Woman Killed From Accident Now Identified
(Hinton) — Plymouth County authorities have identified the woman that was killed as a result of being hit by a pickup truck while she was walking. 53 year old Sue Gottsch of 26544 county road C-70 of rural Hinton died Tuesday evening. Gottsch was a teacher at the Sioux City West school district. The accident happened shortly after 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening on Imperial Avenue, just north of county road C-70, south of Hinton. Apparently, Gottsch was walking southbound along the side of Imperial Avenue, when she was struck by a passing pickup truck, also heading southbound. The pickup truck was driven by 68 year old Stanley Jauer of 26561 Import Drive of rural Hinton. When emergency personnel arrived at the scene, Gottsch was found lying in the east ditch of Imperial Avenue. Jauer and the vehicle involved in the accident was also at the scene. Gottsch was transported to Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars by the Hinton Ambulance where she was pronounced dead, by Plymouth County Medical Examiner, Dr. Sheila Holcomb. Jauer was not injured in the accident.
The accident is still under investigation by the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office. Responding to the accident were the
Hinton Fire and Rescue Department, Hinton Ambulance, Hinton Police, and the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office.
Feds Say Big Ox is Responsible for South Sioux City Odors
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) – A federal environmental regulator says Big Ox Energy’s renewable energy plant contributed to toxic odors that drove some people out of their homes in northeast Nebraska.
An Environmental Protection Agency letter of warning to Big Ox on Oct. 4 says EPA investigators found in January that Big Ox discharges at its South Sioux City plant, “alone or in conjunction
with other sources, resulted in the creation of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes … in quantities that could cause worker health and safety problems.”
Big Ox has said other industries also contributed to the odor problem and that plumbing deficiencies in many of the homes played a major role. A Big Ox spokesman didn’t immediately return a call Wednesday from The Associated Press.
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USDA Kills Ruling That Would Allow Contractors To Sue Parent Company
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has killed a rule designed to protect the legal rights of farmers who raise chickens and hogs for the nation’s largest meat processors. The rule would have made it easier for farmers to sue companies they contract with over unfair or deceptive practices. It was rolled out in the final days of Barack Obama’s administration.
But the USDA delayed it after President Donald Trump took office. On Tuesday, the agency withdrew it for good. Farmers who have waited years for the rule are expressing disappointment. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa farmer, accuses the Trump administration of “pandering to big corporations.” Poultry and pork industry trade groups say the rule would have reduced competition and driven meat prices higher.
Nestle To Lay Off Workers
WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) – Officials say nearly 60 jobs will be lost in a cutback at a Nestle plant in northeast Iowa. The company plans to phase out 49 hourly jobs and seven salaried positions at its Waverly plant by the end of next year. The staff of nearly 255 workers makes various products, including hot cocoa mix. Employees were notified Monday about the cutback. Company officials say the cutback is part of a Nestle effort to streamline operations so products can be brought to market faster and more economically.
Prison Staff Member Assaulted By Inmate
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) – Prison officials say a staff member has been hospitalized after being assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.
The Iowa Corrections Department says the penitentiary restricted inmates’ movement Wednesday after the assault. A news release says the inmate used a weapon to strike the staff member several times. Other staffers helped their
injured colleague subdue the inmate.
The staffer was taken to Fort Madison Community Hospital and then to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The staffer’s name hasn’t been released.
Online court records don’t yet show the inmate has been formally charged.
Former Des Moines Police Officer Says She Did Not Warn Intruder Prior To Shooting Incident
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The city of Des Moines is acknowledging that a former police officer falsely told investigators she warned an unarmed man who
approached her patrol car before she fatally shot him.
The Des Moines Register reports that video and audio recordings of Vanessa Miller’s patrol car show she didn’t warn 28-year-old Ryan Bolinger before firing her weapon in 2015. Miller says the look on Bolinger’s face indicated he intended to harm her.
The city’s attorneys say the circumstances of the shooting made making a warning unfeasible.
A Des Moines Police Department review committee cleared Miller of any policy violations. She resigned from the department in July 2016.
Bolinger’s family is suing the city for wrongful death. The family alleges the police department was negligent in training and supervising Miller.
