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Car runs into house after collision with truck By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A Cardinal Cab Company car ran into a D&D Program house after colliding with a truck at 403 E. Fourth St. N. Wednesday. The car was traveling east on North Fourth Avenue East when it went through the intersection hitting the back right bumper of the truck, which was traveling south on East Fourth Street North, Officer Brian Foster said. The car continued
through the intersection, driving through the yard before hitting the house, which is set for demolition through the cities D&D Program. The truck was turned facing north after the collision. There were no injuries reported from the accident and investigations are still ongoing. Currently, no charges have been filed. Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com
Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News A car ran into the house at 403 E. Fourth St. N. after hitting a truck Wednesday.
Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton High vocal music director Norm Grimm plays piano to lead a familiarization singing of the closing number of “Hello, Dolly!” at Wednesday’s audition. From the left, standing, are Zach Theis, Jonah Keeton, Jessie Cochran and Joe Malsom. Newton High School held auditions Wednesday for its spring production of “Hello, Dolly!”, set for the weekend of March 6-7.
Hello, auditions! File Photo Members of the Wellness Coalition along with members of the community worked out during a basketball game at last years Kick Off event. The Kick Off event is scheduled for Jan. 30 basketball game this year.
Wellness Coalition plans upcoming event By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Discussions continued about upcoming events including the 2015 Kick Off at the Newton High School, the Wellness Leaders Workshop and Newton Talks at the Newton Wellness Coalition meeting Wednesday. A task force was also formed to address the work needed to be done for the Kick Off. “We have quite a few activities in the works right now,” said Sheri Bensen, coalition member. The group decided to keep
the date of Jan. 30 for the High School Kick Off at the girls and boys basketball games. It is legacy night at the game and the group hopes it will draw a large crowd to help promote wellness in the community. The group planned a similar event last year and will once again plan to do an exercise routine, hopefully in between games potentially with a fun theme to coordinate with the student cheering section. It will also have community members exercising during both games, with tallies kept of how many calories the
people have burned or how far they have “traveled” while running or riding. The Wellness Leaders Workshop is set for March 6 at DMACC and work is being done to recruit local businesses and the wellness leaders that are in charge of wellness programs at the business to the workshop. The group expanded its reach to include restaurants and fitness centers, as businesses that employee a larger workforce. An event that the group has WELLNESS | 3A
Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Elizabeth Pearson, right, takes the hand of Grace Kingery as part of her vocal audition Wednesday.
Capitol Issues: Kelley to again push renewable energy, drug enforcement in 2015 Legislative session The following is the first in a three part series of discussions over topics effecting Jasper County and Iowa citizens ahead of the 2015 Iowa Legislative Session. Today’s edition features excerpts from an interview between Reporter Mike Mendenhall and Iowa State House District 29 Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton). In the Dec. 26 edition see an interview with Iowa Senate District 15 Sentaor-elect Chaz Allen (DNewton) and Jan. 2, District 28 Rep. Greg Heartsill (RMelcher-Dallas). NDN: Tell our readers about your recent trip to Washing-
ton D.C., and how it relates to your activities in the state legislature. Can you speak about the renewable energy initiatives you were working on in Kelley Washington? Kelley: I was on a trip sponsored by the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. They arranged for me to be a part of a meeting with the White House and representatives from the (Obama) Admin-
istration involved in climate and energy to discuss what is needed in the states concerning support for renewable fuels and renewable energy from the Administration. I also met with Congressman (Dave) Loebsack’s (D-IA) office, the congressman himself and met fellow state legislators from all over the country. I did have talks with those from the Dakotas concerning the (Dakota Access) pipeline as well. NDN: You mentioned before our interview that you had met with some representatives from the electric car company Tesla
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way to eliminate these regulations so consumers have the freedom to purchase electric cars if they so choose in the state of Iowa. Currently, you have to go outside of the state — I believe the closest place to go to purchase a Tesla right now is Chicago — and then bring it back to Iowa. I want to put our dealers in a position where they can sell that product, and I want to put the consumer in a position where they can make that choice if they so choose. NDN: You’re preparing to Q&A | 3A
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Motors, trying to get their models on the road in Iowa. Can you tell us about your conversation with those folks? What do you think it will take to get Tesla and the necessary electronic infrastructure on Iowa roads? Kelley: The east coast and west coast are far more advanced in terms of getting electric cars on the roads, and there are actually some regulations that are holding up that progress in the Midwest — Iowa is certainly included in that. I’ve been meeting and talking with representatives of both Tesla and General Motors to see if we can’t find a
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