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AAA: ‘Lowest gas prices since 2005’ during holiday weekend Iowa sees $2.14 per gallon average By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News At the Love’s truck stop Friday off Iowa Speedway Drive, Mike Renzaglia and his partner stopped to fuel up en route to their home in Wisconsin. They had spent several days in Colorado’s Estes Park in the Rocky Mountains, and took a detour to celebrate with Renzaglia’s oldest son who was just accepted to graduate school at The University of Kansas in Lawrence. Renzaglia found a nice bonus at the central Iowa fuel pump, a regular unleaded price sitting at $2.08 per gallon. “Colorado was more expensive,” he said. “I don’t know if it was due to a gas tax or because it was a tourist area, but we paid 40 cents more per gallon there.” As Iowa travelers began to hit the road Friday, motorists were seeing a statewide average of $2.14 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, GAS | 3A
Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Karen Smith, of Bondurant and formerly of Newton, fills her tank at Hy-Vee Gas Friday on First Avenue West in Newton. Iowans are set to see the lowest Fourth of July gas prices since 2005 this holiday weekend, according to averages released Friday by AAA.
from wind. According to the Iowa Wind Energy Association, there are more than 4,000 wind turbines in the state. MidAmerican Energy boasts that in 2016, 55 percent of the energy it sold to retail customers came from wind. And the company is building more turbines. If the $3.6 billion “Wind XI” project is completed
A local E-cig shop on Newton’s square has closed its doors after opening in November. Atmosphere Vapors moved into a space at 118 First Ave. E. in order to better serve customers who were traveling to the store’s Grinnell location. Store owner Travis Puls said even though he and his staff worked with a goal to provide the area with the best selection and service possible, the store in Newton was unable to sustain operations. “I would like to express how much we enjoyed being a part of Newton for the short time we were there,” Puls said. “We were welcomed
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Police: Missing Newton woman found safely in Albia Newton Daily News Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess reported Saturday a 48-year-old Newton woman who was missing since Thursday has been found safely in Albia. The Newton Police Department first asked for the public’s assistance in locating Annette K. Snow Friday afternoon. Snow had been missing since 1:30 p.m. Thursday after she was last seen near the Newton Public Library. Burdess thanked the public SaturSnow day for its assistance in locating the woman.
While fireworks are a fun way to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, if used improperly, they can also cause damage and hurt both people and animals. That is suspected to be the case with a 3-month-old kitten brought into the Jasper County Animal Rescue League with substantial injuries to the face and jaw. “He got hurt pretty bad,” JCARL Director Rachel Long said. Firecracker, the aptly given name to the yellow colored kitten, was found in the country between Newton and Kellogg by a local family, scared and injured. It even managed to escape before being coaxed out from under a porch where it was hiding. “When he got here, my animal control officer
called and said there is something just not right with his face and his jaw, he is definitely injured,” Long said. “We brought him in, got a good look at him and brought him to Parkview Animal Hospital in Newton for medical care. They called and said he has a broken jaw, so it is broke right in the middle of the lower jaw. It has been wired now, there is a wire holding those two pieces together.” Long said there is also a suture in the front of the kitten’s mouth because the skin on the lower part of the chin had been peeled back and down. Even with the serious injuries the kitten sustained, his recovery is going really well. He is eating and drinking well and enjoys snuggling on a warming disc in his pen. FIRECRACKER | 3A
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Submitted Photo Injuries to his jaw and face, including a broken jaw, led authorities to believe Firecracker, the 3-month-old kitten, was hurt by the use of fireworks. Firecracker is recovering at the Jasper County Animal Rescue League.
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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News
Atmosphere Vapors closes on town’s square
When President Donald Trump visited Iowa in June, he mocked wind energy during his campaign-like speech. His jab at clean energy scored some cheers from his fans in Cedar Rapids, but statewide, Iowans are embracing wind. Leading the nation, Iowa generates more than 35 percent of its electricity
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Firework injury suspected for 3-month-old kitten
Trump belittles wind energy, Iowa embraces it By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News
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