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Dakota Access Pipeline damaged in Mahaska County Jasper County Sheriff providing extra patrol to exposed spots

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors continued discussions on two major projects in the works for Jasper County, the Iowa Traffic Incident Management Training Center and the future of the Jasper County Annex Building.

Supervisors give updates on large, outstanding projects

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Updates were given on two ongoing projects for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Work being done in relation to the Iowa Traffic Incident Management Training Center and Jasper County Annex Building was presented by those involved in the projects.

Supervisor Doug Cupples started by giving an update on the status of the Iowa Traffic Incident Management Training Center. The proposed center includes constructing a training facility that allows responders including law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, towing facilitators and any other entity that may be a part of a traffic incident to train in real life scenarios in a safe setting. The ground selected is located south of the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office on the 36 acres

that previously housed the county care facility.

Cupples said he spoke with Dave Lorenzen from the Iowa Department of Transportation recently who reported the department is starting work on the 28E agreement with the county this week. Once a draft is completed it will be reviewed by IDOT council and then a line of communication will be opened with the Jasper County attorney to begin discussions.

At the Jasper County Annex Building, the supervisors agreed getting a detailed account of the space used in the building would be beneficial to any future decisions about the building or potential future locations for the offices housed in the annex.

“We’ve been looking at buildings and seen some different things and what we want to do is make sure we make a good decision and have the right space figured out for what it is we are looking at,” Cupples said.

“I was in the Annex building with Adam and we measured some things but really what I think it boils down to is someone with more training than myself should really get down to the square footage of what we really need to make sure we are making a good decision. I think either getting an architect involved or using DMACC resources and give us an idea of how much space we are actually using is probably a good idea so we are making good, wise decisions.”

Supervisor Joe Brock mentioned the previous work completed by Shive-Hattery Architecture Engineering Consulting Firm to determine what construction updates would need to be completed at the annex building. He suggested contacting the engineer in charge to assess the needs of the county and begin to determine a plan.

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Damage to the Dakota Access Pipeline in Mahaska County was confirmed Tuesday by the county sheriff.

Mahaska County Sheriff Russell Van Renterghem said the county is investigating the incident and working with state officials and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The damage was apparently done with a blowtorch.

Further information is unavailable because the

investigation is ongoing, he said.

According to Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty, Mahaska County made Jasper County aware of the situation.

In Jasper County, where no recent damage was reported, the sheriff ’s department will provide extra patrol to certain spots of the pipeline that are exposed.

Most of the pipeline is underground. However, there are valve sites that come up out of the ground and are visible, Halferty said.

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AP Photo In this Monday photo released by Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, burned damage on the pipeline at an aboveground safety valve site southeast of Des Moines near Oskaloosa, Iowa is seen. Authorities in South Dakota and Iowa on Tuesday confirmed incidents of vandalism against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in which someone burned a hole through an empty section of pipe.

Annual Spring Skiff Gala returns next month

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News The 5th Annual Skiff Gala will kick off next month with beloved traditions, as well as a few surprises at the fundraising event.

Sponsored by the Skiff Auxiliary and Skiff Foundation, the spring Skiff Gala is slated for 5:30 p.m. April 8.

Attendees will be treated to a sit-down catered meal, a dessert auction, a live auction and professional entertainment at DMACC. Social time and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m., with the dessert auction and dinner starting at 7 p.m.

Professional entertainment for the night will include Gina Gebler, Soya Vista and a Jazz orchestra.

Leisa Zylstra, foundation and mission manager at Skiff Medical Center, said the event has reached capacity with 300 guests in past years.

Zylstra said many businesses in Jasper County have showed tremendous support by providing exciting auction items.

Zylstra said there is a hometown favorites package with gift cards for local restaurants and stores, a getaway package, a golf package and more.

What is more exciting

than unknown gifts? Unknown desserts.

“We will have signature items from known places in Jasper County who make sweet treats,” Zylstra said. “The desserts will be on display, and we will auction off the items in a unique way. Instead of holding up a chocolate cake, its more whoever bids the highest gets to pick the dessert they want.”

Zylstra said it’s common for attendees to scope out the desserts beforehand and go after the ones they want.

“This is the only event all year that Skiff has where the proceeds benefit Skiff Medical Cen-

File Photo A group smiles for the camera at the 2016 annual Skiff Gala at Newton DMACC. Money raised from the auction will go to support a $108,000 surgical lighting upgrade for Skiff Medical Center’s operating rooms.

ter,” Zylstra said.

The sponsorships began in the fall and the tickets go on sale two months in advance. Zylstra said there are a limited number of tickets left for purchase for this

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St. Luke UMC presents The Last Supper Drama

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News As a part of the Easter season celebration, St. Luke United Methodist Church is presenting The Last Supper Drama. All members of the community are invited to participate in the presentation at 10:30 a.m. April 2 at the church, 501 E. 19th St. N. The drama is provided by the United Methodist Men of the West Des

Moines United Methodist Church.

The Last Supper Drama is based on the Leonardo Di Vinci’s painting of the same name. It has the disciples arriving in the Upper Room, unaware of the importance of the night’s significance. As they sit at the table, Jesus startles them with the words, “One of you will betray Me,” freezing them into their position at the table.

The drama continues with each disciple at the table sharing their story

one-by-one about their relationship with Jesus.

“They have been presenting the Last Supper Drama for almost 50 years with up to a dozen performances each year. It is a well-rehearsed and presented story that will touch the hearts and minds of its viewers,” St. Luke Pastor Audrey Young said. “Especially moving is the moment that Jesus provides the Communion elements to the disciples and includes the congregation in

attendance.”

A free will offering will be taken during the drama to be given to the group to distribute to missions. Following the worship presentation, a potluck meal will be shared with the men presenting the drama including Jesus, his disciples and the crew.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Pastor Skidmore: ‘I am honored and privileged to be here’ New pastor joins United Methodist churches in Mingo, Farrar

By Anthony Victor Reyes Newton Daily News MINGO — In this day and age, a good friend is hard to come by as maintaining a relationship with someone requires a lot of patience and understanding.

Despite this difficulty, the new pastor at Mingo United Methodist Church believes developing a strong relationship with the community is one of the most rewarding aspects of the job.

“It’s pretty important to have a friend and to know that somebody cares,” Pastor Duane Skidmore said. “Human beings are pretty much the same. We all have the good parts of our lives.

We all have the losses. Pretty much people are people. We all need somebody sometime.”

In November, Mingo United Methodist Church welcomed Skidmore not only as the new pastor, but as a new friend to the community.

“I have been so accepted here. They have gone out of their way to make me feel at home here. It is like I have always been here,” he said. “It’s just comfortable.”

Throughout his life, the Ohio native has been jumping around from job to job, and place to place. After doing everything from joining the Navy to selling insurance, Skidmore began his journey as a pastor in 1996, when he was about 50 years old.

“I heard God’s call when I was 18 years old, but I didn’t pay any attention though,” Skidmore said. “I felt drawn to the ministry. I just thought about working in that capacity quite a bit, but I was young and there was a lot of things to do.”

Although Skidmore found a permanent home in Colfax with his wife, Sheryll, he continued hopping around Iowa, serving a variety of United Methodist churches in Killduff, Reasnor, Laurel, Gilman, Prairie City, Booneville and Des Moines.

“I have always pastored churches that are small. I am

began visiting this woman at their home regularly. He met her husband, and after a few visits, he built a meaningful relationship with the couple.

“I remember sitting at the table, holding her hand, holding her husband’s hand and just being there and listening,” he said.

“You can’t imagine what just being there does to a person.”

Skidmore said he became a friend of the family, and soon after, the woman decided she wanted to be baptized in the church.

“The fact that the congregation opened that door for me to visit her and her husband just was one of those God things,” he said. “I was involved. They were involved.

God was involved. It is a sweet situation when you get that all working together.”

The woman died in December. Skidmore said despite him only knowing her for a short time, he will never forget his visits and their friendship.

“To be able to bring them into a lifetime relationship with God, the body of Christ Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News and the church is an awesome Pastor Duane Skidmore typically spends 15 hours developing his sermon for the week. Skidmore incorporates aspects such as sto- privilege and responsibility,” he said. “I wouldn’t have had the ries and skits into his service. opportunity if the people in not a big time pastor,” he said. I think that is what I am best at. this church hadn’t have been “I have always been small town I do that better than preaching.” good neighbors.”

— born and raised in a small Since he was installed as Although the pastor’s stint town, so I identify with the the new pastor for the United in these two towns will end in farm community.”

Methodist churches in Min- July, the 72-year-old said he has Throughout his career as a go and Farrar, Skidmore has been extremely happy and privpastor, Skidmore said he visit- been driving his truck around ileged to call this area home. ed a lot of people in need, and the area, meeting many peo“I’ve been in a number of discovered that building and ple in the community. churches. I can’t think of any maintaining friendships is the In this short time, the of them where I have felt more key to being the type of pastor 72-year-old said the commu- accepted at, more loved, more he would like to be. nity has welcomed him in and supported or more a part of “I get to go see people when he has already developed sev- than these two churches,” he they are really in trouble — eral meaningful relationships said. “It might be the best exwhen they are in the hospi- with the residents. perience I’ve had in the church tal, when they are in nursing “Not too long ago, we bap- since I have been a pastor.” homes, when they have been tized a woman who was only The pastor typically leads hurt, when they have lost some- four, five weeks away from Sunday worship services at body. It might sound morbid, death,” he said. “People in this 9 a.m. at the Farrar Unitbut I get to meet people when church said, ‘This woman has ed Methodist Church and at they are at their most hon- a problem. Physically, she is in 10:45 a.m. at the Mingo United est place in their life,” he said. trouble. Why don’t you go see Methodist Church.

“There is no better time to meet her. She has never darkened For more information, call people without all the fences the doors of this church be- 641-363-4229. they throw up. They are honest fore, but she and her husband with you and you can see the are wonderful people.’”

Contact Anthony Victor Reyes at places where they need healing.

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In Brief Soup supper at Pleasant View UMC March 31 The Pleasant View United Methodist Church is holding a chicken noodle supper with homemade pies from 3 to 7 p.m. March 31 at the church, 8454 S. 28th Ave. E. A portion of the free will offering will go to the food pantry. Carry-outs are available.

Mexico work trip presentation at First Baptist Bob Main will do a presentation at 6 p.m. on Sunday at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on his recent mission trip to Xicotepec, Mexico. He has been setting up clean water systems for schools in the area since 2005.

The community is invited to attend. The church is located at 620 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Chris Rose to speak at Least of Saints Chris Rose of Christ Rose Ministries will be speaking at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Least of Saints Church, 219 N. Second Ave. W.

Lenten service concert series in Colfax ​The Colfax Howard Street Christian Church will host a series of Lenten concerts.

Concerts will be at 6 p.m. Sundays, with a time for cookies and coffee at 5 p.m. A free will offering will be accepted.

Talent night will take place Sunday with Jimmy Smith performing Sunday and Sounds of Inspiration of Newton will play April 2. The final concert will be Lonachans of Winterset on April 9.

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Local & State News Updates Continued from Page 1A Brock also spoke about contact he had with Kim Didier, executive director of DMACC Business Resources and project manager of the Maytag Campus, about the possibility of the Jasper County Health Department moving to the Maytag Campus.

“They are very reasonable on the lease and I think they really want us there,” Brock said. “I was kind of thinking of the same thing, if we could lay it out and see what it would take to possi-

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bly get public health over there.

Kim communicated that the college is really excited about it, so my suggestion would be to get the costs to go there.”

The idea of using volunteers or students to do engineering work was suggested to keep costs down on the project. Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott recommended not going down that path for several reasons.

“I know it costs a little bit of money but you’re going to make a near permanent move,” Parrott said “If this is part of the investment you are going to make, whether it is $10,000, $12,000 or

$15,000, to have somebody come in and actually measure and do the work so you can check out the building you are looking at and what they are using, it would just feel a lot more comfortable.

I think legally as well as professionally it is worth the money to spend if you are going to make probably a permanent move.”

The supervisors plan to continue updates on the projects regularly during the meetings as developments arise.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Gala Continued from Page 1A “I would say the first one totally exceeded our expectations and it was the first year we hosted it, and every year it just continues to grow,” Zylstra said. “We had so many positive comments in the community.”

Zylstra said the goal of the event is to raise money and have a unique and fun event for Newton.

“The key is that we

Dakota Access pipeline vandalism highlights sabotage risks BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has reported “recent coordinated physical attacks” on the much-protested line, just as it’s almost ready to carry oil.

Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners didn’t give details, but experts say Dakota Access and the rest of the nearly 3 million miles of pipeline that deliver natural gas and petroleum in the U.S. are vulnerable to acts of sabotage.

It’s a threat that ETP takes seriously enough that it has asked a court to shield details such as spill response plans and features of the four-state pipeline that the company fears could be used against it by activists or terrorists.

Here is a look at some pipeline security issues: RECENT ATTACKS Authorities in South Dakota and Iowa confirmed Tuesday that someone apparently used a torch to burn a hole through empty sections of the pipeline at aboveground shut-off valve sites.

Mahaska County Sheriff Russell Van Renterghem said the culprit in Iowa appeared to have gotten under a fence around the facility, but Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Deputy Chad

Brown said the site in South Dakota wasn’t fenced.

The Iowa incident was discovered March 13 and the South Dakota incident Friday.

Pipeline operators are asked to report security breaches to the National Response Center. Data on the center’s website show no reports from ETP this month.

The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline runs 1,200 miles through the Dakotas, Iowa and Illinois.

HOW DO YOU ATTACK A PIPELINE? Because pipelines mainly run underground, aboveground shut-off valves are natural targets, according to Jay O’Hara, a spokesman for the environmental group Climate Direct Action. That group targeted valves on pipelines in October in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Washington state, though the pipeline companies said activists didn’t succeed because none of the sites were operating when the attacks happened.

Explosives, firearms and heavy machinery also have been used to try to sabotage pipelines.

Securing pipelines is difficult because they often travel long distances through remote

and even uninhabited territory, said Kerry Sundberg, a professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, who studies energy infrastructure security and environmental crime.

THE DANGER Sundberg said “it’s stupid and dangerous” to tamper with pipeline shut-off valves.

Modern oil pipelines are “incredibly sophisticated” systems that move huge volumes of petrochemicals at high pressures, he said.

Simply closing a valve can cause the pressure upstream to increase quickly, creating a significant risk of a spill that endangers the environment and anyone in the area where the pipe suddenly bursts, he said.

In response to the October incidents, federal regulators issued a bulletin warning that tampering with pipeline valves “can have significant consequences such as death, injury, and economic and environmental harm.”

Sundberg also said that it’s ironic for people who say they’re concerned about the environment to take an action that could cause an environmental disaster.

But O’Hara said: “The hypocrisy really

lies in the pipeline corporations who say their pipelines are safe, say leaks don’t happen. They blame activists who are trying to stop global cataclysm by taking action to point out what they do every day, which is leak and spill.”

Someone who targets a pipeline facility in the U.S. could face up to 20 years in prison.

WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT ATTACKS? No suspects have been identified in either state and no group has claimed responsibility O’Hara told The Associated Press that Climate Direct Action wasn’t involved in any actions against the Dakota Access pipeline.

Attorneys for the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes, which are leading the legal battle against the pipeline, said the tribes don’t condone acts of violence against pipeline property.

HOW FREQUENTLY DOES PIPELINE SABOTAGE OCCUR? Not very often, Sundberg said. It happens more frequently in Canada than the U.S. It’s generally committed by people trying to make an environmental point.

It would be “very scary”

try to keep it fresh and a little bit different so it doesn’t get stale,” Zylstra said. “It’s a group effort for Skiff Auxiliary and the Skiff Foundation, they play a huge role, and they are very active in getting sponsors.”

If anyone is interested in attending the event, there is a limited number of tickets left. Contact Zylstra at 641-787-3179.

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Pipeline Continued from Page 1A “Most of those sites are secured with fence,” Halferty said. “That’s what they want us to keep an eye on. That’s basically the extent of our involvement.”

Jasper and Mahaska counties both saw apparent arson damage to heavy construction equipment working on the pipeline route last fall. An arrest has not been made in that case.

Based on the results of the current investigation, Dakota Access will prosecute to the fullest extent possible, said spokesperson Vicki Granado.

“This is a very dangerous activity, which can among other things, harm the very thing (protesters) say they are trying to protect — the environment,” Granado said.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

if terrorist groups tried it in North America, he said.

Some of the worst incidents in the U.S. were on the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Vandals blew up a section in 1978, spilling about 16,000 barrels of oil near Fairbanks. In 2001, a drunken man fired a hunting rifle into the pipeline near Livengood, causing more than 6,000 barrels to spray out.

Some of the most notable incidents in Canada happened in the 1990s and 2000s in Alberta and British Columbia. A series of bombings in 2008-09 targeted pipelines in British Columbia. Weibo Ludwig, an Alberta man who crusaded against

the extraction of “sour gas” containing high amounts of hydrogen sulfide, was convicted in several of the 1990s acts of vandalism. He was arrested but never charged in the later attacks.

Pipeline sabotage happens with some regularity in war zones.

Iraqi insurgents, Colombian rebels and Mexican guerrillas all have claimed responsibility for pipeline attacks in recent decades. ___ Karnowski reported from Minneapolis.

Associated Press news researcher Jennifer Farrar contributed to this story from New York, and reporter David Pitt contributed from Des Moines.

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Looking up at the stars Justin Jagler

here’s an old joke, usually attributed to Mark Twain, that goes something like this: “It’s easy to quit smoking ... I’ve done it hundreds of times.”

I can relate. There’s no way to count how many times I’ve quit cigarettes.

There were times I ceased the habit for only a few days, before succumbing to addiction. Other attempts, I lasted a few weeks or even a few months before going back down that long, smokey road.

Right now, I can say it has been about a month since I last took a puff. It feels wonderful. Breathing is infinitely more

enjoyable when I’m not sucking poison into my body.

The addictive qualities of cigarettes are well documented. It’s no secret that thousands of people die every year due to smoking-related illnesses. I’ve never met a smoker who is unaware of the negative consequences that accompany the habit. Yet, people still smoke. That’s addiction.

I had the pleasure last week of meeting Robbie Robinson and Aaron Groves of Discover Hope 517. The Newton-based recovery community center provides resources for people in Jasper County battling all kinds of addiction.

The dozens of folks who attend weekly meetings at Discover Hope are in the process of changing their mindsets and their environments.

It’s not easy. But for Robinson, it’s about making a difference one life at a time. Discover Hope’s Fresh Start program provides people with a firm structure in the recovery process.

“It’s created to build a support network around them, as well as begin that transition to a new routine in their life,” Robinson said. “It’s important for the community to see that there’s something out there specifically focused on recovery.”

Ultimately, Robinson’s vision for Discover Hope is it become a state-wide organization to assist people in recovery.

Discover Hope, he said, is a bridge for addicts to enter their communities and live in a positive way.

My personal experience with addiction is relatively mild. My off-and-on smoking habit has provided me with a basic understanding of how addiction can manipulate a person’s thoughts and behaviors. Cigarette addiction is a serious concern and should not be minimized.

However, I’ve been around heroin and opioid addicts. I’ve witnessed some of my closest friends face difficult recoveries. Cigarettes do not paint with the same brush of destruction. I cannot pretend to fully understand what a person goes through in the first months or years of recovery from hard drugs. The stakes are higher.

I commend Robinson and Groves for their efforts to make a difference through Discover Hope. It’s awesome to know that people in Newton and Jasper County have access to support during recovery. When people overcome addiction, Groves said, we see positive effects in their family, in their job performance and ultimately, in their community.

Maybe the thousandth time’s a charm for me quitting cigarettes. And maybe, through this column, someone battling addiction becomes aware of the resources available to them. One life at a time.

Contact Justin Jagler at j jagler@newtondailynews.com

American Conservative Ben Shapiro

Are we on the verge of violence?

Two weeks ago, political scientist Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute went to speak at Middlebury College. There, he was quickly surrounded by protesters chanting: “Racist, sexist, anti-gay. Charles Murray, go away!” On his way out of the venue, a violent throng surrounded him and his security, as well as one of the university professors.

She ended up in a neck brace. The same week, supporters of President Trump held a rally in Berkeley, California, and anti-Trump protesters threw smoke bombs and began punching people.

This sort of political violence is becoming more and more common around the country. I’ve personally been smuggled onto and off the California State University, Los Angeles campus during a near-riot caused by one of my speeches. When a fellow guest on CNN’s HLN grabbed me by the back of the neck on national television in 2015, leftist commentators celebrated. In Berkeley, we saw Antifa rioters run roughshod through the town in honor of an upcoming visit by provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. During the presidential campaign, we saw a Trump event in Chicago shut down by leftists who were intent on causing havoc, and we saw Trump supporters beaten in the streets in San Jose. Meanwhile, we saw Trump himself encouraging supporters to punch protesters and vowing to defend those who followed through from legal charges.

When despicable white supremacist Richard Spencer was punched on a city street in Washington D.C., the media quickly began asking whether it was OK to punch a Nazi. And many Americans concluded that it was fine. After all, Captain America did it!

Here’s the problem: Once we start punching one another, there are only two ways such violence ends. First, an overarching powerful government could step in to stop the violence, to the cheers of the group represented by it. Second, one of the sides could literally club the other into submission. Both solutions are anti-American and frightening.

Not all ideas are created equal. Some are terrible and should be dismissed. But that’s not the same thing as banning ideas or treating them with violence.

In fact, the irony of those who claim to be doing political violence in the name of freedom is that political violence between citizens never ends in freedom — it nearly always ends in tyranny.

The rise of the Nazis was preceded by heavy violence in Weimar Germany between communist bands and brownshirts. The two sides would go to each others’ rallies and speeches and launch into serious bloodbaths in which people were killed. Brownshirts deliberately started violence with communists in order to draw supporters to their cause. They used that violence to create martyrs (Horst Wessel was the most famous) and prey on the reality of communist violence to seize power.

America isn’t Weimar. Law and order still prevails.

But if we want America to remain a free country, we’re going to have to back away from violence, condemn it roundly on all sides and kill the notion that ideas must be fought with fists rather than other ideas.

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Revenue concerns will cause a tighter budget The Senate passed several bills last week, including the following: House File 203, allows primary road funds to be allocated to secondary and municipal road systems in exchange for retaining all or a portion of federal aid road funds that would otherwise be allocated to counties and cities. This bill helps increase the efficiency of the planning and construction of city and county roads by eliminating federal requirements that are attached when federal money is used.

This change could save our cities and counties 15-20 percent on road and bridge projects, thus allowing them to complete more projects. The counties and cities still receive the same total amount of money, just state dollars instead of federal dollars.

This bill does not mandate or require the swap of money. It allows the commission to do the swap if they believe it is beneficial.

This is an issue I have been advocating since my time serving on the Wayne County Board

State View Sen. Amy Sinclair of Supervisors as it increases the purchase power of every road dollar by decreasing the regulatory burden on the local municipality.

Senate File 404, known as the “Right to Try” bill, allows a person with a terminal illness to have a shot at trying a medicine that could potentially save their life when all other treatments have failed. Eligible patients who have a terminal illness, have tried and failed all other treatment options approved by the FDA, have a commendation from their physician for a drug or product, have given informed, written consent and have documentation from their doctor stating the individual meets these requirements.

Senate File 250 establishes a notification requirement for mammogram reports to patients.

The bill directs the Department of Public Health to adopt rules that require a facility performing mammography services to include information on breast density in reports sent to patients.

This means patients will be notified of concerns about dense breast tissue that may allow for earlier detection of breast cancer.

This is a bill I have been advocating for several years. I’m pleased it passed the Senate unanimously.

The Revenue Estimating Conference last week indicated revenues for this fiscal year and next fiscal year are reduced significantly from their prior expectations. This news highlights the importance of Senate Republican’s goal of implementing policies that will spur economic growth. Growth in the economy increases state revenues because more people are working, spending, and paying taxes. It also sets the stage for a very difficult budgeting process as the Legislature begins that stage of the session.

Contact Sen. Amy Sinclair at 641-8700199 or amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov

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Iowa Legislature How to contact your elected officials Sen. Chaz Allen - Senate District 15 Newton, IA 641-521-6297 chaz.allen@legis.iowa.gov

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Sen. Amy Sinclair - Senate District 14 Allerton, Iowa 641-870-0199 amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov

Rep. Greg Heartsill - House District 28 Columbia, IA 641-218-0185 greg.heartsill@legis.iowa.gov

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DMACC’s celebration of the literacy arts Newton Daily News Des Moines Area Community College’s 15th annual Celebration of the Literary Arts will be held April 3-5 with classroom visits to all six DMACC campuses by area writers and literary instructors.

Hai-Dang Phan, an Assistant Professor of English at Grinnell College and a poet, and author Ralph James Savarese, who teaches American literature, creative writing and disability studies at Grinnell College, will read from their works from noon to 1 p.m., April 3 at the DMACC Newton Campus.

Phan is a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Creative Writing. His poems have been published in The New Yorker, Poetry, Best American Poetry 2016, jubilat, Prelude, New England Review and elsewhere.

His work has received support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the American Literary Translators Association, and

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Grinnell College. Phan is the author of the chapbook, Small Wars (Convulsive Editions, 2016) and is working on his first collection of poetry.

Phan was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. as a refugee. He holds an M.F.A. from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Savarese is the author of Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption (Other Press, 2007). It won the Independent Publishers Gold Medal in the category of health/medicine/nutrition, and a chapter was selected as a “Notable Essay” in Best American Essays 2004. The book

was featured on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360 Show” (twice), “ABC’s Nightly News with Charles Gibson,” and NPR’s “Diane Rehm Show” (twice). He is also the co-editor of three collections: Papa PhD: Men in the Academy Write about Fatherhood (Rutgers University Press, 2010), a special issue of Disability Studies Quarterly entitled “Autism and the Concept of Neurodiversity” (2010), and a special issue of Seneca Review entitled “The Lyrical Body” (2010).

DMACC’s Celebration of the Literary Arts is an annual literary festival that brings national and Iowa-writers to DMACC’s six campuses. The celebration includes readings, master’s workshops, and classroom visits.

For more information about the Newton event, contact Lauren Rice, 641-791-1746 or lrrice@ dmacc.edu. For more information about the Celebration of Literary Arts, contact Marc Dickinson, madickinson@dmacc.edu.

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• A Free Community Meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Those interested may enter the church through the glass/ elevator doors on the Second Avenue East side or through the single glass door off the north parking lot. The meals are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple, in Prairie City.

• Preschool Storytime will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. in Newton. Storytime for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, siblings are welcome. Storytime includes books, music, fingerplays and a simple craft. Questions, call youth services librarian Phyllis Peter at 641-792-4108.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• LEGOs at the Library will begin at 1 p.m.

Thursday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. in Newton. Children in grades K-6 are invited to a LEGO afternoon at the library. All LEGOs are provided, please do not bring your own. Children ages 10 and under are required to have a parent or adult guardian with them in the library.

• Newton Village Spring Fling Open House will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 110 N. Fifth Ave. W. All are invited to join for a bountiful gourmet picnic.

Event includes tours and prizes.

• Meal & Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 889 Hwy F36 W in Newton.

Congregate Meals Thursday Taco stew, lima beans, tortilla chips, orange, strawberries and skim milk

Submitted Photo Newton elementary students participated in the “Jump Rope for Heart” event and students who raised mire than $1,000 have been announced. Woodrow Wilson students Kyle Wertz, left, raised $1,210, and Thomas Jefferson students Delaney Woollums, right, and Ethan Pagler, center, raised $1,383 and $1,285, respectively.

Total amounts raised by the schools were Emerson Hough, $2,577; Aurora Heights, $4,292; Woodrow Wilson, $9,143; and Thomas Jefferson, $10,701.

Friday Open faced hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruit cocktail, peanut butter bar and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 866-9427102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Robert J. Jiron, 28, of Newton, was charged with operating while under the influence and cited with improper rear lamps, at 5:26 a.m.

March 17 after police were patrolling in the 400 block of West Fourth Street North. Police saw a Jeep SUV stopped at the intersection of West Fourth Street North and South Fifth Avenue West with a non-functioning tail light and brake light.

Police identified the driver as Jiron, who had droopy eye lids and agitated body movements.

Jiron said he took Vyvanse four days prior and Zoloft the night pri-

or. Jiron failed a field sobriety test. Jiron was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Jeffrey S. Winchell, 51, of Grinnell, was charged with operating while under the influence at 12:31 a.m. Saturday after police were called to 113 First Ave. E. in reference to fight in progress. Jasper County dispatch told police that a red Pontiac car attempted to leave the area with involved persons and that the driver was highly intoxicated.

Police stopped the vehicle in the 100 block of East Second Street South. Police identified Winchell as the driver and he had bloodshot,

watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. Winchell told police he drank four beers, a mixed drink and a shot of alcohol.

Winchell failed the field sobriety test and gave a breath sample of .108.

Winchell was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Steven J. Pollock, 42, of Newton, was charged with consumption in public places intoxication at 10:24 p.m. March 17 after police saw a man walk out of the Manhattan into the ally holding a mixed drink and he began to urinate on the wall. Pollock agreed to a breath test which gave a result of .195. Pollock was arrested and taken

to the Jasper County Jail.

• Joshua R. Kaisand, 26, of Newton, was charged with public intoxication at 3:44 p.m.

Saturday when police were called to 1217 North Fourth Avenue East in reference to a suspicious male. Jasper County Dispatch described a male who had been acting strange in the area. Police found a man standing on the side of the road who matched the description. The man was identified as Kaisand. Kaisand told police he had been hearing voices that had told him to go to the reporting parties residence. Kaisand admitted to taking Methamphet-

amine and Xanax the day prior. Kaisand failed a field sobriety test and refused a chemical test.

Kaisand was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• August G. Miller, 54, of Newton, was charged with trespassing at 6 a.m. Sunday when police were called to West End Laundry in reference to man who was previously served a trespass notice for being on the property. Miller was sitting inside the building and was previously served a trespass notice March 16. Miller was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Cindy J. Cupples, 65, of Newton, was

charged with fifth-degree theft, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at 6 p.m.

March 16 after police were called to 2617 First Ave. E. in reference to shoplifting. Dollar General staff said Cupples was seen concealing items in the aisle inside her purse. Police questioned Cupples who attempted to remove the item, a box of Zyrtec from her purse without police noticing. A pair of reading glasses was also found inside Cupples’ purse. The value of the item was were $23.

Cupples was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

Kindergarten Roundup Dates Are Set Kindergarten Roundup provides an opportunity for teachers and staff members to become acquainted with the children before they start school in August. It is also a chance for the children to experience a few of the routines associated with school.

Kindergarten Round-up registration forms will be available at our districts website: http://www.newton.k12.ia.us/; or at the Administration Office:

1302 1st Ave E, Newton IA 641-792-5809 Additional information about Kindergarten Roundup will be provided at parent meetings scheduled at Aurora Heights, Emerson Hough, Thomas Jefferson, and Woodrow Wilson schools, March 30, 2017 at 6:00 pm.

Actual Kindergarten Round-up dates are:

EXERCISE YOUR HEART IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

April 26-27, 2017 Session Times 8:00-10:00, 10:30-12:30, 1:30-3:30

Conference times: Emerson Hough May 4, 2017 in the morning Aurora Heights May 4, 2017 in the afternoon Thomas Jefferson May 5, 2017 in the morning Woodrow Wilson May 5, 2017 in the afternoon Please return all forms to the Administration office and you will be provided with more information on parent night.

You will be notified as to which elementary school your child will attend in August based on the new district boundaries and your home address: Aurora Heights, Emerson Hough, Thomas Jefferson, or Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

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Mom must bear son-in-law for the sake of her daughter DEAR ABBY: I’m not proud to write this, but I don’t like my son-inlaw. I think the feeling is mutual. He’s arrogant and thinks he knows everything.

My daughter and I had a close bond before she married him. That quickly changed. She barely comes to my house anymore, and I don’t see my grandkids as often as I’d like. I don’t have a car (I’m working on that), and I rely on them for transportation. I don’t like going to their house because I don’t feel wanted.

I tolerate my son-in-law because I know my daughter loves him and I try hard to stay out of their business. What advice can you offer me? — WISHING THINGS WERE BETTER DEAR WISHING: Has it occurred to you that your daughter may be hurt or uncomfortable because she knows you dislike her husband? If he makes your daughter happy and is a good father to your grandchildren, give him points for that, and be glad you aren’t the one who has to live with him.

You don’t have to love him, but you must maintain a cordial relationship if only for your daughter’s sake. Keep working on getting that car so you’ll have your own transportation when you need it, and your visit won’t be perceived as an imposition.

DEAR ABBY: My son is angry to the point of rage that my daughter is dating his best friend, “Ron.” He says his sister “betrayed him” because when she and Ron broke up, she promised never to date another of his friends again, but went back to dating Ron. He also blames my husband and me for encouraging them. They are only 18 months apart in age.

We have shared that we understand his feelings of loss regarding his friend, but we don’t think there’s anything wrong with her dating Ron. I don’t think anything will make him feel better except them breaking up again, and

that doesn’t look like it will happen.

My son is 22 and my daughter is 20. This is ruining the once close-knit family we had. Any advice you can offer would be appreciated. — MESS ON THE EAST COAST DEAR MESS: Your son may be 22, but he needs to grow up. If he values his friendship with Ron, he will have to accept that he cannot control the love lives of others, and the person he is punishing with the stance he has taken is himself. It’s time for you to step back.

You and your spouse will be better off if you stop allowing your adult son’s tantrum(s) to affect you.

DEAR ABBY: While dining in a fancy restaurant recently, I noticed a woman sitting a few tables away who had a number of tattoos on her arms and elsewhere. When she came by, I politely asked her what one of them meant. My wife was furious! Did I do something wrong? — INQUIRING QUESTION DEAR INQUIRING: Tattoos often have deeply personal meanings to the wearer. Although some individuals might welcome the opportunity to explain them to a stranger, others would not because the tat may commemorate a very personal — or sad — milestone.

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1 Officials seek killer of 2 bald eagles in Iowa

LEHIGH — Officials are looking for the killer of two bald eagles in central Iowa’s Webster County. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating. Conservation officer Bill Spece says the first bald eagle was an immature bird found two weeks ago in the Boone Forks Wildlife Area. The second was a mature bird found Saturday, about 10 miles away, near the sewage lagoons in Lehigh. The second eagle was initially found alive, but died after being transported to a wildlife rehabilitator. It had been shot twice.

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Authorities ID man whose body was found after fire DES MOINES — Des Moines authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found in a burned-out residential garage.

The Des Moines Fire Department identified the man as 52-year-old Charles Flanders, who lived in the attached residence that also was damaged in Wednesday’s blaze. Three other people escaped from the home.

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3 Message system vendor says human error led to false alert

DES MOINES — A contractor for the state says one of its employees incorrectly entered information into a federal public alert system, leading to an emergency alert mistakenly being sent to some wireless phones in eastern Iowa and Polk County. The message sent around 7:30 p.m. Monday read, “Civil Emergency in this area until 8:45 p.m.

EDT” and “Take Shelter Now Polk-County.”

But there was no emergency. A statement Tuesday from the message system vendor, Inspiron Logistics, says a firm representative was trying to send an alert to help Johnson County officials find a missing woman.

Ex-treasurer accused of stealing from Webster County FORT DODGE — A former treasurer of the Webster County Democrats Central Committee is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from it. Online court records say 70-year-old Diana Petraline is charged with theft and fraudulent practices. A public phone listing for her couldn’t be found.

Her attorney declined to comment Tuesday.

She’s scheduled to be arraigned April 3. A criminal complaint says Petraline made false entries in the committee’s financial records from 2010 through November 2015.

5 Ex-Iowa attorney pleads guilty to 11 counts of mail fraud

DAVENPORT — A disbarred Iowa attorney sought for years by the FBI before finally being arrested has pleaded guilty to 11 federal counts of mail fraud. U.S. Attorney Kevin VanderSchel said 52-year-old Dennis Bjorklund, of Coralville, entered the pleas Tuesday. Bjorklund faces up to 20 years on each count when he’s sentenced later this year. Prosecutors say Bjorklund was an attorney in Coralville in 2005 and 2006 .

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Cedar Rapids developer purchases former brewery in Dubuque DUBUQUE (AP) — A developer has bought a historic, crumbling former brewery in Dubuque with plans to save the local landmark that was once among the largest breweries in the country.

Cedar Rapids developer Steve Emerson bought a portion of the former headquarters of Dubuque Malting and Brewing Co. for $40,000 from previous owner Jim Krueger last week.

Dubuque Malting once produced 300,000 barrels of beer a year.

Emerson’s real estate agent, Keith Wiggins, has said his client plans a $15 million to $20 million investment to convert the 120-year-old building into apartments. Krueger said Friday that the fig-

ure now stands at $28 million.

The newspaper couldn’t reach Emerson for comment.

Krueger purchased the property in June 2005, for $35,000. Court records and engineering reports show the building suffered multiple structure collapses last year and is at risk of further collapse.

“The main concern is the stabilization of the building right away and removing the middle section that’s collapsed,” said Todd Carr, Dubuque’s building services manager. “And once that’s completed. ... we’ll establish a development plan for the property.”

Emerson is “enthusiastic” about the prospect

Judge OKs sale of Marshalltown hospital to UnityPoint MARSHALLTOWN (AP) — One of the state’s largest hospital chains h a s gained ap prov al to buy M a r shallt o w n’s strugg l i n g hospital for nearThoensen ly $12 million.

A federal bankruptcy judge last week approved the sale of Central Iowa Healthcare’s 49-bed hospital to UnityPoint Health-Waterloo, an affiliate of Des Moinesbased UnityPoint Health.

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woman Teresa Thoensen says the $11.9 million deal is expected to close this spring.

The sale followed Central Iowa Healthcare’s declaration of bankruptcy after losing $20 million last year. The losses were blamed on a poor launch of an electronic billing system and difficulties of operating an independent hospital amid moves of most hospitals to larger systems.

Central Iowa Healthcare also owns clinics in Marshalltown, Conrad, State Center and Toledo.

Thoensen says Central Iowa Healthcare employees will be encouraged to apply for jobs with UnityPoint.

of redeveloping the property but is still weighing his options, said Maurice Jones, city economic development director.

“And we stand ready to assist him in any way we can,” Jones said.

The city said Emerson has inquired about possible loans, grants or other financing from the city, but that nothing has been finalized.

Emerson is president of architecture and design firm Aspect Inc., which is involved in a planned $15 million redevelopment of the Smulekoff ’s building in downtown Cedar Rapids. The building will be transformed into office and retail space, along with more than 30 apartments.

AP Photo This file photo shows the H&W building at the corner of Jackson and E. 30th Streets in Dubuque. A Cedar Rapids developer has bought the historic, crumbling former brewery in Dubuque, offering hope of saving a landmark that once was among the largest brewers in the country.

Iowa Senate approves bill that would allow fireworks DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would allow the sale of fireworks in the state beyond novelties like sparklers.

The Republican-controlled cham-

ber passed the bill Tuesday night and it now heads to the House, where it also has support.

The legislation would legalize the retail sale and use of consumer fireworks such

as firecrackers and roman candles, which are currently prohibited in Iowa. It would allow the use of such fireworks between certain days in June, July, December and January. Cities and counties could restrict

use of fireworks, but not their sale.

Lawmakers for years have been trying to end a ban on consumer fireworks but previous attempts to legalize them always fizzled out amid safety concerns.

Boy leaps into arms of mother, officer to escape fire DUBUQUE (AP) — Authorities say a police officer and a boy’s mother coaxed the 7-year-old into jumping from a second-story window into their arms so he could escape a fire at their home in

Dubuque.

The fire was reported about 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday. Fire officials say the mother was able to escape down the front stairs when the blaze erupted. Smoke prevented the boy from

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Officer Dane Clark and two others soon joined the mother below the window where the boy was standing.

They persuaded him to push out the screen,

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Fire Chief Rich Steines says the boy was taken to a Dubuque for treatment of smoke inhalation.

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10 things to know for Wednesday Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MANAFORT’S PLAN TO ‘GREATLY BENEFIT THE PUTIN GOVERNMENT’ Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin, AP learns.

2. CRUNCH TIME NEARS ON HEALTH OVERHAUL BILL Underscoring the bill’s uncertain fate, a senior administration official says up 20 to 25 House Republicans remain opposed or undecided, imperiling passage.

3. HOW PASSENGERS FEEL ABOUT GADGETS BAN While some may relish a break from work at 30,000 feet, others fret about lost productivity and the risks of relegating laptops to the cargo hold.

4. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE SAILING ALONG AT HEARINGS Neil Gorsuch has been largely unscathed

by Democratic attacks, and Republicans confidently predict he will win confirmation despite liberal opposition.

5. OFFICIALS: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH FAILS The development comes as Pyongyang angrily reacts to ongoing

annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.

6. WHERE BELGIUM STANDS ON ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACKS Brussels’ physical scars have mostly healed and tourism is bouncing back, despite Trump calling the Belgian capital a “hellhole” to avoid at all cost.

7. OMINOUS SIGNS BEFORE DEADLY GUATEMALA FIRE Four different agencies issued warnings and at least two orders for closure were ignored before the blaze that killed 40 girls at a government-run shelter for troubled youth.

8. WHY PALESTINIANS IN JERUSALEM SEEK ISRAELI CITIZENSHIP Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem hope to swap their vulnerable status as mere city residents for the rights and ease of travel that come with an Israeli passport.

9. ‘GONG SHOW’ CREATOR CHUCK BARRIS DIES AT 87 The game show impresario’s empire included “The Dating Game,” ‘’The Newlywed Game” and that infamous factory of cheese, “The Gong Show.”

10. POWER FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EXCELLING IN HOOPS The SEC is showing some basketball promise as the league has a chance to get three teams in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

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Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.

Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government, even as U.S.-Russia relations under Republican President George W. Bush grew worse. Manafort pitched the plans to Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, a close Putin ally with whom Manafort eventually signed a $10 million annual contract beginning in 2006, according to interviews with several people familiar with payments to Manafort and business records obtained by the AP. Manafort and Deripaska maintained a business relationship until at least 2009, according to one person familiar with the work.

AP Photo In this file photo, former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland as Rick Gates listens at back left.

“We are now of the belief that this model can greatly benefit the Putin Government if employed at the correct levels with the appropriate commitment to success,” Manafort wrote in the 2005 memo to Deripaska. The effort, Manafort wrote, “will be offering a great service that can re-focus, both internally and externally, the policies of the Putin government.”

Manafort’s plans were laid out in documents obtained by the AP that included strategy memoranda and records showing international wire transfers for millions of dollars. How

much work Manafort performed under the contract was unclear.

The disclosure comes as Trump campaign advisers are the subject of an FBI probe and two congressional investigations. Investigators are reviewing whether the Trump campaign and its associates coordinated with Moscow to meddle in the 2016 campaign. Manafort has dismissed the investigations as politically motivated and misguided, and said he never worked for Russian interests.

The documents obtained by AP show Manafort’s ties to Russia were closer than previously revealed.

US, S. Korea say N. Korea’s latest missile test fails SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s latest missile launch ended in failure on Wednesday as the United States sent a supersonic bomber streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force against the North, officials said.

The reported launch failure comes as the North angrily reacts to ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.

Earlier this month, North Korea fired four ballistic missiles that landed in waters off Japan, triggering strong protests from Seoul and Tokyo.

The American military detected what it assessed as a failed North Korean missile launch on Wednesday morning, the U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement. It said the missile “appears to have exploded within seconds of launch.”

South Korea’s Defense

Ministry said it also believes the launch from the eastern coastal town of Wonsan ended in failure.

It said it was analyzing what type of missile was launched.

The failure might mean that the missile is a newly developed one the North has not deployed, according to South Korean media. Last year, the country suffered a series of embarrassing failed launches of its new medium-range

Musudan missile before it successfully test-fired one.

Also Wednesday, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber and South Korean fighter jets conducted joint training exercises that displayed “strong deterrence against North Korean nuclear and missile threats,” South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. The U.S. military said the training was held after the bomber staged a similar exercise with Japanese fighter jets.

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Multi-sport athletes littered throughout C-M spring programs

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Colfax-Mingo girls track and field team l’sost a few key pieces from a talented 2016 squad but a number of key returners are back to give the Tigerhawks a legitimate shot to finish in the top three of the South Iowa Cedar League meet.

The other three spring sports teams are hitting the reset button with a bunch of new faces in each program.

Colfax-Mingo’s boys track team graduated 10 seniors, and four of those seniors competed in five different events at the state meet. None of the returners competed on the blue oval last year.

The golf teams will have a few familiar faces, but most of the rosters making up 19 golfers total will be new to the varsity lineups.

BOYS TRACK Matt Barkalow, who begins his 11th season as head coach, has former Tigerhawk standout Jacob Lietz as an assistant coach this season.

The Tigerhawk roster will be fairly new to the spotlight, but Barkalow expects a seven-member senior class to lead the way.

Senior Adam Teed is joined by juniors Alex Lewis, Nick Barnes and Reegan Van Dyke, sophomores Cauy Fitch, Zarek Hill, Ethan Summy and Holister Koenig as key returners who filled out key spots in the lineup last year.

Seniors Jimmy Camp and Wyatt Owens and junior Colton Lourens also return as throwers who Barkalow expects to score points each meet.

A large freshmen class also comes in to provide the Tigerhawks with plenty of depth to fill in where needed.

“I’ve always been so blessed to have older guys always showing the younger guys how to compete,” Barkalow said.

“Then when those younger guys become the older guys, they are ready to take over and show the new younger guys how to compete. The next wave is ready to step up and fill in for the big losses we did have.”

Barkalow sites depth at

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo junior Reegan Van Dyke is expected to be one of the top point scorers for the Tigerhawk boys track and field team in 2017. He started the year with a South Iowa Cedar League Indoor conference meet championship in the high jump.

400s and 800s this year. Leading the way in those spots will be Hill, Koenig, Teed, Van Dyke, Summy as well as freshmen Zack Barnes and Trinity Schroeder. Zack Barnes, Lewis and Fitch lead a small group of distance runners.

The program has qualified for the state meet in the 4x400 relay three of the last four years. Barkalow is currently looking for a group of Tigerhawks to assume those roles for 2017.

“Sixty percent of our team are freshmen and sophomores,” Barkalow said. “Having graduated a large and productive class of performers opens things up for new guys to perform on the big stage. Practices have been excellent so far, with 30 student-athletes giving great effort.”

Perhaps the best chance for a state berth this season, based on performance so far, lies in field events. Van Dyke was the SICL Indoor champion in the high jump, while Camp and Owens are talented enough to make runs at state in the shot put and discus.

“Owens and Camp want badly to graduate as state qualifiers for the Tigerhawks, and both have the potential to do so,” Barkalow said.

Van Dyke has already jumped 6 feet, 2 inches this

season after only clearing 5-8 last year.

“He’s a year old, a year stronger and just has more experience,” Barkalow said.

“He’s more confident, too. He wants to get better, and I think he is only going to get better.”

GIRLS TRACK The C-M girls track team has sent at least one event to the state meet in each of coach Zach Tomas’ seven previous seasons at the helm.

The last two seasons have produced the most state qualifying events, 10, during a two-year stretch.

This season, Tomas expects that success to continue. He does want to add one more thing to his long list of accomplishments. Tomas and the Tigerhawks would like to win a team championship trophy at an outdoor meet.

Bringing back his top eight point scorers from last year will certainly help in being able to reach that goal.

“The girls have been working hard,” Tomas said.

“I say that every year, but that’s the expectation in this program. Success is not always a given, but working hard is something that we can always do to help get to that success.”

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Dakota Hostetter returns to the Tigerhawk girls track and field team for one final season. Hostetter is a three-time state qualifier, and she competed in four events at the state meet in 2016.

Sweet 16 is set for men’s NCAA Tournament

By Jim O’Connell The Associated Press

It’s on to the weekend that many consider the defining mark of a season. Reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a season is a success.

Two wins from the Final Four and all the weekday games are in prime time.

“I just told everybody, just wait,” Michigan’s John Beilein, one of three coaches taking a Big Ten team to the round of 16, said of the conference’s early struggles. “The level of coaching in this league, the resources in this league, the level of talent in this league, it will come to the top at the end of the year.”

The regionals start Thursday and are in New York City (East), Memphis (South), San Jose, California, (West) and Kansas City, Missouri (Midwest).

The Big Ten, Southeastern Conference, Big 12 and Pac-12 will all have three teams in the Sweet 16. The Pac12’s run is the most impressive considering it had four teams in the field of 68. Now, Oregon, Arizona and UCLA are all still alive in the one-and-done tournament.

The SEC had three of five advance while the Big 12 had six teams in the field and the Big Ten had seven.

The conference that had the toughest early rounds was the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina is the

only remaining team from the nine that started the tournament. The ACC went from having 19 percent of the entire field to having 6.3 percent of the Sweet 16.

The No. 4 seeds all advanced to the Sweet 16, the only line that didn’t lose a team. Florida, Purdue, West Virginia and Butler were the four No. 4 seeds

that moved on.

The No. 1 line and the No. 3 both had three teams move on while the No. 2 and No. 7 had two each.

The only double-digit seed still playing is No. 11 Xavier, which faces No. 2 Arizona in the West Regional semifinals.

This tournament has started a new

postgame tradition, spraying everybody with water in the locker room.

Few coaches have escaped the wet form of congratulations.

Michigan coach John Beilein arrived for his postgame news conference having been through the water treatment.

“A little damp right now, but our guys, we started a tradition of taking a shower, I guess, without going into the shower after good wins,” he said. “It’s not stopping.”

One of the more stunning losses by an ACC team was Duke, which lost 88-81 to South Carolina. Coach Mike Krzyzewski explained what happened in his locker room after the game.

“I told them I love these guys. I’m proud of them. I’m disappointed that we didn’t win tonight. But at the end of the season I want my guys to either be crying because we’ve lost or crying because we’ve just won,” he said. “And it shows that if you’re not doing one of those, that means you never really became a team. It was never really that important. And for these guys, they were a really good team. This is one of the most proud teams for me.”

Whether it’s as a No. 1 seed in 2014 or as a 10 seed this year, it seems Wichita State can’t get the credit they deserve as a successful program.

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US edges Japan, advances to WBC championship game LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon Crawford scored the tiebreaking run when Nobuhiro Matsuda bobbled Adam Jones’ grounder to third in the eighth inning, and the United States reached the championship game of the World Baseball Classic for the first time by beating Japan 2-1 on Tuesday night at rainy Dodger Stadium.

Andrew McCutchen drove in an early run for the U.S., which will play Puerto Rico for the title Wednesday night. Puerto Rico beat the Netherlands 4-3 in 11 innings Monday.

The World Baseball Classic final has been played in the United States in each of its four editions, but the home team had never made it.

The Americans only reached the semifinals once before, in 2009. But this All-Star-laden roster has won two straight elimination games to earn the chance for its first crown.

Ryosuke Kikuchi hit a tying

homer off reliever Nate Jones in the sixth inning for Japan, but the two-time WBC champions were twice let down by their normally sturdy defense on a rain-soaked night at Chavez Ravine, where an intermittent downpour kept fans in ponchos.

McCutchen opened the scoring with an RBI single in the fourth inning moments after Kikuchi’s two-base error at second. In the eighth, Crawford likely would have been out at the plate on Jones’ innocent grounder, but Matsuda didn’t field it cleanly and had to throw to first.

Japan, unbeaten coming into the game, won the first two WBC tournaments before losing in the semifinals in 2013.

Tanner Roark pitched four scoreless innings of two-hit ball before U.S. manager Jim Leyland went to his bullpen early and liberally. His sixth reliever, Luke Gregerson, pitched a perfect ninth inning

after Pat Neshek escaped a two-on jam in the eighth.

Although the crowd of 33,462 strongly favored the team with five California natives in the starting lineup, thousands of Japanese fans showed up early and chanted throughout the game, accompanied by the brass band in the left-field bleachers.

A light, misting rain started falling several hours before game time, forcing the teams to take batting practice indoors while a tarp covered the infield.

The wet weather, unusual for Los Angeles, eventually soaked the playing field and forced

Tigerhawks Continued from Page 1B Tomas welcomes back seniors Dakota Hostetter and Amy Russell as well as juniors Rhiannon Haley and Ries Wilson. That foursome scored more points than any other Tigerhawk last season.

The other top scorers who return are sophomore Ilia Hostetter, juniors Danielle Decker and Courtney Burdess and senior Alivia Haley.

Rhiannon Haley and Russell were the headliners in a talented group of throwers.

Haley scored a team-high 103 points last year as she medaled in at least the shot put or discus in every single meet. She placed 21st in discus at last year’s state meet.

“She earned at least one individual medal in every meet and medaled twice in most of them,” Tomas said.

“She fully expects to be a leader again.”

Russell joins Haley and sophomore Braedynn Rawlins in the shot put ring, while Alivia Haley joins her younger sister in the discus ring.

Dakota Hostetter will once again do both track and field at Colfax-Mingo and soccer at Prairie City-Monroe.

Tomas said he’ll have the services of one of the best distance runners in the state more than he did a year ago.

“We’ll wait to see where we use her at the end of the year because she can do so many things,” Tomas said. “I’d like to see her end her career with an individual state medal like she did during cross country season. That’d be a great way to go out.”

If Hostetter earns an individual state medal in her final season, it would be the first individual state medal claimed by a Tigerhawk female since Kaitlyn McCoy finished eighth in the 800-meter run back in 2005.

Hostetter missed some outdoor meets because of soccer, but she still scored 97 points, swept the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 at the state qualifying meet last year. She also anchored the Tigerhawks’ distance medley relay at the state meet for the third straight season. C-M has claimed two state medals in that event in those three years.

Hostetter also is a two-time state qualifier in the 1,500-meter run.

“We always a chance to advance to state in the distance medley with her and Ries (Wilson) in those final two legs,” Tomas said.

“It’s a little early to know exactly what we’ll do but I think we can get back to state in the distance medley again. That would be four straight years for Dakota, too, which would be a neat accomplishment.”

Wilson could be part of another

Sweet 16 Continued from Page 1B “How many years do we have to do this to make people respect our program? I don’t know. That’s up to you guys,” coach Gregg Marshall told reporters after his 10th-seeded Shockers lost 65-62 to Kentucky on Sunday. It was a rematch of the 2014 game when eighth-seeded Kentucky ended top-seeded Wichita State’s perfect season in the second round. “I know that we have

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo sophomore Delaney Underwood is back as the Tigerhawk girls golf team’s No. 1 player for 2017. Underwood was one of the top golfers in the South Iowa Cedar League in 2016.

distance medley state team as well. She’ll give the Tigerhawks a boost in sprinting events and will try to earn her third straight state berth in the high jump. She scored 100.75 points for the Tigerhawks last year.

With the Hostetter R. Haley sisters, Decker, sophomore Payton Rhone and freshman Abbey McConeghey, Tomas feels depth in the distance events will allow him to be flexible with each meet. He also thinks the team can double up in a lot of the individual distance events.

Tomas expects McConeghey to be one of the team’s top point scorers Sophomore Jordan Atwood, who transfered back to Colfax-Mingo after spending one year at Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter, is expected to make an immediate impact in the long jump and in sprinting events.

This year’s Tigerhawk squad features six seniors, 10 juniors, 10 sophomores and nine freshmen.

Colfax-Mingo finished third at last year’s South Iowa Cedar League outdoor meet.

the heart of a champion.”

“This will just be more fuel for us. ... It really doesn’t matter what other people think, to be honest. It matters what we think. And we can’t change people’s perception of our program. We can’t change people’s perception of the Missouri Valley Conference or the talent level. It’s more important that we know what we’re about, and we sleep really well at night knowing what we have and what we continue to prove and what we continue to do as a program.”

grounds crews to tend to the infield dirt between innings.

But the WBC couldn’t really afford a rainout day, given its tight schedule in the final weeks of big league spring training.

Leyland kept a lineup with eight All-Stars, making only one change from the team that beat the Dominican Republic on Saturday to avoid elimination. Buster Posey was behind the plate, continuing his alternation with Jonathan Lucroy, apparently in accordance with their major league teams’ wishes.

Tomoyuki Sugano, the Yomiuri Giants ace with a seven-pitch repertoire, tossed six innings of three-hit ball for Japan, striking out six and yielding only one unearned run.

“He’s a big league pitcher,” Leyland said before the game.

But Sugano was matched

by Roark, who had given up three runs over 1 1/3 innings in his only previous WBC appearance. The Washington

GOLF Colfax-Mingo sophomore Delaney Underwood was one of the best golfers in the South Iowa Cedar League during her freshman season in 2016.

In 2017, Underwood will get to prove it.

After missing out on the SICL tournament a year ago because of a miscommunication, Underwood is back and ready to lead a Tigerhawk program that more than doubled in size.

Colfax-Mingo golf coach Nick Noring re- Ahren Teed turns for his second season at the helm and both his girls and boys programs will have enough players to record a team score this season.

Underwood was one of just four golfers who played for the Tigerhawk girls program last year. Only three players took to the golf course at once for most of the year though. This season, Underwood returns as the No. 1 golfer, but Noring added three freshmen and two newcomers to last year’s returners.

“We would have won meets last year if we would have brought a full team,” Noring said. “Delaney is excited this year to be able to lead us to team wins. It will be more competitive this year, and that should help the team improve daily.”

Underwood held a nine-hole average of 55 last year, which ranked 10th in the SICL. Her nine-hole low score was 49.

“Delaney was an all-district golfer last year, and she should have been an all-conference golfer, too, quite frankly,” Noring said. “She didn’t get the chance to play because of a time change that we were not aware of. So she has a bit of a revenge situation coming, and she is ready to show that she belongs in the conversation with the best golfers in the conference.”

The team’s lone senior, Skye Weber, held a nine-hole average of 75 with a low score of 70. Sophomores Camilla Schlosser and Jasmine Riley are both back, too.

Schlosser averaged 76.60 with a low of 63, while Riley averaged 85 with a low of 76.

After Underwood, Noring is unsure which golfer will hold what spot in the lineup. He feels like Weber will hold down the No. 2 spot because of her experience, but freshman Brielle Reed comes from a golf family.

Senior Amy Russell and sophomore Chelsea Russell joins the program this season for the first time.

Amy Russell will play two sports as she also will be one of the top point

Gonzaga’s Nigel-Williams-Goss explains how teams feel who won two games to advance to the regional semifinals.

“It’s survive, advance and move on,” he said. “We’ll take the win whether it’s pretty, ugly. Can you go back and get better? Sure. That’s what you have to do because the competition is going to get better.”

“We have a motto, let’s be better next week than we were last weekend, and I think that’s going to stay consistent,” he said.

Nationals right-hander was largely outstanding against Japan, giving up just two singles and a walk and hitting a batter with a pitch. After Christian Yelich reached second in the fourth inning when his hardhit grounder was mishandled

by Kikuchi, the standout defensive second baseman, Eric Hosmer worked out of an 0-2 count to draw a two-out walk.

McCutchen had just two hits in his first 14 at-bats in the WBC, but he drove in Yelich with a sharp single to left.

Kikuchi atoned for his mistake in the sixth, driving Jones’ fastball barely over the reach of McCutchen in right field for his first homer of the tournament.

Japan reliever Kodai Senga struck out the first four batters he faced with a 96 mph fastball and exceptional offspeed stuff, but Crawford then delivered a sharp single before Ian Kinsler doubled to deep left-center.

Colfax-Mingo Golf 2017 Schedule April 3 — Sigourney (Keota), 4:15 p.m.

April 6 — HLV (Montezuma), 4:15 p.m.

April 10 — BGM (North Mahaska), 4:15 p.m, April 11 — Saydel (boys), 4:15 p.m.

April 13 — Lynnville-Sully, 4:15 p.m.

April 18 — CMB (boys), 4:30 p.m.

April 20 — CMB (girls), 4 p.m.

April 24 — Belle Plaine, 4:15 p.m.

April 25 — English Valleys, 4:15 p.m.

April 27 — Iowa Valley, 4:15 p.m.

May 5 — Newton (girls), 3:30 p.m.

May 6 — C-M Invite (boys), 9 a.m.

May 8 — SICL Co-ed Meet, Oakland Acres, 10 a.m.

May 12 ­— C-M Invite (girls), 4 p.m.

May 12 — Sectionals, boys, New Sharon, 10 a.m.

May 15 — Regionals First Round, girls, TBA May 19 — Districts, boys, Anita, 10 a.m.

May 22 — Regionals Finals, girls, TBA Home meets in bold Home meets at Colfax Country Club Colfax-Mingo Track 2017 Schedule March 28 — Nevada Invitational, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 4 — Lynnville-Sully Invitational, coed, 4:15 p.m.

April 6 — North Mahaska, girls, 4:15 p.m.

April 7 — CMB, boys, Baxter, 4:30 p.m.

April 10 — CMB, coed, Baxter, 4:30 p.m.

April 13 — Ogden, girls, 4:30 p.m.

April 13 — Saydel, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 17 — Van Meter, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 20 — CMB, girls, 4:30 p.m.

April 20 — Martensdale-St. Marys, boys, 5 p.m.

April 24 — PCM, girls, 5 p.m.

April 25 — E-B-F, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 27 — PCM, boys, 5 p.m.

April 27 — Pella, girls, 5 p.m.

May 28 — West Marshall, boys, 4:30 p.m.

May 2 — SICL, coed, Iowa Valley, 4:30 p.m.

May 4 — Newton, coed, 4:30 p.m.

May 8 — Martensdale-St. Marys, girls, 4:30 p.m.

May 11 — State Qualifying Meet, TBA May 18-20 — State Meet, Des Moines, TBA

scorers on the girls track team.

The final two golfers are freshmen Shannon Shedenhelm and Sydni Hostetter, who have never played golf before.

The Tigerhawk boys team lost five of its six varsity golfers from last year, including their top four to graduation.

The lone returning varsity golfer is sophomore Ahren Teed, and Noring expects him to be the squad’s No. 1 in 2017.

Teed, who played either No. 4, 5 and 6 last year, averaged a nine-hole score of 52.22.

The next best returners from last year are sophomores Wyatt Smith, Nic Duffy and Skyler Aikin. That trio had nine-hole averages of 60.40, 60.80 and 61.50, respectively.

Sophomore Garrett McGill also returns, while multi-sport athletes Brady Berkey, Jarod Nichols and Jake Dunsbergen join the squad this season.

“I tried to bring in some multisport athletes because golf is a mental toughness game,” Noring said. “If they can figure out the mental toughness part of it, they can use that in every sport they play.”

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com

Back on Dec. 3, Kentucky and UCLA met in Lexington.

Just over three months later, the two will meet in Memphis in the South Regional’s Sweet 16.

When they met the first time, UCLA was ranked 11th in the country and the Wildcats were No. 1.

UCLA won 97-92, its second win over Kentucky in as many years.

It was the Bruins’ first-ever visit to storied Rupp Arena — where the Wildcats had won 42 straight coming in and

89 percent overall. It was the most points scored against a Kentucky team coached by John Calipari. It was UCLA’s 12th win over a No. 1 team, one behind North Carolina on the all-time list.

“It’s a very, very good basketball team,” UCLA coach Steve Alford said of Kentucky.

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641-792-0602.

TROLLING MOTOR guide 46 1BS 12 VOH . 641-2751575.

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REAL ESTATE

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RENT SPECIALS! 2 BR available $540.00-($675.00 with Heated Garage) on most units Get a 2 BR for 1 BR Price! *Sign 13 month lease 1st month free on select units Next to Hy-Vee!

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GUN SHOW-MARCH 31April 2, Central IA. Fairgrounds, Marshalltown. Friday 4-9pm Sat. 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Large Selection of guns & ammunition for sale. Info: (563) 608-4401 (INCN)

MISCELLANEOUS

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Call Now for Details 641-990-7938 515-291-2846

FOR SALE

For More Information, call (641)792-3121 x 6542.

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POWESHIEK CO. FARMLAND SALE

IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation.

Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727 (INCN)

TAXICAB DRIVER for Yellow Cab Company, set your own hours, earn up to $200/day, Call 515-2564508, or apply online at Yellowcab.cab (INCN)

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY WHEELER, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR037013 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Dorothy Wheeler, Deceased, who died on or about February 25, 2017: You are hereby notified that on March 3, 2017, the last will and testament of Dorothy Wheeler, deceased, bearing date of May 21, 2010,* was admitted to probate in the above named court and that LuAnn Wheeler was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated March 3, 2017.

Date of second publication: 22nd day of March, 2017 LuAnn Wheeler Executor of the Estate 115 W 9th St. N, Newton, IA 50208 Address Kathryn E. Walker, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0008220 Walker, Billingsley & Bair, 208 N 2nd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) March 15 & 22

MINGO, IA 50168 - CITY LIMITS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 16TH day of June, 2014. The purchaser at tax sale was INDIA INVESTMENTS/BMO HARRIS. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Lots 1 and 2 in Block 3 of the Original Plat of Mingo, Jasper County, Iowa a/k/a PARCEL # 0603327001 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for INDIA INVESTMENTS/BMO HARRIS JASPER 14-0055 March 22

R & L LAWN SERVICE

Rake lawns, mow, haul brush, junk to dump, trim trees, clean gutters.

Quality Service.

641-781-5010

224 acres +/- located in section seventeen in Washington Township, five miles south of Grinnell and 1/2 miles west of highway 146, owned by the estate of Ruth Higdon. Ground includes: crop ground, pasture land, and 33.6 acres in CRP. Offered in one tract for one price. Land will be sold using a modified auction - Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m., March 24, 2017, in the office of Ramsey-Weeks, Inc., 715 5th Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, attention Kevin Kolbe. Top bidders will be invited to a meeting at Great Western Bank, 2nd floor conference room, Wednesday, March 29th, 10:00 a.m. and be given the opportunity to increase their bid. The successful buyer will be required to pay 10% down at the date of sale, with closing to be on or before June 1, 2017. Any notice day of sale takes precedence over any earlier communication and sellers reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

FOR MORE PLEASE CALL 641-236-3141 OR INFORMATION EMAIL: KEVIN@RAMSEYWEEKS.COM

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

NOW

HIRING Nelson Manor is a 36 bed privately owned and operated skilled long term care facility with a good survey history.

RN/LPN -

6a-2p or 2p-10p (possible 12 hour shifts)

Housekeeping/Laundry - 6:30a-3p

Cook - 2p-7:30p Apply in person at: 1500 1st Ave E Newton IA 50208 | 641-792-1443

NOW

HIRING Nelson Manor is a 36 bed privately owned and operated skilled long term care facility with a good survey history.

• Job Requirements • RN • Hardworking • Compassionate • Team Leader To organize and oversee all nursing operations of the facility, with attention • Knowledge of state and federal regulations to Quality Standards and Policies.

We are currently looking for a

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Send Resumes to Gena

gffranklin2010@hotmail.com • 641-792-1443 Or 1500 1st Ave E Newton IA 50208

Customer Service Representative The Newton Daily News has

an exciting part-time opportunity for a talented and energetic person to join our Advertising Department.

If you enjoy multi-tasking and a constant change of pace on a daily basis, this could be

YOUR OPPORTUNITY!

DUTIES INCLUDE: proofing ads to our business customers, delivering The ideal candidate must exceptional customer service to possess a positive attitude, our walk-in customers, backing up friendly presence, basic current advertising staff processes computer & typing skills, and general office filing. strong telephone skills, be an excellent communicator, be You must possess and maintain a valid drivers license and proof of insurance. able to work in a fast paced Pre-employment background check and drug environment under deadlines screen are required. & possess a solid work ethic.

Please send resume to:

Dan Goetz, Publisher 200 1st Ave E, P.O. Box 967, Newton, IA 50208 or email to: dgoetz@newtondailynews.com EOE • Skilled Iowa Employer

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In Print and Online Every Day • 641-792-3121 FOR SALE

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METAL FOLDING tables, garage sale quality, 70”x30” $15.00, 60'x24” (rusty) $5.Carnival dish, blue open lace with fluted top $30., 1973 Kaleidoscope $15., carnival amber basket weave glass basket $20., 1947 plain round milk bottle $8., 1951 (Winter's) ½ pint milk bottle $15., cottage cheese bottle $25.

641-275-7600.

1985 MALLARD 28' Travel Trailer, wheel bearings packed, brakes checked, new tires, awning, tv antenna, spare tire & rack.

Very clean. $3800. 515674-3747 1997 FORD Conversion van, low miles, very well cared for, tow pkg, tow brakes, new brakes, leather interior, tv/dvd, very comfortable ride $4200.

641-840-0153 1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

WOMEN'S PLUS size clothing, green pattern top, 2x, navy lacey front tank, 3x, black short skirt, XL, swim suit 2pc size 16 $4. each, 45 pc Noritake China, setting for 8, blue hill pattern $75., pint jar assorted buttons $8., 16 pc costume jewelry, 9 necklaces and 5 pr earrings, 1 ring & bracelet $20. 7928017.

KIDS 3 Wheeler Briggs & Straton, runs and is in great shape, 3 ½ horse power $400. 641-5219566.

2000 CHEVY Lumina, 134,000 miles, 2nd owner, runs excellent, $2500. 641521-2441 2015 SOFTAIL Slim Harley Davidson, 1700 miles, many extras on bike, great condition, need to sell quickly $16,000 641-5216756 NINTENDO & Sega video games. 792-8900.

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1998 HITCHHIKER “Premier” 5th wheel camper, 35.6ft, 3 slides, new tires, very nice, $15,000 OBO 515-201-8951 or 515-2018792

1999 CHEVY Tracker 4x4, 5 speed, 129k, new tires, $2500, 563-260-2496 2000 CADILLAC 4 dr, silver, 180,xxx miles, nice interior. Recently serviced.

Front tires brand new, good dependable car. $2,500 firm. 641-840-0153 2015 HONDA XR650L Dirt Bike, good condition, 2800 miles, $5,500 call 641-5210923

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2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

Recently fully detailed and new battery. $7,000 OBO. Contact Cody if interested at 515-681-1373

2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

641-792-0860 2012 MONTANA 4 season 5th wheel RV, new tires, generator, 3 slides, fireplace, micro/convection oven. Always shedded.

New condition. No pets $35,000.

New nearly $80,000. 641-521-7197 VERY GOOD set of 4 tires, Firestone 20560 R16 $125. for all. 641-792-4718.

Spahn & Rose Lumber in Newton is looking for a

NOW HIRING!! IMMEDIATE OPENING!!

Full Time Area Director STATUS: Exempt LOCATIONS: Knoxville SALARY: DOE SUMMARY OF POSITION: Responsible for monitoring services to each Individual by coordinating development of an Individual’s program plan that constitutes an integrated program geared toward the accomplishment of specified goals. Will coordinate and implement all services and programs in an established geographical location. Communicate and supervise staff effectively. Responsible for setting goals/objectives for clients and ensure their rights are upheld. Maintain licensure/ certification compliance. Must be able to work a flexible schedule; evenings, week-ends, and fill in hours as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s degree in a related field with at least two (2) years experience working with people with disabilities or an Associate’s degree in a related field with at least four (4) years experience working with people with disabilities’ supervisory experience required.

•Knowledge of rules and regulations relating to HCBS, DIA, and CARF functions.

Send resume and cover letter to alennie@tenco.org

Full-time truck driver with a Class B CDL. Duties include: pulling loads, placing lumber in bins, helping customers, and deliveries.

2004 HOLIDAY Rambler Vacationer Motorhome. Ex. condition. 46,300 miles. 36' long w/ 2 slide-outs. New tires and shocks. Queen bed. Large shower. Toilet separate. Vintage Oak woodwork. Lg refrigerator and freezer.

Convection/microwave oven. Solid surface countertops. 2 color TV's w/remotes. Patio awning. Onan generator. Hydraulic leveling jacks. Driver's side door. Rear vision system.

Must See! Asking $38,500.

641-521-7146

EXTREMELY CLEAN LOW MILEAGE TRUCK! Whit 2007 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 33,000 miles, 2WD Extended cab. 6 ft box, V-8, tonneau cover, running boards, REMOTE START, 5th wheel hitch, back up camera, bed liner, DAEWOO-DD802L DOZ- AC, cruise, etc. $17,000 ER $20,000. 641-792-4332 obo 641-792-9813

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We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

Marketing Director/Business office team member

The person must have a good understanding of what Senior Care is and how providing quality customer service could impact the quality of life of our tenants and residents for years to come.

Consider joining a great team as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation!

We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package.

Please send a resume to: Newton Village HR Department 110 N. 5th Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status *Drug Free Workplace

110 N 5th Ave W Newton, IA 50208 SM-NE8143488-0324

110 N 5th Ave W Newton, IA 50208

We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

CNA– Part time every other weekend 2p-10p Dietary Aide – Full time 11a-7p Full time Care Attendant – Overnight 10p-6a PT Housekeeping with every other Saturday.

Consider joining a great team as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation! We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package.

Now Hiring:

CABINETMAKER

Part or full-time positions will be considered.

Send inquires to: jeff@woodstylesllc.com or call 641-792-0070 SM-NE8143469-0323

Substitute Delivery Driver and/ or Kitchen Staff Jasper County Elderly Nutrition is looking for a few responsible individuals to assist on a substitute basis with delivering meals and/or washing dishes and various kitchen duties.

Starting rate is $9.22 to $10.26 per hour.

For a complete job posting or application go to

www.co.jasper.ia.us All applications must be received by 3/31/17 Drug Test & Background Check required Jasper County Human Resources 115 N 2nd Ave E, Newton, IA 50208 SM-NE8143501-0330

RN or LPN

Full-time & Part-time 12-hour shifts

CMA or CNA

Full-time and Part-time Days & Evenings We invite you to contact us at: Newton Health Care Center 200 S 8th Ave E Newton, Iowa 50208

Newton Village Health Care Center 110 N. 5th Ave W., Newton, IA 50208

rdaniels@elimcare.org

Astrograph

High energy and trust mark these first days of Aries sun.

Each day, we put our lives in the hands of unseen people, trusting in a society that follows certain rules and upholds certain standards. We cross bridges and get in elevators.

We flow with traffic and agree in commerce. Human decency is the thread woven through the fabric of society.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 22). You’ll hear praise from many corners over the next 10 weeks. You’ll be asked to join a person or group in an arrangement that excludes other options. Think carefully; take your time. Lifestyle upgrades happen in June and September. Because of new

influences your work takes a different direction in July. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 44, 42, 20 and 14.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Whether or not your position is official, you and all around you sense the same thing; you’re a leader now, and you’ll press on with confidence (that you may not actually feel) to show others the way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Today, all speaking will be public speaking, or at least you should consider it as such. Stay on point. Even if you’re only telling one person, craft your message as you would if it were being broadcast wide.

641-792-7440 www.imgcares.com

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Elim Care is an EEO/AA Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status *Drug Free Workplace

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Another one of those trials that test your mettle will be featured. Sure, you could do without this interruption of routine. Then again, since you know that the conflicts and inconveniences are what keep you on your game, you’ll gladly take it on.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Your water-sign nature will be amplified as your feelings flow with what’s around you in a way that feels as destined as the river that rushes over obstacles and cliffs to get to the sea.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Letting go of worry seems harder than it should be. But you crave a peaceful, easy feeling, and you’ll have it. Whatever it will take to align yourself with

the highest and best in your nature, you’ll be willing to do it today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Maybe you used to think of a certain person as your adversary, but things have changed.

You’re not working at crosspurposes anymore; maybe you never were. You’ll be partners in seeking a solution that’s a mutual win.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You got the feeling you were doing the right thing, and that intuition will prove accurate.

You will have sublime success if you stay on this course. All you have to do is keep putting one foot in front of the other and continue on this path.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You’ll be visited by a ray of

EOE

NOW HIRING

Apply online or send resume to:

JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell 820 Industrial Avenue • Grinnell, Iowa 50112 EOE

2014 SHASTA Flyte 3150K Travel trailer comes w/ 3 bedroom bunkhouse in the rear w/ spacious storage, one slide includes bunk style table and jackknife couch (sleeps 2-3), queen size bed up front w/ storage cabinets and extra storage underneath, electric awning and tow-jack, outdoor kitchen w/ second refrigerator and propane grill. Asking $18,500 or OBO. 563-249-6886.

2011 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 4WD, ext. cab, flex fuel, victory red with ebony interior, very clean, 55,345 original miles, lots of extras $22,000. 641275-5058

Spahn & Rose Lumber 330 E 17th St S • Newton, IA 50208

JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell is now accepting applications for 1st and 3rd shift production positions.

JELD-WEN is a market leader looking for hard working, flexible, team-oriented associates.

In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required. If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell production team, please apply in person between 7:30a.m.-3:30 p.m.

(South side of the street)

AUTOMOTIVE

APPLY IN PERSON AT

PRODUCTION

We offer the following benefits to our full-time associates.

• Competitive wages pay rates between $12.65 to $18.45 per hour • Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) • 401k Retirement Plan with company match up to 4% • 3rd shift premium pay • Associate discounts

AUTOMOTIVE

E.O.E. & Drug Testing

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hope, or rather, you’ll be heartened by the ray of hope that was always there, just hiding behind some cloud cover for a while.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There are many difficulties and challenges in the creative process. There are fears to overcome, skills to acquire and risks galore. Yet, in the end, it’s creating that brings you the greatest joy and satisfaction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If just one person feels more loving and accepted today because of you, you’ve made a difference in the world.

And if that one person happens to also be you, it still totally counts.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Much will be requested of you.

Just because it’s doable doesn’t make it reasonable or advisable. Stand up for yourself.

Don’t accommodate others at the expense of your own comfort and well-being.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Blaming another is a waste of time. Blaming yourself is also useless. Think in terms of cause and effect. You can find a quick solution when you skip the emotional baggage that comes with blame.

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