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OBITUARIES Myrtle E, (Loupee) Thompson Campbell, 95 Carlton Harford, 78 Grace Hartz, 80 Alice A. Hummel, 93 Howard Mikkelson, 85 Floyd L Purvis, 94 Verne Rethmeier, 76
Supervisors to have final votes on Vos hog confinement expansion
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Newton guardsman returns from Central American deployment 186th MP Co. provided security to U.S., Honduran soldiers on missions
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Above: Staff Sgt. Chad Nelson/Iowa National Guard. Below: Audrey Oliphant/Special to the Daily News Above: Iowa Army National Guard Capt. Chad Wallway of Newton led the final contingent of soldiers from the 186th Military Police Company into a welcome home ceremony held Thursday at the Des Moines International Airport. The soldiers spent nearly nine months in Central America as part of Joint Task Force Bravo, which worked with drug interdiction and humanitarian efforts. Below: Wallway gets a special “welcome home” from his niece, Breadon Oliphant.
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Led by a bagpiper from the Mackenzie Highlanders, the last group of soldiers from the 186th Military Police Company were led into the Cloud Room on the second floor of the Des Moines International Airport main terminal for a welcome home ceremony Thursday evening. Right behind the bagpiper was the unit’s commanding officer, Capt. Chad Wallway of Newton, fresh off his first deployment as a commander. Upon his return to Iowa, he said he was proud of the men and women under his command. “Most people, when they hear the word ‘deployment’ think of Iraq or Afghanistan, but this was a deployment, too,” he said. “It wasn’t in a combat zone, but they did an awesome job, and they deserve recognition for that.” Wallway became commanding officer of the 186th in November, just as the unit received its activation orders. Following a month of mission-specific training at Fort Bliss in Texas, the 186th was sent to Honduras as part of Joint Task Force Bravo. “We were attached to the Joint Security Force, where we worked with members
of the Air Force, Navy and Army,” Wallway said. “We also had members of the Puerto Rican National Guard. They were just like us — Army guys — and they helped us a lot with the language barrier.” Prior to becoming commanding officer of the 186th, Wallway was the unit’s secondin-command. He has served with the unit for nine and a half years. The 186th last deployed in 2007-08 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. And although the most recent mission to Central America wasn’t in an active battle zone, he said the missions were just as real. “They were in dangerous situations at times, and performed real missions,” he said. “I actually got to go
on missions with the guys — which usually doesn’t happen for officers — riding in the helos and pulling security. It was fun to have an opportunity to do that, which was cool.” The approximately 40 soldiers mobilized from the 186th provided security support for JTF Bravo training and missions, which included countering transnational organized crime, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and working with their Honduran counterparts to enhance regional security. While deployed, the unit provided base defense, performed distinguished visitor protection, and responded to several disturbances, bomb threats, and drug trafficking. HOMECOMING See Page 5A
On Tuesday, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors will formally vote to waive its right to appeal Judson Vos’ hog confinement expansion to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The board formally recommended the expansion to IDNR on Sept. 10. In its letter to IDNR, board chair Dennis Stevenson explained the board’s decision. “After consideration of this matter, the board supports allowing construction to begin as soon as possible,” he wrote. “The board voted unanimously to unconditionally and irrevocably waive its rights to appeal the above referenced permit and we would ask that the Iowa DNR issue the final permit immediately.” Vos’ expansion will double his operation taking him from being able to hold 2,400 heads to being capable of holding 4,800 market hogs. In addition to voting on the approval of the letter, the board will also vote on formally adopting a resolution on the matter. County Engineer Russ Stutt will ask the board to give final approval for the overlay project for County Blacktop T38. During the Sept. 10 meeting, the board approved a deal between the county and the Iowa Department of Transportation for the county to receive federal funds for road projects. It was during this meeting that Stutt specifically mentioned T38 as a beneficiary for these funds. The agenda doesn’t specify when the work will start or how long the project will take. Stutt will also ask the board to consider vacating a part of Main Street in Killduff. In the resolution, Stutt describes how much of the road he is suggesting be vacated. “All that part of Main Street lying south of the south line of Lot 11, Block 11, and the south line of Lot 6, Block 12 all In Killduff, Jasper County, Iowa.” In other business: • Jasper County Director of Veteran’s Affairs Chris Chartier will present his quarterly report to the board. His office allocated $20,662.76 during the last quarter and has $77,362.24 remaining for the 2013-14 fiscal year. • Voting on setting a date for the opening bids for county crop ground, pasture and timber. The suggested date is Nov. 5. • Jasper County Human Resources Director Dennis Simon will present options for county employees’ medical benefits for board approval. Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews. com.
Former Hostage Speaks
Kate Malott/Daily News Frank Kruse, former Newton Senior High School debate teacher, and Kathryn Koob, a former NHS theater teacher, pose with a newspaper from 1980. Koob was one of the individuals held hostage for 444 days in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Koob spoke about her experiences at the Capitol II Theater following a showing of “Argo” on Sunday afternoon.