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Iowa ending Adams County Sheriff looking for new deputy 2016 with third
wettest in 144 years of records DES MOINES (AP) — This year will go down in the Iowa history books as the third wettest among 144 years of records. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources in its monthly Water Summary Update says the statewide average precipitation in Iowa was 45 inches, nearly 10 inches more than normal for the 2016 water year, which is measured from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016.
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Adams County Sheriff’s Office, located inside the courthouse in Corning, will hire another deputy by November, according to Sheriff Alan Johannes. The deputy will help the current staff better patrol Adams County and cut on-call hours throughout the department.
By BAILEY POOLMAN sation time. CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
CORNING — Adams County sheriff and deputies are in search of a new partner. For about a year, officers have been discussing adding another sheriff’s deputy to the payroll, but that discussion finally culminated in the decision to add. The other choice was to pay deputies overtime and compen-
“I think we’ve talked about it here in the last year,” said Adams County Chief Deputy Rich Miller. “The last few months it got brought up to the (Adams County) Board of Supervisors.” According to Adams County Sheriff Alan Johannes, an audit was done on the time deputies are on call, and it would be beneficial to the county to add another body.
There are currently five man resources employees sheriff’s deputies, plus the decided the deputies should be getting compensated sheriff. for the on-call time when Hours The deputies work nine- they’re not actually workhour shifts minimum, but ing. If the deputies do get they are then on call for an called out, however, they additional three hours with- get compensation time or out pay. With about three overtime pay. “It was cheaper to hire deputies on the clock each somebody than it was to day, the hours could add up pay the extra overtime and to about 63 hours in a sevcompensation time the guys en-day period. were getting,” Johannes The decision to add another deputy came after hu-
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Excessive rain in September over north-central and northeast Iowa resulted in flooding and a record crest on the Shell Rock River and the second-highest crest on record on the Cedar River. September rain totals varied from just under an inch at Fairfield to more than 17 inches near Nora Springs. The statewide average for the month was 6.29 inches making it the wettest September since 1986.
Dakota Access pipeline work to resume in protest area BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline plans to resume construction on private land near Lake Oahe in North Dakota, where protests supporting tribal rights have endured for months. The statement early Tuesday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners comes
in the wake of a federal appeals court ruling Sunday allowing construction to resume within 20 miles of the lake. The $3.8 million, 1,200mile pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois is otherwise largely complete. “In light of Sunday’s court decision, Dakota Access PIPELINE | 2A
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Loud and proud: ABOVE LEFT, Creston second-graders, from left, Sidney McDonald, Mallory Larson, Coltyr Frey and Tanner Ray sing loudly during their “October Rocktober” program
Monday evening in the Creston Elementary/Middle School commons. ABOVE RIGHT, Bevyn Scherer, Hunter Kiley and Candace Zollman strike a pose at the end of “October Rocktober” during the Creston second-grade music concert Monday evening in the Creston Elementary/Middle School commons.
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