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One injured, toddlers unharmed in Colfax rollover By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News COLFAX — A single-car rollover accident on Saturday morning west of Colfax sent one person to the hospital, but the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office reports two toddlers who were in the car were unharmed. The accident happen at 10:59 a.m. on the gravel at the intersection of South 28th Avenue West and 132nd Street South. According to the sheriff ’s office, 23-year-old Ashley J. Fielder, of Charles City, was injured when she lost control of her 2009 four-door Ford Taurus, slid into the south Submitted Photo County law enforcement respond to a single-vehicle rollover accident on Saturday ditch where the vehicle hit a utility pole morning at South 28th Avenue West and 132nd Street South, west of Colfax. The and came to rest on its roof. driver was injured but two toddlers in the vehicle were unharmed. Fielder was transported by Colfax Am-
bulance to a Des Moines hospital with injuries. The airbags in the car deployed as a result of the accident. A representative from the sheriff ’s office said the toddlers were properly strapped in to safety seats at the time of the accident. Investigators estimate the vehicle sustained about $8,000 in damage and the utility pole had approximately $1,000 in damage. The pole is owned by MidAmerican Energy, and the company was called to the scene on Saturday to assess and repair the damage. The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office, Colfax Police and Colfax Ambulance responded to the incident. Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com
Two arrested in high Baby It’s Cold Outside speed I-80 chase By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News Two suspects are in custody after a high-speed pursuit, which began in Poweshiek County and involved multiple law enforcement agencies, ended Sunday morning south of Newton. Samuel Roberts, 34, of Lawton, Okla. and Bridget Anderson, 45, of Texas, have been charged with eluding law enforcement officers, possession of a controlled substance and multiple other traffic violations after they lead state troopers and Jasper County Sheriff ’s deputies on a chase which hit speeds of 150 mph and spanned approximately 32 miles. The Iowa State Patrol reports a trooper originally stopped the vehicle for speeding on Interstate 80 at the 194 mile marker, about nine miles east of Grinnell. Roberts, the driver, did pull over but when the officer exited her vehicle, he drove off. An Iowa State Patrol spokesperson said Monday Robert’s driver license was expired at the time of the incident. The chase lasted for more than 20 minutes and crossed two counties. According to Jasper County Sheriff John
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Halferty, a state patrol cruiser made contact with the black Dodge Charger at the intersection of South 32nd Avenue West and Highway 14 South, sending the vehicle into the west ditch to end the chase. Roberts and Anderson were transported to the Jasper County Jail. No additional charges are pending at this time. Halferty said no one was injured during the incident. The sheriff ’s office received a call at 8:27 a.m. that state troopers were in pursuit of the vehicle east of Grinnell with speeds in excess of 130 mph. The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office joined the chase in eastern portion of the county and deployed stop sticks, which the car hit near mile-marker 170. This slowed the chase to 80 mph, according to the Halferty. CHASE | 3A
Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Brothers Trevan and Brayden Doland brave the cold temps Saturday to help their dad Steve Doland roof the home of family friend Ricardo Castillo on First Avenue West in Newton. The temperature in Newton at noon was 39 degrees, the result of a cold front which moved into Iowa and Jasper County Friday afternoon into Friday night. The roofing crew wore multiple layers to keep warm.
Low temperatures, high winds make brisk weekend in Jasper County By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News It takes true friendship, several hoodies and a Carhartt to roof a house in 39 degree weather and that’s just what Ricardo Castillo and Steve Doland did during Saturday’s brisk winds. “I’ve got layers of three or four sweatshirts,” Doland said grinning from Castillo’s
rooftop on First Avenue West in Newton. “It’s cold? I wish somebody would have said something.” The two friends laid and nailed shingles throughout the morning and early afternoon on Saturday with Doland’s sons Trevan and Brayden, just hours after a cold front moved through Iowa on Friday dropping temperatures by more than 35 degrees in some areas.
According to the Nation Weather Service in Des Moines, temperatures began falling on Friday in Jasper County from the 6:35 a.m. high of 63 degrees. By 12:30 p.m. temps in Newton had plummeted into the 30s and continued to drop to an overnight low of 27 degrees by 7:15 a.m. Saturday. Sunday night the low temperature really felt like a winter preview, hitting the 19 degree-mark in Colfax for the COLD | 3A
Board approves EJH Beard building sign City continues efforts
to address parking
By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News After digital display signs were discussed at an October Newton Community School District Board of Education meeting, Maintenance Supervisor Jack Suttek looked at the potential costs of having that type of sign in front of the EJH Beard Administration Center. When Suttek returned to address the topic again, at last week’s NCSD board meeting, he not only brought the recommendation to go with a simpler, less expensive design — be brought in two bids for that sign to be created and installed. “I got to thinking about whether we really
By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News
Submitted Photo This design was part of Performance Sign’s $9,800 bid for a new sign to be placed in front of the EJH Beard Administration Center, near the sidewalk. The Newton Community School District Board of Education approved the purchase, using PPEL funds, at its Nov. 14 meeting.
need a digital, scrolling sign in front of the administration building,” Suttek told the board. “I think that money could
be better spent at the schools.” Suttek presented bids from Performance Sign and SignPro, along with
designs for each. The SignPro bid was slightly less than the $9,800 cost SIGN | 3A
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The city is continuing to address parking issues throughout the community, including assessing downtown parking usage. City council recently passed an ordinance amendment to restrict parking in the 400 through 900 blocks of East 16th Street North on the east side of the street and lift restrictions in the 700 block of East Fourth Street South. “The city received safety concerns from citizens regarding street parking along the section of street in the 400 through 900 blocks of
East 16th Street N o r t h ,” interim city administrator Jarrod We l l i k said.“This Wellik is caused by vehicles being parked on both sides of the street, a street that is too narrow to allow this parking capacity and still allow vehicles free passage.” The primary concern voiced by citizens was the restricted access emergency vehicles may have the in area when
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