forming a new organization to improve and coordinate care for patients with liver disease. The university said Friday the Iowa Liver Center will be a partnership between its Organ Transplant Center, the Iowa Digestive Disease Center in Clive and Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and its affiliates.
The center will offer diagnostic, treatment and support services for people with diseases of the liver in central and western Iowa. University officials say it will bring together leading digestive disease physicians, transplant surgeons and others to manage care, with a goal of improving quality and efficiency. The partnership allows the groups to share clinical data. UI professor Alan Reed says the center should provide a better experience for patients.
The Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Corning man on Friday. Fifty-nine year old Joseph Johnson was charged with harassment for continuous phone calls and threatening his landlord over a dispute about monthly rent payments. Johnson’s bond has been set at $1,000.
Firefighters from Atlantic and Marne responded Friday afternoon to a mobile home fire in Marne. The call came in at 4:36-p.m. The trailer, which was located a little west of the Roadhouse Bar & Grill, was unoccupied prior to the firefighters’ arrival. Heavy smoke was showing from the structure when the first units arrived on scene. The residence, which sustained extensive damage, was being used by two adult females and their dog. The Red Cross notified, to try and find suitable housing.
Fire officials say the blaze apparently started in the kitchen area, but the cause remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Officials with the Cass County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary said Friday they will award two $1,000 scholarships to students entering into or continuing education in the healthcare field. Application forms have been sent to area high school guidance counselors. Forms are also available from the Human Resources office at Cass County Memorial Hospital.
The application must be returned to Cass County Memorial Hospital by March 31st. Applications can be dropped off or mailed to: Cass County Memorial Hospital, Attn: Human Resources, 1501 East 10th Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022.
NELIGH, Neb. (AP) – A northeast Nebraska man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new husband has pleaded not guilty. The pleas were entered on Wednesday for 33-year-old Matthew Hinrichsen, of Ewing, in Antelope County District Court. Hinrichsen has been charged with arson, two weapons counts and two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 25-year old Victoria Lee, a former City Councilperson from Missouri Valley, and her husband, 30-year-old Alex Vargas.
Investigators found the couple’s bodies on Dec 8th, 2012, in a burned-out mobile home near Ewing. Hinrichsen was being held without bond at the State Prison in Lincoln, NE. His trial is set to begin April 8th.
The Iowa Supreme Court has issued a ruling that has an impact on water and railroads. In the spring of 2007 Union Pacific workers noticed a hole in the roadbed under their tracks in Hardin County and filled the hole with rock. The railroad did not know the hole was caused by the collapse of a nearly 100-year-old clay drainage tile, and the rock repair caused water drained by the tile to back up and flood farm ground. The local drainage district fixed the broken tile and sent a bill to the railroad.
The total bill — including crop losses — was over 100-thousand dollars. The railroad refused to pay, saying state law requires them to repair bridges and culverts, and a tile is not a culvert. The district court sided with the drainage district and said the railroad had to pay. But the Iowa Supreme Court ruling says the legislature was very specific in making the railroads responsible for bridges and culverts, and did not use the word drains to cover repairs to any pipes that drain water. For that reason the court said a tile is not a culvert and the railroad is not required to pay for tile repairs.
The court information says there could be hundreds of such tiles under the railroad bed that will be impacted by the ruling.
(Radio Iowa)
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