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Southwest Valley and Nodaway Valley faced a tough test Thursday against ranked Southeast Warren. For more on the duals, see SPORTS, page 1S. >>

This week’s “5 minutes” feature is with Danielle Schwarz, Southwestern Community College freshman. For more on Schwarz, see page 14A. >>

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Josh Alton to perform at Questions Parks and Rec fundraiser swirl after Trump admin says tax will pay for wall Tickets are $30 for a smoked prime-rib dinner and entertainment. ■

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Josh Alton of Des Moines brings a unique perspective to his stand-up comedy show. Alton is an athlete-turned-comedian, having played football at North Iowa Area Community College prior to the college shutting down its football program. Alton will provide the comedic entertainment Saturday, Feb. 11, at the annual Creston Parks and Recreation Board fundraiser event held at the Eagles Lodge. This year’s event is titled “A Night of Love and Comedy.” A social hour begins at 5 p.m. and lasts until 6:30 p.m., when a prime-rib dinner is served. Dinner is followed by an auction, with Alton taking the stage after the auction. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased at the Eagles Lodge, Creston News Advertiser, from any Parks and Rec board member or by calling the Parks and Rec department at 641-7822000 ext. 206. A reserved table directly in front of Alton is available for $340 and includes eight seats. “A lot of times, people will ask me if I was the class clown,” Alton said. “I was maybe one of the class

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Pictured is comedian Josh Alton of Des Moines. Alton will provide the comedic entertainment for the annual Creston Parks and Recreation Board fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Eagles Lodge in Creston.

clowns, but I was also an athlete, so I couldn’t afford to get into the type of trouble the class clown gets into. I was definitely the team clown. Funny enough, the coaches would often find it humorous, too. I did get in trouble in football, so I ran a lot of extra laps by running my mouth.” After graduating from

Southeast Polk High School and playing football at NIACC, Alton eventually found himself taking classes at the famed Second City Theater in Chicago. There, he was surrounded by numerous comedians and actors. One of the most notable from his time at Second City Theater was Keegan-Michael Key of

“Key and Peele” fame. “It was just a great experience to take their classes,” Alton said. “It taught me how to improvise on stage and be quicker on my feet. Working there was great because I was surrounded by all those actors and producers.” PARKS | 2A

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promising Mexico will pay for his massive border wall. On Thursday, his administration finally suggested how: a 20 percent tax on products imported from south of the border. The new measure could be part of a comprehensive tax reform package that Trump and Congress will work out, the White House said. But there was great ambiguity about the proposal. White House officials later clarified that the tax was but one possible way Trump could finance the wall. Much was left unanswered. Would Mexico be footing the bill or American consumers? What items would become more expensive? Is this even legal? Some of the details Trump’s proposal still has to work out:

Is it a tax, a tariff or something else? It’s unclear. The White House said Congress’ tax overhaul would place a 20 percent tax on imports from any country enjoying a trade surplus with the United States. In other words, countries selling more goods and service to the U.S. than buying from it. The idea is to rebalance the playing field for U.S.

companies by discouraging Americans from importing. The idea appears to overlap with a plan House Republicans are pushing called “border adjustment.” Under this plan, the U.S. would refrain from taxing American companies’ exports, but would tax imports. The new revenues are projected to top $1 trillion over a decade. The money had been envisioned as an offset for lowering U.S. corporate income tax rates, though House Republicans say it could also pay for a wall. Trump, however, recently said he didn’t like the “border adjustment” idea.

What does this mean for Americans? Mexican products would become more expensive. That means pricier tequila, but also things Americans need: cars, eyeglasses and many basic groceries. A Toyota Camry? About $1,000 more, according to Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America, noting that a quarter of the car’s parts are imported. U.S. exporters are behind the House plan because it would reduce their taxes. Here’s the flip side: Importers, including big retailers and consumer electronics firms, say the higher

Iowa court rejects water utility’s effort against districts DES MOINES (AP) — A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a legal doctrine going back 100 years that allows agriculture drainage districts to maintain immunity from lawsuits seeking monetary damages. The ruling presents an obstacle for the Des Moines Water Works, which is pursuing a lawsuit in federal court in Sioux City filed in March 2015. The water utility for 500,000 Iowans alleges the three counties that oversee 10 agricultural drainage districts should be required to obtain federal water pollution discharge

permits and pay the utility the more than $1.4 million it has spent to remove nitrates from the water supply. The decades-old rules that govern drainage systems — first established in Article 1 of the Iowa Constitution and updated by the Legislature periodically — have largely been untouchable in the agriculture-heavy state. But attorneys for the utility say agriculture has changed dramatically in the last 100 years and that the health implications of farm chemicals in water are clearer, WATER | 14A

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Agricultural breakfast: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey listens to a question posed to him during a breakfast this morning at The Windrow. Northey gave a quick recap of where Iowa stood in the agricultural economy across both the nation and world, then answered questions about agricultural topics such as legislation and CRP from citizens who came to listen. Also during the breakfast, which was hosted by Iowa State Savings Bank, it was emphasized that the local bank has partnered with Security National Bank to promote trust services available to those who want to enter into a trust or have questions. Skip Kenyon, ISSB senior trust officer, Karl Knock ISSB chief executive officer, and Adam Snodgrass, ISSB chief financial officer and trust officer, explained how the bank could be an unbiased party within the workings of a trust.

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