Vice President Candidate Mike Pence Speaks In Sioux City
(Sioux City) — Republican vice presidential candidate and Indiana Governor Mike
Pence made a campaign stop in Sioux City yesterday afternoon. Pence spoke before
about 400 supporters at the Sioux City Convention Center. Pence talked about the
economic agenda that he and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled
in Detroit on Monday morning. It includes simplifying and overhauling the federal
tax code.
That plan also includes lowering the corporate tax rate.
The Trump and Pence tax plan would also include a roll-back of federal regulations,
especially recent environmental decisions made by the E-P-A and the Obama
administration.
Pence says he and Trump will also push for the Keystone XL pipeline to be built and
have an all inclusive energy policy.
Pence served six terms in the U-S House of Representatives. He’s been governor of
Indiana since early 2013 and withdrew his bid for re-election as governor when he
became Trump’s running mate. Pence also made a campaign stop at Council Bluffs.
Supervisors To Hold Second Reading On Vacating Quorn Streets
(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will convene this morning at
the county courthouse board room for their weekly meeting. The supervisors have a
light agenda. They will conduct a second reading to vacate the streets and alleys
of Quorn, a one-time settlement located just to the west of Kingsley. The county
governing board will also hear a report from county engineer, Tom Rohe, as he
offers an update on the various road construction projects within the county.
Police Chase Ends Up As Motorcycle Fatality
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a 21-year-old motorcyclist has died after
crashing into a mailbox and tree while being chased by a police officer in Fort
Dodge.
The chase began around 3 a.m. Monday. Police say the officer spotted the
speeding motorcyclist and tried to pull him over. But the motorcyclist turned to
the north and accelerated. Police say the motorcycle soon left the roadway and
crashed.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified him as
Avery Jackson, who lived in Webster City.
Drowned Swimmer Is Identified
GRANDVIEW, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a missing swimmer
whose body was recovered from the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa.
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 40-year-old Jason
Fowler, who lived in Muscatine. His body was found Sunday in the Mississippi’s main
channel about a mile and a half northeast of Hawkeye Dolbee Access in rural Des
Moines County. An autopsy has been scheduled.
Fowler went missing north of Port Louisa on Friday evening. Authorities say he
was swimming with a small group of people around 6 p.m. when he ventured too far
from shore and disappeared underwater.
Powerball Ticket Goes Unclaimed
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Lottery officials say little time remains before a $10,000
Powerball prize bought in western Iowa will expire.
The lottery issued a reminder Monday that the ticket bought at a Casey’s store
in the small Pottawattamie County city of Crescent must be turned in by 4 p.m.
Sept. 6 at a lottery office or the prize will go unclaimed.
The ticket was purchased before a Sept. 5, 2015, drawing and matched four of
the first five numbers and the Powerball.
The prize is among several large winnings, ranging from $9,000 to $2 million,
that are unclaimed in Iowa.
In Iowa, prizes that aren’t claimed go into the lottery’s prize pool for
futures games and promotions.
