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Edwards motion to suppress urine sample overruled
OBITUARIES Lisa Ellen Carter, 49
By Bob Eschliman Daily News Editor
INSIDE TODAY
Late last month, a Jasper County District Court judge overruled a defense motion regarding a Newton man’s urine sample taken after Iowa’s implied consent law was invoked following a traffic incident that claimed the life of a Newton teenager. In her written ruling, issued Monday, March 24, District Court Judge Martha Mertz ruled Newton police officers had reasonable grounds to invoke Iowa’s im-
plied consent laws and to request the urine sample, even though two breath tests indicated he had not been drinking and an Iowa State Trooper conducting a drug recognition exam said he did not appear to be intoxicated. According to the evidence considered in her ruling, Mertz said that on April 21, 2013, Daniel Edwards, 42, was delivering pizzas in his 2001 Chevy Blazer when he struck 14-year-old Brendan O’Brien, who had been walking in the street with a group of friends. After the teen was struck, he
was thrown onto the hood of Edwards’ vehicle and was carried for several feet before the Blazer came to a stop. O’Brien then fell to the ground; he was breathing, but motionless, at that time. One of O’Brien’s friends used a cell phone to call 911 and summon medical assistance. When first responders arrived, Mertz said, the evidence suggested they knew this was a serious — if not fatal — incident. EDWARDS See Page 5A
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Berg students’ art on display
Brock pleads guilty to sexual exploitation, lascivious acts
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By Bob Eschliman Daily News Editor
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Submitted Photo Pictured (from left) are SSNHA President Don Short, Mary Ann Iske, Delores Butler, Linda Perenoud and Matt Heitz, SSNHA Board of Trustees Chair.
Jasper County Historical Museum wins ‘golden’ award
Sports
Cards reload for 2014 season Page 1B
By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer
Weather
The Jasper County Historical Museum is known for preserving and promoting the county’s rich history and on Tuesday, it was recognized in an awards ceremony in Waterloo with a Golden Silo Award for Outstanding Interpretation.
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By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer
Weather Almanac
The Newton City Council meeting on Monday will highlight the first reading of two ordinances based off of presentations given by Newton Public Works Director Keith Laube regarding uncontrolled intersections and the Infiltration and Inflow Program ordinance proposal. The current I&I program ordinance allows property owners citywide to receive
Thurs., April 3 High 45 Low 30 .12 inch of rain Also: Astrograph Page 5B
Three children removed from home after Colfax drug bust
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By Bob Eschliman Daily News Editor
reimbursement for qualified work performed between April 1, 2009, and Aug. 1, 2011, without needing a prior inspection or obtaining quotes from contractors. The ordinance proposal for Monday’s meeting will extend the August 2011 date to April 7. Laube and his staff will be holding public meetings on the I&I program at
Wednesday evening, three children were removed from a Colfax home after authorities executed a search warrant and discovered illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. According to Jasper County Sheriff ’s Lt. Brad Shutts of the MidIowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, members of the drug task force executed a drug-related search warrant in the 200 block of South Montgomery Street in Colfax at approximately 5:45 p.m. The Jasper County K9 officer was also involved in the bust.
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Moore found string of luck before, after deployment
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By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer
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Gierman presented the award to Mary Ann Iske, Delores Butler and Linda Perrenoud, who were on hand to accept the award on behalf of the museum, and Gierman spoke highly of the institution and its offerings. “This year’s recipient
Council to have first reading on I&I program, uncontrolled intersections ordinances
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The Golden Silo Awards are presented annually by the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, which includes Jasper County. SSNHA covers the northeastern third of Iowa and stretches from Des Moines to the Quad Cities and encompasses 37 Iowa counties. SSNHA Trustee Soo
A Newton man charged with seven counts stemming from an alleged child pornography operation found in his home last summer has pleaded guilty to two felony sex offenses against children. James W. Brock, 72, was charged with second-degree sexual abuse, a Class B felony; three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class C felony; and three counts of invasion of privacy involving nudity, a serious misdemeanor. Tuesday, Jasper County Attorney Mike Jacobsen filed amended trial information, reducing the sexual abuse count to lascivious acts with a child, a Class C felony.
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Francis R. Moore has always felt he had a string of luck with his time of the service during World War II. “I was only injured once during my three years of service, so I have always considered myself lucky,” Moore said. In 1943, Moore was part of the first crew to be on the USS Oakland, which was an Anti-Aircraft Cruiser used during the war. He was active on the 20 mm machine gun gunnery crew on the ship. Moore, a Seaman 1st Class, served in
the Gunnery Division. “The ship spent most of the time in Tokyo Bay during the signing of the peace treaty of World War II,” Moore said. After Moore’s tour of duty, he remembers his brother-in-law offering to take him on a cruise. “I told him that I
have seen enough water in my day,” Moore said with a laugh. Moore was born in Metz but his family moved to Newton when he was just a toddler. Moore was employed with Maytag for 37 years before he retired. “Metz truly isn’t what it used to be back in my time,” Moore said. “I went to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School and attended Newton Senior High School when it was located where the library is currently. I remember when the washing machines MOORE See Page 5A
Zach Johnson/Daily News U.S. Navy veteran Francis Moore holds pictures from his days of deployment on the USS Oakland.