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Army Corps issues final OK for Dakota Access in Iowa Pipeline moving from Newton staging area to construction site

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued final approval Tuesday for Dakota Access crude oil pipeline workers

to bore underneath three major waterways in Iowa, clearing the final regulatory hoop for the project in Iowa.

In a letter to Dakota Access, LLC dated July 25, representatives from the Army Corps Rock Island Dis-

trict said project permit requests have been reviewed under standards of the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act and gave the OK to begin horizontal drilling underneath regulated waterways which include the Missouri, Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers.

Lisa Dillinger with Granado Communications Group, and a spokesper-

son for Dakota Access, said Wednesday the Army Corps’ decision will allow the construction pace to increase.

“Yesterday, we received the Nationwide Permit 12 from the Army Corps of Engineers for all four states,” she said. “We can now move forward with PIPELINE | 8A

Strong turnout for First Avenue East open house

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A large and vocal crowd brought their opinions on potential changes to First Avenue East to the public works open house Tuesday at city hall.

Public works officials fielded questions and offered explanations on the potential lane reduction and additions of bike lanes

and sidewalks on First Avenue East from approximately East 14th Street to East 28th Street.

“We thought we would have a high turn out and we’re glad to get a lot of good feedback from the citizens,” engineering technician Joe Grife said.

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Newton man charged with Democrats challenge officials threatening federal agent on Medicaid transition

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Sen. Chaz Allen (D-Newton), center, listens during Tuesday’s Senate’s Human Resources Committee hearing on Medicaid MCO issues. Allen voiced some of his district’s concerns about payments and clarifying eligibility for benefits process. To Allen’s right is Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City) and to his left is the committee chair, Sen. Liz Mathis (D-Cedar Rapids).

Sen. Allen demands improved process, services

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The state senator who represents more than half of Jasper County was one of the legislators on a panel addressing Medicaid issues Tuesday, and the director of a major county health care provider was there to witness the dialogue.

Sen. Chaz Allen (D-Newton) mostly listened Tuesday during his Senate’s Human Resources Committee hearing on Medicaid MCO issues, though he did take one turn to make some major points about

how the issues affecting his district.

Allen told the Newton Daily News the meeting was helpful to him in understanding not only what patients and providers are going through around the state, but also some of the other challenges of the huge privatization that began April 1. From service providers to emotional patient and family stories to testimony and questioning of both Iowa Medicaid and MCO officials, Allen and the other members of the Senate Human Resources Committee learned a great deal about the state of the

transition.

“This helped me a lot,” Allen said. “It really gave me multiple sides. There are a lot of pieces to this transition.”

Allen said there are even legal issues associated with Medicaid delays.

“I had a constituent arrested,” Allen said. “He had been off his meds, but we got it resolved. There was an also an eye care clinic that got pre-authorized, then later claims were denied. These kinds of things are all happening every day.”

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DES MOINES (AP) — A Newton man has been charged in federal court with threatening a federal official.

A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Des Moines says Joshua Maurice McGinley called U.S. Capitol Police on June 17 and during the conversation threatened an agent by telling him he was going to kill him.

The complaint signed by Jason Bell, a special agent with the U.S. Capitol Police,

says McGinley has called the center several times using profane and harassing language and in 2013 called and threatened to blow up the U.S. Capitol, the White House and the Washington Monument.

McGinley was indicted on June 26 on charges of threatening a federal law enforcement official and making an interstate communication of threat.

His public defense attorney did not immediately return a message.

Changes to flood map to heavily impact Reasnor More than 110 properties added to flood area

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A new flood insurance rate map may cause some Jasper County residents to spend additional money to protect their property.

Flood Plain Administrator Larry Ryan presented aspects of the new map to the Jasper County Board of Supervisors Tuesday along with a desire by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Iowa Department of Natural Resources to have meetings to inform county officials and property owners of the changes.

“They are basically going to be presenting how they came about the new

flood designation. It is fairly technical information,” Ryan said. “There is an appeal process if anybody thinks the flood map is flawed or wrong for any reason and we are required to allow that appeal process.”

Ryan said the meeting for officials is planned for 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Jasper County Community Center with the public meeting to follow at 5 p.m. at the same location.

The new proposed 2016 map extends the 100-year flood almost to or beyond the 500-year flood that the county experienced, Ryan said. With the extension, 112 properties will now SUPERVISORS | 3A

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Flood Plain Administrator Larry Ryan explains changes to the county’s flood insurance rate map to the Jasper County Board of Supervisors during its Tuesday meeting.

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Submitted Photo The Baker Family Band will perform Thursday night at Bar None Cowboy Church in Newton.

Bar None to host Baker Family band

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Newton Church of The Way, 2306 S. Third Ave. E., is in the middle of a $2.5 million worship center with a seating capacity of 700.

Construction continues at Newton Church of The Way

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News “We’re right in the thick of it.”

That is how the Newton Church of The Way Pastor Steve Heerema described construction efforts currently underway at the church.

The Way broke ground on a new $2.5 million, 700-seat worship center on May 1 to better serve the more than 600 people who attend the church. The building will consist of a new worship center along with rooms for a nursery and additional classrooms. A new 154-space parking lot is also planned for the church.

“Things are kind of chaotic right now as far as space is concerned, but we have a plan and we’re making the most of what we have. For office space we are scrunched into small spots, but

that is OK, it is part of the deal,” Heerema said.

The most recent crunch has come in the area of parking after construction moved to the existing lot used by the church.

Heerema said right now people are having to walk several blocks to get to church.

“We are asking our regular attenders that are physically able to park further away so that our less mobile and handicapped have places closer to the church,” Heerema.

The next steps in the construction process include the floor being poured with the construction of the building to follow.

“The building will probably go up within the next month and the parking lot should be done before winter,” Heerema said. “From the outside perspective everything will look like it

is done. Then we have all of the interior work to go.”

Heerema is still hoping for the expansion to be done by Christmas, but knows many factors will play in the completion date.

“We’re still hoping that the project will be completed and open for Christmas but we’re subject to the weather,” Heerema said. “We’re behind schedule now because of the rain — I don’t know that we’ll make our Christmas Eve desire.”

The late deadline for the project is Easter but Heerema hopes to be in long before then.

“Things change week to week and almost day to day sometimes, but they keep moving forward, so that is exciting,” Heerema said.

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

Buddhist priest will race canoe in Rio NAGANO, Japan (AP) — When he’s not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold.

The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics where he hopes to use his mental toughness and skill to bring home a medal.

Yazawa wakes up before dawn every day — not to train — but to pray as a novice priest.

With a shaved head and donning a long black robe, he tags along behind senior priests at the ancient Zenkoji Daikanjin Temple in Nagano

prefecture, still learning his chants and getting used to long hours of sitting on the floor.

But once the clock strikes 3 p.m. and his duties are done, he changes into a polo shirt and shorts and drives his white van to the nearby Saigawa River to practice for the big stage of Rio. Though a lifelong canoeist, Yazawa’s second calling as priest came shortly after competing in the London Olympics in 2012.

He placed ninth in the men’s K-1 kayak slalom — a record for a Japanese canoeist — but was strained under the pressures of finding sponsors.

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Bar None Cowboy Church will host The Baker Family at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, 1690 W. 19th St. S. in Newton.

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Mingo UMC to host annual dinner, social Saturday Mingo United Methodist Church will host its annual Pork Dinner and Ice Cream Social from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mingo Community Center, 101 S. Station St. in Mingo.

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Local & State News Medicaid Continued from Page 1A Allen told the MCOs, Iowa Medicaid officials and the rest of the 200-plus people at the meeting, the claim and eligibility for benefits process needs to speed up, as he’s aware of medical and even legal problems his constituents are encountering. He gave some examples.

“People are very angry about delays related to Medicaid,” Allen said.

“I’m texting a mom right now who is trying to get her mother into hospice.

I think she wants me to hop up on the table and start throwing things. I got a few more emails this morning.”

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Capstone Behavioral Healthcare is one of the Jasper County organizations that has been fighting to keep Medicaid payments flowing, and nearly had to interrupt service earlier this year when payments were moving slowly. Director Julie Smith and Capstone’s integrated health services director Kristi Howerton, both attended Tuesday’s hearing.

Smith shook her head in doubt after several statements were made by Iowa Medicaid officials. One of those statements was that the average time to pay each claim is 8.7 days.

“Clearly payment checks are not always getting to providers that quickly,” Smith said.

Iowa Medicaid said it paid almost

$900 million in claims from the April 1 start of the MCO period to June 30.

Smith said some of the statistics presented at the hearing don’t represent some of the bottlenecks in processing claims.

“There is both a clearinghouse where claims can get kicked back and an MCO receipt of it, but if the MCO sends it back right away, it never gets logged,” Smith said. “So their statistics about how many claims are rejected (more than 100,000 so far) might not be accurate or complete.”

Sens. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City), Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque) and ranking Mark Costello (R-Imogene) all asked tough questions of MCO

and Iowa Medicaid officials. Providers testified as well, describing problems ranging from clients injured while at home awaiting benefit approval to major financial issues from slow payments.

Medicaid issues are being addressed at the local level as well. An Aug. 2 forum at the Baxter Community Center, set for 6 p.m., will allow county residents to share their personal Medicaid experiences with Allen, Iowa House District 29 Democratic candidate Wes Breckenridge and House Minority Leader Rep. Mark Smith (D-Marshalltown).

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext.

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given a chance to voice concerns and get questions answered about potential changes to First Avenue East including changing the four-lane road to three lanes consisting of an east and west bound lane with a center turning lane. Also in the proposed plans is the addition of five foot bike lanes along with sidewalks on both sides of the road.

“Response was about what we expected,” Grife said. “We’re still weighing our options — we don’t have any concrete decisions.”

While a lot of feedback officials heard was not in favor of bike lanes or the switch to three lanes, longtime Newton resident Dennis Landgrebe sees the positives in adding a turning lane to the road.

“I’m all for the center turn lanes. That is what they are doing in all major cities,” Landgrebe said. “It takes a little getting used to, like a roundabout, but sometimes you just have to go with change. It does definitely help with vehi-

have structures on them in the flood area.

“Reasnor is very heavily hit, almost all of Reasnor is going to be in a flood zone,” Ryan said. “Those people have two choices, they either buy flood insurance or they have to hire a surveyor to prove that the first floor of their property is outside the flood area.”

Supervisor Joe Brock asked if Reasnor had ever experienced a flood throughout the city. Ryan said as far as he knew, no homes have ever been hit by flooding on the east side of the highway.

“On the west side of the road, particularly on the north end of town, there are some buildings that had some water come in,” Ryan said. “I think any of the homes south of town that were damaged in 1993 are gone.”

The supervisors all agreed the public needs to be informed of potential changes.

“There is a negative consequence for some of the people,” Brock said.

Ryan said that he will compile a list of people that will be impacted by changes to the flood map and contact them with information about their affected property.

“I think we need to get it out there, so people know how they will be impacted,” supervisor Dennis Stevenson said.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Dozens of people attended the Newton Public Works’ First Avenue East Open House to learn more about the project and ask questions regarding potential changes from approximately East 14th Street to East 28th Street.

cles getting rear-ended.”

Meanwhile, Garfield Berndt III voiced his opposition for part of the changes to First Avenue.

“I don’t think that it is a good idea to do what they have proposed. A two lane with a center turn lane is not going to work very well,” Berndt said. “When it comes to winter time, maintaining the bike lanes will become our responsibility, not something that I personally want to pay for.

I just think it is a waste of

time, money and effort.”

Burndt was also concerned about the bike lanes being placed on both sides of the road.

“With it being First Avenue and Highway 6, that is a major thoroughfare.

I personally don’t think it would be safe, whether there is a bike lane or not, for bicycles to be going out that far anyway,” Berndt said. “Having a bike lane in the sidewalk, I don’t have a problem with that.”

Citizens will get an-

other chance to express their thoughts and make inquires into the changes at a second open house scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m.

Aug. 4 at city hall.

“We just hope to keep moving forward and come up with a solution that benefits everyone and make things work a little better on First Avenue,” Grife said.

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Babbling Brooks Jason W. Brooks

hen soccer players flop down onto the turf and seem to exaggerate injury in widely televised international matches, it draws the ire of the social media world — and brings more hate on a sport that already seems to draw the most hate of all.

Commentary on this summer’s Euro Cup, and on international soccer in general, seem just as centered on evaluating the legitimacy of the sport and how tough or entertaining it might be, than the specifics of the teams or matches at hand. Contrast it with commentary on American football, which rarely centers on whether NFL games are interesting to watch (they’re not, in my opinion), and is more about elements like concussion and illegal-contact rules.

No other sport seems to draw this

kind of wrath from detractors. Millions of people who don’t find curling, downhill skiing or motocross very interesting — particularly when it comes to TV viewing — yet there is little outcry during the rare moments these sports get their moments of exposure every few years, such as during the Olympic Games.

Even sports that are popular nearly everywhere but the U.S., such as cricket, gain no haters here. Hardly any Americans talks about cricket as not requiring the strength, speed or coordination needed to play a “real” sport, such as football, basketball or hockey.

NBA fans seem to look at me like I’m from another planet when I point out all the flopping and foul-fakery in basketball — especially at the pro level.

College has its share of flops as well, but there is nobility there in enduring hard contact, whereas millionaire NBA

players seem to avoid hard fouls, both on offense and defense. No, the NBA doesn’t get the kind of criticism soccer receives.

This is partly due to ignorance — Americans, save for those who follow the game closely, rarely learn enough about soccer to know the difference between MLS, international and European styles of play and officiating — and partly due to a often-unspoken idea that soccer isn’t American enough.

Apparently, millions of children, teenagers and adults playing soccer on a weekly basis isn’t enough to convince Americans the sport is here to stay.

Maybe, as more and more Americans experience soccer the way I have, it will seem more germane to the nation.

I played a couple of years of youth soccer in my last years of elementary school, while was following a local team, the Washington Diplomats. My divorced parents simply ran out of time and resources to run me to matches, and my younger siblings’ activities took priority.

I finished my bachelor’s a degree at

the University of New Mexico — just as the Lobo men’s soccer team was rising to national prominence. In 2005, the Lobos hosted three NCAA tournament matches — the last one vaulting them to their first College Cup. If you’re not a soccer fan, being at your alma mater as the crowd rushes the field will certainly help you love the sport.

I haven’t talked to a single person who was there that night who didn’t become more of a soccer fan — although there were plenty of people there who had experienced the sport as a lifelong passion in the first place.

Any sport that has its own terms like “match” and “pitch” doesn’t fit the mold of American sports, and must market itself in aggressive-yet-conventional ways. Not everyone is going to be exposed firsthand to the kind of soccer experience — less “flopping” and more personal connections to players and teams are the kinds of things that will help the sport escape its most-hated status.

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American Conservative Ben Shapiro

When do values trump democracy?

Recently, a splinter of the powerful Turkish military attempted a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist with a taste for the authoritarian. Erdogan has spent the past decade purging the military of secularists and integrating his own brand of radical Islam into government; in the process, he’s also accrued a $182 million fortune and three palaces, including a $650 million Saddam-esque monstrosity. He’s cracked down on journalists, gone soft on the Islamic State group and threatened to get rid of the constitutional court. He is, in short, an aspiring dictator.

The coup, unfortunately, failed.

Or perhaps the coup was a setup. Erdogan has used the failure of the coup as an excuse to completely purge his enemies. He has demanded that the United States hand over a moderate cleric he sees as his enemy; he has detained or suspended 20,000 police, civil service, judiciary and army members; he has called to reinstate the death penalty for those who attempted the coup; 1,500 finance ministry officials were thrown out; and 30 governors were fired as well.

In response, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry blustered, “NATO ... has a requirement with respect to democracy.” Given that the Obama administration stood by and did nothing after Syrian dictator Bashar Assad used chemical weapons on his own citizens, Erdogan probably laughed out loud at this missive.

So, was the coup moral?

Some on the left say no. A columnist for The Guardian, Owen Jones, tweeted: “You don’t have to support Turkey’s government. An attack on democracy is an attack on democracy everywhere.”

Except, of course, that it isn’t. An attempted coup against Adolf Hitler, who became chancellor of Germany legitimately in 1932, or against Benito Mussolini, who became prime minister of Italy through democratic means in 1922, would have been fully justified. Today a coup against the “elected” government in Iran would be similarly decent, as would a coup against the “elected” government in Hamas-controlled Gaza.

For well over a century, the left has mistaken the means of democracy for democratic values.

That confusion has converted republics into tyrannies. Just because people elect their dictators doesn’t make the dictators legitimate. This is the whole point of the Constitution of the United States. There are certain rights that are inviolable, even by a majority. If a majority voted to enslave a minority, according to Jones’ logic, a coup would be illegitimate; after all, that would be overturning the popular will. That, presumably, is why he is a socialist. For him, morality follows the majority.

But morality doesn’t follow the majority. Democracy and classical liberalism should go hand in hand, but they don’t always; a people trained in classical liberalism will vote for it, but a people trained in tyranny will vote for tyranny. That’s what’s been happening in Turkey. Increasingly, it’s what’s happening everywhere.

Values must trump democracy if the two come into conflict. They don’t have to. But it’s our job to educate our children and, indeed, populations around the world about the meaning of classical liberal values. If we don’t, people will choose their own chains. And just because you choose your chains doesn’t mean those chains are somehow any less oppressive.

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Fed up with water bill For the umpteenth time, I have had to fish my water bill cards from the bottom of the mailbox.

Usually they are stuck to other pieces of mail or ads, or stuck to a neighbor’s mail. There have been times that I’ve received those postcards beyond the due date and the next day, received the wa-

Chronic disease is an epidemic Our country is facing an epidemic of chronic disease. An epidemic that is the leading cause of death and disability in our country. Despite this the presidential candidates have said almost nothing about how they would tackle it.

We need leadership on this issue because according to the Part-

ter notice shut-off warning.

That’s another thing. If I choose to pay the gross amount after the 11th of the month instead of the net amount immediately, why am I getting a warning several days after the 11th? Why give me a choice and then threaten to shut off the water if I choose to pay the gross amount after the 11th?

When I called the water department and asked for e-billing, I was told that their software does

not accommodate e-billing. I noticed that the article about the rate increase for our water cited increased costs including postage. So wouldn’t e-billing save postage costs for those postcards and notices? Makes sense to me, but evidently not to the Newton Waterworks. Time to move into the technology age, board members.

nership to Fight Chronic Disease, the projected cost of chronic disease just in Iowa over the next 15 years is $401 billion. Five percent of patients in Iowa account for 50 percent of health care spending.

We simply cannot sustain this level of spending on chronic disease.

I am waiting to hear the candidates talk about how we must improve preventative care, how we must encourage more research and development of innovative

treatments and cures. I am waiting to hear them talk about new health care ideas to help patients better manage their conditions, or getting to people before they become patients so they are living the healthiest lives they can. I am waiting for the candidates to lead on the problem of chronic disease.

I hope I don’t have to wait too much longer.

How to contact your elected officials

Jasper County Supervisors Dennis Stevenson, board chair 110 Railroad Street Kellogg, IA 50135 641-521-8553 dstevenson@co.jasper.ia.us

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Dwight Baldwin Kellogg

Joe Brock, vice chair 5687 S. 68th Ave. W Monroe, IA 50170 641-521-1501 jbrock@co.jasper.ia.us

Dennis Carpenter, supervisor 8408 E. 56th Street Reasnor, IA 50232 641-521-9604 dcarpenter@co.jasper.ia.us

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Obituaries Helen Marie Wade July 25, 2016 Helen Marie Wade, 91, of Newton, died Monday, July 25, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a . m .

F r i d a y, July 29 at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton.

The family will greet

friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 28 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorials to the Community Heights Alliance Church may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of the service.

Helen, the daughter of Leslie “Buck” and Mary (McAtee) Bricker, was born Jan. 23, 1925, in Newton. She graduated from Newton High School in 1943. In 1943 and 1944, Helen worked for the Maytag Company. On March 24, 1944, Helen was united in marriage with LeRoy

Wade in Newton. They lived in Newton, then made their home in California for one year and Colfax for five years before returning to Newton. Helen was a homemaker until 1973, when she began working as a CNA at Skiff Medical Center for 15 years. She was a member and Sunday School teacher at the Community Heights Alliance Church since 1952. Helen enjoyed winter road trips to the southwest part of the United States, camping, singing at churches around Iowa, and buying and selling antiques.

Those left to honor Helen’s memory are her sons, Sidney “Nip” (Sandi) Wade of Spokane, Wash., Leslie “Tuck” (Pam) Wade of Newton, Chris ( Julie) Wade of Bettendorf and John (Rita) Wade of Rocky Mount, N.C.; 19 grandchildren; her 21 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, LeRoy in 1999; two brothers, Richard and James Bricker; and a daughterin-law, Laneta Wade in 1994.

Kiwanis donation supports camps

Submitted Photo The Newton Noon Kiwanis donated $2,000 to Jasper County Conservation in a partnership to support conservation summer camps in 2016. The contribution allowed each participating child to get a T-shirt appropriately imprinted with the summer camp theme: “The Wild is Waiting.” In addition, the funding helped Jasper County Conservation staff create new camps focusing on art, outdoor survival, wildlife identification, watersports, camping and much more outdoor fun. All of the camps quickly overflowed with participants when the registration opened in May. Nearly 300 campers, ages 5 to 16, have spent their summer being “wild.”

Star Trek celebrated in butter at the ISF

Butter is going space age as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the popular TV series and film, Star Trek, will join the 2016 Butter Cow in the John Deere Agriculture Building Aug. 11-21.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary and “Star Trek Beyond’s” release this week, long time butter sculptor Sarah Pratt, will be sculpting Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy and Uhura in two scenes on the bridge, along with a model of the starship USS Enterprise.

The first Butter Cow was created in 1911 and since 1996, companion sculptures have joined the famous butter cow. Previous butter sculptures have included Grant Wood’s American Gothic, Garth Brooks, The Last Supper, Superman, Shawn Johnson and the 80th anniversary of Monopoly in 2015.

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Jasper County GOP hosts monthly meeting The Jasper County Republican Central Committee hosted its monthly meeting June 27 at the American Legion in Newton.

Patrick Payton and Doug Cupples spoke about their campaigns.

The Jasper GOP will have a float at all the county parades this summer. They will had a booth scheduled at the Jasper County Fair.

Republican National Committeeman Steve Scheffler spoke about Donald Trump.

“Hillary will work against anything we want. If she gets elected, our Supreme Court will be lost forever. Republicans should not be attacking our nominee. They should be going after the left that is trying to destroy everything we stand for,” Scheffler said.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Jarret C. Eicher, 23, of Newton, was arrested on a Polk County warrant after authorities were called at 2:50 p.m. Monday to the adult probation office. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Mike L. Harsha, 54, of Newton, is charged with operating while under the influence after authorities pulled him over at 2:39 a.m. Sunday on East 17th Street South. Harsha had red, watery, bloodshot eyes, slow speech and smelled of alcohol. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Casey J. Brandt, 33, of Newton, is charged with third-degree theft after authorities were called at 7:19 p.m. July 14 to Walmart.

Officers were called about a trailer reported stolen by McCall Monument. Brandt admitted to stealing the trailer worth approximately $600. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Bradley C. Piatt, 21, of Des Moines, is charged with operating while under the influence after authorities pulled him over at 12:40 a.m. Friday in the 200 block of East 31st Street North.

Piatt had bloodshot eyes and

dilated pupils. Officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. He was cited and released to appear.

• Casey L. Sliger, 38, of Newton, is charged with providing false identification information and driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over at 3:51 a.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of North 11th Avenue East. Officers made contact with Sliger who gave them the wrong identification.

Once officers identified Sliger, they found him to be driving without a license. He cited and released to appear.

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• Newton Kart Klub will meet at 4 p.m.

Wednesday at Newton Kart Klub, 2801 E. Fifth St. S. in Newton. IKF 2 Cycle Grand Nationals IKF classes and rules apply. Hotlaps begin at 6 p.m. For changes or updates visit www.newtonkartklub.com.

• Iowa Youth Chorus Children’s Choral Camp will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. Enrollment is limited to 25 children ages 7 to 11. To register, call the Newton Public Library at 641-792-4108. A short public performance will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Newton Public Library.

• Jasper, Marion and Poweshiek counties Early Childhood Iowa board will meet at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Agenda items include the treasure’s report, reviewing the Levels of Excellence improvement matrix and seeking a new board member. Meetings are open to the public.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will begin at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Kids’ Express will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Sully Central Park.

• Sen. Joni Ernst Traveling Office Hours will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday in the conference room of the Jasper County Courthouse in Newton.

Representatives from Ernst’s office will be available to assist Iowans with problems or questions.

Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours.

• Newton Kart Klub will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday at Newton Kart Klub, 2801 E. Fifth St. S. in Newton. Hotlaps begin at 6 p.m. For changes or updates visit www.newtonkartklub.com.

• Iowa Youth Chorus Children’s Choral Camp will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. A short public performance will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Newton Public Library.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

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

• Newton Kart Klub will meet at 4 p.m. Friday at Newton Kart Klub, 2801 E. Fifth St. S. in Newton. Hotlaps begin at 6 p.m. For changes or updates visit www.newtonkartklub.com.

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Single mom craves family’s embrace of her daughters

DEAR ABBY: I am a single mother of two biracial daughters ages 2 and 4. They fill my life with joy and I am thankful to be their mother. My problem is, I haven’t been able to face my family members since the birth of my second child.

My family has strong Christian roots, and I know they were disappointed when they heard about another unplanned pregnancy. This isn’t the first time I have disappointed them. I smoked a lot of marijuana as a teen and young adult. I straightened my life out during my late 20s.

I miss my family very much, and I also feel my children are missing out by not knowing them. My parents passed away many years ago. My children’s father was beaten to death days before my youngest daughter was born. My aunts and uncles are all I have left, and it breaks my heart to think we have lost them, too.

How should I handle this without getting my heart broken? — MISSISSIPPI MOMMY DEAR MOMMY: Did these aunts and uncles have children, or are they childless? If you have cousins, consider reaching out to them first, because their views may be less conservative than their parents’.

If your family’s Christian roots are as strong as you say they are, they should be both welcoming and forgiving, and embrace your children in their loving family circle.

However, if they are not, then it would be better for your little girls if they were not exposed to them. I have advised in the past that sometimes people have to live their own lives and create their own families.

If your relatives are rejecting, that is what you will have to do, not only for your daughters’ sake but also for your own.

DEAR ABBY: I have been getting together with a group of ladies for many years now. Husbands and boyfriends are welcome but rarely come. We enjoy meeting at each other’s houses and at restaurants every few months.

We are having a problem with one member, “Gail,” who is envious of “Rose,” a still-beautiful former model. Gail has been making remarks that Rose “must have had work done” on her face to be able to retain her looks for so long. (I think it is a combination of good genes, sunscreen and incredible bone structure.)

What Rose has or hasn’t done is none of Gail’s business. Rose is aware of Gail’s jealousy, and it puts a damper on our good times and our caring attitudes toward each other.

We wish Gail would drop out. Her remarks need to stop. Have you any ideas on how we can deal with this problem? — CLUB MEMBER IN THE SOUTHWEST DEAR CLUB MEMBER: I sure do. The person closest to Gail needs to tell her, privately, that the catty comments make everyone uncomfortable, and if she doesn’t stop she will no longer be welcome in the group.

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A jackpot winner could opt for a $422 million annuity paid out over 29 years or a $291 million lump sum. The prize would rank as the nation’s 11th largest.

PACKWOOD — Authorities say an ailing man fatally shot himself after killing his wife at their home. The Jefferson County attorney’s office said Tuesday 79-year-old Franklin Neff had called family and friends Monday, telling them he’d killed his wife, 75-year-old Enola Neff, and was going to shoot himself at their home. Deputies found that Enola Neff had died and that Franklin Neff had a self-inflicted head wound; he later died. Franklin Neff indicated he and his wife had health issues and he didn’t want to be a burden on their family.

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DES MOINES — Prosecutors say they can’t prosecute a 15-year-old charged in a Des Moines gang slaying, because witnesses aren’t cooperating. Charges against Marvin Holmes were dismissed last week but may be refiled. He was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Kendall Foster on April 27. A judge had ruled that Holmes would be tried in adult court. Polk County Attorney John Sarcone says that without the help of three witnesses who were friends of Foster, there is no case.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Gov. Terry Branstad is denying a chance for freedom to a 71-year-old serving life in prison for his connection to a 1974 double slaying. The governor announced Tuesday he has rejected a request to commute the life sentence of Atwell Conner, an inmate at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Doing so would’ve made Conner eligible for parole.

Conner was 29 when he and two friends went armed with a plan to commit robbery.

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Two stranded tubers found along Des Moines River HARTFORD — Two tubers have been returned to safety after being stranded along the Des Moines River in Warren County.

The two had called 911 late Tuesday night to report that their tube had deflated after hitting a branch. Rescuers began their search in Pleasant Hill and worked southeast down the river. The two were found around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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Newton Main Street to kick off new three year pledge drive Newton Daily News Newton Main Street will kick off its 2017-2019 pledge drive from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Thursday at the Capitol II Theatre.

As Main Street’s initial three-year pledge drive ends this calendar year it is looking for businesses and

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Iowa delegates back Clinton at Democratic convention DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa delegates have helped Hillary Clinton become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.

Thirty Iowa delegates, including seven superdelegates, cast votes Tuesday for Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The votes during a roll call added to Clinton’s total as she became the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.

Clinton’s former rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, received 21 votes from Iowa delegates. Clinton had a slight edge over Sanders to win the state’s first-inthe-nation caucuses earlier this year.

The Iowa delegation was elected at district and state conventions. Iowa delegates for the Republican Party voted to make Donald Trump its presidential nominee during the GOP’s national convention last week.

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harken of Iowa also addressed the Democratic convention Tuesday.

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Senator: Is Medicare drug plan vulnerable to exploitation?

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A senior senator is examining whether Medicare’s prescription drug benefit is vulnerable to manipulation by pharmaceutical companies that set very high prices for medications.

In a letter Monday to Medicare’s top administrator, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said policymakers must ensure the Part D prescription program serving some 38 million beneficiaries “is free from exploitation,” and asked if it meets that test as currently structured.

Grassley acted after The Associated Press reported on Medicare data that show spending for high-cost drugs covered under the program’s “catastrophic” protection jumped by 85 percent in three years, from $27.7 billion in 2013 to $51.3 billion in 2015. The data include costs to taxpayers, insurers and beneficiaries, as compiled by Medicare’s number-crunching Office of the Actuary.

Catastrophic coverage kicks in after a beneficiary has spent $4,850 of

their own money. At that point, taxpayers cover 80 percent of the cost of medications. The beneficiary’s share is limited to 5 percent, while insurers pick up the remaining 15 percent.

Grassley The congressional Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recently warned that spending on the prescription program is rising at an “unsustainable” rate, singling out pricey specialty drugs covered under Medicare’s catastrophic protection.

The commission urged Congress to overhaul the benefit so that insurers bear 80 percent of the cost of catastrophic coverage and taxpayers pay 20 percent. That would give insurers more incentive to negotiate lower prices with drug companies.

Separately, the Obama administration and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton want to

give Medicare the legal authority to directly negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies. Republican Donald Trump has also supported opening the door to negotiations, although GOP congressional leaders do not. Polls show that regardless of political affiliation, Americans want government action to curb drug costs.

Medicare’s prescription program “is an important part of the health care of many Americans, but has recently seen an alarming trend in spending growth,” Grassley wrote Medicare administrator Andy Slavitt.

“Do you believe there is potential for exploitation of the catastrophic benefit as it is currently framed?”

Grassley asked.

Lawmakers who created the Medicare prescription program in 2003 saw catastrophic coverage as a way to protect seniors with multiple chronic illnesses from the cumulatively high costs of taking many medications.

The recent advent of drugs that sell for $1,000 per pill is changing that.

Now some patients can land in the catastrophic benefit in short order.

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Pipeline Continued from Page 1A construction in all areas as quickly as possible in order to limit construction activities to one growing season and be in service by the end of this year.”

The decision comes just a day before pipeline crews began moving 30-inch pipe from a stockpile in a farm field three miles east of Newton, to construction sites in Jasper County.

The stockpile north of Highway 6 East on East 76th Street North has been building since April 2015.

Crews visible from Highway F48 and Interstate 80 could be seen in the last week removing crops and separating topsoil on the pipeline route.

Dillinger told the Newton Daily News July 18 that construction is underway on all four “spreads” of the 343-mile Iowa pipeline route.

The early stages of construction include staking, grading, clearing, temporary road construction, and building of temporary fences and gates. Some construction areas in southeast Iowa, she said, began in early June and are stringing and welding pipe.

Jamee A. Piersonl/Daily News Pipeline crews began moving 30-inch pipe from a stockpile in a farm field three miles east of Newton, to a construction site on Highway F48 West, four miles west of Newton.

The Iowa Utilities Board provisionally approved Dakota Access’ construction permits for the Iowa segment of the $3.8 billion crude oil pipeline in March. The three-member panel agreed in June to allow construction on the project to begin in areas where Dakota Access had obtained all necessary easements, state and federal permits.

However, multiple lawsuits are pending challenging the IUB’s decision, claiming the board does not have the authority to grant the right of eminent domain for a private project not conducted by a public utility.

Dakota Access — a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners — is building the 1,168-mile

crude oil pipeline through four states and 18 Iowa counties. It will connect the Bakken Oil Fields of North Dakota to a hub in Patoka, Ill. en route to gulf coast refineries.

According to Dakota Access, it takes approximately 30-45 days to construct about 30 miles of pipe, not including restoration activities. As construction ramps up, there will be 500 to 800 construction workers per spread.

The company claims a total of up to 4,000 union workers will operate in each of the four states.

Dillinger would not release construction timelines, however, with 34 miles of pipeline expected in Jasper County and keeping Dakota Access’ stated construc-

tion speed, the spokesperson said pipeline workers could be in Jasper County for one to two months — not counting land restoration.

Following the Army Corps decision, two of the primary opposition groups released a joint statement Wednesday condemning the ruling and the project. Representatives for Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Bold Iowa — the local chapter of a national group fighting fossil fuel infrastructure expansion — said they would continue to fight the project.

“We remain steadfast that oil will not flow through this pipeline,” said Adam Mason, state policy director at Iowa CCI. “We’ll continue to fight tooth and nail – this is not a done deal. We need to leave this oil in the ground and turn the corner to true renewable energies like wind and solar that will create good jobs, protect our environment and build our communities.”

Former Iowa state legislator and Bold Iowa director Ed Fallon placed blame not only on the IUB, but also criticized President Obama Wednesday for not intervening in the Dakota Access project.

“I’m disappointed in the Corps but even more disappointed in President Obama, who has the power to stop this pipeline, yet has done nothing,” Fallon said. “When the president sees hundreds of us getting arrested, standing side-by-side with our landowner and tribal allies as we block construction of the pipeline, then maybe he’ll do something.”

The Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now Coalition represents several industries impacted by energy security and economic development issues.

MAIN chairman and Iowa farmer Ed Wiederstein released a statement Wednesday praising the Army Corps decision.

“As a local farmer, I have long supported construction of this project and am pleased that today it becomes a reality,” Wiederstein said. “It will provide untold benefits to the security of our nation and our economic future. The agriculture industry, in particular, relies on affordable, easy to access energy and the Dakota Access project will provide value for decades to come for the thousands of farmers across our region.”

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Passion pushes Marks as driver, owner Justin Marks drives Xfinity Series car, is K&N Series team owner

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Justin Marks has his racing roots in Iowa. Marks wears two hats as he comes into this weekend of racing at Iowa Speedway.

He is the driver of the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Katerra Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 on Saturday. Marks also wears the hat of team owner of four cars in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, which will be competing in Friday’s K&N Pro Series East-West combination race.

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Chip Ganassi Racing Photo Justin Marks gets his game face on at the race track as driver of the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Katerra Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season. Marks has split time in the No. 42 car for CGR in 2016 with Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson. Marks will be in the No. 42 car for Saturday’s Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.

er standings, Baize is sixth, Dibbel is seventh and Burton is eighth.

“My racing roots started in Iowa,” Marks said. “My passion for racing began as my grandfather took me to dirt track races all over the state

of Iowa. My family lived in St. Louis, but my grandparents and extended family are from southeast Iowa.”

That passion continues to burn strong for Marks, which led to his collaborating with Harry Scott Jr. the past two

years with a K&N Series team.

“The K&N Series is a valuable place for young drivers, who are following their passion for racing,” Marks said.

“I’ve always been interested in team ownership and passionate about the business side of

racing also. This team was an opportunity for me to spend time with young people embarking on their careers and help them realize their goals.”

Marks is focused first on driving in Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 on one of his favorite race tracks — Iowa Speedway.

There are two practice sessions Friday, qualifying Saturday afternoon and the race at 7 p.m. Saturday.

“We struggled at Iowa in June. We got through the race weekend then looked at it with our notes. I know what we were struggling with then, so we believe we know how to get the car balanced better for this weekend’s race at Iowa,” Marks said.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Driving the No. 42 Katerra Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing, Justin Marks finished 18th in the June NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. Marks returns for another go at the Newton track in Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250. Marks will see his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East racing team’s four drivers compete in Friday K&N race at Iowa Speedway.

Four area softball athletes land on HOIC first team

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Abbey Kahler, CMB, Jr., First Team

Jayci Vos, PCM, Jr., First Team

Payge Jurgens, CMB, Sr., First Team

Mikayla Houge, CMB, Eighth Grader, First Team

The Collins-Maxwell/Baxter softball team’s historic season helped get nearly the entire starting lineup recognition on the Heart of Iowa Conference teams.

In all, 13 area athletes earned recognition, eight of those players coming from CMB and five from Prairie City-Monroe.

CMB had three firstteam selections in senior Payge Jurgens, junior Abbey Kahler and eighth-grader Mikayla Houge. PCM junior Jayci Vos also earned firstteam recognition.

The Raiders had three other second-team selections — juniors Mikayla Esliger and Megan Ritter and freshman Hannah Caple. Sophomore Katie Camp and eighth-grader Holly Jessen were honorable mention choices.

PCM’s Vos was the Mustangs’ lone first-teamer, but juniors Courtney Bridges and Abby Waddell were both second-team honorees.

Juniors Kayla Jennings and Jaiden Rogers each were named to the hon-

orable mention team.

CMB won the HOIC title with a 13-2 record, recorded a school-record 27 wins and clinched a berth into its first-ever state softball tournament this past season.

The Raiders ranked in the middle of the pack in offensive batting average, but CMB had the best earned run average (1.04) and the fewest errors (22) among the nine-team league.

Jurgens was named to the HOIC first team as an infielder. The Raider first baseman batted .333, hit four home runs and had eight RBIs in conference play this season.

She walked a leaguehigh 13 times and had an on base percentage of .509.

Jurgens had only two errors and a fielding percentage of .981.

Houge was one of two first-team pitchers in the HOIC. She finished with a league record of 8-1, had an earned run average of 0.58 and struck out 58 while walking 15.

She also held her opponents to a .205 batting average.

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Delany does not see NFL clears Peyton Manning of HGH Rose Bowl move to allegations accommodate playoffs CHICAGO (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany does not envision the Rose Bowl abandoning its New Year’s Day spot in order to accommodate the College Football Playoff semifinals.

He said there might be “some movement from the bowls” but not by the Granddaddy of Them All. “I realize the challenge,” Delany said Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days. “There may be changes in the offing, but I wouldn’t expect those changes to impact the Rose Bowl.”

The College Football Playoff is considering moving future semifinals off New Year’s Eve after ratings for last season’s games dropped in a big way.

Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock told reporters two weeks ago at the SEC Media Days that the commissioners who comprise the playoff management committee are open to adjusting future schedules .

“We have some good options,” he said, adding they are “getting close” to a resolution.

ESPN drew record ratings for the inaugural playoff following the 2014 season, starting with the Rose Bowl that kicked off around 5:30 p.m.

ET. But the semifinal ratings fell 36 percent last season, the first of eight times during a 12-year contract with the network that places the semis on New Year’s Eve.

Many people were still at work last December when the Orange Bowl between Oklahoma and Clemson started at 4:30 p.m. ET. “One option could be finding a different day for the semifinals when they’re not played in the Rose and Sugar Bowls, which our research so far has shown us that that’s doable,” Hancock said.

It probably didn’t help the ratings last season that neither Clemson-Oklahoma nor the Michigan State-Alabama matchup in the Cotton Bowl were close in the fourth quarter.

Plus, there was more star power the year before with a pair of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks in Marcus Mariota of Oregon and Jameis Winston of Florida State going at it in one semifinal and Ohio State colliding with Alabama in the other one.

This season, the semifinals are again on New Year’s Eve, but it falls on a Saturday. Next year, they will be played on New Year’s Day. But move the Rose? Don’t count on it, and the same goes for the Sugar Bowl.

“I don’t see it happening,” Hancock said. “We’ve been studying since February the matter of whether New Year’s

Eve on a weekday is the best day for the semifinals. And considering all that, I don’t see it changing the Rose Bowl.”

Separately, Delany said he doesn’t foresee the Big Ten instituting rules restricting transfer athletes who have a history of serious misconduct from joining a team or receiving athletic aid, as the SEC, Pac-12 and Big 12 did.

The transfer bans instituted in recent years come in the wake of some high-profile incidents and an increasing awareness of sexual assault and domestic violence.

But the Big Ten’s position at least for now is that the individual schools are in the best position to address those decisions.

Delany said that stance comes after “really deep discussions” with conference presidents, athletic directors, faculty and lawyers as well as experts on the Clery Act requiring colleges to keep and disclose information about crime on or near campus.

“To think that you can pass a four- or five-sentence — or four- or five-paragraph — conference rule to accommodate all that I think is putting a lot of faith in conference policies,” Delany said.

Yet, other major conferences are doing just that.

“Let’s look at it five years from now and see how effective it is,” said Delany, who added: “We can learn from each other the best practices.”

Softball Continued from Page 1B Kahler hit a team-best .426 in conference play, while blasting two homers and collecting 13 RBIs. Kahler made the first team as a utility player because she also was 5-1 in the circle with a 1.75 earned run average.

She struck out 42 batters and walked just one.

The Mustangs finished 6-8 in HOIC play this season.

Defensively, they only committed 26 errors, which was four back of leader CMB. Vos had the third-best batting average in conference play at .447.

Vos hit three home runs and had 12 RBIs. Her on base percentage was .519 and she scored 17 runs, which ranked fourth in the conference.

A key cog to the Raider offense this season was Ritter, who hit .405, scored 10 runs and stole 11 bases from her leadoff position.

Ritter was picked as a utility player and the 11 steals ranked second in the league.

Eslinger batted .348 with two home runs and 15 RBIs, while Caple hit .316 and had an on base percentage of .409.

Caple made the second team as a catcher, while Eslinger earned the honor as an infielder.

Caple threw out two of the three runners who attempted steals against her, while Eslinger had just two errors at second base.

Caple did not commit an error and Eslinger had 22 putouts.

Bridges was the other second-team catcher. She also did not commit an error while hitting .214 at the plate.

Waddell was a second-teamer as an outfielder.

The center fielder batted .362 in conference play and scored 12 runs.

Jennings batted .321, had 10 RBIs and committed only three errors for the Mustangs.

Rogers, a second baseman, batted .317 at the plate and had two errors at second base.

Ritter

Caple

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Camp batted .283 for the Raiders and committed one error in left field.

Jessen hit .226 and had a fielding percentage of Jessen .970.

North Polk had three first-team selections in pitcher Sophie Swygmann, infielder Rebecca Rimanthe and outfielder Audrey Ley. The other first-team selections were South Hamilton catcher Alyssa Hegland, Saydel catcher Lindsay Bianchi and outfielder Anneliese Barton, Greene County infielder Carleigh Paup and outfielder Sydney Koch and Roland-Story utility player Hailey Louw.

Koch, Bianchi and Hegland were the only unanimous first-team selections.

Saydel finished second behind CMB with an 11-4 conference record.

North Polk was third at 10-5, South Hamilton finished 10-6 and Greene County was 8-8.

PCM ended up at 6-8, Roland-Story was 5-10, Gilbert finished 4-12 and Nevada was 2-14.

2016 Heart of Iowa Conference All-Conference Softball Selections First Team Mikayla Houge, CMB, 8th, pitcher Sophie Swygmann, North Polk, 9th, pitcher *Alyssa Hegland, South Hamilton, Sr., catcher *Lyndsay Bianchi, Saydel, Jr., catcher Carleigh Paup, Greene County, Sr., infielder Rebecca Rimathe, North Polk, Jr., infielder Payge Jurgens, CMB, Sr., infielder Jayci Vos, PCM, Jr., infielder *Sydney Koch, Greene County, Sr., outfielder Audrey Ley, North Polk, Sr. outfielder Anneliese Barton, Saydel, Jr., outfielder Abbey Kahler, CMB, Jr., utility Hailey Louw, Roland-Story, So., utility *unanimous selection Second Team Taylor Tague, Saydel, Sr., pitcher Ady Wintermote, South Hamilton, Jr., pitcher Hannah Caple, CMB, Fr., catcher Courtney Bridges, PCM, Jr., catcher Kelsey Polaski, Roland-Story, Sr., infielder Alexis Carney, Saydel, So., infielder Paige Sandberg, North Polk, So., infielder Mikayla Eslinger, CMB, Jr., infielder Megan Carey, Greene County, Fr., outfielder Jenna Clark, Roland-Story, So., outfielder Abby Waddell, PCM, Jr., outfielder Megan Ritter, CMB, Jr., utility Jenna Jackson, Saydel, Sr., utility Honorable Mention: CMB-Katie Camp, So., Holly Jessen, 8th; PCM-Kayla Jennings, Jr., Jaiden Rogers, Jr.; Gilbert-Riley Nelson, 9th, Sydney Grouwinkel, So.; Greene County-Hannah Promes, Jr., Jenna Beyers, 9th; Nevada-Megan Anderson, Sr., Mackenzie Garrett, So.; North Polk-Rebecca Ley, So., Bailey Hougham, Fr.; Roland-Story-Sydney Mathis, So., Brooke Huffaker, Sr.; Saydel-Carissa Boley, So., Jade Olsen, Fr.; South Hamilton-Alissa Moss, Jr., Taylor Volkmann, Fr.

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

The Associated Press

The NFL says it found no credible evidence that Peyton Manning was provided with human growth hormone or other prohibited substances as alleged in a documentary

by Al-Jazeera America last year.

The league Manning said the quarterback and his wife, Ashley, fully cooperated in the seven-month investigation, providing interviews and access to all records sought by investigators.

The NFL is continuing its investigation into allegations made against other NFL players in the documentary, which the league said involves “different lines of inquiry and witnesses.” Those other players — all of them linebackers — provided the league with sworn affidavits, but the NFL wants to interview them in person.

In stark contrast, Manning, who retired a month after Denver’s 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50, welcomed the probe.

In December, Al-Jazeera

reported that an intern at an Indianapolis anti-aging clinic was secretly recorded suggesting that Manning’s wife received deliveries of HGH in 2011 while the quarterback was recovering from neck fusion surgery. The intern, Charles Sly, recanted his statements, which were recorded without his knowledge. He said they were fabricated in an attempt to impress a potential business partner.

Manning angrily denounced the report, calling it “completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage,” and insisting he never took shortcuts in his return to football after missing 2011 with neck problems.

At the time the allegations were levied, both the Broncos and the Colts, whom Manning played for from 19982011, issued statements in support of the five-time MVP. Manning said he sought holistic treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen and nutrient therapy at the Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine with knowledge and consent of the Colts training and medical staff following his four neck surgeries. He insisted he never used performance-enhancing substances and never took anything sent to his wife.

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 58 41 .586 — Toronto 57 44 .564 2 Boston 55 43 .561 2½ New York 52 48 .520 6½ Tampa Bay 38 61 .384 20 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 57 41 .582 — Detroit 53 48 .525 5½ Kansas City 48 51 .485 9½ Chicago 50 50 .500 8 Minnesota 37 62 .374 20½ West Division

W L Pct GB Texas 58 43 .574 — Houston 54 46 .540 3½ Seattle 51 48 .515 6 Oakland 46 55 .455 12 Los Angeles 45 55 .450 12½ Monday’s Games Baltimore 3, Colorado 2, 10 innings Toronto 4, San Diego 2 Detroit 4, Boston 2 Texas 7, Oakland 6 Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 4 N.Y. Yankees 2, Houston 1 L.A. Angels 6, Kansas City 2 Tuesday’s Games Colorado 6, Baltimore 3 Seattle 7, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 7, San Diego 6, 12 innings Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Cleveland 7, Washington 6 Detroit 9, Boston 8 Oakland 6, Texas 3 Atlanta 2, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees 6, Houston 3 L.A. Angels 13, Kansas City 0 L.A. Dodgers 3, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday’s Games Washington (Strasburg 13-1) at Cleveland (Carrasco 7-3), 11:10 a.m.

San Diego (Perdomo 4-4) at Toronto (Estrada 5-4), 11:37 a.m.

Detroit (Fulmer 9-2) at Boston (Rodriguez 2-4), 12:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Moore 6-7) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 2-0), 2:10 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 6-4) at Baltimore (Bundy 3-2), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Cole 5-6), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Ranaudo 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 9-5), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 3-5) at Texas (Darvish 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 3-4) at Minnesota (Duffey 5-7), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-2) at Houston (McCullers 5-4), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-10) at Kansas City (Duffy 6-1), 7:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Baltimore at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 58 42 .580 — Miami 54 46 .540 4 New York 53 46 .535 4½ Philadelphia 46 56 .451 13 Atlanta 34 66 .340 24 Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 59 40 .596 — St. Louis 53 47 .530 6½ Pittsburgh 51 48 .515 8 Milwaukee 43 55 .439 15½ Cincinnati 39 61 .390 20½ West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 59 41 .590 — Los Angeles 57 44 .564 2½ Colorado 48 52 .480 11 San Diego 43 58 .426 16½ Arizona 41 59 .410 18 Monday’s Games Baltimore 3, Colorado 2, 10 innings Toronto 4, San Diego 2 Philadelphia 4, Miami 0 St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, ppd., 2nd game Milwaukee 7, Arizona 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 5 Tuesday’s Games St. Louis 3, N.Y. Mets 2, 1st game Colorado 6, Baltimore 3 Seattle 7, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 7, San Diego 6, 12 innings Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Cleveland 7, Washington 6 Miami 5, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 1, 2nd game Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4 Atlanta 2, Minnesota 0 L.A. Dodgers 3, Tampa Bay 2 San Francisco 9, Cincinnati 7 Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia (Eflin 3-3) at Miami (Conley 6-5), 11:10 a.m.

Washington (Strasburg 13-1) at Cleveland (Carrasco 7-3), 11:10 a.m.

San Diego (Perdomo 4-4) at Toronto (Estrada 5-4), 11:37 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Moore 6-7) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 2-0), 2:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Straily 5-6) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 10-5), 2:45 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 6-4) at Baltimore (Bundy 3-2), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Cole 5-6), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 9-5) at N.Y. Mets (Verrett 3-6), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Ranaudo 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 9-5), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Bradley 3-6) at Milwaukee (Nelson 6-8), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 3-4) at Minnesota (Duffey 5-7), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Arizona at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES R. ANDERSON DECEASED. CASE NO. ESPR036887 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Charles R. Anderson, Deceased, who died on or about July 14, 2016: You are hereby notified that on July 20, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Charles R. Anderson, deceased, bearing date of June 24, 1982, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Dennis Anderson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated July 21, 2016 Dennis Anderson Executor of estate 305 E. 17th St. Pl. N. Newton, IA 50208 Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Attorney for executor Firm Name: Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication August 3, 2016 July 27 & August 3

Quin Knepper - (Contract) Assistant Boys Swim Coach (NHS) - effective beginning of 2016 - 2017 school year Courtney Allen - (Contract) Assistant Volleyball Coach (NHS) - effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Emily Svatosch - (Contract) Girls Basketball Coach (BMS) effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Liz Mount - (Contract) - Girls Basketball Coach (BMS) effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Tom Robertson - (Resignation) Athletic Trainer - effective end of 2015 - 2016 school year Jim Long - (Resignation) Football Coach (BMS) - effective end of 2015 - 2016 school year Tim Linahon - (Resignation) Football Coach (BMS) - effective end of 2015 - 2016 school year Padget Friedman moved, the seconded to approve Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Classified Personnel - ACTION #9958 Leroy Rinehart - (Agreement) Bus Driver - effective August 23, 2016 Nancy Stevens - (Resignation) Paraprofessional (BMS) effective July 7, 2016 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Open Forum - Oliver Miller spoke on the topic of technology - opposing view point Superintendent's Report - Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Department Supervisor Reports Food Service - Cristy Croson discussed summer meal program, neighborhood breakfast, and reminded board of price increases Transportation - Curt Roorda shared that the department is preparing vehicles for inspection, he also discussed bus routes (2016 - 2017), communication with families, and confirmation of transportation refusals Maintenance - Jack Suttek discussed the summer move, construction progress at Emerson Hough, locker installation at Woodrow Wilson and Berg Middle School, HVAC at Berg Middle School, and progress on track at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Technology - Dan Sloan shared that the department is collecting laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, and printers to redistribute, discussed electronic document management, teacher collaboration with copy center, camera installation, iPad management software, wireless access points, on-line registration, lap top purchase, interactive projectors, and a recent conference he attended.

Learning, Leadership, and District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Board Secretary & Director of Business Service Consider Approval of Food Service Bid for Milk (2016 2017) - ACTION #9959 Elbert moved, Cook seconded to approve Hiland Dairy as the recommended 2016 - 2017 milk bid.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Padget Absent: Leonard Consider Approval of Food Service Bid for Bread (2016 2017) - ACTION #9960 Friedman moved, Cantu seconded to approve Bimbo (Sara Lee) as the recommended 2016 - 2017 bread bid. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Absent: Friedman, Padget Leonard Board Will Consider Purchasing Interactive Projectors - ACTION #9961 Elbert moved, Padget seconded to approve the purchase of 21 interactive projectors (Epson Brightlink 595wi), as presented.

Dan Sloan recommended the Instructional Coaches be a part of their use. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Board Will Consider Adopting the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan - ACTION #9962 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve the MultiJurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan as presented by Jim Sparks, Jasper Co EMA. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Second Reading of the 700 Series Board Policies from IASB Primer - ACTION #9963 Elbert moved, Cantu seconded to approve the second reading of the 700 series board policies with edits noted (711.2R2 - “30 days” and 707.6 - replace “shall” to “may”). Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Business Service Report Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Approval of Bills - ACTION #9964 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve the bills.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Leonard, Elbert, Friedman, Padget Business Services Update None.

New Business - Old Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Future Meeting Dates: Bond Committee Meeting (July 21, 2016) - 6:30 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center); Board Learning Leadership (July 25, 2016) 5:30 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center); Regular Board Meeting (July 25, 2016) - 6:30 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center); SIAC Committee (September 21, 2016) - 5:00 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center).

Closed Session Superintendent Summative Review - ACTION #9965 Friedman moved, Elbert seconded to enter into closed session to conduct a superintendent summative review.

Adjourn - ACTION #9966 Padget moved, Leonard seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 11:17 PM. Minutes Mailed July 27

interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the rate specified by the council. All properties are located within the City of Newton, Iowa.

Schedule 16-7.

Deed/Contract Holder Scott Leff Roth 401K Trust Richard Austin Kristin Kohrs CA Heavlin Jeffrey Hautekeete Rodney Cohen Lonnie Faye Martin Diana Laver Kirk Ringgenberg Kimberly Spearing Melonie Wyss Donald Darrah Gary Vander Velden Connie Cupples Half Moon Holdings LC Megan Rogers Alicia Schwerdtfeger Parcel Number 834230038 835253006 834161003 833283015 834304007 1304227002 1303202004 827412008 834206007 827428003 834452003 834277010 833479015 827405010 835102035 826306002 835431012 Address 200 E. 8th St. N. 306 E. 19th St. S. 408 W. 4th St. S. 521 S. 4th Ave. W. 602 W. 2nd St. S. 604 S. 13th Ave. W. 619 S. 13th Ave. E. 716 N. 8th Ave. E. 719 N. 2nd Ave. E. 814 E. 9th St. N. 816 E. 7th St. S. 925 1st Ave. E. 1007 W. 4th St. S. 1011 E. 9th St. N. 1204A 1st Ave. E. 1403 N. 8th Ave. Pl. E. 2503 S. 8th Ave. E. Total Amount Assessed $140.00 $115.00 $115.00 $215.00 $190.00 $140.00 $165.00 $115.00 $115.00 $140.00 $115.00 $115.00 $115.00 $115.00 $240.00 $115.00 $140.00 July 27 and August 3

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NEWTON, IOWA Notice is hereby given that the Newton City Council approved Schedule 16-7: Assessments for the Expenses of Nuisance Abatement has been filed with the Jasper County Treasurer under the authority of Iowa Code §364.12. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the rate specified by the council. All properties are located within the City of Newton, Iowa.

Schedule 16-7.

Deed/Contract Holder Scott Leff Roth 401K Trust Richard Austin Kristin Kohrs CA Heavlin Jeffrey Hautekeete Rodney Cohen Lonnie Faye Martin Diana Laver Kirk Ringgenberg Kimberly Spearing Melonie Wyss Donald Darrah Gary Vander Velden Connie Cupples Half Moon Holdings LC Megan Rogers

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

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs.

ASHLEE MCDONALD INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF ROGER D. FIFER'S ESTATE, DEBROAH L. FIFER, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, PARTIES IN POSSESSION, AND All Unknown claimants, and all Persons Unknown Claiming any Right, Title or Interest in and to the following described real estate situated in Jasper County, Iowa, to wit: Lot Eleven, Block Five in BELMONT PARK ADDITION to the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AND ALL OF THEIR HEIRS, SPOUSES, ASSIGNS, GRANTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES, AND ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO. EQCV120021 ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court, naming you as a defendant in this action, for foreclosure of the property legally described as: LOT ELEVEN, BLOCK FIVE IN BELMONT PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA (Mortgaged Premises) due to a default in making contractual payments on a promissory note; for judgment in rem against the mortgaged premises for the principal amount of $61,554.29 plus interest as provided in the Note and as may have been subsequently adjusted thereafter, fees, costs, and attorney's fees, for a declaration of the sum due as a lien on the premises, a declaration that the mortgage is prior and superior to all of the other liens on the property, for a special execution to issue for sale of the Mortgaged Premises at sheriff's sale, for the issuance of a writ of possession, for a appointment of a receiver upon plaintiff's application, and for such further relief the Court deems just and equitable.

FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS SEE THE PETITION NOW CONTAINED IN THE COURT FILE 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 SIX MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF 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 WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE AND IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT WILL NOT BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IF YOU DO FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE, THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU IF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY ARE INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE MORTGAGED DEBT AND COSTS. IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS NOT A ONEFAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WHETHER OR NOT YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. You are further notified that unless you serve and, within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer on or before August 3, 2016, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Iowa, at the Courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

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Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, Iowa IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. July 20 & 27 and August 3 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES R. ANDERSON DECEASED. CASE NO. ESPR036887 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Charles R. Anderson, Deceased, who died on or about July 14, 2016: You are hereby notified that on July 20, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Charles R. Anderson, deceased, bearing date of June 24, 1982, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Dennis Anderson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF DOROTHY L. SPIKER, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036880 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Dorothy L. Spiker, Deceased, who died on or about June 6, 2016: You are hereby notified that on July 1, 2016, the last will and testament of Dorothy L. Spiker, deceased, bearing date of May 12, 2003, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that David A. Spiker and Kathryn S. Molnar were appointed coexecutors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated July 1, 2016.

Date of second publication: 3rd day of August, 2016 David A. Spiker 821 S. 5th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Address Kathryn S. Molnar 1795 Lauren Lane Auburn, AL 36830 CO-EXECUTORS OF ESTATE. Ken J. Smith, ICIS PIN No: AT0007376 Attorney for the Executor UPDEGRAFF & SMITH 101 First Avenue West Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) July 27 & August 3 Newton Community School Board of Education Regular Board Meeting E. J. H. Beard Administration Center East Conference Room July 11, 2016 - 6:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order Sheri Benson convened the board to order at 6:30 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, and Gayle Isaac Absent: None Others Present: Barbie Burnett, Cristy Croson, Oliver Miller, Curt Roorda, Dan Sloan, Jack Suttek, Katie Wallace, Jason W. Brooks (Newton Daily News), and Randy Van (KCOB) Communications - None Consent Agenda - ACTION #9956 Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan presented the Human Resources Update Certified Personnel - ACTION #9957 Shannon Roberts - (Contract) 6th Grade Teacher (BMS) effective August 15, 2016 Jenny Jensen - (Contract) Assistant Girls Swim Coach (NHS) - effective beginning of 2016 - 2017 school year Jeff Richardson - (Contract) Assistant Track Coach (NHS) effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Amanda Enochs - (Contract) Athletic Trainer effective beginning of 2016 - 2017 school year Quin Knepper - (Contract) Assistant Boys Swim Coach (NHS) - effective beginning of 2016 - 2017 school year Courtney Allen - (Contract) Assistant Volleyball Coach (NHS) - effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Emily Svatosch - (Contract) Girls Basketball Coach (BMS) effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Liz Mount - (Contract) - Girls Basketball Coach (BMS) effective beginning of 2016 2017 school year Tom Robertson - (Resignation) Athletic Trainer - effective end of 2015 - 2016 school year Jim Long - (Resignation) Football Coach (BMS) - effective end of 2015 - 2016 school year Tim Linahon - (Resignation) Football Coach (BMS) - effective

PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE Peterson Contractors, Inc. plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under NPDES General Permit No. 2 “Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities.” The storm water discharge will be from construction activities located in the NW ¼ of Section 24 and SW ¼ of Section 13, Township 80N, Range 19W in Jasper County. Storm water will be discharged from 1 point source and will be discharged to unnamed tributary to Elk Creek.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 503190034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the department.

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The evening brings strife between the Taurus moon and Venus in the sign of the cat. The argument is about money... again. Isn’t it usually?

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in September you’ll capture someone’s fascination. October and February bring a windfall.

Virgo and Aquarius adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 11, 32, 26, 5 and 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

The shepherd and the sheep have an interesting relationship. The sheep are known to drift to new horizons and greener pastures at will. The shepherd expects no loyalty, but understands the job: Corral and protect.

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with your crowd will depend on choosing your audience or censoring yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You are driving yourself crazy trying to figure out the answer to a puzzle. Maybe this is about an upcoming occasion and how to celebrate it well, or maybe it’s about a relationship in general. Whatever it is, the muses are with you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Results might not come as fast as you want them to, but keep at it. Faith is a muscle that needs to be exercised just like the other muscles you have. In your love life, you’ll receive the confirmation you’ve been wanting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). This day echoes the biblical story of the prodigal son, i.e., the one who goes off and goes crazy seems to get the most and best attention -- not you. Perhaps you should straight-out ask for your due.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

The song insists that “only the lonely� know the way the singer is feeling tonight.

However, people who are not lonely but are very empathetic (like you) know, too, and will help the situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Should emoji icons be used as punctuation? In the future, will this be the case? And if so, is this a dumbing down or a smarting up? These and more questions will speak to the

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Hopefully, you are still aware of the fun that is to be had under this sky. It’s a lot. A lot more than you had yesterday, and a lot less than you’ll have tomorrow if you play your cards right.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A certain relationship will be on your mind all day. If this relationship had a soundtrack, what would that defining song be? The evening will bring a welcome change in mood.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Did you sleep better than you have in months? Are your stars finally aligning to the projection of your higher mind?

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Give your brain a break. Seek comedy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

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Marks Continued from Page 1B Marks is one of the drivers who raced on Iowa Speedway’s track when it was brand new.

He said he ran an ARCA race in fall of 2006. Iowa Speedway held its first races at the facility in September 2006.

In 2011, Marks competed in a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Iowa. After 10 years of being a fulltime driver in several different racing series, Marks said he went to part-time driving in 2012 to focus on building a career beyond driving.

“In 2015, I drove in several races, but this opportunity to be a full-time driver again with Chip Ganassi Racing was one I couldn’t turn down. My business interests have great people running the day-today operations and I felt I could devote more time to driving again,” Marks said.

Marks has 10 starts this season in the Xfinity Series.

He shares driving duties in the No. 42 CGR Chevrolet with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson. Larson and Marks co-own Larson/Marks Racing, a World of Outlaws Sprint Car team. Larson will drive for the sprint car team at the Knoxville Nationals, Aug. 10-13.

In June, Marks finished 18th in the Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway.

“Being away from oval racing for five years, I’ve had to reacquaint myself to them.

We’ve had highs and lows this season as a team. The good thing is most of the tracks I drive on this season, I go to twice,” Marks said. “The first half of the season has been a learning session for me and we’re looking to run better in the second half of the season.”

Marks said he was looking forward to getting back on the Iowa Speedway track and have a better run. He said the size of the bumps on the track took him by surprise in June.

“I’m one of the few drivers I know who has come back a decade later to see how the racing surface changed and the track has matured,” Marks said. “After the June race, I realized how I need to handle the car over the bumps and we’re going into this race with a better plan, which will help me have a better outcome for the team.”

Marks said driving for a big team such as Chip Ganassi Racing is a tremendous opportunity. The team is into all levels of racing and has talented people working for it in all departments, he said.

“As a driver, to be able to have equipment that good every time you get behind the wheel is a great feeling. It is a lot of fun. It’s an opportunity as a driver to see just how good you are and where you need to be,” Marks said.

Battling on the track with Marks will be Xfinity Series leader Daniel Suarez, who had a 14-point lead over Elliott Sadler. Ty Dillon sits in third place and Erik Jones is in fifth.

Rounding out the top 10 com-

Justin Haley

Chip Ganassi Racing Photo Justin Marks is strapped in and ready to race at Iowa Speedway this weekend. It will be his 11th start of the season driving the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42. He finished 18th in the Xfinity Series race in June at Iowa. It was dirt track racing in Iowa which put Marks on the track to becoming a race car driver. His grandfather lived in Fort Madison when Marks was little and took him to the dirt track races as a youngster.

ing into Saturday’s race are Brendan Gaughan, Brandon Jones, Brennan Poole, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Ryan Reed.

Suarez and Sadler join Erik Jones as the only drivers to officially clinch spots in the 12-driver, elimination-style playoff that will be used in the Xfinity Series this fall. The drivers must start the remaining eight races of the regular season.

Jones has two wins (Bristol and Dover), while Suarez and Sadler have one each (Suarez won at Michigan, Sadler at Talladega). The seven-race Xfinity Series Chase opens on Sept. 24 at Kentucky Speedway.

Sam Hornish Jr. returns to Iowa Speedway on Saturday after winning at Iowa as a substitute driver for Joe Gibbs Racing in June. Hornish is back but driving the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 Chevrolet. Last year’s U.S. Cellular winner, Ryan Blaney is competing in the Sprint Cup Series.

“Coming out of a layoff of driving, I’m learning more and more each time I drive this season. This is a highly competitive series, and I love it,” Marks said. “This is what I’ve wanted to do since the racing bug bit me when I was young and going to the Iowa dirt tracks with my grandfather.”

Marks’ family moved from St. Louis to California when he was 8, but the desire to be a race car driver never faded.

He said in high school, he decided to go to racing school.

He began racing locally in northern California while he was in college earning a degree in sports marketing.

Marks drove for a Porsche racing team and a BMW racing team mainly in road course racing while living in California.

In 2006, BMW decided to take a hiatus from racing, Marks said, and he made a big decision.

“I’ve always been a big fan of NASCAR and stock car racing. I decided to move to North Carolina to make a shift in my racing career. I’ve

raced in ARCA, the NASCAR Truck series, the Xfinity Series and even had a couple of Sprint Cup starts,” Marks said.

“I love driving with speed and the challenge of taking a high-power, high-performance car and pushing it as hard as it will go. Racing is an incredible technical and mental challenge.”

Working with a diverse group of people in the racing industry is one of the great things about the sport, Marks said. He said he has been fortunate to race in different series and different types of cars.

All of that led up to him investing in HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks. Marks said he has been friends with Harry Scott Jr. and when Turner Scott Motorsports decided dissolve its K&N Series team, Scott and Marks saw an opportunity.

“We wanted the K&N East team to stand on its own, so I made the investment. This is our second season as a team.

We had five cars and won the championship last year with William Byron and we’re leading the East right now with Justin Haley,” Marks said.

In 2015, the HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks K&N East team members were Byron, Scott Heckert, Haley, Dalton Sergeant and Rico Abreu.

“Justin has been a great mentor and owner for me in the past while I was in the K&N series,” Byron said. “I was able to learn from him not only on the race track, but with off track things as well.

He runs a great operation and I’m glad that we could win the championship together in 2015.”

Byron and Abreu moved into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series — Byron with Kyle Busch Motorsports and Abreu with ThorSport Racing. Byron has won four races this season in the truck series.

“Driving for Justin Marks has been a huge asset in my racing career. Not only was Justin really helpful a season ago when I raced for his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

team and we were able to win a race at Columbus, but he is still a huge help today,” Abreu said. “I know if I have a question or need advice on something he is always someone that I can turn to and look for more information. Justin has been a huge help to not only me, but all of the up and coming drivers who have raced for HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks. He is a great ambassador for the sport of NASCAR.” Marks said as an owner his management style is to find good people and put them in position. He said he empowers those people to do their jobs and run the team.

“We have Mike Greci managing the K&N team and he does a great job. I just want to make sure they all have everything they need to be competitive. I check with the kids every once in awhile, making sure they feel good with the cars underneath them,” Marks said. “I just put the pieces together, step back and watch them do their jobs.”

Haley has two K&N Series East wins and Dippel has one victory this season. With four drivers in the top eight spots, HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks is running well on the circuit. It had four drivers finish in the top five spots of the East series in 2015.

“Justin has been a great team owner and friend since we meet in early 2015. The program he and Harry Scott Jr. built is beyond great and truly phenomenal,” Haley said. “He provides great cars for me to compete in the NASCAR K&N East Series. It’s cool to have a team owner that runs in the Xfinity Series to learn from and watch as a mentor. He’s built a great program to raise kids up through the grassroots of NASCAR and evolve them into NASCAR champions.”

Iowa Speedway presents one of the few times this season Marks is driving in an Xfinity race at the same track as the K&N Pro Series is competing on.

“I’ve gone and watched them race a couple of times

Hunter Baize

Tyler Dippel

Harrison Burton

this season. It will be great to be at the same track and see them perform,” Marks said.

“Iowa is a fun place for me to race because racing in Iowa — dirt track racing — planted the seed in my heart for this sport. My family can come out and watch me do what I love to do.”

Marks is also the owner of The Drylake Group, which owns several successful businesses including the GoPro Motorplex, a premiere go-karting facility in Mooresville, N.C. and Kart Sport North America, an importer and distributor of kart racing products.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535

HScott Racing with Justin Marks Photo Justin Haley drives the No. 5 HScott Racing with Justin Marks Chevrolet in the K&N Pro Series East. Haley is the points leader in the East as the K&N Pro Series East and West drivers come together for Friday night’s Casey’s General Store 150 presented by Vatterott College at Iowa Speedway.