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By David Dolmage Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Dr. Stephanie Bantell, Margot Voshell and Jackie Sparks of the Jasper County Board of Health brought their concerns of the Jasper County Health Department’s current location in the basement of the county annex building before the Jasper County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

JCHD brings space concerns before county supervisors

Board discusses possible move of all tenants within annex building

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News To continue the months of discussion on the Jasper County Annex Building, the Jasper County Board of Health brought its concerns about the county health department’s current location to the Jasper County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Board chair Margot Voshell shared the board’s vision of moving the department from the basement of the annex building to a new, more appropriate location.

“We are here to talk about the needs of the Jasper County Health Department and are ultimately looking for an approval for a relocation plan based on the recent findings on the current location of the health department,” Voshell said.

The findings she referred to

were from an investigation completed by the engineering firm of Shive-Hattery on the exterior foundation of the annex building. Through its observations, Shive-Hattery found issues throughout the basement on the exterior foundation walls on all four sides of the building including no evidence of any water proofing. Because of that, the firm found it appeared a majority of the infiltration was through the existing brick foundation walls with some isolated areas where leakage could be directly linked to conduit, windows or other penetrations. The window wells showed signs of the brick retaining walls being displaced inward and cracking with brick deterioration.

“It has been made perfectly clear the basement of the annex building is not acceptable, it is

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not an acceptable space for people to work,” Voshell said. “People have said they are not going to go down there and to have, as the chair, to have my team who are responsible for working in those conditions, it is not acceptable.”

She went on to explain the financial situation of the department, which has used less tax dollars than when it was housed at Skiff Medical Center, and has increased services to assist a wide variety of citizens.

“We do much more than go to fairs and provide information,” Voshell said. “We are very instrumental in emergency preparedness in our county also very instrumental in education.

We will be taking on the Parents as Teachers program to educate young moms and dads on becoming better parents. It really does affect not only the most vulnerable citizens but also every single person.”

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When Bud Pickett came home from Vietnam in 1967 he didn’t get a ticker tape parade.

The Newton native figured out pretty quick he’d be better off if he didn’t wear his uniform, and he didn’t talk about what had happened during his time in Vietnam. With the release of a book on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, Pickett said he’s finally able to find some peace.

“The book, it’s helped me in a lot of ways, watching the disc, it kind of opens up mem-

Smoke on the Water BBQ contest, benefit returns this month

By David Dolmage Newton Daily News

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Submitted Photo The annual Smoke on the Water BBQ competition and benefit will return this month to assist a Lynnville native battling metastatic cancer. The benefit will be held on Aug. 26.

Competition to help woman’s fight against cancer

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News Get ready to chow down on some savory BBQ this month all while donating to a local woman’s fight against cancer.

When the Smoke on

the Water committee found out about a Lynnville native battling stage four, advanced metastatic cancer, they knew their annual BBQ competition was going to be a meaningful one.

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to 11 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Old Settlers Grounds in Lynnville. The competition will feature a full day of music, a public tasting and awards for the teams with the best BBQ. Stielow is the daughter of Roy and Dianne

James of Lynnville.

Stielow’s has two sons, Jeremiah, 22, and Samuel, 21.

Stielow grew up on a farm near Montezuma and attended church in Lynnville. After she lived in California for 27 years, she moved back to Lynnville in August of 2016.

Just a few months after re-locating, Stielow was diagnosed with stage four metastatic cancer in her liver and pelvis and with stage three in her bowel canal.

Due to the rareness and severity of Stielow’s cancer, her treatment has been and will be aggressive.

The non-profit’s committee is in its fourth year of giving back to its community through BBQ competitions and benefits.

Committee member Jim Richardson said the Smoke on the Water committee realized how much leftover BBQ the competitions brought in, and they decided to think of a way to give back.

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David Dolmage/Daily News Bud Pickett, of Newton, looks over the 50th Anniversary Vietnam book that was a gift to Vietnam veterans.

Local author featured in newest edition of popular books Susan Hoffert always knew she wanted to write, but it took a composition class at DMACC to help her find an outlet. Now the Newton woman has published her first stories in the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series.

The series, which features a variety of stories centered around a common theme, has been popular with readers for years. Hoffert’s stories were published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Dog Did That” and “Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Cat Did That,” a collection which features unique stories about pets.

“I’ve been writing since I was a kid, but it wasn’t until DMACC that I decided I wanted to try to write books,” Hoffert said.

Hoffert, who describes herself as a “stay at home wife” said she initially took the composition class as a fun diversion while she was completing the AutoCad program at DMACC, but she quickly realized writing was her true passion.

After taking a seminar in Cedar Rapids that

ories,” Pickett said.

Released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war, the book is being distributed by the Veterans Affairs Commission in Jasper county. Director Kurt Jackson said the goal is for every Vietnam veteran in the state to eventually receive a copy of the book. There are more than 1,200 veterans who served during Vietnam living in Jasper County. Jackson hopes it will help right some of the wrongs that Vietnam veterans have experienced since they’ve returned home.

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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2017. There are 144 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress code-named Bockscar dropped a nuclear device (“Fat Man”) over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.

On this date: In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” which described Thoreau’s experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, was first published.

In 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics as the United States took first place in the 400-meter relay.

In 1942, British authorities in India arrested nationalist Mohandas K. Gandhi; he was released in 1944.

In 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixon’s resignation took effect.

In 1982, a federal judge in Washington ordered John W. Hinckley Jr., who’d been acquitted of shooting President Ronald Reagan and three others by reason of insanity, committed to a mental hospital.

In 1992, closing ceremonies were held for the Barcelona Summer Olympics, with the Unified Team of former Soviet republics winning 112 medals, the United States 108.

In 2002, Oscar-winning actor and National Rifle Association president Charlton Heston, 78, revealed that doctors had told him he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimer’s disease (Heston died in April 2008).

In 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old black man, was shot to death by a police officer following an altercation in Ferguson, Mo.; Brown’s death led to sometimes-violent protests in Ferguson and other U.S. cities.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush held a news conference in which he publicly prodded Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, his embattled war-onterror partner, to hold free presidential elections, share intelligence and take “swift action” against terrorist leaders pinpointed in his country.

Five years ago: At the London Games, Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds, making him the only man with two Olympic titles in that event.

One year ago: At the Rio Games, Michael Phelps earned the 20th and 21st Olympic gold medals of his career as he won the 200-meter butterfly and anchored the United States to victory in the 4x200 freestyle relay. Katie Ledecky earned her second gold in Rio by winning the 200-meter freestyle. The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold for a second consecutive Olympics.

Today’s Birthdays Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy is 89. Actor Sam Elliott is 73. Singer Barbara Mason is 70. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Bill Campbell is 69. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player John Cappelletti is 65. Actress Melanie Griffith is 60.

Hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull is 53. TV host Hoda Kotb is 53. Actor Pat Petersen is 51. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is 50. Actress Gillian Anderson is 49. Actor Eric Bana is 49. Rock musician Arion Salazar is 47. Actress Nikki Schieler Ziering is 46. Latin rock singer Juanes is 45. Actress Liz Vassey is 45. Actor Kevin McKidd is 44. Actress Jessica Capshaw is 41. Actress Anna Kendrick is 32.

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1. WHAT’S NEXT AFTER ‘FIRE AND FURY’ REMARK Trump answers North Korea’s threats with rhetoric the nuclear-armed nation might appreciate, but the risk now is that the tough talk could lead to war, an AP analysis finds.

That’s Odd Accused burglar doesn’t flush toilet, leaves DNA for police VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of burglarizing a Southern California home took a bathroom break and left DNA evidence in the toilet that led to his arrest, an investigator said Tuesday.

The suspect “did his business and didn’t flush it” during the October break-in in the city of Thousand Oaks, said Detective Tim Lohman of the Ventura County Sheriff ’s Office.

That allowed investigators to collect evidence to conduct a DNA profile. It matched another profile in a national database and detectives tracked down the suspect at his home in the nearby city of Ventura.

2. VEHICLE HITS SOLDIERS IN PARIS SUBURB, INJURING 6 French police are searching for a driver who they say deliberately slammed his BMW into a group of soldiers, the latest of several attacks targeting security forces in the country.

3. KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER ALLEGES FRAUD Kenya’s election commission says allegations

by Raila Odinga that the commission’s database was hacked in order to manipulate results will be investigated as protesting broke out in an

opposition stronghold.

4. AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF CENTRALIZED VOTER LISTS By compiling a national list of registered voters, the U.S. government could provide onestop shopping for hackers and hostile foreign governments seeking to interfere with elections.

5. WHY THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS ARE CHOOSING CANADA Syrians, Congolese, Haitians and others are fleeing the U.S. for its northern neighbor, risking arrest rather than possible deportation from America.

6. HACKERS LOOKING TO SHUT DOWN FACTORIES FOR PAY A report by NTT Security says manufacturers, government and financial firms are now the top targets globally for illicit intrusions by criminals, foreign espionage agencies and others.

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8. ATHENS TO PHILLY FLIGHT SPOTLIGHTS DANGERS OF TURBULENCE Ten people were injured on the American Airlines’ flight last weekend, despite technology and pilots’ efforts to avoid it.

9. ‘YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY NO’ Taylor Swift’s attorneys say the pop superstar wants to be an example to other assault victims after she accused a former Colorado DJ of groping her before a concert.

10. TIGER WOODS FACES ARRAIGNMENT The star golfer’s lawyers could indicate whether he plans to take the misdemeanor case to trial or go into a DUI offender diversion program.

Entertainment Glen Campbell, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ singer, dies at age 81 NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Wichita Lineman” whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81.

Campbell’s family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. No cause was immediately given. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and that it was in its early stages at that time.

“Glen is one of the greatest voices there ever was in the business and he was one of the great-

AP Photo Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as “Rhinestone Cowboy” and spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday. He was 81. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

est musicians,” said Dolly Parton in a video statement. “He was a wonderful session musician as well. A lot of people don’t realize that. But he could play anything and he

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Tributes poured in on social media. “Thank you Glen Campbell for sharing your talent with us for so many years May you rest in peace my friend

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“You were a shining light in so many ways,” Brad Paisley tweeted.

In the late 1960s and well into the ‘70s, the Arkansas native was seemingly everywhere with his boyish face, wavy hair and friendly tenor. He won five Grammys, sold more than 45 million records, had 12 gold albums and 75 chart hits, including No. 1 songs with “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Southern Nights.”

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Local & State News JCHD Continued from Page 1A Supervisor Doug Cupples questioned if the services provided by the health department are competing with the hospital or are being duplicated within the county. Voshell responded that the department administrator is a member of a health coalition within the county to make sure, among other things, the department is not duplicating services.

Supervisor Joe Brock brought up another service provided by the department that ultimately saves that tax base dollars through its work.

“I think another important element on what you do is the savings involved with keeping people out of nursing homes and keeping them in there homes,” Brock said. “The

Vietnam Continued from Page 1A “Vietnam veterans were the worst treated veterans of any conflict that we’ve had,” Jackson said.

Pickett figured out right away when he came home it wasn’t a good idea to talk about Vietnam. He quit wearing his uniform, and went back to the his job at the Vernon company. After hearing shouts of “baby-killer” it was easy for Pickett to just pack

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Continued from Page 1A “I started to think what could we do with all of this extra meat? I had a friend with brain cancer last year, and that’s when I got the idea to start changing the community through these competitions,” Richardson said.

Richardson said the committee decided to charge $5 for attendees to come in and try all of

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taxpayers pay for the nursing homes in most cases.”

Voshell added that the department currently keeps close to 100 vulnerable adults in their homes through the home care program.

“It serves many purposes because not only are they getting their physical needs met but also their social needs met,” Voshell said. “It maintains people to stay in their homes and prevent them from going to a nursing home.”

The discussion took a turn when Cupples brought up how the supervisors do not have an opportunity to talk about county issues outside of its regular meeting due to quorum rules.

He expressed his frustrations with projects not moving forward and nothing getting done.

“One of the things that I get tired of is we don’t get things done, we sit here and talk about

it,” Cupples said. “I would prefer we get things done.”

From there, the board branched out to discussions on a new location, what the continued use of the annex building would look like and introduced the idea of constructing a new location for county offices. Spaces the health department have viewed include area of DMACC and the former New Care building.

“I haven’t seen anything in this town with existing buildings that I am excited about,” Brock said. “We can look at these old buildings, I have spent six years working on old buildings and I don’t care to have anymore. I mentioned here a while back maybe a new building so we don’t have the maintenance costs. Those old buildings just never quit draining you. I think there is some support out there (for the

new building,) too. I think we should at least explore all of our options.”

County maintenance director Adam Sparks also gave his opinion on the situation.

“If the thought is to move, I am not for moving just them (the health department.) I want an all-in-one move or a stay,” Sparks said. “We do not need another building to take care of, to add to the pot, we have way too many to begin with, we can’t keep up now. We don’t need to add another lone building by itself.”

At the annex building, Sparks said not all of the work has to be done now and that it is a workable building. If the supervisors elect to move forward at the annex building, Sparks said the basement has to be addressed before anything else.

“If we’re not going to do the

basement, we should probably not do anything else in the building,” Sparks said. “Obviously we cannot fix the inside of the basement until the outside is fixed.”

Cupples suggested brainstorming with the many people involved in the situation to help find a solution but Brock said it is up to the board to make a decision.

“I think it is up to us three to get this done. You can ask everybody else and have your point system, but this lies with the three of us,” Brock said.

“We haven’t made any headway on this.”

No decisions were made during the meeting. Discussions are expected to continue on the topic.

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

up the war and put it in a dark corner of his mind.

“People knew I’d been in the service,” Pickett said. “They seemed pretty nice, but you could tell that something was in the air.”

Changing attitudes about service members has made it easier for veterans like Pickett to talk about the war. He’s proud when he sees the effort people put into welcoming home veterans from the Middle East.

“I don’t have any resentment, but it brings

back the memories,” Pickett said. “We don’t want guys coming home now to feel that way, we don’t want them to feel rejected.”

Both Pickett and Jackson hope the book will serve as a touchstone for Vietnam veterans, and give them a chance to keep healing and make connections with another.

The book contains photos and memories from those who served and an hour long documentary about the war, narrated by Tom Brokaw.

“There’s a lot more pride in being a veteran than there ever was before,” Jackson said.

Still, reaching out and connecting with Vietnam veterans remains a challenge. Jackson received 600 books in an initial allotment, and he’s only managed to hand out a 100 so far. Many Vietnam veterans are still reluctant to talk about their service, and often shy away from participating in events.

Pickett, a member of the Jasper County Vietnam veterans group said he’s

found that many veterans aren’t interested.

“Because of Vietnam, many are bitter, they won’t have anything to do with any organization,” Pickett said.

Jackson’s hope is veterans will get connected, and become part of the veteran community in Jasper County. He’s gotten a good response from every book he’s handed out so far, and he’s constantly hanging flyers, running newspaper advertisements and doing everything that he can to get

the word out.

“Attitudes have changed a lot about veterans, especially Vietnam veterans,” Jackson said.

“These people stepped up for our country when we asked them to.

To get a copy of the 50th Anniversary book, Contact Kurt Jackson, the director of the Jasper County Veterans Affairs Commission at 641-7927993 to receive your copy.

the different ribs, chicken, pork butt and brisket they could handle.

When the committee found out about Stielow’s diagnosis, they began planning this year’s event in April.

Richardson said the competition this year will be between 25 teams all from across the state of Iowa, including Newton, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and several from Des Moines.

Just a few of the team

names are the Butt Rubbin Dutchmen, Team Carnivore and Mama’s Boys BBQ. “The energy of the competitors at these events is amazing,” Richardson. “Last year’s benefit brought in 500 attendees and it’s electrifying to see.”

The competition is split into four meat categories and the teams are also required to bring a hot side dish to the competition. Those side dish-

es will be judged by the public and the winner will be granted the People’s Choice Award.

Another twist in the competition is the “mystery meat.”

“We always throw a sidewinder in,” Richardson said. “The competitors will be given an additional meat in the middle of the competition that they will have to prepare.”

The committee will announce the winners of the competition during

the grand finale at 7 p.m.

Then, they take the money that was raised from April until the end of the benefit and give it to the beneficiary at the end of the night.

That is something Richardson will never forget.

“I would have to say it’s the most rewarding experience of my life,” Richardson said. “I’m looking forward to seeing the amount of money

we can raise for Melanie.

It might not give her instant relief, but it will help her to fight this horrible disease.”

Smoke On The Water LLC is a nonprofit organization. Smoke on the Water operates fully on donations from the local businesses and community members.

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Airline debacles

Candidly Unfiltered Kayla Langmaid

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here have been a number of unsettling headlines that have caught my eye this summer, from children and pets being left in hot cars to the carnival ride breaking down and causing deaths.

Other headlines I have seen that have been on my radar are the several “shocking” incidents with certain airlines and its passengers.

As a frequent flyer, any time I see or hear something on the news about a passenger being thrown off a plane or a security issue, it will catch my attention.

My soon to be in-laws live in Georgia We will forever be flying to Atlanta, and I don’t mind one bit. I love flying once I get situated in my seat, my baggage is tucked away and my earphones are in.

My fiancé and I usually watch a downloaded movie on the iPad during the two

hour flight, and sometimes we barely get to watch the whole thing before the wheels touch the tarmac.

This weekend we will be flying out of Des Moines into Atlanta for a short weekend visit, which I haven’t done since November. We will get to meet our newborn nephew and get to catch up with a lot of Adam’s family.

I am not worried about our flight out of Des Moines — it’s always a somewhat relaxing environment, there isn’t any unruly traffic and the security lines are always guaranteed to be quick. However, when we touch down in ATL, it will be a whole other ball game.

Once inside the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, get ready to be dumped in with 10,000 other wandering travelers. It’s a pretty big culture shock after being in

small town Iowa for months on end.

Flying comes with inconveniences, however, the convenience of getting across the country in two hours versus driving for 14-plus hours overrides the annoyances.

What is most alarming to me is the way some travelers can be so unpredictable.

There has been outrage over United Airlines dragging a bloodied passenger off of a plane kicking and screaming.

A second United Airlines incident included a passenger who was dropped in her wheel chair as she exited the plane, resulting in injuries to her arm and other parts of her body.

In another incident, a family of four who was flying Delta refused to give up their seats because the family wanted to put a two-year-old in the seat that their 18-year-old was going to sit in, but he instead caught an earlier flight.

Don’t get me wrong, I think these incidents were handled unprofessionally and the situations were amplified by non-cooperative passengers, but I do think we live in an era where social media has made us more aware of these types of incidents.

If incidents like these happened in the 60s, there is no way the world would’ve caught wind of it, unless the media interviewed the passengers, airline, etc., and even then it would be just here-say.

In today’s world, passengers aboard these flights just whip out their smart phones and record whatever is in front of them, thus, making it easier for the media to get ahold of these incidents, and in turn making it easier for airlines to be held accountable.

I think in a lot of these airline rage situations, the problems could’ve been solved much easier with better customer service and better training by security and the airlines.

It’s easy for passengers to panic and to become easily angered, but all airline personnel should be properly trained in all situations.

I’m lucky enough to not have had a crazy airline experience, knock on wood. I am hopeful that my flights remain relaxing and my drinks stay cold.

Contact Kayla Langmaid at klangmaid@newtondailynews.com

American Conservative Ben Shapiro

Google’s leftist Goggles leave Googlers agog So, Google is a leftist company.

That’s no surprise. All you’d have to do to verify that fact is watch the rotating Google doodles throughout the year. They frequently feature social justice warriors, leftist causes celebres and random slaps at religion. Or you could check its search results, which tend to favor leftist causes and politicians over conservative ones.

But Google isn’t just liberal; it’s leftist. It’s so leftist that its vice president of Diversity, Integrity & Governance, Danielle Brown, participated in a public scourging of an unnamed Google employee who had the temerity to question the company’s odd focus on “diversity” hires. The employee penned a 10-page Jerry Maguire-style memo outlining Google’s obsession with “diversity” and why its practices amount to illegal discrimination — and pointing out that the lack of women in top positions reflects scientific differences between men and women on average, not discriminatory social policy.

This intrepid soul openly signaled his opposition to sexism but then pointed out that personality differences between men and women on average, as well as men’s higher drive for status, could lead to wage gaps at the company. That is absolutely correct based on a tremendous amount of available social science data. In fact, it’s also true that while women on average may slightly outperform men on IQ tests, more men are found at the extremes of the bell curve — there are more men on the upper and lower ends of the spectrum. That would lead to the hiring of more men at prestigious companies like Google based on merit, not based on sexism.

But according to Google itself, such wrongthink must be curbed. And so, Brown stated that the memo “advanced incorrect assumptions about gender.” Not controversial — incorrect. The facts, you see, must be made to fit Google’s theory. Furthermore, said Brown, “I’m not going to link to it here as it’s not a viewpoint that I or this company endorses.”

But there was good news. “Diversity and inclusion are a fundamental part of our values and the culture we continue to cultivate,” she said.

Yay, diversity! Shut up, guy who disagrees!

Unfortunately, this philosophy of diversity before freedom or merit has run amok at many of America’s major companies. And it has an impact on product. YouTube has reportedly been restricting videos it deems controversial or inappropriate, and disproportionately targeting comics like Steven Crowder and educators like Dennis Prager. Facebook has taken steps in recent months to curb its own biases, but only after a blowup with conservatives who were angry at its apparent attempts to crack down on non-leftists. Twitter has banned or suspended conservatives for mysterious reasons that it has never applied to members of the left.

Google has a pair of leftist goggles on at all times.

Its users shouldn’t have blinders on about it. Every search result should be scanned for algorithmic bias. After all, a company that will rip its own employee to shreds for defending its hiring practices on the basis of science and data will do anything to defend its leftist politics.

YOUR VIEW

Newton working to help those in need I commend Meredith and Jim Tracey and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church for their efforts to help provide for the needy in our community (a story appeared in the Newton Daily News on July 26 “Blessing Box Helps Those In Need”). As the saying goes, “it take a village” to raise a child, so “it takes a village” to provide for the less fortunate in any community. I think Newton works very hard at meeting the needs of the needy — food pantries, free community meals, Manhatten Christmas Club and churches having give aways of household items, clothing, diapers and school supplies, just to name a few.

Our community has changed

Protestor behavior not acceptable Recently, two protesters were arrested for claiming responsibility for sabotage efforts along the Dakota Access Pipeline project. Sadly, some of the same criminal activity and property damage took place right outside of Newton. This behavior should be strongly condemned by folks on all sides of the political spectrum.

For being activists that claim to be concerned over the safety

a great deal over the last 10 plus years. All communities have. The world is just not the same anymore. This leads me to take exception to the comment the article quotes Merle Smith as saying — “There’s no industry here anymore.”... We do have industry and companies that provide jobs. The list includes TPI, Trinity Structural Towers, Anderson Printing, UL Laboratories, Cline Tool, bio diesel plant, Atlas Hydraulics, Aeuron and Multi Packaging and Printing. The Newton Development Corporation points out that in the fall of 2007 the final 1,750 Maytag jobs went away.

Since 2008 until the present time Newton has had 11 new companies locate in Newton. These 11 new companies have diversified our employment base (all eggs not in one basket) now employ 1,800 people. Unemployment went from 9.9 percent in 2009 down under 3.5 percent today.

Several of these employers are continuing to hire.

The Newton Development Corporation, under the direction of Frank Liebl, continues to recruit new businesses for our community. More than half of the space at the former Maytag Plant Two is filled. Renovation of the remainder of the space continues.

It is unfortunate that we have needy people and even homeless in our community. But, I don’t think we can say Newton is not moving forward in the areas of jobs, housing, schools and retail offerings. Frank Liebl, executive director of the Newton Development Corporation, says that “Newton is definitely trending in the right direction.”

Let’s focus on the positive while we work to eliminate the negative.

of pipelines, these professional protestors took an interesting approach by damaging more than $1 million dollars of equipment and valve sites along the project. These political arsonists put themselves in danger, and could have potentially placed the safety of workers and innocent bystanders at risk.

Additionally, if they had been more successful in their reckless protest, they could’ve hurt millions of consumers and manufacturers across the Midwest.

Thousands of hardworking, well trained, men and women earned

good wages constructing this project. We need reliable ways to transport our vital energy resources and modern pipelines have a proven safety track record.

Thankfully, all of this ended in a humiliating press conference where the activists were arrested in Des Moines as they again began vandalizing property in front of Capitol police. This type of politically motivated violence should not be tolerated, and I hope it does not continue in Iowa or elsewhere across our nation.

Bob Lane Newton

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Records Obituaries Shirley Danley Aug. 7, 2017 Shirley Danley, 80, of Newton died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 at Newton Health Care Center. Funeral services for Shirley will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 11 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday evening at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

NHS registration days set Newton High School student registration is being held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the high school. All students are expected to attend.

School pictures, class schedules, student ID and locker assignments will be given at this time.

Student fees can be paid during these dates.

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Concussions: What parents and athletes need to know

By Kristina Winfield Jasper County Health Department It’s better to miss one game than the whole season.

What Is a Concussion?

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move quickly back and forth.

This fast movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, creating chemical changes in the brain and sometimes stretching and damaging the brain cells.

If your child has experienced a bump or blow to the head during a game or practice, look for any of the following signs and symptoms of a concussion: • Appears dazed or stunned • Is confused about assignment or position • Forgets sports plays

Is unsure of game, score or opponent • Moves clumsily • Answers questions slowly • Loses consciousness (even briefly) • Shows behavior or personality changes • Can’t recall events prior to hit or fall • Can’t recall events after hit or fall

care professional will be able to decide how serious the concussion is and when it is safe for your child to return to sports.

• Keep your child out of play. Concussions take time to heal. Don’t let your child return to play until a health care professional says it’s OK. Children who return to play too soon — while Symptoms reported the brain is still healing by athlete — risk a greater chance • Headache or “pres- of having a second consure” in the head cussion. Second or later • Nausea or vomiting concussions can be very • Balance problems serious. They can cause or dizziness permanent brain dam• Double or blurry age, affecting your child vision for a lifetime.

• Sensitivity to light • Tell your child’s • Sensitivity to noise coach about any recent • Feeling sluggish, concussion.

Coaches hazy, foggy, or groggy should know if your • Concentration or child had a recent conmemory problems cussion. Your child’s • Confusion coach may not know • Does not “feel right” about a concussion your child received in anothWhat should you do if er sport or activity unyou think your child has less you tell the coach. a concussion?

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Alliant Energy announces major wind investment CEDAR RAPIDS — Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company is pursuing another major wind investment that will help solidify Iowa’s national leadership in renewable energy.

“The customers and communities we serve will benefit from this cost effective clean energy,” said Doug Kopp, president of Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company. “Our wind projects will help keep energy costs stable over the long-term for custom-

ers.”

Alliant Energy is seeking approval from the Iowa Utilities Board to add up to 500 megawatts of wind energy in Iowa.

A decision is expected in early 2018.

The company received approval in 2016 for a similar expansion. The combined projects would represent a $1.8 billion investment and add up to 1,000 megawatts of new wind generation in Iowa. That’s enough to

power up to 430,000 Iowa homes a year. As a result, wind is expected to be more than one-third of the company’s Iowa energy mix in 2020 “Iowa has seen tremendous benefits from the expansion of the wind energy industry in our state. We appreciate Alliant Energy continuing to invest in wind and other renewable energy sources to power our state,” said Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

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• 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.

• Adam Keith will perform at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cadillac Jacks in Baxter.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple, in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 12 p.m.

Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

• Penny Bingo will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Thunder Nites will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Courthouse Square, in Newton. Bike night in Newton. Thunder Nites takes place the second Friday of the month through September. Each Friday will feature a different live artist.

• Garden Club Meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Jason T. Purtilo, 33, homeless, was charged with assault at 9:15 a.m.

Aug. 2 when a woman called police after a man jumped in front of her car and stopped her from traveling in the 100 block of South Eighth Avenue. Purtilo was allegedly running around Newton intoxicated at the time. The victim told police that the male subject was yelling and screaming and then reached in the rear driver’s side window of the vehicle and tried pulling her son out of his car seat by his legs. The victim drove away from the scene. The witness told

police a description of the man and it matched what Purtilo was wearing. Purtilo was arrested near Petro Shop for simulated public intoxication. Purtilo was later charged with assault.

Purtilo was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Allie J. King, 27, of Newton, was charged with trespassing at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 2 after police were called to Walmart.

King was reportedly inside the store she had been previously trespassed from. Police saw King walking in the parking lot and get into a vehicle with a driver. The officer told the driver to stop. King said she knew she had been

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banned from the store and gave no reason for violating the ban. King was released and issued a citation to appear in court.

• James L. Koon, 24, and Timber J. Hogan, 21, both of Laurel, were charged with violation of no contact or protective order at 12:07 a.m.

Aug. 4 after police were called in reference to a possible drunk driver east bound on First Avenue. Police located the vehicle that also had a brake light out. Police stopped the vehicle in the Hy-Vee parking lot and identified the driver as Hogan. Hogan has a protective order with Koon, the passenger.

Koon also had a warrant out of Poweshiek County for a no contact order violation. Koon and Timber were both arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Charles L. Loudermilk, 49, of Newton, was charged with carrying weapons, knife over eight inches and possession of drug paraphernalia at 10:38 p.m. Aug. 5.

Loudermilk was also arrested on a Jasper County warrant for violation of probation for original charge of possession of controlled substance.

Police stopped Loudermilk for driving with a fraudulent registration at 900 First Avenue East. Loudermilk had a

Ave. E. Pearson threw something out of his pocket and into a bush when he saw police. Officers placed Pearson under arrest. Officers found the plastic bag which contained 0.3 grams of methamphetamine. Pearson was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Jordan Troen, 26, of Newton was arrested at 10:48 p.m. Aug. 7 at 517 E. 11th St. S. on two Jasper County warrants for failure to appear on one original charge of interference with official acts and one original charge of walking on wrong side of highway. Troen was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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While officers searched the vehicle, they found a 9-inch knife and drug paraphernalia, including a scale, small bags containing white residue and three pipes. Loudermilk was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Michael C. Pearson, 45, of Newton, was charged with obstructing prosecution or defense and possession of controlled substance at 10:59 p.m. Aug. 8. Pearson was wanted for two Jasper County warrants for failure to appear for original charges of driving while license suspended. Pearson was found at 400 N. Third

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Woman’s dangerous dating habits frighten her friend

DEAR ABBY: I’m worried about a close friend I have known for about 10 years. She’s well-educated, independent and family-oriented. She has been online dating for quite a while and continually meets guys who have criminal backgrounds.

She dated one of them on the down low for two years because she was embarrassed by how he behaved in public.

The most recent man served a 16-year prison sentence for being involved in a murder.

She tells me she doesn’t see a future with any of them, but goes on multiple dates and defends them with, “He seems like a nice guy.” In the next breath, she’ll claim to want a steady and meaningful relationship.

I have voiced my concerns. I asked her what she’d say to me if the tables were turned, and her responses mimic the concern I show her. I suggested she try a different website or mode of meeting potential partners, but it hasn’t made a difference.

I believe in second chances up to a point, but now I’m genuinely worried for her safety. Is there anything else I can do to convince her to have safer boundaries? — CONCERNED ABOUT CRIMINALS DEAR CONCERNED: No, you have done enough. Until your friend admits to herself that she’s fishing for trout in the wrong stream, she’ll continue to reel in sharks.

DEAR ABBY: Is it normal for men to sulk or get angry when they don’t get sex when they want it? I’ve been married to my husband for more than 30 years. I run several miles a day and, with all the work I do, I don’t always feel like having sex. Lately, I have been under a lot of stress, so I haven’t been in the mood.

The other night, he did his usual sulking. Then, as he often does, he tossed about in bed, repeatedly and roughly, while we’re trying to sleep.

The whole bed shook. Another night, he stuck his elbow in my ribs to be sure he got my attention.

Sometimes he’ll grab my butt really

hard while I’m trying to sleep — in the middle of the night, mind you. I end up having sex with him so he leaves me alone and I can sleep.

I have tried sleeping in another bed.

But then he comes to that room and repeatedly kicks the mattress. If I lock the door, he kicks the door. So, I have sex with him so I can live in peace. Do most men do this when they don’t get sex as often as they like? — SPOUSE SULKING IN THE NORTH DEAR SPOUSE: You have tolerated this for 30 years? What you have described is spousal abuse. Most men do not behave the way your husband does, bullying and coercing their wives into marital relations. Please discuss this with a licensed mental health professional. His behavior is off the charts, and you need more help than I can give you in a letter.

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1 DHS head examining school’s

4 Dubuque man pleads guilty to robbing Maquoketa bank

mental health options

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds says the head of the Iowa Department of Human Services will respond to allegations of limited mental health care options at a school for juvenile offenders. Reynolds was asked Tuesday about the Boys State Training School in Eldora following a report from Disability Rights Iowa that highlights the use of restraints and seclusion at the facility. Reynolds says Jerry Foxhoven, the new DHS director, will work with the school’s superintendent and others to “make sure that we’re doing the right thing.”

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CEDAR RAPIDS — A man charged with robbing an eastern Iowa bank and leading police on a high speed chase earlier this year has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Prosecutors say 41-year-old Dante Rhodes, of Dubuque, pleaded guilty Monday in Cedar Rapids’ federal court to one count of bank robbery. Police say he robbed the Fidelity Bank and Trust in Maquoketa on March 8. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced. Court records show that Rhodes entered the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding money.

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3 Democrats retain Iowa House

$1M bill deposit attempt leads to Iowa man’s drug SIOUX CITY — Authorities say a man who tried to deposit what he presented as a $1 million bill has been charged with drug possession in Iowa. A criminal complaint says Sioux City police officers were called to a Northwest Bank branch Thursday to talk to a man who tried to deposit the bill into his account. The officers asked 33-year-old Dennis Strickland whether he had any more of the bills and that a baggie fell out when he emptied a pocket. The complaint says the baggie contained methamphetamine.

District 82 seat

FAIRFIELD — Democrats have retained an Iowa House seat in a special election. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s voting in House District 82 show Phil Miller will replace Democratic Rep. Curt Hanson, who died in June.

Miller is a Fairfield veterinarian. He defeated Republican Travis Harris, Libertarian Joshua Miller and Edward Hee III, of the Constitution Party of Iowa.

The special election leaves the makeup of the Iowa House at 59 Republicans and 41 Democrats. District 82 includes parts of Davis, Jefferson and Van Buren counties.

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Judge won’t move trials in Iowa teen’s starvation death WEST DES MOINES — A judge has decided the trials won’t be moved out of Polk County for the adoptive parents of a West Des Moines teenager who officials say was starved to death.

Court records say Judge Karen Romano ruled Monday that Nicole Finn and Joseph Finn II have not sufficiently shown that pretrial publicity has ruined any chance for fair trials in Polk County.

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Iowa Capitol workers to receive active shooter training DES MOINES (AP) — Some people who work at the Iowa Capitol have been offered training on how to respond to an armed attack on the premises, a move that comes after a law took effect allowing concealed handguns in the building.

Legislative employees who work for the House and Senate have been invited to attend a roughly two-hour training class in early September at a nearby state building in Des Moines.

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islative Services Agency, which reviews proposed policy and is housed at the Capitol, have also been invited. An agency spokesman said some of those employees have already received such training.

Staff members for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who also work in the building, got the training in July, according to press secretary Brenna Smith.

A document distributed to legislative staff ahead of the

training reads, “The participant will learn strategies for identifying and handling concerning behavior in colleagues as well as response options to increase survivability of active armed encounters.” It was developed by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, which will lead the voluntary training for free with a handful of law enforcement officials.

Staff leaders for both Republican-controlled chambers requested the training about a

month ago, though discussion has been ongoing for months, according to Ed Failor, a Senate Republican spokesman. He said the new law that allows concealed handguns inside the Capitol is not the motivation for the training.

“There’s no downside in people being prepared,” he said, noting shootings around the country.

Capt. Mark Logsdon, who oversees security at the Capitol, said the training will teach em-

ployees how to respond within their workspace during a shooting or other potentially violent situation. He agreed that the gun law wasn’t the impetus for the training but acknowledged it had become part of the conversation.

“I think if nothing else, it might have maybe spurred people to say, ‘Hey, you know what? We live in a whole different age. We need to do what we can to make sure that we safeguard ourselves,’” he said.

How states are handling Trump’s voter information request made publicly available, the state cannot turn it over.

The Associated Press These are state-by-state responses to a request for detailed voter data from President Donald Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is investigating voter fraud.

The information indicates whether a state is willing to comply with, is denying or is undecided on the request for data. Some of the states that are willing to comply have fees or other requirements of the commission. All states that have agreed to provide the information are withholding some details that the commission said it wanted only if it was considered public under state law.

The commission sent one request in late June and another in July after a court said the data collection could move ahead.

Iowa Comply Paul Pate, the Republican secretary of state, said: “There is a formal process for requesting a list of registered voters, as specified in Iowa Code. We will follow that process if a request is made that complies with Iowa law. The official list request form is available on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website, sos.iowa.gov.”

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Pate said some voter registration information is a matter of public record. However, he said, providing personal voter information, such as Social Security numbers, is forbidden under Iowa Code.

“We will only share information that is publicly available and complies with Iowa Code.

The commission will have to follow the same process candidates, political parties, media organizations, and everyone else follows when requesting a voter list,” Pate said.”

Illinois Undecided Ken Menzel, general coun-

sel for the Illinois State Board of Elections, said the board will consider the new request at its Aug. 22 meeting but won’t provide any information without board approval and notice to the public.

He has previously said the board won’t provide information to the commission. In a letter to the commission, he said Illinois law limits the release of voter information to political committees and government entities, subject to a requirement that it not be released to the public.

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Minnesota Deny Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat, announced he would not share the data with Trump’s commission.

“I will not hand over personal data on the nearly four million Minnesotans who are registered to vote,” he said in a statement. “I have serious doubts about the commission’s credibility and trustworthiness, and I fear it risks becoming a partisan tool to shut out millions of eligible American voters. In addition, Minnesotans who registered to vote never thought their personal data would end up in some federal database.”

Missouri Comply In Missouri, Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said he is happy to “offer our support in the collective effort to enhance the American people’s confidence in the integrity of the system.”

Ashcroft’s spokeswoman, Maura Browning, said the state is only providing publicly available information. She said that means no Social Security numbers, no political affiliations and no details on how people voted.

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Chicken Soup Continued from Page 1A focused on publication, Hoffert set her sights on getting her work published in a magazine.

“When I came out of there I decided that this was what I wanted to do,” Hoffert said.

She decided to start with the Chicken Soup books, because their website had an easy process for submitting her work. Hoffert wrote the first story in about two hours, and spent the next couple of months editing and refining the work with help from her family and friends.

The deadline for publication was January of this year, and after crossing her fingers and uttering a silent prayer, Hoffert clicked the “send” button on her computer. The Chicken Soup publishers don’t send rejection letters in hopes of not discouraging aspiring writers, so Hoffert knew that if she heard back, it would be good news.

David Dolmage/Daily News Susan Hoffert poses with the two Chicken Soup books that features stories she penned.

When the news came, it was better than she’d hoped.

In early May the publishers emailed Hoffert to let her

Northey: Cooler temperatures welcome, drought conditions persist DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

The report is released weekly from April through October.

“The cooler temperatures we saw last week were welcome, but the lack of significant rainfall means drought conditions remain in place for many parts of Iowa, with severe drought in much of south central and south east Iowa,” Northey said.

The weekly report is also available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website a www.IowaAgriculture.gov or on USDA’s site at www.nass.usda.gov/ia. The report summary follows here: Crop Report All of Iowa experienced cooler than normal temperatures and most of the State received below normal precipitation during the week ending August 6, 2017, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

know that the cat story she’d written had made the final round of cuts. Before long, her dog story was in the final

round as well. At the end of May, Hoffert finally got the email that she’d been waiting for; both stories had been accepted for publication.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I figured that it would take longer, everyone kept telling me that it’s such a hard business to get into.”

As soon as Hoffert told her husband Mark, he started dancing in the living room with joy. The publication contract came in the mail shortly after, and suddenly, Hoffert’s dream had become a reality.

“When the contract came I thought, this is really going to happen, it’s like a dream come true,” Hoffert said.

Becca Klein, the public services librarian at the Newton Public Library said that there’s a strong interest in reading and writing in Jasper County, which has created a small but thriving community of local authors. The library regularly organizes book signings and discussions to give residents a chance to meet local authors and hear about their work.

“There’s a lot of interest here in anything that’s published locally, whether it’s from a large publishing house, or self published,” Klein said.

Hosting these events raises awareness about the work of local authors in the community, and it also exposes readers at the library to new genres as well. Klein said the library hopes to reach out to Hoffert to have her participate as well.

“If she has an interest, absolutely,” Klein said. “These events are a celebration of what we’re accomplishing locally.”

As for Hoffert, she’s already back to work on a book, as well as several stories for the next Chicken Soup book. After crossing her first big hurdle, the work only gets easier.

“My confidence has really changed, and that’s very rewarding,” Hoffert said.

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109 US salmonella cases now linked to papayas from Mexico DES MOINES (AP) — An increasing number of people have been sickened by eating papaya now traced to a farm located in southern Mexico, U.S. public health officials said in an update on the outbreak first reported more than two weeks ago.

Salmonella has now sickened 109 people in 16 states and 35 were serious enough to be hospitalized, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on its web page dedicated to the outbreak. One person in New York City died.

Papaya traced to the

Carica de Campeche farm in Campeche, Mexico, appears to be the likely source, the FDA said Monday. The farm is located on the Gulf of Mexico side of the Yucatan Peninsula.

The company did not immediately respond to an email and phones went unanswered on Tuesday. A storm warning was posted for the area as Tropical Storm Franklin was making its way across the Yucatan Peninsula.

Papayas from the Carica de Campeche farm tested positive for five different strains of salmonella bacteria, which

can cause diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and fever. Young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are the most likely to have severe infections.

Cases in New York nearly tripled to 36 since the last report on July 21 and New Jersey cases have more than doubled to 26. Virginia has had 11 cases, Pennsylvania seven and Maryland has had six.

Connecticut and Minnesota each have four cases, and Massachusetts has had three.

Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina and Oklahoma

have reported two cases and Delaware, Louisiana Michigan and Wisconsin have had one each.

The FDA said it is working with Mexican food safety authorities to conduct inspections and other follow up activities.

The Campeche farm has been added to an import alert which allows FDA field personnel to stop fresh produce from entering the U.S. from the farm until it’s proven to have resolved issues that caused the bacterial contamination.

It was not immediately clear how the papaya was contaminated, an FDA spokesman said.

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Boys’ state swim meet in new venue, state basketball tourney is shortened Newton Daily News BOONE — Iowa’s state boys’ swimming meet is returning to the campus of the University of Iowa for the 2017-18 season. The state boys’ basketball tournament will be a five-day event, Monday through Friday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control approved administrative recommendations on Friday effecting the state swimming meet and boys’ state basketball tournament.

The changes take effect this school year.

Neither of the changes will impact how teams and/or individuals qualify for the State Tournament. Both changes are supported by the advisory committees and coaches’ associations in their respective sports.

“The Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA and Marshalltown Community Schools were exceptional hosts and the Y provided a great venue for our state swimming championships,” IHSAA Executive Director Alan Beste said.

“The move to The University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center provides an opportunity for our championships to be held at a site where the NCAA Men’s Championships have been held and will be held again in the future.”

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Changes made by the Iowa High School Athletic Association will impact the NCMP boys’ swim team and all the area boys’ basketball teams.

The 82nd Annual State Swimming Meet will be held Feb. 10 at the natatorium in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center at the University of Iowa. The state of the art facility has hosted Big 10 and NCAA meets.

The 25-yard competition natatorium also has an adjacent 25-yard warm-up pool.

Member school hosts for the meet will be Iowa City, West; Iowa City, City High and Linn-Mar, Marion.

The venue hosted the NCAA Championships in 2015 and will also host the event in 2021 and 2022.

From 2005-2017, Marshalltown hosted the state boys’ swim meet at the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA. Prior the move to Marshalltown, the meet was contested the previous 19 years in the University of Iowa Field House Pool, which hosted 29 of the first 68 meets.

Ten different venues have

been used in the past for the state championships.

Beste said the IHSAA’s goal in moving the state basketball tournament to a five-day event is to reduce conflicts with college basketball tournaments and spring breaks that many school districts are engaged. He said it wanted to provide schools, communities and fans a shorter tournament week experience.

“We believe we can create more of a championship envi-

ronment by playing all championship games on the same day – Championship Friday,” Beste said. “Each day/evening of the tournament will be considered a single session ticket whereby all games on a given day will be included in the admission price.”

A five-day State Basketball Tournament is the first major move in the tournament since moving from three to four classes in 1985 and marks the first time the final day of the tournament is not scheduled on a Saturday.

There will be seven games on Monday and Tuesday of Tournament Week starting at 9:30 a.m. and six on the remaining three days, starting at 10:30 a.m. Consolation games, which have been played since 1929, will continue to be played under the new format, with the four championship games being played Friday afternoon and evening.

The order of the games will continue to be Class 1A – 4A. All days will be a one session ticket. The 2018 boys’ state basketball tournament schedule can be found on the IHSAA’s website.

Des Moines has hosted the state basketball tournament for the past 55 years and 61 of the last 63 years. 2018 marks the 107th year of a boys’ state basketball tournament and the 96th year under the administrative auspices of the IHSAA.

Cardinals pound Royals

File Photo St. Louis Cardinals’ Yadier Molina hit a solo home run in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. It was one of three home runs St. Louis hit in a 10-3 win over Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yadier Molina, Jedd Gyorko and Randal Grichuk went deep, the Cardinals scored so much in the fifth inning that they broke the scoreboard, and St. Louis rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Michael Wacha (9-4) allowed a three-run double to Cheslor Cuthbert but otherwise kept the Royals in check, surrendering six hits over six innings to win for the sixth time in seven decisions.

Molina homered off Jason Vargas (13-6) in the fourth and Grichuk and Gyorko connected to highlight the six-run fifth, when the crown-shaped video board at Kauffman Stadium suddenly went dark.

About half of it came back online in the seventh, when the Car-

dinals were tacking on runs.

The Cardinals have won four straight overall, scoring 38 runs over that stretch, and have taken the first two meetings in their four-game, two-city cross-state series.

Cuthbert’s knock down the leftfield line staked Vargas to a 3-1 lead in the fourth, but the left-hander responded with the kind of outing that’s become common since his All-Star appearance last month.

Grichuk homered to begin the fifth for St. Louis, and Vargas hit Matt Carpenter before allowing a single to Tommy Pham. Vargas also threw a pair of wild pitches to put runners on second and third, then he walked Jose Martinez before giving up Molina’s go-ahead single.

Dexter Fowler doubled to right to chase Vargas from the game,

but reliever Mike Minor was unable to stop the cascade of runs.

Gyorko pounded his 2-2 pitch an estimated 420 feet over the leftfield bullpen to give the Cardinals a 7-3 lead and close the book on Vargas’s latest miserable outing.

He was 12-3 with a 2.22 ERA at the end of June. He’s 1-4 with a 7.62 ERA in six starts since.

Vargas’s downturn has coincided with a slump by the Royals, who made a series of trades in late July with an eye on contending for the AL Central. Instead, they’ve dropped seven of the last nine to fall off the division-leading Cleveland Indians’ pace.

The Cardinals send Mike Leake to the mound and the Royals counter with Trevor Cahill when the series shifts to St. Louis on Wednesday night.

Captains go for youth in Solheim Cup selections

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — U.S. captain Juli Inkster added a pair of rookies to her Solheim Cup team for matches that will see plenty of new faces.

Inkster, the captain for the second straight time, added 18-year-old Angel Yin and Austin Ernst to her 10 automatic qualifiers. She passed over the experience in Paula Creamer and six-time Solheim Cup veteran Angela Stanford. Creamer, a captain’s pick in 2015, will miss her first Solheim Cup since she turned pro.

“This has been a really tough day,” said Inkster, herself a nine-time Solheim Cup participant. “I don’t know if there’s ever been so many people in the running for two captain’s picks. I could have gone a lot of different ways. But in the end I went with my gut, and who I thought deserved a chance to play. I hope it turns out OK. That’s all I can say.”

The Solheim Cup is Aug.

18-20 at Des Moines Golf and Country Club.

The Americans rallied to beat Europe two years ago in Germany and have a 9-5 record in the series that dates to 1990.

The 10 qualifiers for the United States were Women’s PGA champion Danielle

Kang, Cristie Kerr, Jessica Korda, Brittany Lang, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Gerina Piller, Lizette Salas, Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie. All but Kang have played in the matches.

European captain Annika Sorenstam also preferred youth rather than familiarity

with the Solheim’s uniquely partisan atmosphere.

Former Women’s British Open champion Catriona Matthew — an eight-time Solheim Cup player — was one of those left disappointed, although the 48-year old Scot will still make the trip to Iowa as one of Sorenstam’s assistant

captains.

“It is always hard to say ‘no’ to someone who lives for the Solheim Cup,” Sorenstam said. “She was involved in the plans and knew the players we were talking about and that made it awkward at times. But she has been strong and mature and I am happy to have her on the team either way.”

Four of Europe’s players — Emily Pedersen of Denmark, Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden and English pair Georgia Hall and Florentine Parker — will be making their Solheim Cup debuts, with Pedersen and Sagstrom two of Sorenstam’s four picks.

The other wild cards — Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Masson — will be making their fifth and third appearances in Europe’s colors, respectively.

Rounding out the European team were Carlotta Ciganda, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Suzann Pettersen, Melissa Reid and Jodi Ewart Shadoff.

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Iowa adds Nevada’s Butler to talented running back stable

NASCAR Photo Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, celebrates with team owner Rick Hendrick and his crew after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hendrick Motorsports announced recently that 2017 will be Kahne’s final season with the company.

Hendrick Motorsports, Kasey Kahne to split after six years CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne is out at Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season.

The Brickyard 400 winner was released from the final year of his contract, allowing him to pursue another Cup ride for 2018. Team owner Rick Hendrick did not immediately name a replacement for the No. 5 Chevrolet.

Hendrick has seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman in the fold for next season. The organization could turn to 19-year-old Xfinity Series driver William Byron to fill the seat. Former Cup champions Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch also don’t have contracts for next season.

The 37-year-old Kahne will finish the season driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick. He has six victories in six seasons with Hendrick, including one at Indianapolis last month that qualified him for the playoffs.

“He’s a tremendous teammate and person, and he has been totally dedicated to our program since day one,” Hendrick said in a statement Monday.

“I’ve always believed that he’s a special talent, and I know he will thrive in the right situation. We will do everything we can to finish the season as strong as we can.”

Kahne’s win at Indianapolis wasn’t enough to save his job.

“We won six races together and I’m coming off of one of the biggest wins of my career at the Brickyard, which has given the (No.) 5 team a lot of momentum heading into the playoffs,” Kahne said. “We still have a lot of racing left in 2017 and finishing strong is our top priority. I look forward to what the next chapter in my career holds.”

Kahne’s fate had been in limbo for most of the season because of years of mediocre finishes and sponsorship woes. Farmers Insurance bailed on Kahne and Great Clips also cut ties with the driver. Great Clips had been signed as the primary sponsor for 10 races annually through the 2018 season, but that deal ended early — and so did Kahne’s run with Hendrick.

Kahne won as many as six races in 2006 driving for Ray Evernham and finished as high as fourth in the standings in 2012 driving for Hendrick. He won two races in 2013, won on Aug. 31, 2014, at Atlanta Motor Speedway for career victory No. 17 and then went on a 102-race winless streak.

He opened this season with a seventh-place finish in the Daytona 500 and was fourth in Atlanta, and seemed to show he might have returned to form. But he crashed out of five races and failed to finish better than 15th in the nine races leading into Indianapolis.

IOWA CITY (AP) — Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz thinks Iowa screwed up by not recruiting James Butler out of high school.

The Hawkeyes recently rectified that error, adding Butler as a highly coveted graduate transfer that they hope can help getting their sluggish offense on track.

Butler, who gained over 1,300 yards rushing in each of his last two seasons at Nevada, joined Iowa (8-5 in 2016) last month after graduating in just three years.

The addition of Butler, combined with star Akrum Wadley’s return following a breakout season in 2016, should give the Hawkeyes a formidable ground game to help compensate for a passing attack that looks unsettled heading into this season.

“He’s a really good football player, and to me that’s a really good start.

We’re trying to collect those guys,” Brian Ferentz said. “We probably made a mistake not getting him in our program a lot sooner. And so far what we’ve seen out of him, he’s just verified everything that we thought we knew.”

Iowa wasn’t the only Big Ten school to overlook Butler, who peaked as a senior while at St. Francis High just outside of Chicago. But Butler made an immediate impact at Nevada, rushing for 635 yards as a freshman before gaining 1,345 yards on 6.5 yards a carry in 2015.

Last season Butler rushed for 1,336 yards with 12 touchdowns and was named his team’s most valuable player. But a coaching change convinced Butler to explore his options.

The return of Wadley, a senior who ran for 1,081 yards and 10 TDs in 2016, might have kept most transfer backs away from Iowa City. But Butler looked into the way Iowa used its backs and its history of strong offensive lines — which should again be the case in 2017 — and decided

ISU returns impressive RB duo in Warren, Montgomery AMES (AP) — Two years ago, Iowa State’s Mike Warren established himself as one of the nation’s most promising young running backs.

Late last season, David Montgomery did the same thing.

The Cyclones are hoping the pair will give them a successful running game after a 3-9 record last season.

Iowa State enters 2017 with two of the Big 12’s more intriguing backs in Warren, who ran for over 1,300 yards in 2015, and Montgomery, who rushed for over 140 yards in two of his final three games last year.

Montgomery, a sophomore, will likely open the season as the starter. But Warren, a redshirt junior should see plenty of playing time — and second-year coach Matt Campbell said the competition for playing time was so friendly that the two became close in the offseason.

“I’ll be honest with you. Early on I’m like ‘Is this really real, or is this phony?’ But as I saw and watched them feeding off of each other...those two have made each other better,” Campbell said Thursday during the team’s annual media day.

Campbell opened his first season at Iowa State believing Warren was a star in the making.

Though Warren had an injury-riddled and disappointing season a year ago, Iowa State remains confident that he can be a difference maker.

Warren was overlooked as a recruit because he didn’t peak until his senior year, rushing for 2,512 yards on 9.3 yards a carry.

Warren committed to Campbell at Toledo, later switching to Iowa State for an opportunity to play at a Power Five school.

After a redshirt season, Warren reunited with Campbell and averaged a school record 5.9 yards per carry while gaining the thirdmost yards by a freshman in league history.

But Warren struggled to play through a high-ankle sprain last season and was limited to just 559 yards. Campbell also publicly challenged Warren for his effort at times last season, but he said Warren re-dedicated himself in the offseason and was one of team’s most impressive workers.

“There wasn’t any though at all (about transferring),” Warren said. “I think it’s paid off so far.”

If there was a bright side to Warren’s struggles in 2016, it was that they gave Montgomery a shot much earlier than expected.

Montgomery, a high school quarterback, blossomed last November. He finished with 563 yards — but 341 of those came in Iowa State’s final three games.

Montgomery had 169 yards in a win over Kansas that snapped a five-game losing streak and 141 more in a season-ending loss to West Virginia.

Montgomery also caught 13 passes in 2016, a number that could expand greatly as the coaching staff seeks ways to get Montgomery and Warren on the field together.

“Mike is a great guy. He helped me a lot when I got here, and my biggest thing was just to help him. If he can help me, I know I can help him,” Montgomery said. “He pushes me.

I push him.”

Warren and Montgomery’s success in 2017 will hinge partly on the development of a rebuilt offensive line. But both have proven they can play in the Big 12, and keeping Warren and Montgomery healthy and fresh could help Iowa State reach its first bowl game in five years The Cyclones host Northern Iowa of the FCS on Sept. 2.

“I wouldn’t really see it as competition. I would see it as like tough love almost,” Warren said. “It’s more like tough love from our peers, and we need that to grow.”

the Hawkeyes would be a good fit.

“To have him on campus and start having an opportunity to work with him, I think all of us have been really enjoying that. We’re really pleased.

And anytime you can add a good player and a good person, a high-caliber guy to your roster, that’s a positive,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said.

Butler also noticed how Iowa split carries between Wadley and LeShun Daniels Jr. last season — when that duo became the first in school history to top 1,000 yards in the same season.

“There’s nothing wrong with competition, and I didn’t come here to take anyone’s spot. I just came here to be the best teammate I can be,” said Butler, who also considered Indiana and Louisville.

Butler was rarely a receiving threat out of the backfield at the start of his career. But he caught 37 passes for 381 yards last season, and the Hawkeyes will likely seek to utilize him as an option in the passing game given how much uncertainty Iowa has in that regard.

The Hawkeyes have just one returning wide receiver that caught a pass for them last year in senior Matt VandeBerg, and the competition for the starting quarterback job between Nathan Stanley and Tyler Wiegers could stretch into the season.

“I’m happy that last year I was able to show that ability (to catch passes),” Butler said. “Hopefully that’s in the game plan.”

Iowa also has a promising back in freshman Toren Young, who excelled in its spring game in April.

Young is even listed as the backup on the depth chart, but the Hawkeyes will look to capitalize on Butler’s skills as quickly as possible.

“He’s a great back. I’ve seen him do things that can’t be coached out here,” Wadley said of Butler. “He has good vision, and when he gets to the second level he makes cuts that can’t be coached. And he has great hands.”

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance

By The Associated Press All Times CDT American League East Division

W L Pct GB Boston 64 49 .566 — New York 59 52 .532 4 Tampa Bay 58 56 .509 6½ Baltimore 56 57 .496 8 Toronto 53 59 .473 10½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 60 50 .545 — Kansas City 57 55 .509 4 Minnesota 55 56 .495 5½ Detroit 51 61 .455 10 Chicago 42 68 .382 18 West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 71 41 .634 — Seattle 58 56 .509 14 Los Angeles 56 58 .491 16 Texas 53 59 .473 18 Oakland 50 63 .442 21½ Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 3 Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland 4, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Texas 4 Chicago White Sox 8, Houston 5 Minnesota 11, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 10, Kansas City 3 Seattle 7, Oakland 6, 10 innings L.A. Angels 3, Baltimore 2 Wednesday’s Games Colorado (Senzatela 10-4) at Cleveland (Bauer 10-8), 11:10 a.m.

Texas (Griffin 5-2) at N.Y. Mets (Montero 1-7), 11:10 a.m.

Seattle (Gallardo 5-7) at Oakland (Cotton 5-8), 2:35 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 8-7) at L.A. Angels (Scribner 1-0), 2:37 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 8-10) at Toronto (Valdez 1-1), 6:07 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 5-14) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-4), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nova 10-8) at Detroit (Verlander 7-7), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 5-10), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Colon 3-9) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Cahill 4-3) at St. Louis (Leake 7-10), 7:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 66 45 .595 — Miami 53 58 .477 13 Atlanta 51 60 .459 15 New York 50 60 .455 15½ Philadelphia 41 69 .373 24½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 59 53 .527 — Milwaukee 59 56 .517 1½ St. Louis 57 56 .504 2½ Pittsburgh 56 57 .496 3½ Cincinnati 46 67 .407 13½ West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 79 33 .705 — Arizona 64 48 .571 15 Colorado 64 49 .566 15½ San Diego 50 62 .446 29 San Francisco 45 70 .391 35½ Tuesday’s Games Miami 7, Washington 3 Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 3 Cleveland 4, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Texas 4 San Diego 7, Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2 Minnesota 11, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 10, Kansas City 3 Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Francisco 6, Chicago Cubs 3 Wednesday’s Games Colorado (Senzatela 10-4) at Cleveland (Bauer 10-8), 11:10 a.m.

Texas (Griffin 5-2) at N.Y. Mets (Montero 1-7), 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 4-4) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 1-5), 2:45 p.m.

Miami (Conley 4-4) at Washington (Gonzalez 9-5), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nova 10-8) at Detroit (Verlander 7-7), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Wood 2-3) at Cincinnati (Wojciechowski 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Eickhoff 2-7) at Atlanta (Newcomb 1-6), 6:35 p.m.

Minnesota (Colon 3-9) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Cahill 4-3) at St. Louis (Leake 7-10), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Wood 13-1) at Arizona (Greinke 13-4), 8:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games San Diego at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

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Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

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TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: LOUIS J. ERICKSON REVOCABLE TRUST To all persons regarding Louis J. Erickson, deceased, who died on or about May 25, 2017. You are hereby notified that U.S. Bank N.A. and Robert John Erickson is the trustee of the Louis J. Erickson Revocable Trust dated on December 23, 1998. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated on August 7, 2017.

Louis J. Erickson Revocable Trust Robert John Erickson and U.S. Bank N.A., c/o 112 W. 2nd St. N., Newton, IA 50208 Name and address of Trustee Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 mark@ottolawyers.com Address Date of second publication 16th day of August, 2017.

August 9 & 16

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NEWTON, IOWA Notice is hereby given that the Newton City Council approved Schedule 17-7: Assessments for the Expenses of Nuisance Abatement has been filed with the Jasper County Treasurer under the authority of Iowa Code §364.12. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NEWTON, IOWA Notice is hereby given that the Newton City Council approved Schedule 17-7: Assessments for the Expenses of Nuisance Abatement has been filed with the Jasper County Treasurer under the authority of Iowa Code §364.12. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the rate specified by the council. All properties are located within the City of Newton, Iowa.

Schedule 17-7.

Deed/Contract Holder Richard Austin Jason Jenkins Vale LLC US Bank NA Christopher Michael Holder Christopher Michael Holder Miller Property Solutions LLC Lonnie Faye Martin Aliesha Edwards Parcel Number 835253006 834303006 833433013 834332001 834403026 834403027 833210008 834230002 833203022 Address 306 E. 19th St. S. 602 W. 3rd St. S. 613 W. 5th St. S. 702 E. 4th St. S. 711 E. 6th St. S. 719 E. 6th St. S. 807 N. 2nd Ave. W. 817 N. 3rd Ave. E. 921 N. 4th Ave. W. Total Amount Assessed

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NEWTON, IOWA Notice is hereby given that the Newton City Council approved Schedule 17-7: Assessments for the Expenses of Nuisance Abatement has been filed with the Jasper County Treasurer under the authority of Iowa Code §364.12. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the rate specified by the council. All properties are located within the City of Newton, Iowa.

Schedule 17-7.

Deed/Contract Holder Richard Austin Jason Jenkins Vale LLC US Bank NA Christopher Michael Holder Christopher Michael Holder Miller Property Solutions LLC Lonnie Faye Martin Aliesha Edwards Parcel Number 835253006 834303006 833433013 834332001 834403026 834403027 833210008 834230002 833203022 Address 306 E. 19th St. S. 602 W. 3rd St. S. 613 W. 5th St. S. 702 E. 4th St. S. 711 E. 6th St. S. 719 E. 6th St. S. 807 N. 2nd Ave. W. 817 N. 3rd Ave. E. 921 N. 4th Ave. W. Total Amount Assessed $165.00 $332.16 $115.00 $115.00 $190.00 $190.00 $115.00 $115.00 $140.00 August 2 & 9

Newton Water Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 31, 2017 The Newton Waterworks Board of Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Newton City Council Chambers. Present were Chair Pro Tem Bret Doerring, Brian Buch and L.D. Palmer. Absent: Maureen Lockwood.

Also present was Field Service Director Marty Hoffert.

Chair Pro Tem Bret Doerring called the meeting to order at 12:01 PM. April Board Minutes approved by consent.

April Financials presented and motion made to approve.

Moved: Brian Buch Second: Bret Doerring Motion Approved The manager reported the Cost

Newton Water Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 31, 2017 The Newton Waterworks Board of Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Newton City Council Chambers. Present were Chair Pro Tem Bret Doerring, Brian Buch and L.D. Palmer. Absent: Maureen Lockwood.

Also present was Field Service Director Marty Hoffert.

Chair Pro Tem Bret Doerring called the meeting to order at 12:01 PM. April Board Minutes approved by consent.

April Financials presented and motion made to approve.

Moved: Brian Buch Second: Bret Doerring Motion Approved The manager reported the Cost of Living Adjustment to Union wages is 2.5%.

The actual consumer price index adjustment for April is 1.7%, however, the minimum contractual adjustment is 2.5%.

The manager presented the FY17-18 WaterWorks operating budget. Revenues are projected to be $3,329,878, a 2% decrease from FY16-17.

Operating expenses are projected at $2,625,813 before depreciation.

This is a 1.49% increase over FY16-17.

Depreciation is projected at $282,000 a 6% decrease over FY16-17.

After discussion Brian Buch moved to approve the FY17-18 Budget as presented.

Second: Bret Doerring Motion Approved The manager informed the Board that the City had decided to bring water to the Cardinal Ridge Housing project via a new S.7th Ave. W. This means that the 12” main originally terminated at S.6th Ave. W. will have to be extended 500' on W.12th St. S and terminated on the south side of the new 7th Ave. The estimated cost will be an additional $14,550.

Marty Hoffert presented the

Newton Water Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 31, 2017 The Newton Waterworks Board of Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Newton City Council Chambers. Present were Chair Pro Tem Bret Doerring, Brian Buch and L.D. Palmer. Absent: Maureen Lockwood.

Also present was Field Service Director Marty Hoffert.

Chair Pro Tem Bret Doerring called the meeting to order at 12:01 PM. April Board Minutes approved by consent.

April Financials presented and motion made to approve.

Moved: Brian Buch Second: Bret Doerring Motion Approved The manager reported the Cost of Living Adjustment to Union wages is 2.5%.

The actual consumer price index adjustment for April is 1.7%, however, the minimum contractual adjustment is 2.5%.

The manager presented the FY17-18 WaterWorks operating budget. Revenues are projected to be $3,329,878, a 2% decrease from FY16-17.

Operating expenses are projected at $2,625,813 before depreciation.

This is a 1.49% increase over FY16-17.

Depreciation is projected at $282,000 a 6% decrease over FY16-17.

After discussion Brian Buch moved to approve the FY17-18 Budget as presented.

Second: Bret Doerring Motion Approved The manager informed the Board that the City had decided to bring water to the Cardinal Ridge Housing project via a new S.7th Ave. W. This means that the 12” main originally terminated at S.6th Ave. W. will have to be extended 500' on W.12th St. S and terminated on the south side The of the new 7th Ave. estimated cost will be an additional $14,550.

Marty Hoffert presented the Water Treatment and Distribution report. The static well water level for May is 26.7'. Well water levels are still good for this time of year in May. Water loss for April is 17%. The Distribution crew is constructing the 12” main extension on W. 12th St. S. The logging contractor has completed cutting timber south of the lime lagoon and the payment has been received for $30,151.

Hydrants in SW Newton have been painted by JR Stelzer Co. except for approximately 16 hydrants on S. 20th Ave. W. and on W. 15th St.S. The next meeting will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 at the Newton Water Treatment plant.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted L.D. Palmer, Secretary Newton WaterWorks Board of Trustees August 9

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 9). It’s said that madness carves its own reality. You’re not at all mad, but you’re a carver, too! You’ll chip and shave away at your life until the masterpiece emerges. A glorious happening in the next three weeks will be the first of

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

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CANCER (June 22-July 22).

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

In the current milieu, you are surrounded by artfully scribed declarations and advice. The decor, the coffee mug, the shirt, the bracelet -- they all seem to be barking orders.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll consider going out of your way to make a favorable impression or to please someone. Before you do, examine your motives. If it’s approval you seek, you don’t need it. If it’s for fun or experimentation, you can’t lose.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The observations others make of you may clash with your self-concept now. It may feel greedy to take a compliment and rude to deflect it.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your restrictions, real or imagined, are legitimate. The latter is harder to break free from than the former. That’s what makes today’s small victory so important. This is only the beginning.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Deprivation is a severe and impractical approach. Many things are better regulated than restricted. This guiding principle will help you navigate the tricky issues of the day.

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