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Dennis Magee/Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty testifies during Theresa “Terri” Supino’s trial on Monday at Black Hawk County District Court in Waterloo. Supino is accused of slaying her husband and his girlfriend nearly 32 years ago.

Sheriff Halferty details man-hours spent on CDR cold case Defense questions ‘Cold Justice’ influence on investigation

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News WATERLOO — Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty took the stand Monday afternoon in the double murder trial of Theresa “Terri” Supino, detailing his personal stake in the Copper Dollar Ranch cold case, as well as the amount of time and effort he’s invested in the investigation.

Attorneys for Supino tried to show what they’ve characterized as theatrics and staging in some of the decisions leading to Supino’s March 3, 2014 arrest.

Supino is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the March 3, 1983 killings of her estranged husband Steven Fisher, 20, and his girlfriend, 17-year-old Melisa

Gregory, at the Copper Dollar Ranch northwest of Newton.

Co-defense counsel Steve Addington appeared to criticize Halferty for coordinating the CDR investigation with the TNT television program “Cold Justice.”

Halferty said “Cold Justice” producers provided resources to his department similar to that of a traditional cold case police unit.

He testified that in 2009 onetime state funding was allocated to the CDR cold case to provide similar resources, but Halferty said the money quickly dried up.

He contacted “Cold Justice” in 2012, and the show did not arrive in Jasper County until 2014.

Halferty said more than 400 people were interviewed while investigating Fisher and Gregory’s

Some charges dropped in reported brutal assault

By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News The Jasper County Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against one suspect in a Newton assault case in which a man reported he was beaten, pepper sprayed, tased and robbed.

Newton police arrested Tanner B. Jensen, 24, and Danny L. Atwood Jr., 35, for the Dec. 3, 2014 assault. According to the arrest report, officers met with the victim in the 1200 block of West Sixth Street South, and he said Jensen and Atwood Jr. had assaulted him. The victim said he was asleep in the Newton residence when the pair began attacking him and demanding everything in his pockets.

He was allegedly punched in the face, hit over the head

murders. As chief deputy sheriff, Halferty reviewed the case in 2003, and he officially reopened the investigation in 2008 — personally interviewing Supino three times and holding more than one phone conversation with her.

Addington produced emails between the sheriff and “Cold Justice” producers alluding that Halferty decided to charge Supino directly following the show’s departure from Newton. Halferty said in deposition and reiterated Monday that he did not want to rush charging Supino, testifying he would not have presented a “case of this magnitude” to a prosecutor with such a short time frame.

Addington also called into question the date they arrested Supino — 31 years to the day that Fisher and Gregory were found murdered.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Community members filled the council chambers Monday to discuss camper parking changes at the city council meeting. Citizen Chuck Wagner spoke to the council about his safety concerns of off-site parking if the rules remained more restrictive.

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with an unknown object, pepper sprayed and tased.

Officers noted swelling and a cut in the victim’s forehead as well as swollen and bloodshot eyes. The victim said he gave the two men $300 after they threatened to take him in the country and beat him.

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Iowa Kids Count report released

While some of the parameters in a recently released report on child welfare show improvements for Jasper County youth, other categories show declines in conditions and incidents.

The Child and Family Policy Center released its 2013 Iowa Kids Count report on Wednesday, compiling and listing data in 20 different tables. IKC, affiliated with National Kids Count, produced the 42-page report with research funding from the

File Photo In any Iowa elementary-school class, there are a growing number of children living in poverty in some communities, according to a recently published study. The Iowa Kids Count report released Wednesday shows there were about 4,000 more Jasper County residents receiving financial food assistance in 2013 than in 2000.

Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The report shows a number of improvements statewide in Iowa, including a 9 percent increase in preschool enrollment.

“It is very empowering that the health and educational status of Iowa children have shown improvement,” IKC Director Mi-

chael Crawford said in a statement released along with the report.

“It is paramount that the critical health and education programs supported by the state are continued as families work to strengthen their economic footing.”

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Council chambers were packed by citizens wanting to discuss the previous changes and other potential changes to the camper, trailer, boat and motorhome code at the Monday meeting.

Multiple citizens spoke to the council about concerns with the new regulations and what they wanted to see done with Erin Chambers, director of planning and zoning, giving a presentation about different options for the rule.

“Being unable to park on our own property, on our own driveway is a great concern to us. First of all we paid our taxes, we paid license fees, we pay insurance we upkeep our equipment, our property and we don’t find that it is in any way a defacing or not beautiful to the community,” said citizen Chuck Wagner. “Our fifth-wheel camper is our home away from home. When we pay good money for a camper we don’t want to have to store it off-site because of the inherent dangers — theft, vandalism, rodents, bugs, all kinds of things can happen. They are too expensive to be kept out of our sight.”

Several other citizens also voiced concern about having their campers away from their homes because of potential vandalism or theft and the time it

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File Photo The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts the net income for farmers is expected to fall from $108 billion in 2014 to $73.6 billion in 2015.

USDA report predicts 2015 farm incomes will decline ISU professor says marketing will be main set of choices

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Reports released Feb. 10 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture predict some decreased average income for farm households in 2015, but one expert is not calling that a bleak forecast.

Net income for farmers is expected to fall from $108 billion in 2014 to about $73.6 billion in 2015, according to the USDA’s Feb. 10 U.S. farm sector financial indicators. That would be a reduction in income of about 32 percent.

The net farm income hit a record $129 billion in 2013 before corn and soybean prices started to impact the market and expenses continue to creep higher.

One expert, Iowa State University professor Bruce A. Babcock, said many farmers, including those in Jasper County, have already made planting decisions for 2015.

“Corn and soybean farmers in Jasper County have largely figured out how much of their land will be devoted to corn, and how much to soybeans,” Babcock said. “The price drop really will not affect planting decisions.”

Total gross farm income dropped less than 2 percent between 2013 and 2014, losing slightly more than $5 billion.

The Feb. 10 forecast shows the drop this year going from $475.9 billion to around $444 billion — a decrease in income of about 6.5 percent.

Coupled with rising expenses, a dip in income will be tough for some U.S. farms to take. As

fracking continues to help drive up U.S. domestic oil production and drive down fuel prices, corn demand and prices have dropped off.

Both corn and soybeans are trading for about half of their stock value at this point two years ago.

Babcock said farmers know there is more corn than demand in the market now, and that prices could change a great deal by the time harvest season rolls around.

“The key question facing farmers involves marketing decisions,” Babcock said. “Right now, farmers can sell corn at about $3.75 per bushel. They can sell soybeans at about $9 per bushel. While these prices are much lower than in recent years, they still offer some farmers the opportunity to lock in a profit.

With the large amount of corn on hand this year, another big crop could send prices substantially lower.”

The drop from the 2013 record year to last year’s $108 billion in farm income was a drop of 16 percent, so it’s not as if farmers have not been on a yearto-year roller coaster. The 2011 total was $113.8 billion, followed by a drop to $102.5 billion in 2012 and then the boom year of 2013.

The Associated Press reports livestock prices generally have been high, delivering exceptional profits — particularly for hog farmers — but a pig virus cut herds last year, and cattle herds haven’t yet fully recovered from drought years when numbers de-

clined.

The USDA financial indicators show government programs that pay farmers when commodity prices are low will rise 15 percent in 2015, going from $10.8 in 2014 to $12.4 billion this year. The payment total had been much more steady from 2011-2013.

“Farm program payments will pick up some of the drop in price, as will crop insurance,” Babcock said. “That is why many farmers may feel that they do not have to lock in prices now and will hope for higher prices.”

Even as income falls, expenses for supplies like fertilizer and seed are rising by 0.5 percent, another USDA report states.

Another USDA report released Feb. 10 shows California remains the top state in gross farm receipts with $47.78 billion, or about 10 percent of the national receipt total. Iowa remains second with more than $35.5 billion in farm receipts, 7.7 percent of the nation’s receipts.

Rounding out the top six are Nebraska, Texas, Illinois and Minnesota.

Babcock knows there many twists and turns 2015 could take that make the year tough to forecast.

“The only way we will get much higher prices is if we get another hot and dry growing season, which could happen,” he said.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

NEWTON — Iowa State University Extension of Jasper County and the Jasper County Farm Bureau are partnering with the Iowa Learning Farm to bring the latest trends in cover crops workshop to producers in this area.

The program is scheduled from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

March 5 in room #251 at DMACC Newton Campus. The workshop will feature practical cover crop solutions that work in this area and soil type. Presenters will include Iowa Learning Farm contributor Matt Helmers of Iowa State University as well as a local farmer who’s put some innovative practices in place to help reduce his nutrient runoff as well reduce his soil erosion. Producers will also briefly discuss Nutrient Reduction.

Helmers, professor in the ag and biosystems engineering department and holds the dean’s professorship in the College of Ag and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. Helmers’s research work is focused on ag water resources and water quality management, specifically on non-point source pollution, drainage, in-field performance of vegetative filters, and the impact of crop and animal production systems on Iowa’s water resources.

As program leader for the Iowa Learning Farms, Helmers oversees the field research and demonstrations and advises on the technical outreach materials. In both his research and extension programs Matt works closely with field extension engineers and stakeholders, commodity groups, environmental organizations and state, regional and national agencies.

The workshop is free and dinner is provided. An RSVP is required and may be done by calling the ISU Extension office 641-792-6433.

USDA adds EQIP signup cutoff deadline April 17 DES MOINES — Iowa farmers have another great opportunity to receive conservation planning and financial assistance through USDA this year.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is adding a second Environmental Quality Incentives Program signup deadline of April 17.

Through EQIP, NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to install conservation practices such as nutrient management, terraces, grassed waterways, cover crops, manure management facilities, and pasture management. Many of these practices help reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and even create much-needed wildlife habitat to the Iowa landscape.

EQIP, one of USDA’s most popular conservation programs, is offered through a continuous signup, but NRCS periodically makes application selections as funding allows. Last year, NRCS provided more than $27 million in EQIP financial assistance to Iowa farmers.

There are several EQIP initiatives included in the signup, where NRCS sets aside financial assistance for specific practices and producers. Examples include practices that improve on-farm energy, assist in the organic transition process, add wildlife habitat, and target certain practices such as seasonal high tunnels.

Iowa NRCS also sets aside 10 percent of the Iowa EQIP financial assistance program for the historically underserved, which include beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, limited resource producers and veterans.

Visit a local NRCS office for more information about conservation planning and financial assistance to fund conservation practices, or go to www. ia.nrcs.usda.gov.

DNR to discontinue fish production for farm pond program DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is discontinuing the stocking portion of its farm pond program at the Fairport Fish Hatchery this fall to invest in other programs that improve fishing opportunities statewide.

“Discontinuing fish production for the farm pond

program was a difficult decision because of its popularity and success over a long period of time,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of fisheries for the Iowa DNR. “However, we believe focusing efforts elsewhere may lead to increased fishing opportunities statewide.”

Pond owners who received bluegills last fall will receive

channel catfish and largemouth bass in June 2015.

Once that delivery is completed, farm pond stocking will be handled exclusively by private fish farmers. Pond owners who paid to receive fish in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016 will be contacted and receive a full refund. “Farm ponds are valu-

able resources for outdoor recreation and we want to stay involved in the proper management of them. Even though we will no longer be supplying fish for farm ponds, fisheries biologists will still play a prominent role in their management by answering questions for pond owners. I encourage

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Local News Council Continued from Page 1A takes to prepare the camping for an upcoming trip. They also talked about their love of camping and how they take pride in their campers along with the large amount of money that has been invested in the lifestyle.

“My Escape is my home away from home, which is a 15 foot trailer. My teenage daughter and I have created so many fun memories with our friends and family while camping,” said citizen Terri Rock. “During camping season I keep my trailer in my driveway, safely tucked up against my home. If a decision is made to make the ordinance more restrictive it would greatly impact the ability for camper owner, such as myself, to keep campers on their own personal property.

This would result in expensive off-site storage and would be extremely inconvenient for active campers such as myself and many others.”

Chambers began her presentation by reviewing the existing rules which are: • No parking of watercraft, trailers, pull-behind campers in the public right-of-way.

• Parking or storing of watercraft, trailers, pull-behind campers prohibited within the

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front yard.

• Front yard defined as area between the front property line and a line drawn along the front face or faces of a home. Corner lots have two front yards.

• No requirement for being placed on hard surface.

• Motorhomes are considered vehicles, and don’t have location restrictions, but must be on hard surface.

•Campers/trailers being prepared, loaded or unloaded allowed in front yard for 24 hours.

She also showed what the previous rules were: • Parking or storing of watercraft, trailers, pull-behind campers prohibiting within the front yard setback with the setback being a line even with the front of the home or setback per zoning, 25 feet from property line in residential areas, whichever is less restrictive.

• No requirement for being placed on hard surface.

• Motorhomes are considered vehicles, and don’t have location restrictions, but must be on hard surface.

• No camper/trailer preparation, loading or unloading allowance.

Chambers also ran through some comparisons with other cities including Grinnell, Bondurant, Pella and Marshalltown. Grinnell has no requirement for hard surface and no

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Assault Continued from Page 1A second-degree robbery and assault with intent to inflect serious injury.

According to the motion, Noble said after reviewing the evidence in the case and speaking with the charging officer, “a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt cannot be obtained.”

Noble did not return a call seeking comment on the case.

Court records show Atwood Jr., who is charged with second-degree robbery in the case, is scheduled for a pre-trial conference May 4. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

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location requirement, in Bondurant residents are not allowed to be park these vehicles on the street but they can be located in front of the home and must be on hard surface wherever it is parked. Pella only allows these vehicles in the rear yard, unless some hardship is determined.

Marshalltown allows them on driveways, but the must be on a hard surface even if located in the side or rear yards.

From Jan. 23 through Feb. 10 an online survey was available for citizens to take and express their concerns about the rules.

Nearly 400 citizens responded with staff receiving an additional two letters and one phone call. Of those who responded, 42.96 percent said that they owned a camper. When asked about their aesthetic preference the least restrictive options were preferred with 39.7 percent said they don’t need to be on hard surface, and they should be allowed anywhere on a property.

Only 9.55 percent said that they should be stored off-site.

Almost three quarters of those who responded said that they agree that motorhomes should have the same locational parking requirements as pullbehind trailers, boats and campers and it was about a 50/50 split on if hard surface parking should be required with 53.28 percent responding no. Finally,

Poverty Continued from Page 1A Jasper County’s overall youth population dropped from 9,173 in 2000 to 8,225 in 2013. The study compares statistics from those two year, county by county, in most categories.

Crawford said that aside from a 2000 Sara Lee plant closure in New Hampton, he can’t recall any industry-related population decreases that somewhat resembles the unique impact of the Maytag plant closure in Newton.

Jasper County’s unemployment rate climb was 165.6 percent from 2002 to 2012 — the third-highest among Iowa’s 99 counties during that decade.

“I think, in many ways, the Maytag plant closing, was unique as it was a major employer in a medium-sized city in Iowa,” Crawford said.

“New Hampton (which has a population of about 3,500) laid off a total of 625 workers. However, New Hampton is not the same size as Newton, so the resulting child population drop from the clos-

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ing alone may not have been as pronounced.”

Newton Community School District’s overall enrollment declined by 64 students from October 2013 to October 2014, dipping from 2,877 to 2,813, and has dropped by several hundred students since the early 2000s.

“State school funding is based on the number of students in the school district, so if the district and county are losing students, the funding will decrease,” Crawford said.

One category, confirmed abuse and neglect, showed one of the areas of child welfare where Jasper County is struggling the most.

There were 108 confirmed cases of abuse neglect in the county in 2000, rising to 241 in 2013. Only nine counties in Iowa topped Jasper’s rate increase of 148.9 percent over that span.

The report quotes U.S. Census Bureau statistics in stating 13.6 percent of Jasper County children were living below the poverty level in 2012. The jump from 658 children in that category in 2000 to 1,085 in 2012 is an in-

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proficiencies rose slightly.

Jasper County’s rate of child poverty increase is the fourth-fastest in the state over that 12-year period. Only Henry, Des Moines and Cerro Gordo counties had faster-growing poverty groups. Chickasaw County, where New Hampton is located, only had 31 percent more children living in poverty from 2000 to 2012.

Crawford said Chickasaw County is more rural than Jasper County, so plant closures and other economic factors affect statistics about children differently in those parts of the state.

“Also, hospitals, clinics and government agencies normally are located near population centers, so there is a chance that as these populations in rural areas decrease, these entities will move or close,” Crawford said. “The result is less resources.”

About 15 percent of the county’s families could claim the IRS’s earned income tax credit in 2012, almost 79 percent more than in 2002.

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crease of 83.8 percent.

There were 17.6 percent more children ages 0-4 receiving services from the Women, Infants and Children program in 2013 than there were in 2003.

Nearly 26 percent of Jasper County children in that age group were getting WIC benefits in 2013.

Food assistance is another area where Jasper County showed a tremendous change.

The number of individuals receiving financial assistance for food in 2000 was 1,070; in 2013, it was 5,040. The jump of 378.4 percent is second in the sate, with only Allamakee County having a larger increase.

There are about twice as many Jasper County students eligible for a free or reduced lunch than there were 10 years ago.

In education, the county made some progress.

The county’s students improved their high-school graduation rate from 79 percent in 2000 to 95.8 percent in 2013.

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pear, and I would compare a dilapidated or unsightly campers or mobile homes the same way I would look at houses that are unkept and I struggle with that,” Chapé said. “I think that if we are dealing with an unsightly property, be it a house or a camper or a mobile home that is the issue.”

Chambers said that the issues started when the city started to be more proactive instead of complaint driven. Knabel said that it was his direction to bring it to the council after the previous changes had been made and there was confusion from citizens about what the code actually said.

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72.29 percent of citizens who responded did not want to adjust the rules to the season.

Chambers then presented eight options to the council for potential rule changes. Chambers recommended the council add a hard surface requirement to the rules and consider adjusting the rules to best fit the needs and desires of the community.

After discussion by all council members, along with Mayor Mike Hansen and City Administrator Bob Knabel, several council members voiced a preference to go back to the previous rules and have items in question to be on hard surfaces and to add motorhomes to the list. However, a formal vote was not taken as it was only a discussion item.

“If we are going to keep the upkeep of our look, I think trailers or motorhomes need to be on a hard surface, personally, whether it is your driveway or it’s a pad in your back yard,” Council Member Jeff Price said.

Council Member Lin Chapé brought up the aesthetic issues of having unsightly campers, etc., comparing then to having an unkept home.

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Keeping away the big, scary monkey

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

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It took just a few months shy of four years, but we finally had our first lasting bad dream.

My oldest still takes the occasional nap and when I picked her up from daycare she told me her new fear: a big, scary monkey.

I can remember when I was about her age I had a dream about a talking elephant, which frightened me when I woke up and still has lasting effects to this day. I am not a fan of cartoon elephants or stuffed elephants but the real thing is OK. As soon as we got in the car she immediately asked me if there were any big monkeys that could get her. I told her no, there aren’t any monkeys and asked where she saw a

monkey. She said when she was sleeping, but did not give any further detail about the dream. She told me the monkey was big and walked like a gorilla with big lips, which she showed me with her hands around her mouth. I felt terrible that she had a bad dream and hoped she wouldn’t hold on to it, but knowing her I would defiantly hear about it again.

When jammie time came around she brought up the scary monkey again. She asked if the monkey could get her in her bed and my husband and I assured her no monkeys could get in the house. Every night she sleep with a stuff dog named brown puppy and we told her that brown puppy

would protect her and scare away any monkeys.

She seemed convinced enough as we tucked her into bed, but not long after I heard my name coming from her room and once again reassured her no monkeys could get her.

We also added in that our dog, Homer, would protect her, too.

If any monkeys came around he would bark and scare them away. We then crossed our fingers that the dog would keep quite and not bark at any cars driving by.

Thankfully there were no bad dreams that night, but we did hear first thing that morning that no monkeys were there. She seems to be okay during the day, when it is light out, and we are having our first

fears of the dark along with her first bad dream.

As the days have gone on, we are hearing less and less about the monkey. When she asked my mom about it she told her to think of something fun, like Dora or school before she fell asleep, then she would dream about that. She really liked that advice and every night since we think of something fun before she goes to sleep.

I’m hoping it was just a one time thing with the big, scary monkey but if she does want to cuddle one night to stay safe, I’m pretty okay with that.

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

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A key principle to employ when expenses outweigh revenues is making sure that government is operating as efficiently as possible.

Raising taxes should be used as a last resort. The current highpressure push to raise the gas tax by 10-cents

By Greg per gallon seems Heartsill to violate that Iowa principle and causes concerns.

For starters, this is a regressive tax that will hit low and middle-income Iowans the hardest. This should be reason enough for the legislature to avoid the path of least resistance.

Secondly, are we certain that all the DOT’s less-essential spending has been cut and redirected to infrastructure priorities? Currently, there is $166 million taken off the top of the Road Use Tax Fund for 17 various projects and programs that have nothing to do with roads and bridges. Some of this money has been going to DOT administrative operations, but what about the rest of that $166 million? Is it more important than repairing our infrastructure? And shouldn’t the DOT’s administrative costs be coming out of the General Fund anyway?

I do applaud the DOT taking steps towards more efficient operation of their department.

They need to be commended for the millions of dollars they have saved Iowa taxpayers thus far. However, are there other non-essentials that Iowa road funds are going towards.

What about the sculpted, colored concrete median on I-80 for 8 miles through Iowa City?

What about the new large semi parking lot at the Wilton rest area, less than 20 miles from the world’s largest truck stop at Walcott?

What about the new bridge in Dallas County that won’t be used for years due to the lack of an existing road connecting to it? (Yes, even Iowa has a bridge to nowhere.)

Then there is the issue of the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) distribution formula. Secondary roads are approximately 80 percent of our infrastructure and it is where we see the most need for maintenance and repair. Yet only 32.5 percent of the RUTF is allocated for this portion. Of that 32.5 percent, only 8 percent is designated for our farm-to-market roads.

Shouldn’t addressing the disparity in this distribution formula be part of the conversation and solution as well?

Lastly, there is the issue of whether a gas tax increase is a long-term solution. The Legislative Services Agency (the bureau that is responsible for crunching the numbers for state government) has projected that revenue from the 10-cent-hike decreases over time. Translation: we may be looking at an-

other gas tax increase just a few years from now.

This past week, legislators were able to read, for the first time, a study bill which proposes a 10-cent per gallon increase in the fuel tax. If it were only a gas tax hike, it would be bad enough.

However, HSB 129 also includes a significant increase in various other transportationrelated permits and fees.

What initially began as a proposed increase in just the gas tax, has now blossomed into a license to raise other fees at the same time. This has caused several legislators who were openly supportive of the gas tax increase at first, to be reluctant in their support of the overall bill. In their zeal to raise additional fees, the authors of HSB 129 have jeopardized some critical support needed for its passage and — in the long run — may have gone (pardon the pun) a bridge too far.

With the above accountability questions being ignored and all of the little extras that have been attached to the gas tax bill (that do nothing long-term to address the infrastructure needs), I am still a solid NO on raising the gas tax. Instead, I have offered other solutions to funding our infrastructure and my hope is that those will be given serious consideration now that the fate of HSB 129 is questionable.

Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) serves for Iowa House District 28.

In 1565, a Turkish army laid siege to Malta, then an outpost of Christianity in the Mediterranean.

Musl i m s a n d Christians h a d b e e n b a t tling all over the By Marc Dion Medit e r ranean for hundreds of years. The Christians were on the defensive at the time.

Malta was defended by the Order of Malta, a group of knights whose Christianity extended to piracy. Their grandmaster was Jean Parisot de Valette, who wore the cross of Christ on his chest.

According to historians, the Muslim Turks, skilled in the dark arts of terrorism and unfettered by the qualms of Christianity, nailed their Christian prisoners to crosses and then threw the crucified bodies into water, knowing the current would carry these grisly warnings under the walls held by de Vallette and his men.

In response, de Valette brought their Turkish prisoners up on the walls of the citadel, beheaded them in sight of the Turkish army and then stuffed the heads into his cannons and fired them at the Turkish camp.

It remains a stunningly perfect moment in history. It is not an ironic moment because irony does not live in the midst of battle, despite hundreds of movies telling us otherwise. As for religion, it is by nature opposed to irony.

The Turks “started it,” of course, which makes de Valette’s response understandable and even praiseworthy to a bunch of people currently hanging around American culture.

But behind arguments about the nature of Islam and Christianity, behind talk of the Crusades and

right and wrong, there were, and are, those bloody-handed men who crucified the Christian prisoners, and their opposites on the Christian side, the sweaty gunners who stuffed the staring heads of Turkish prisoners into the big, black bores of their guns.

They probably weren’t much different from all soldiers of their time, men used to handling reluctant slaves, to killing prisoners, to being reassured at the required times by the leaders of their faiths that they were doing no wrong.

They weren’t much different than us, either, just more certain of heaven and of hell, of right and of wrong. Certainty is a terribly sharp sword.

They’re lost to us.

There are no records of post-Malta suicides among veterans of either side. The military culture of the time had no handy acronym for posttraumatic stress disorder.

After the war, if you went back to your little farm in France or Anatolia and you walked out to the barn one bright morning and hanged yourself, perhaps people in your village murmured that you “hadn’t been the same” since you came home.

In America, some of us lust after their certainty, or possess it already, and we make noise about torture, about what we would do if we had those man-burning Islamist scum in our hands. There are dark mutterings of everything from burning alive to castration.

But remember, if people decided to fire heads from cannons, or drop them from planes, you would not like those who would volunteer for the job and, if you liked them when you found them, you would not like them after they’d done the job for a while.

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist. His book of Pulitzer Prize-nominated column “Between Wealth and Welfare: A Liberal Curmudgeon in America,” is available for $9.95 for Nook and Kindle.

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Obituaries Margarett A. Holmes Feb. 16, 2015 A funeral service for Margarett A. Holmes of Newton, will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 20 at the PenceR e e s e Funer al Home in Ne w ton.

Fr iends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19. Burial will

Richard Hannah Feb. 15, 2015 Richard Eldon “Dick” Hannah, 86, of Kellogg, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Windsor Manor in Grinnell.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., F r i d a y, Feb. 20 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19 at the funeral home.

be at the Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Margarett’s name have been designated to the Careage of Newton Activity Fund.

Margarett A. Holmes, 93, the daughter of George Vernon and LaVina Margarett (Valentine) Wilcox, was born April 10, 1921, near Gan Valley, S.D. She had attended the Newton schools.

On Jan. 29, 1938, Margarett was united in marriage with Thomas Tucker Holmes in Newton. To this union

four children were born, Thomas, Nancy, Patricia Jo and Rosillin. Margarett devoted her life to her family and friends, and was an active member of the Newton First Assembly of God Church.

Margarett was called home Monday morning, Feb. 16, 2015, at the Careage of Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Thomas in July 1970; six brothers and four sisters.

Margarett will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Those left to honor

Margarett’s memory include her children, Thomas David (Carolyn) Holmes, Nancy Lee ( Joe) Annee, Patricia Jo (Verle “Bud”) Summers and Rosillin Marie (Steve) Sell; her six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren; her sisters, Gladys Eileen Ely and Tudy Wilcox-Ashby; her brothers, Gerald Wilcox and John Wilcox; and her many special friends. Online condolences may be left for the family at: www. pencefh.com.

Memorials to Grinnell Hospice or the Kellogg Historical Society may be left at the funeral home.

Dick, the son of William A. and Winifred (McKinney) Hannah, was born on May 10, 1928, in rural Hansell. He graduated from High School in 1946, in Hansell, and served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948. On Sept. 13, 1959, Dick was united in marriage with LaDonna Harkema and they were blessed with two children, Bruce and Lynne. In 1973, the family moved to Kellogg, where Dick managed the Farmers

COOP Elevator for 20 years. Following Dick and LaDonna’s divorce, Dick was married to Joan Lockwood June 12, 1987, in Des Moines.

Dick enjoyed going to coffee club at Hy-Vee, snowmobiling, going to horse races, playing cards, golfing and bowling. He also volunteered many hours at the Kellogg Historical Society.

Those left to honor Dick’s memory are his two children, Bruce (Shelly) Hannah of Kellogg and Lynne (Greig) Shine of Kellogg; grandchildren, Kendra (Dustin) Cupples, Kari Hannah, Jacob Hannah, Jamie Hannah, Jason

Shine and Jenna (Brett) Jennings; his five greatgrandchildren, and one more on the way; sister, Joan Ghrist of Des Moines; his two sistersin-law, Marilyn Hannah of Cedar Rapids and Doris Hannah of Hampton; and brother-in-law, Bill Myers of Belmond.

He was preceded by his parents; wife, Joan Hannah; sister, Mary Myers; and two brothers, James “Toad” Hannah and William Hannah.

A special thank you to Brenda Damman, R&J’s, the Kellogg Community and Windsor Manor for caring for Dick these last few years.

Billy Paul Kimberlin

Fred D. Nelson

Feb. 13, 2015

Fred D. Nelson, 89, of Newton, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at the Skiff Medical Center in Ne w ton.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Billy Paul Kimberlin of Newton, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at the VA Hospital in Orlando, Fla. Arrangements are pending at the Lange Funeral Home in Centerville.

Birth Trenton John Saunders

Feb. 15, 2015

Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

Burial will be at the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the donor’s choice.

Memorials may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home please add, Attn: Nelson Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Fred’s memory are his wife of 66-plus years, Marjorie of Newton;

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Health Care Center, 200 S. Eighth Ave. E. The group meets every third Tuesday of the month. Refreshments will be provided • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Approval Addiction women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• CAA Youth Sculpture Project will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Centre for Arts & Artists in Newton, to help design and create a sculpture for the CAA grounds. There are no fees to attend.

Enter on the west side of the CAA building. For more information, email Karen at king50208@hotmail or call Linda at 641-521-3554. These meetings will continue on Wednesday evenings.

• The Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton for lunch and a program titled “Newton Senior High FFA” by James Horn. Anyone interested in the program, or in learning more about Kiwanis, is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482.

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sons, Bill (Bette) Nelson of Thornton, Colo., and Larry (Becky) Nelson of Newton; his four grandchildren, Braedi (Dan) Tagart of Thornton, Colo., Brian (Lesli) Nelson of Forsyth, Ga., Scott Nelson of West Des Moines, and Laura Nelson of Altoona; seven great-grandchildren, Olivia, Will, Anna, Elle, Ava, Mac and Kate; his sister, Roberta Jones of Newton; sister-in-law, Margaret Nelson Owens of Newton; and his many nieces and nephews.

Congregate Meals Wednesday Beef patty, mashed potatoes/gravy, asparagus, pears, brownie, ice cream and skim milk Thursday Chicken patty on bun, lettuce and pickles, broccoli salad, tropical fruit, chocolate pudding and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 1-866942-7102 toll-free.

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Jan. 30, 2015 Joshua and Breanna Saunders, of Grundy Center, announce the birth of their son, Trenton John, born Jan. 30, 2015, in Grinnell. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 21 inches long.

Grandparents are Tim and Rhonda Saunders, of Newton, and Laura Cellucci, of Newton.

Great-grandparents are Dee Saunders, of Newton, Gary and Marty Richards, of Kellogg, Gary and Filomena Goldsmith, of Oskaloosa.

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Newton Police Department • A 14-year-old juvenile is charged with third-degree theft after authorities were called 1427 N. Fourth Ave. E. at 5:09 p.m. Feb. 4. Officers were called regarding a juvenile that had stolen a phone. The victim was able to identify who stole his phone through a photo lineup. The juvenile denied any involvement.

He was cited and released to appear.

• Sara J. Schippers, 40, of Des Moines, is charged with driving while license suspended after she was pulled over at the inter-

section of Highway 6 and First Avenue West at 11:43 p.m. Saturday. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Theresa D. Gobb, 43, of Des Moines, is charged with unlawful possession of prescription drug and driving while license suspended after she was pulled over in the 400 block of East 12th Street North at 12:32 a.m. Saturday. Officers pulled her over and found that she was driving while license suspended and while being transported to jail officers also found a prescription bottle with pills that were not on the label.

Jasper County Sheriff’s Office assists in Pella drug arrest

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News PELLA — The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office as a part of the MidIowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force assisted in a seizure of illegal drugs, manufacturing materials and drug paraphernalia including multiple marijuana plants from a Pella home on Sunday evening.

A search warrant was executed at approximately 4:30 p.m. at 404 E. Third St. in Pella.

Jason McDaniel, 38, is charged

with manufacturing marijuana and failure to affix a drug tax stamp, both Class D felonies, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor. He was taken to the Marion County Jail.

The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office along with the Newton Police Department are participating agencies in the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force that is based in Des Moines.

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

She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Erika L. Kellow, 24, of Indianola, is charged with driving while license suspended after authorities pulled her over at the intersection of South Eighth Avenue East and East Fourth Street South at 2:45 p.m. Saturday. She was cited and released to appear.

• Timothy D. Harsh, 40, of Newton, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public place after authorities were called to the 1100 block of North Sixth Avenue East at 7:55 a.m. Saturday.

Officers were called on a

possible assault and when they spoke to Harsh could smell an odor of alcohol. He admitted that he had been drinking and had red, glassy eyes. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• A 17-year-old juvenile is charged with unsafe backing on highway after authorities were called to the 1400 block of North Fourth Avenue East at 3:10 p.m. Saturday. The juvenile was backing out his car when he hit Christy Collins’ car that was driving by. Collins had approximately $3,000 in damage and the juvenile had none. He was cited

Bitter cold weather expected overnight Newton Daily News The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory from 3 a.m. to noon Wednesday for Jasper County.

Dangerous wind chills are expected to set in late tonight with a strong arctic cold front forcing bitter cold air into the state Tuesday evening, accompanied by strong winds.

Wind chill values will drop to 20 to near 30 below zero by Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

and released to appear.

• Christopher Chartier, 32, of Newton, is charged with failure to yield to vehicle on right after authorities were called to the 300 block of South Eighth Avenue West at 1:123 p.m. Friday. Chartier was stopped at a stop sign and pulled out in front of Scott McAnally with McAnally’s vehicle hitting Chartier’s on the rear passenger side with its front bumper. McAnally had approximately $1,200 in damage and Chartier had approximately $200 in damage.

He was cited and released to appear.

Legislative Coffee set for Saturday Newton Daily News The Jasper County League of Women Voters will host a Legislative Coffee with elected officials representing Jasper County in the state legislature, Sen. Chaz Allen and Rep. Dan Kelley, on Saturday in the Club Room of the Newton Hy-Vee, 1501 First Ave. E. The coffee will begin at 9 a.m.

The coffee will open with remarks by the legislators addressing events and priorities in the current legislative session. Their remarks will be followed by a question and dialogue period. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

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Ultrasound baby picture gets a negative reaction

DEAR ABBY: Do you know why people nowadays feel the need to announce their pregnancies via ultrasound pictures? I’m sorry, but I really don’t want to see all that. I guess some folks think the image of a blurry, black-and-white fetus is “darling.” But to me, all I see is an up-close-and-personal snapshot of a stranger’s uterus.

Even if we’re best friends, I don’t need all that detail. TMI, right?

I really wish people would deliver this kind of news face-to-face. Or call me, text me, whatever. It serves the same purpose and isn’t nearly as graphic. — NOT READY FOR A CLOSE-UP DEAR NOT READY: If seeing a sonogram is “TMI” for your sensibilities, all you need to do is scroll past it.

It’s not as if you’re being forced to view the fetus. Being able to see the product they’re manufacturing pre-delivery helps many couples to bond with their babies, and when people are happy, they often want to share their joy. So loosen up and let them.

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 10 years. Prior to that, we dated for seven. (We met when we were teenagers.) My problem is, my mother-in-law still misspells my name, which is Sara. After all these years, she still adds an “h” to the end of my name, regardless of how many times my husband has pointed out the correct spelling.

I don’t know why this is an issue, because we send her cards on all the holidays, her birthday, etc., with my name spelled correctly. How should I approach this with her? — SIMPLY SARA IN ARIZONA DEAR SIMPLY SARA: If the two of you get along well, just smile and ask her why she can’t get the spelling of your name right. Then listen. However, if there is tension in your relationship, recognize that this may be a form

of passive aggression, that confronting her will make her defensive, and she will find some other way to needle you.

P.S. Another thought. Tell her you’ve changed the spelling of your name to “Sarah” and she may drop the “h”!

DEAR ABBY: My best friend is dying from lung cancer, which I think has traveled to her brain. I am heartbroken over this. My question is, she seems different now — angry. She jumped on me when we were talking about her disease. Should I just leave her be? Or what should I do? — STANDING BY IN TEXAS DEAR STANDING BY: Your friend may indeed be angry, and she has a right to be. She may also be very scared. Continue to stand by her because she will need your support and understanding in the months to come.

A diagnosis of metastasized cancer can make someone feel alone and isolated. If she wants to talk about her prognosis, be prepared to listen. If she is too ill to get out of the house, bring the news about what is going on in her circle of friends to her. (Gossip can be distracting.) Do NOT offer advice unless you are asked for it. And if she has a bad day, try to be understanding and forgiving.

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Teacher accused of public intoxication at school ANKENY — A kindergarten teacher at a suburban Des Moines elementary school has been accused of drinking beer in her classroom.

Police say 40-year-old Jennifer L. Rich, of West Des Moines, was arrested Friday at East Elementary School in Ankeny after testing positively on an initial breathalyzer test.

She was charged with public intoxication and child endangerment. An Ankeny School District human resources representative was not immediately available for comment Monday.

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Man found guilty in girlfriend’s death SIDNEY — A southwest Iowa man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2009 death of his girlfriend.

Brian Davis, 34, of Omaha, was convicted Monday in connection to the July 18, 2009 death of Holly Durben. The conviction follows a trial earlier this month.

Prosecutors say Durben’s death was a homicide staged to look like a suicide, but Davis’ attorneys say Durben killed herself.

Supino Continued from Page 1A Addington claimed “Cold Justice” was the motive behind the timing of the warrant’s execution.

“That’s my point. You then held that warrant until March 3 — until the anniversary,” Addington said. “You had it the Friday before ... It makes good television to do it on the anniversary.”

Jasper County Attorney Mike Jacobsen argued that prior to 2014, the families of Fisher and Gregory “had many bad March 3rds.”

“This was an open, unsolved cold case. I had the opportunity to start it early in my career,” Halferty said. “ ... I think any family that is the family of a victim of this type of case deserves my attention.”

Items seized while officers executed the search warrant of Supino’s Altoona apartment included notebooks full of Supino’s hand-written poems, letters and stories. Halferty read several versus of one poem aloud in court entitled “Running out of time.”

“Do you even wonder how I feel when I look at what I’ve done — what I created years ago that no one else could ever know,” Supino wrote. “Shut out by the silence and driven by fear, surrounded by doubt and shame that called my name.”

DCI Special Agent Testimony County prosecutors put the inconsistency of Supino’s statements on display Monday, as Iowa DCI Special Agent Adam DeCamp recounted interviews he conducted with the defendant in 2009, 2013 and 2014.

The DCI special agent told Jacobsen that Supino never made what he would consider a confession during their three interviews, but he testified her changing statements were evident.

DeCamp informed Supino through a March 2009 phone call that the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office had reopened the case and arranged a May 2009 interview with the suspect. Supino met with DeCamp and then-Jasper County Chief Sheriff ’s Deputy John Halferty. The interview at the sheriff ’s office lasted five hours, and the investigators noted Supino changed her story from her 1983 testimony in regard to her reason for going out to the ranch March 2, her duration at the scene and whether she or her twin brother, Tim Supino, went to the trailer door.

In the video, Supino first claims Fisher’s DNA would not be on her clothes through semen, but later stated that she and Fisher were intimate inside the trailer in the weeks leading to the killings. She said she did not believe the jeans she claimed to wear to the CDR March 2 were laundered after their sexual encounter. Supino told DeCamp this could also explain any of her DNA or fingerprints investigators might have found at the scene.

She also discussed a now-closed well in the 2009 video that was present at the CDR in 1983.

Supino offered a scenario where a potential killer(s) could have thrown the missing murder weapon and bloody clothing down the well culvert.

Extended versions of Supino’s February 2014 “Cold Justice” interview

Report: Iowa prison officials botched inmate’s discipline IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa prison officials unfairly lengthened an offender’s sentence by excessively punishing him for assault, a case that highlights systemic problems with inmate disciplinary hearings, a state watchdog agency said Monday after a years-long review.

In a report called “Neither fair, nor impartial,” the Office of Ombudsman concludes that Department of Corrections officials violated policies and inmate Randy Linderman’s rights when they disciplined him for bumping a guard in 2008. The ombudsman said the case underscored questionable procedures used in dozens of hearings daily in which inmates can have sentences extended and lose privileges for rules violations.

The report determined that a prison judge ordered Linderman into 180 days of isolation and took away 180 days of earned time — a harsher punishment than allowed under department policy — after being privately pressured by the warden.

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DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad says he expects to approve legislation this session that would address road funding, but he declined to say whether it would be through a 10 cent increase to the fuel tax. Branstad told reporters Monday that legislation in the House and Senate could change before it reaches his desk for approval. When asked if he would support a 10 cent tax increase, he said he would reserve judgment until seeing a final draft.

Business owner to run for 1st congressional district CEDAR RAPIDS — A business owner in Cedar Rapids says he’ll run for the Democratic nomination in 2016 for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.

Ravi Patel announced his campaign Monday to represent areas of northeast Iowa that include Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Dubuque. The seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, a Republican from Dubuque who began his two-year term in January. Patel is president of Hawkeye Hotels, a group of hotels located around the Midwest.

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SIOUX CITY — Authorities say they’re investigating a man who has been posing as a police officer and making traffic stops in western Iowa.

The Woodbury County Sheriff ’s Office says two traffic stops were conducted late Saturday night and early Sunday morning near Correctionville and Anthon. No threats were made during the fake traffic stops.

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Dennis Magee/Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Special Agent Adam DeCamp of the Iowa DCI testifies Monday at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo. Theresa “Terri” Supino is on trial for the 1983 murders of Melisa Gregory, 17, and Steven Fisher, 20.

conducted by DeCamp with retired Houston Police Department investigator Johnny Bonds was presented by prosecutors. The investigators were openly calling many of Supino’s claims into questions including a fight between her and Melisa Gregory in the weeks leading to the murders.

Lisa and Scott Gregory — the victim’s siblings — previously testified Supino had come to their house looking for Fisher when Melisa Gregory ran outside and forced the defendant to the ground in a snowbank. Supino refuted this story claiming the fight did not end physically on the ground.

“So then everybody else is lying?” Bond said.

“I was afraid of him,” Supino said.

She claimed she went out to the CDR not to get into a fight, but to talk about shoes for their son Rocky Supino. DeCamp pointed out that this was inconsistent with her 1983 statement that she went out to the ranch to see about getting an apartment and

getting back together.

Bonds reminded Supino what she said in previous interviews with DeCamp — that she hoped to get a rise out of Fisher when she went to the ranch March 2.

“Since (Fisher) was being a prick, I decided to go out there, be a [expletive] and piss him off some more,” she said in the “Cold Justice” tapes.

DeCamp said that he couldn’t understand why Supino would want to anger Fisher if she feared for her safety.

“All of the sudden there were all these coincidences, and all hell breaks loose,” Supino said.

The extended “Cold Justice” interview also showed Supino contradicting previous testimony by Gregory’s family members about the location of Fisher’s social security cards after the murder. Lisa Gregory testified that Supino had the card before Fisher’s funeral and presented it to funeral home staff. Supino told DeCamp and Bonds she did not have the card, and it was in

Fisher’s wallet which was never found — a sticking point for investigators in 1983.

But DeCamp did concede in his cross examination with defense co-counsel Jill Eimermann that there was still no physical evidence tying Terri Supino to the scene of the murders. The defense hoped to explain the defendant’s inconsistencies with the 21-year gap between her 1987 interview with former Jasper County Attorney John Billingsley and her meeting with DeCamp and Halferty in May 2009.

Eimermann also highlighted the unpreparedness Supino could have felt during a surprise twohour DeCamp interview in 2013 at a Waukee Pizza Ranch where she worked. The defense contrasted that with Supino’s willingness and desire to speak with police in 2009, where the suspect came prepared with a supposed homemade case file and talking points.

Jury view Tuesday Jurors were not able

to see a key piece of the crime scene Monday afternoon as originally scheduled. The state has secured and transported the trailer where Melisa Gregory was killed to Waterloo. The view is now scheduled for Tuesday. Jurors will walk to a location near the Black Hawk County Courthouse, and have the opportunity to examine the outside and inside of the murder scene.

Halferty said during testimony Monday investigators in 1983 returned the trailer to former CDR owner Hal Snedeker. After he began reviewing the case in 2003, Halferty and then-Jasper County Sheriff Mike Balmer tracked the trailer to a new owner in southern Iowa. The camper was still in use and had been altered since the murders.

Cabinets hanging over the bench where Gregory was found were replaced with a metal deck hanging 4 inches lower than the removed interior. It was not seized from the new owner until January 2014 — purchased by the department for $250.

Iowa 5th District Court Judge Terry Rickers said Friday the trailer has been cleaned since the 1983 murders, but prosecutors hope to give the jury a sense of the size and space the killer would have been forced to navigate during the attacks.

For updates and archived stories on the Copper Dollar Ranch murders, go to newtondailynews. com, follow @NewtonDNews on Twitter and Facebook and see full recaps of trial-related events from Waterloo in the Newton Daily News print edition.

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Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict with pig farms The Associated Press DES MOINES — Modern meat production, in which thousands of animals are packed into barns for concentrated feeding operations, has proven to be efficient and profitable, but comes with its own set of problems.

From Washington state to North Carolina, federal lawsuits are challenging the livestock industry to change its ways, basing arguments on studies that increasingly

show the impact that phosphorous, nitrates and bacteria from fertilizer and accumulated manure have on lakes and rivers, as well as air pollution that can be harmful to respiratory health.

Livestock farmers insist they’re trying to ameliorate the problem by installing grass strips, tilling less and using other techniques to keep manure and fertilizer from draining into waterways.

“I have a general care and concern for the state’s water quality and I’ve per-

sonally invested my own dollars to install conservation nutrient retention practices on my farm,” said Bill Couser, a fifthgeneration Iowa farmer with 5,200 cows. “We realize this is not going to happen overnight or in two years. This could take up to 10 years as this technology comes along.”

However, those who rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water or live near the large-scale operations — especially in the top two hog-producing states

of Iowa and North Carolina — are growing impatient. Joined by environmental and animal rights groups in a growing number of lawsuits, they’re highlighting the debate between the right to raise livestock and the right to clean water and air.

Des Moines’ water utility, which serves a half-million people, recently filed a notice of intent to sue farmers in three counties populated by 1.2 million pigs and a million turkeys.

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Federal judge stalls Obama’s executive action on immigration HOUSTON (AP) — The White House promised an appeal Tuesday after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration and gave a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit aiming to permanently stop the orders.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s decision late Monday puts on hold Obama’s orders that could spare from deportation as many as five million people who are in the U.S. illegally.

Hanen wrote in a memorandum accompanying his order that the lawsuit should go forward. Without a preliminary injunction, he said, the states would “suffer irreparable harm in this case.”

“The genie would be impossible to put back into the bottle,” he wrote, adding that he agreed that legalizing the presence of

millions of people is a “virtually irreversible” action.

In a statement early Tuesday, the White House defended the executive orders issued in November as within the president’s legal authority, saying the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress have said federal officials can establish priorities in enforcing immigration laws.

“The district court’s decision wrongly prevents these lawful, commonsense policies from taking effect and the Department of Justice has indicated that it will appeal that decision,” the statement said.

The U.S. Department of Justice will appeal the ruling, the White House said. The appeal will be heard by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

The first of Obama’s orders — to expand a program

that protects young immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. illegally as children — was set to start taking effect Wednesday. The other major part of Obama’s order, which extends deportation protections to parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have been in the country for some years, was not expected to begin until May 19.

Joaquin Guerra, political director of Texas Organizing Project, called the ruling a “temporary setback.”

“We will continue getting immigrants ready to apply for administrative relief,” he said in a statement. The nonprofit says it promotes social and economic equality for low to moderate income Texans.

The coalition of states, led

by Texas and made up of mostly conservative states in the

South and Midwest, argues that Obama has violated the “Take Care Clause” of the U.S. Constitution, which they say limits the scope of presidential power, and that his executive actions would be difficult to undo once immigrants started to apply for deferred action. They also say Obama’s order would force increased investment in law enforcement, health care and education.

House Speaker John Boehner said he hopes that Senate Democrats will relent in their opposition to a Homeland Security Department spending bill that overturns Obama’s action. The department’s funding expires Feb. 27 and Congress has only a few legislative days to act.

Congressional Republicans have vowed to block Obama’s actions by cutting off Home-

land Security Department spending for the program. Earlier this year, the Republicancontrolled House passed a $39.7 billion spending bill to fund the department through the end of the budget year, but attached language to undo Obama’s executive actions. The fate of that House-passed bill is unclear as Republicans in the Senate do not have the 60-vote majority needed to advance most legislation.

A group of law enforcement officials, including the Major Cities Chiefs Association and more than 20 police chiefs and sheriffs from across the country, also filed a motion in support, arguing the executive action will improve public safety by encouraging cooperation between police and individuals with concerns about their immigration status.

50 shades of green: How studio roped men into seeing ‘Grey’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Universal bumped “Fifty Shades of Grey” from August 2014 to Valentine’s Day, 2015, it seemed like a cheesy gimmick. Now that box office results are in, it’s clear that was the most brilliant stroke of all.

The adaptation of author EL James’ erotic novel debuted to an astounding $94.4 million domestic and $172 million international across the long President’s Day weekend, breaking box office records for the month of February, female filmmakers and R-rated movies in what is proving to be a perfect storm of intrigue, brand, and crafty execution

by Universal Pictures.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” was always expected to be a fruitful endeavor — that’s why nearly every studio in town clamored to scoop up the rights to James’ phenomenally successful trilogy in 2012. When Focus Features and parent company Universal were the lucky winners, the hype only intensified as fans hungered for everything from casting rumors, to first photos of

stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, and clues about what would make the final cut.

But fans alone don’t explain a blockbuster debut, especially when the entire Northeast was battling severe winter storms.

Produced for a modest $40 million with no tested star-power in front of the camera, Universal and Focus were hedging their bets from the beginning, keeping costs reasonable and stoking the buzz machine with a coy marketing campaign playing on the interest of those who hadn’t read the book.

Not only did it spark a culture-wide dialogue, it became an event movie centered on a single date: Valentine’s Day. “It follows in the tradition of the edgier, naughtier, so-called romance movies, and that paid off. Audiences like a good R-rated escape,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office firm Rentrak, noting racy films like “Last Tango in Paris,” ‘’9 ½ Weeks” and “Basic Instinct.”

AP Photo Philadelphia firefighters work the scene of an overnight blaze in west Philadelphia, Monday Feb. 16, 2015, as icicles hang from where the water from their hoses froze.

Winter storm slams the South, freezes Northeast FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Snow swirled sideways in Kentucky and the typically bustling state capital of Frankfort came to a frozen halt Monday as a storm walloped parts of the South, which unlike the Northeast, had been mostly spared this winter.

That all changed with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across the region, making roads treacherous and knocking out power to thousands of people. Luckily, the storm arrived on a holiday, Presidents Day, when many schools and businesses were already closed and the morning commute was not as busy.

Officials also made certain roads were prepared this year after Southern cities — most notably Atlanta — were caught off guard a year ago when a winter storm stranded thousands of people on interstates overnight. Raleigh suffered

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Cardinals get back in win column with road victory over Huskies

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News WINTERSET — What is the best way to wash away the bitter taste of two straight road losses? A road victory.

Newton High’s Cardinals posted an 18-point win over host Winterset Monday in their final road game of the regular season. The NHS boys had lost at Pella and Norwalk last week in Little Hawkeye Conference play.

The Cardinals came away with a 68-50 victory over the Huskies. After a 17-14 start in the first quarter, Newton began stretching its lead out. By halftime, the Cardinals owned a 53-38 advantage.

Newton stayed Wood out in front of Winterset on a 16-12 surge in the third quarter. The Cardinals put the game in the win column, outscoring the Huskies 15-12 in the final eight minutes.

Newton improved to 8-12 overall. The Cardinals wrap up the regular season at home Thursday against Carlisle. The varsity game tips off at 7:30 p.m.

Newton senior Tyler Wood went into Monday’s game fourth among Class 4A 3-point shooters, hitting 62-of-141 attempts this season for 44 percent. Wood, who is Newton’s all-time leading scorer, knocked down four more 3-pointers Monday on his way to a team-high 17 points.

Freshman Garrett Sturtz scored 14 points, going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. Newton was 16-of25 at the line as a team. Senior Nick Easley added 12 points.

The Huskies were led by Parker Klimesh with 23 points. Klimesh connected on five 3-pointers in the game. Daniel Brookhart tossed in 13 points. Winterset went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Newton’s junior varsity defeated Winterset 51-34 after leading 2614 at halftime. Trey Vanderlaan paced the Cardinals with 10 points.

Reagan Maple and Tyler Stanton each scored seven points.

Scoring six points apiece were Morgan Maher, Josh Gulling and Sturtz. Justin Fischer added four points, while Brennen Dodd had three points and Grayson Graham had two points.

Newton’s freshmen lost to Winterset, 53-41.

The NHS freshmen and junior varsity teams play their final games of the season Thursday at home against Carlisle. The freshman game is at 4:45 p.m. followed by the junior varsity at 6 p.m. in the NHS upper gym.

Newton 17-20-16-15—68 Winterset 14-12-12-12—50 Newton (FG/3-pt): Stout 1-0-1-2, Wood 1/4-3-017, Bennett 1-0-0-2, Banfield 2-0-2-4, Gholson 0/2-3-1-9, Easley 3/1-3-0-12, Travis 4-0-2-8, Sturtz 2/1-7-0-14. TOTALS: 14/8-16-6-68.

Winterset (FG/3-pt): Nelson 1-0-1-2, McNamara 0-0-1-0, Baur 1/1-4-5-9, Nordstrom 0-0-3-0, VanPelt 0-0-4-0, Williams 0-0-4-0, Klimesh 3/52-1-23, Brookhart 6-1-1-13, Montross 0/1-0-0-3.

TOTALS: 11/7-7-20-50.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Going up for a two-handed dunk is Newton High senior Jordan Travis in a recent home game.

It was his first-ever dunk and he got another one on the same type of play. It is a lob-shot pass from a teammate, which Travis usually scores on during a game. On Monday, Newton delivered a 68-50 win on the road at Winterset.

Collins-Maxwell keeps sharing agreement with Baxter

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News The Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter athletic teams will remain intact for at least two more years.

The Collins-Maxwell Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of keeping its athletic sharing agreement with Baxter at its monthly board meeting Monday night.

CMB has been the athletic brand in the two communities for the past 27 years. There have been ups and downs, but Collins-Maxwell Board of Education member Lowell Crouse said breaking away from the current athletic model would not be smart.

“We have had a lot conversations as a group about this topic and all of

us are in agreement that it would be stupid to split with Baxter,” Crouse said.

“There are so many things that would be negative if we split.

There are some negatives in sharing too and we are working on that.”

Some of the issues that still need to be worked out between the two school districts include where games are played and where practices take place.

Other things that concern some members of the Collins-Maxwell community include the overall identity of Collins-Maxwell when

it comes to the general public and the safety of the student-athletes who have to commute to Baxter for practices and games.

“We are trying to listen to both sides and make sure we have the best agreement that we can for our students and our communities,” Collins-Maxwell Superintendent Jason Ellingson said. “It’s changed over time and it may continue to change.

“It’s been an agreement that has worked for 27 years and the agreement has changed over those 27

years.”

Two hot-button topics of concern that were brought up to the board at Monday’s meeting involved Homecoming parades and the location of where high school basketball games are played.

The school is required by the Heart of Iowa Conference to hold “Mega Nights” and to do so, two gyms that fit the state’s code are required. Baxter has those gyms. Right now, Collins-Maxwell does not.

But one option the board is looking at is potentially playing the nonconference games in Maxwell in future years.

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All eyes on Gordon’s finale for 2015 NASCAR season

NASCAR Photo Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position Sunday for the 57th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Through driver changes, network shuffles, a new championship format and NASCAR’s push to reinvent itself, the one constant for more than two decades has been Jeff Gordon behind the wheel every week of the iconic No. 24.

Well, it’s time to buckle up for what’s going to be Gordon’s final ride.

The four-time NASCAR champion reported to Daytona International Speedway last week to begin preparations for his final season-opening Daytona 500. Gordon won the pole position during Sunday’s new qualifying format.

Gordon said last month he will give up full-time driving at the end of 2015, and while he didn’t rule out racing a little in the future this will be his final appearance in the “Great American Race” that kicks off the season Feb. 22.

It will be the beginning of what will surely be a NASCAR season packed with tributes to Gordon, whose sto-

ried career includes pushing the sport into mainstream visibility.

Gordon does not want the focus to be on him every week for 38 races. He doesn’t want it to become a sideshow.

“I am concerned about it. The statements and comments and accolades have already been overwhelming,” he said. “But I want to race hard and be competitive and be focused at the race track. We’re trying to do all that we can to talk to the tracks and talk to NASCAR about how we can maintain that level of focus.”

Gordon has already offered to return to race tracks in 2016, when he’s out of the car, to help with any tributes.

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to be here,” he said. “And it only makes me sense for me to commit to the fans and the sport for all its given to me, and I can’t do that when I’m trying to be focused on the track.”

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Wrestlers, clear the mats One of my favorite state tournaments to cover is the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The last few years, I have been the one person from my publication in charge of providing content of area wrestlers competing at the tournament.

That will again be the case this year.

“Wrestlers, clear the mats” is the popular phrase shouted by the By Troy Hyde public address announcer Newton Daily before each round begins.

News And it’s just one of those Sports Writer moments in this business that sticks with you.

Growing up in Earlham in the 1990s, the sport of wrestling wasn’t an option for athletes in my school. You played basketball in the winter or you simply did not play a sport.

So I never really understood the ins and outs of the sport until I became a sports journalist. And I learn more and more every year.

Wrestling is unlike any other sport.

There is more discipline — mentally and physically — than any other sport.

Being able to make weight is stressful. It would be even more stressful for me if I didn’t get to enjoy the foods I like to eat. So, I give props to all the wrestlers that have ever had to avoid the consumption of something for a long period of time.

I covered West Marshall’s Dale Hilleman at another publication last year.

He wound up winning the Class 1A 170-pound title. And during the final interview of the weekend, Hilleman was drinking a Red Bull.

Didn’t sound like that big of a deal until he told me that it had been six months since he had one.

That is the type of stuff I am referring to.

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Tigerhawks find win column in playoff opener

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By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Tuesday Bowling Newton at Class 2A district meet, Plaza Lanes, Des Moines, 10 a.m.

Basketball Girls’ Regionals Class 1A Region 5 HLV at Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Basketball Girls’ Regionals Class 4A Region 6 Newton at Grinnell, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 6 Chariton at PCM, 7 p.m.

Thursday Wrestling State meet, Des Moines, 9 a.m.

Basketball Carlisle at Newton boys, 9th 4:45 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Boys’ Districts Class 1A District 10 Lynnville-Sully vs. North Mahaska, Moulton-Udell, 7 p.m.

Class 1A District 11 Colfax-Mingo at Colo-NESCO, 8 p.m.

Class 2A District 11 PCM vs. Davis. County at Pella Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Class 2A District 12 CMB vs. South Hardin at Des Moines Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Friday Wrestling State meet, Des Moines, 9 a.m.

Basketball Girls’ Regionals Class 1A Region 5, Lynnville-Sully, TBA Saturday Wrestling State meet, Des Moines, 10 a.m.

Basketball Girls’ Regionals Class 4A Region 6, Newton, TBA Class 3A Region 6, PCM, TBA

LIBERTY CENTER — The Colfax-Mingo boys’ basketball team held a halftime lead in its three most r e c e n t games but couldn’t finish the deal in any of them.

M o n day, that all Nichols changed.

The Tigerhawks led by just one at the break against Southeast Warren in their Class 1A District 11 opener but dominated the final 16 minutes in cruising to a 51-32 win.

Jacob Lietz had 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals in the Tigerhawks’ win, their first victory since beating Pleasantville back on Feb. 7, 2013.

“We got off to a slow start, but we picked up our defensive intensity in the second half,” Colfax-Mingo coach John Borts said.

“The turnovers caused by our defense helped get our offense going.”

Mats No. 2 ranked wrestlers on side of the 3A 195 pound weight bracket.

Robertson faces 1A No. 2 Clay Meinders of AGWSR in his first match at 220 pounds and also has top-ranked and defending state champion Ryan Parmely on his side of the bracket.

Dunsbergen has the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 ranked wrestlers on his side of the 1A 106-pound bracket.

But like Robertson told me Monday night, records and rankings are just numbers.

Both wrestlers still have to step on the mat and get the job done.

I witnessed one of the biggest upsets in Iowa state tournament history when former Iowa City West standout Derek St. John lost his first-round match of his senior year at the state meet.

Don’t know who he is? St. John was ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 1 nationally that year. He went on to win a national champioship at Iowa a few years later.

Upsets can and do happen.

And this year won’t be any different.

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Continued from Page 1B Gordon has all the ingredients to top last season, which saw him come oh-so-close to a fifth championship.

He won four races and was one of the strongest drivers all year, but a sequence of events in the third segment of NASCAR’s new elimination-round playoffs knocked him out of title contention.

He will need to be just as good this year to have a shot at reaching the finale in Homestead, where four drivers will race for the Cup. The title last year went to Kevin Harvick, who put together a brilliant first season with Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers were the class of the field all year, and their hard work was rewarded with the championship that team co-owner Tony Stewart promised to deliver if they moved to SHR.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo junior Jacob Lietz, middle, scored 11 points, grabbed nine rebounds, had five steals and delivered five assists in the Tigerhawks’ 51-32 win in the Class 1A District 11 opener on Monday.

Judge issues no-contact order against Kurt Busch

Continued from Page 1B compete at the highest level. Things they enjoy out of season go nowhere near their mouths during the season.

Four wrestlers from the area will compete in this year’s state meet.

Action begins at 9 a.m.

Thursday.

That means the first run of the “Chicken Dance” blares loudly across Wells Fargo Arena at around 8:30.

By Saturday, the sports writers who have witnessed every session are about sick of that song.

In fact, not hearing that song at all this week would be a true gift.

Prairie City-Monroe’s Tristan Clark has been ranked in the top 10 at Class 2A 126 all season long.

Clark has been defeated only three times this year and got a great draw with only one other ranked wrestler on his side of the bracket. Expect him to find his way onto the podium Saturday.

The other area wrestlers — Newton junior Duncan Lee, CollinsMaxwell/Baxter junior Charles Robertson and Lynnville-Sully freshman Josh Dunsbergen — will have tougher paths to the medal stand.

Lee has the No. 1 and

Colin Lourens chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds, while Blake Summy scored 10 and Jarod Nichols pulled down nine boards and dished out three assists.

Jared Myers also collected eight rebounds and three assists.

The Tigerhawks (1-21) eclipsed the 50-point mark for just the eighth time this season.

But the 32 points allowed was easily a season low.

The previous low was the 48 points Colfax-Mingo surrendered against Saydel on Jan. 30.

Southeast Warren (319) was led by Lance Hoch’s eight points. Jackson Fischer also scored seven.

The Warhawks ended the year on a four-game losing streak and they also dropped 14 of their final 15 games.

The Tigerhawks advance to Thursday’s district quarterfinals. They travel to Colo-NESCO (20-1) to face the No. 4 Royals at 8 p.m.

By Randall Chase The Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was ordered by a judge to stay away from his ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll and not communicate with her.

The decision Monday by Family Court Commissioner David Jones comes after he held four days of hearings in December and January that included conflicting testimony from Driscoll and the driver known in NASCAR circles as “The Outlaw.”

The judge’s order, which is good for a year, says Busch can’t buy or possess firearms or am-

Share Continued from Page 1B their wishes. And it’s important to Ellingson that the student’s voices are heard.

At last month’s board meeting, about 100 students showed the passion they have to remain one team.

Some of those same students were present Monday to make sure the support didn’t go unseen.

“I think it’s great for the kids.

They have consistently talked about what’s best for them and I have tried hard since I have been here to support what is best for the kids and listen to them,” Ellingson said. “Their voice was clearly heard in January and then again the past few months. They want to share with Baxter.”

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The Chase format contributed to one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory and gave NASCAR momentum for the first time in years.

Now all those drivers who lost the title to Harvick are eager to get rolling again.

Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who made Team Penske a two-driver threat last year, are expected to be just as strong this season. The only issue is if Keselowski, who sparred with many drivers last season, will be able to just race and set aside his off-track concerns.

The lineup is different at Joe Gibbs Racing, which expanded to a fourth team by adding Carl Edwards. There was also an offseason crew chief overhaul in which only Matt Kenseth’s team remained intact. Not even Denny Hamlin, who came one caution away from perhaps beating Harvick for the title, was immune. Crew chief Darian Grubb was moved to Edwards’ new team.

munition and must be evaluated for “mental health problems related to anger control and impulse control.”

It also orders him to stay 100 yards away from Driscoll except for “at NASCAR races and related events where closer proximity is required” for Busch to “perform his duties as a driver or sponsored athlete.”

Busch’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, released a statement Monday after the ruling saying he was “deeply disappointed” and intends to appeal.

“It is important to note that the Commissioner’s ruling is a civil family court matter and totally unconnected to any crimi-

nal investigation or finding. Regardless of the Commissioner’s finding, we know that Kurt never committed an act of family violence,” Hardin said in the statement.

Driscoll, 37, filed for protection in November, saying Busch assaulted her inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway in September, grabbing her by the face and neck and slamming her head three times into a bedroom wall.

She said she drove to Dover from her Maryland home to check on Busch after he sent several texts that led her to believe he might be depressed.

Houge is a physical education teacher at Collins-Maxwell. He sees what kind of athletes roam the halls in Maxwell every day.

And he believes each school district needs the other one to be successful.

“If we weren’t sharing, it would devastate our programs,” Houge said. “For us to have success and continue to have success, we need to keep the agreement with Baxter. I have good kids coming up from both places. I think we can have a strong softball program in a few years, but we won’t if I get just kids from Collins-Maxwell or just kids from Baxter.”

The agreement unanimously passed by the board Monday is good through the next two-year athletic cycle.

The challenge that both school districts have to keep CMB alive is difficult. And the

vote Monday doesn’t fully guarantee that the Raiders as they are now will be around for the next 10 years.

But Crouse, Houge and Ellingson are all in agreement that the community is starting to come around.

“Some people in the community asked us last month if they could do a public vote on the issue, but that is not allowed. The decision has to be made by the board,” Crouse said. “In theory, if you wanted to split this up, you could just get on the board and vote yourself. But I no longer think that will happen. I think we have gained some support on this in the last month. We just need to figure out how to best make it work.”

At SHR, where Harvick was the one constant all season, teammates Danica Patrick and Kurt Busch will be looking for results. And Stewart?

Well, his swagger seems to have returned after two trying seasons that included the end of his 15-year winning streak last November. An offseason surgery has the three-time champion walking without a limp for the first time since he broke his right leg in a 2013 sprint car accident, and he seems emotionally healed after the August death of sprint car racer Kevin Ward Jr., who was struck and killed by a car Stewart was driving.

“I’m not happy about the last two years of my life, by any means, but I’ve never questioned who I am or what I do,” Stewart said. “It’s probably made my desire stronger than ever.”

He and his rivals will be featured heavily this year in marketing campaigns as NASCAR begins a new television package. The season will be

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split, with Fox airing the first half of the schedule on its flagship channel and Fox Sports 1. The second half will be aired on NBC and NBC Sports Network.

There will also be changes to the cars and on pit road.

The Cup cars this year have smaller spoilers, reduced horsepower and drivers will be able to make their own track bar adjustments from inside the cockpit. NASCAR has also replaced officials with 45 cameras that will police pit road. The cameras will be monitored from a command center, and it will be tough for teams to dispute calls.

With testing banned this offseason, the teams have not gotten a good look at the 2015 rules. Some haven’t been in a car since the Nov. 16 finale.

“I’m itching to go, man,” said sixtime Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. “We’re all really anxious to get into our race cars.”

be declared a lien upon the following described premises from January 6, 2003, located in Jasper county, Iowa: A tract of land designated as Parcel B located in the SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 81 North, Range 20 West, Jasper County, Iowa, described as commencing at the SW corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, thence N 89°12'52" E, 1116.94 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N 00°47'08" W, 555.47 feet; thence, N 89°12'52" E, 392.74 feet; thence, S 00°40'00" E, 555.47 feet; thence S 89° 12'52" W, 391.59 feet more or less to the Point of Beginning and containing 5.00 acres and including 0.30 acres of public road easement, commonly known as 9804 West 85th Avenue, Mingo, IA 50168 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of South & Associates, P.C.; whose address is 1245 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 120, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF JUDGMENT) DEFICIENCY THE ENTRY OF FROM JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE BE ENTITLED TO WILL IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 10th day of March, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-286-3394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942.

By: ___________ CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. February 3, 10 & 17

Meeting. Citizens can sign up for the new Emergency Notification System at www.jasperemahls.org. Parsons also attended the County Landfill Meeting.

Streets: Parsons reported that the snow removal went well during the last snowfall. There were concerns that the sidewalk had not been done right away.

This was due to equipment breakdown and waiting for the snowplows to finish plowing as they wing snow up on the sidewalk. Parsons also reported that there were more cars parked on the street this time.

Sewers: DeGoey reported that there was a resident who reported a sewer problem just prior to the meeting. He would follow up after the meeting.

Parks: No report Tree Steward: No report Storm Sewers: No report City Clerk: Machin provided the Council with copies of the Agreed-Upon Procedures Report performed by the Office of Auditor of State. A copy is available for review in the City Clerk's Office.

Financial: No report Old Business: None Fouts moved and was seconded

by DeGoey to adjourn at 8:10 p.m. Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.

Next City Council meeting to be held March 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Christina Machin, City Clerk Mayor Kevin Parsons City Clerk Christina Machin February 17

Public Notices IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee for Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2000-1 Plaintiff, vs.

Alicia A. Schwerdtfeger; Parties in Possession; Unknown spouse, if any, of Alicia A. Schwerdtfeger, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV119209 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on December 4, 2014, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $36,883.69, with 7% per annum interest thereon from June 1, 2010, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from March 10, 2000, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lot Number Twelve (12) in Block "N" Aurora Heights Subdivision being in and forming a part of the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, commonly known as 2503 South 8th Avenue East, Newton, IA 50208 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and For further details, equitable. please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Megan Stumph, of South & Associates, P.C.; whose address is 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66211.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) THE ENTRY OF FROM JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 10th day of March, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action of a disability, because immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

By: __________ CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. February 3, 10 & 17 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

Vearl LeRoy Thompson a/k/a Verle Thompson; Unknown heirs, devisees, creditors, or other claimants with an interest in the property of Cyndy Thompson, deceased; Beneficial Financial 1 Inc., successor by merger to Beneficial Iowa, Inc.; Unknown spouse, if any, of Vearl Leroy Thompson; Parties in Possession, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV119217 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on December 10, 2014, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $132,384.79, with 6.625% per annum interest thereon from March 1, 2014, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from January 6, 2003, located in Jasper county, Iowa: A tract of land designated as Parcel B located in the SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 81 North, Range 20 West, Jasper County, Iowa, described as commencing at the SW corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, thence N 89°12'52" E, 1116.94 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N 00°47'08" W, 555.47 feet; thence, N 89°12'52" E, 392.74 feet; thence, S 00°40'00" E, 555.47 feet; thence S 89° 12'52" W, 391.59 feet more or less to the Point of Beginning and containing 5.00 acres and including 0.30 acres of public easement, commonly road known as 9804 West 85th Avenue, Mingo, IA 50168 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a

CITY OF LAMBS GROVE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 2015 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Kevin Parsons at 7:02 p.m. Roll call: Tom Clark, Cindy Humke, Kent DeGoey, and Steve Absent: None.

Thomassen.

Clark moved and was seconded

by Humke to approve the agenda.

Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.

Guests: Cathi Fouts New Business: a. Thomassen moved and was seconded by DeGoey to appoint Cathi Fouts to fill the Council vacancy created by Kevin Parsons upon appointment to Upon roll call vote, Mayor. motion carried unanimously. b. Council reviewed the FY 2016 Budget draft. c. DeGoey moved and was seconded by Humke to set the public hearing on the FY 2016 Budget and FY 2015 Budget Amendment for March 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. with the regular meeting to follow. Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.

Consent Agenda: DeGoey moved and was seconded by Clark to approve all of the items on the consent agenda including the minutes from the January 8, 2015 meeting, bills, and reconciliation report for January. Upon roll call motion carried vote, unanimously.

JCARL Participation Fee...............$20.03 News Printing Company Publications.......................$88.75 Dodd's Sanitation Contract..........$670.00 Christina Machin Salary..............................$392.64 IPERS Retirement.........................$67.62 Postmaster Annual Fee......................$112.00 Iowa One Call Locate Service..................$17.10 Machin Lawn Works Snow Removal.............$1,850.00 Alliant Energy Utilities...............................$18.14 Alliant Energy Utilities.............................$391.38 Total February Bills...............$3,627.66 General Fund..................$963.74 Charges for Fee...........$2,720.18 Local Option Sales Tax...$874.30 Emergency........................$21.79 Road Use Fund............$1,371.33 Capital Projects...................$0.00 Debt Service....................$221.29 Total Jan Revenue.......$6,172.63 General Fund...............$2,524.75 Road Use Fund............$4,482.84 Charges for Fee..................$0.00 Capital Projects...................$0.00 Debt Service........................$0.00 Total Jan Expenses......$7,007.59 Staff and commissions reports Mayor: Parsons appointed Clark as Mayor Pro Tem, Thomassen to Streets, and Fouts to Tree Steward. All other appointments remained the same. Parsons reported that he had attended the Emergency Management Meeting. Citizens can sign up for the new Emergency Notification at www.jasperemaSystem hls.org. Parsons also attended the County Landfill Meeting.

Streets: Parsons reported that the snow removal went well during the last snowfall. There were concerns that the sidewalk had not been done right away.

This was due to equipment breakdown and waiting for the snowplows to finish plowing as they wing snow up on the sidewalk. Parsons also reported that there were more cars parked on the street this time.

Sewers: DeGoey reported that there was a resident who reported a sewer problem just prior to the meeting. He would follow up after the meeting.

Parks: No report Tree Steward: No report Storm Sewers: No report City Clerk: Machin provided the Council with copies of the Agreed-Upon Procedures Report performed by the Office of

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 PM in Basement of St. Stephan's Episcopal Church

The Newton Daily News recommends that you investigate every phase of investment opportunities. We suggest you consult your own attorney or ask for a free pamphlet and advice from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division. Hoover Building, Des Moines, IA 50319. 515-281-5926.

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LITTLE WHITE Kitty w/ black and gray spots.

Prominent marking on the nose. Answers to Doobie.

Lost in the Vicinity of 525 N 9th Ave E. Call 641-8313009 or 792-3811

CAREAGE OF NEWTON 2130 W. 18th Street S. Newton, IA 50208 is looking for: Full-Time 3rd Shift CNA Please Apply in Person

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LOST: TURQUOISE ring, lost at Pizza Ranch Jan. 31. If found please call 641-417-9613. Reward offered!

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LOOKING FOR Farm House to rent or Buy on Contract. 319-883-5175.

ULTIMATE CLEANING

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We also do after party clean-up and windows

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641-275-3557 or 847-323-6905

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OLD MILITARY items: German, Japanese, and American, and old Advertising signs.

641-4856591.

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WANT TO buy 1 to 2 acres of land in the country. Must have trees. Abandoned farmstead ok. House not important. 641-351-5601.

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Chimney repair & removal.

Soffit & fascia repair & cover.

General Repairs

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Attic fans & ventilation Leaf Proof Gutter Covers,

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Call 641-792-6375

WANTED- FREE 19” to 27” TV. That works well, old flat screen style okay; also free working DVD player. Text or call 712215-0494.

WANTED- GENTLE used items to be donated to the Newton Lions Club for their Annual Garage 4th Sale/Fundraiser. Proceeds will remain in Jasper County. Please call club President Jeanine @ 641-5219750 if you would like to donate items or learn more about the Newton Lions Club.

WANTED: AMERICANA Quilt or others, reasonable.

Leave message. 641-7924541.

WANTED: FARM toy tractors, trucks, implements, farm related advertising items and Lego's. 641-5263050 or 641-521-1448.

WANTED: RIDING lawn mowers, push lawn mowers & snowblowers or anything with a motor. 641275-5475.

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2 MALE neutered cats, pure white with bright blue eyes. Free to loving home without other pets. 515779-2655.

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515-661-3774.

FREE: CRAB Apple tree firewood. All twigs and branches have been removed. Logs vary in size from 4 to 14 inches in diameter. Logs need to be cut to desired length.

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FREE KITTENS: 8 weeks old, ready for their new homes. 2 Garfields, 1 gray, all males. Call 641-8410094 Newton.

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641-792-4000.

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1610 W. 7th St. S. • Large, 2 BR, 1 BA or 2 BR, 2 BA • Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Microwave • Heat Paid • Laundry Each Floor • Limit Access Building • Garage Available • Private Patio/Deck Call 641-787-9100

CLEAN 1 bedroom apartment with appliances, heat & water furnished, walking distance to square, laundry facilities, newly remodeled.

Cats with approval and pet deposit. Very quiet building, ready to move into. (641) 792-8182

CLEAN, CUTE one bed studio apartment located in Downtown Newton. No smoking and no pets. $400/month.

Deposit of $400.00 and first month rent due at lease signing. Tenant responsible for electric. Please call 402-210-7461 TWO BEDROOM house.

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No Pets, NonSmokers. 540 W. 9th St. N. 641-792-7605.

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10” COMPOUND MITER SAW, shop smith, scroll saw, exercise bike. 7925819.

12' X 18' Carport, already assembled, you move.

641-990-1621.

20 PIECE iron stone dishes- 5 plates, 5 cereal bowls, 5 saucers, 5 salad plates “Blue Bonnet” - $15.

36 new CD's – mostly country- Randy Travis, Mickey Gilley, Reba McIntyre, Dwight Yoakam, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Paycheck, Lee Greenwood, Shania, Patsy Cline, Fats Domino, and others $3. each or 36 for $75., maple plant stand 24” x 12” round $35. 792-8017.

42” DUAL stage snow thrower for Craftsman garden tractors, (tractor not included) accessories include: tractor snow cab, chains for rear wheels, rear weight, operator/owner manual, very good condition, asking $950.

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COLEMAN POWERMATE propane convection heater, adjustable, 80,000 – 200,000 BTU $100. or OBO. 641-259-3485.

SPRING SPECIAL- floral reversible comforter set, double/queen size, includes sheets, bed skirt, 4 shams and 3 accent pillows, all matching, good & clean condition. Comforter double/queen with 2 shams, color is navy, green & burgundy, paisley design, like new. Men's Khaki trench coat, size 40, zip out lining, London Fog. Good condition. 641-5213699.

DALE EARNHARDT Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $12 each. Hot Wheels Cars & Round-up Ranch play sets $50 (for all). I pod Shuffle 1GB $40. 515-313-7803.

DARK WALNUT entertainment center, 50” long x 20” wide x 54” tall, glass front, excellent condition $50., also large computer desk 50” tall, cherry color excellent condition $50.

641-521-3576.

FIRE WOOD for sale. $75. a pick-up box full, 6ft.

Truck box bed. 641-8319541 or 641-521-5071.

GOLD GYM Powerspin 230 R exercise bike, full digital readout, never used $75. 641-275-0238.

LAZY BOY recliner, fabric covering is Autumn leaves, good condition $65. Beautiful solid oak china cupboard, 2 piece, like new, 51' x 76' x 14. $200. or OBO. 515-674-3390 evening best.

TWO AXION 10” LCD TV/monitor/DVD players, Not a flip style, accessories includes, mount in car or use as a home TV, call for more details, $70. each or OBO for pair. Nonsmoke. Can send pictures to email only. 641-5219875.

WHIRLPOOL WASHER & dryer, electric $300. firm.

641-840-2380.

BOAT, EVINRUDE Propeller, 11 ¾ x 17, # 176422, never used. $60.

Cash only please. 641840-1990.

CARHART JACKET, newer, worn only 4 times $20. 641-521-2450.

MARBLE TOP 19” x 35” x 1”, perfect size for a small table top bench. $25. or OBO. Antique trike 1950's or so $20. Montgumery Wards 2 stage snowblower, has chains on the wheels, needs a coil to get running. $55. or OBO. 641792-4664.

VINTAGE 10 1/2” crock bowl $20., 6 red ruby wine goblets, 4 mugs, 2 cruets, 1 creamer, cape cod pattern $20., 2 red metal 1/25 scale tractors, no markings, 2 for $15., Hamilton Beach electric knife in box $8., Denim Days 1985- “After Chores” 2 for $10., “Our scare crow” $8., “Giving Thanks” 2 for $10. 641-275-7600.

WEATHER TECH matts for 2014/15 Toyota Corolla, including trunk mat. Used less than six months. Paid over $200. asking $135.

641-831-7037.

3 POINT hitch carrier, 4' x 7', $100. 641-527-2074.

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

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

1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4 Newer tires, less than 2,000 miles on them, new hubs, ball joints, A/C compressor battery, distributor intake, coil. 119,000 miles.

Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.

350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361

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

QUALITY SOFA, flex steal, light camel color fabric with hints of brown, like new, $250. 641-7927940.

1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

SET OF 4 BF Goodrich All Terrian T/A Radial tires, 31 x 10.5 x 15. $150. 641521-9430.

2000 CHRYSLER Cirrus, good work car, runs good. $750. 641-527-2074.

ANTIQUE VANITY with mirror $150. Antique roll top desk with chair $150.

Tiffany hanging lights, has tulips as the design $50. firm. 641-840-2380 AUTOMOTIVE

BLACK 1982 Ford F150 Pickup, 67,000 miles on the motor, newer transmission, newer paint job, looks and runs great. Standard cab with a full size bed. If you are looking for a great old truck, this is it; first $2,000 will drive it home.

Phone 641-792-3612.

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DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

2001 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Quad Cab Dually pickup- 4 wheel drive. 5.9L Cummins Diesel with trailer tow package, airride bags, gooseneck ball and electric brake controller. Fully loaded, very well maintained and garaged, complete with a sno way 9' V-Plow with a new cutting blade.

One Owner- non smoking unit 135,000 miles. $20,000.00. 641-792-4332

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According to the Chinese lunar calendar, there are but days left of the Year of the Horse. The major theme of the Year of the Sheep will be justice -- best achieved through kindheartedness. What will you do in the name of justice and kindness? It’s a good time for a practice run under the philanthropic Aquarius moon.

them. If so, call on your angels. They are waiting, no strings attached.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 17). With unyielding faith in your plan, you follow through to make this one of your most prosperous years. March introduces you to helpful people.

April brings funding for a cherished project. May is a time for travel and reconnection with distant family.

Those who resisted in the past will now sponsor your efforts. Love signs are Virgo and Scorpio. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 6, 45, 22 and 19.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You recognize people who are just trying to get through a situation. You’ve felt like those people before, so let them know that they are not alone. You are, at heart, a soldier, and you will soldier on.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Maybe you’re not asking for help because you are worried about making requests of people who later will feel that you owe

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Getting lost can be good. It connects you with what’s going on right now.

When you’re trying to find your way back, you are very much in the moment.

Finding your way is a living meditation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Express the love in your heart so others can really feel it. Then your relationships will be uplifting, surprising and fulfilling, and you will finally achieve what you’ve long been working toward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The eruption of ideas that come to you may not be socially or politically

correct, but don’t let that stop you from writing down what goes through your head. What simmers under the surface needs release.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). This day will be touched by unusual happenings and idiosyncratic people. Enjoy the shakeup like it’s a roller-coaster ride. Throw up your hands and scream.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Doing something right one or two times will bring you good results. But doing the same things a hundred or a thousand times will make you rich. Establish systems and be consistent.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You’re usually so independent. This time, before you make a move, deliberate with friends -- and not just any friends, but a few well-chosen people who have experience with or ideas on your recent life-topic.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Some say that the sleep

that comes after you’ve hit the “snooze” on your alarm is the best sleep in the world. That’s because it’s borrowed. There’s something you’ll borrow to your great delight.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There will be delightful influences around you, and you will be extraordinarily receptive to the best of them. With your outstanding imagination, you will twist ideas and make them your very own.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s not an insect spray out there strong enough to stave off your travel bug. There’s a big wide world out there for you to see, and you want to keep moving.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Life is part what happens to you and mostly what you make happen.

Today the odds are in your favor, and you’ll act swiftly to create a dreamy scenario.

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