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Saturday News, July 14th

Sioux County Youth Fair Concludes On Saturday

(Sioux Center) — The Sioux County Youth Fair is winding down with Saturday being the last day for exhibitions. The fair grounds received nearly a couple inches of rain on Friday, but according to Craig De Haan, president of the Sioux County Youth Fair, that hasn’t stopped visitors from enjoying the fair’s activities.

De Haan says this year’s fair have a number of quality exhibits from 4-H members. He says the number of exhibits have been holding steady.

The Sioux County Youth Fair president highlights the activities scheduled for this final day of the fair.

Admission is free to the fairgrounds, but De Haan says the tractor pull at the grandstand is $10, but the Lock and Loaded musical concert is free. De Haan encourages everyone to begin their day with a hearty breakfast at the fairgrounds, and then enjoy the livestock judging shows.

The fair grounds may be moving to a different location. De Haan says the city of Sioux Center has approached the Sioux County Fair Board asking if they would consider selling the ground.

Monday is the final day for the Sioux County Youth Fair. There are no exhibits or judging for that day, but De Haan says the popular premium ribbon auction does take place.

 

 

Former Governor Ray Laid To Rest

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Former Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray was remembered at his funeral as a public servant and humanitarian.
Family, friends and Iowa leaders gathered Friday for Ray’s funeral at the First Christian Church in Des Moines.
Kenneth Quinn is president of the World Food Prize Foundation and a former U.S. ambassador who worked on refugee resettlements in Iowa. He described visiting a refugee camp where an Iowa Department of Transportation map of Iowa was displayed to remind refugees there was hope of deliverance.
Quinn said, “Gov. Bob Ray had made the shape of our state the symbol of hope to people 12,000 miles away.”
Ray died Sunday at age 89. He served five terms as Iowa’s governor from 1969 to 1983.
Ray will be buried at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines.

 

 

No Charges To Be Filed Against Des Moines Man For Fatal Shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Police say no charges will be filed against a business owner who shot and killed a suspected burglar outside his business in southern Des Moines.
Des Moines police said Friday that 67-year-old Thomas Kraft checked security cameras at this business from his home Wednesday morning and saw the shop had been burglarized.
Police say Kraft drove to the business about two hours later and interrupted 37-year-old Amund Benjamin Haarstad, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, loading items from the business into a stolen truck.
Police say Kraft retrieved a gun from inside the business after Haarstad threatened to kill Kraft. Kraft later went outside thinking Haarstad had left, but again encountered Haarstad. Police say Kraft fired a round into the ground, but the bullet ricocheted and hit Haarstad in the head.

 

 

Iowa State Patrol Trooper Dismissed Due To Intimidation Against Colleagues

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A termination letter shows that a member of the Iowa State Patrol was fired this month because of “intimidating, threatening and unwelcome” interactions with colleagues.
The patrol fired Des Moines-based trooper Wade Karp on July 3 after a 10-month paid administrative leave. The agency had refused to explain the leave or reason for the termination, citing only violations of department rules.
In response to an appeal filed by The Associated Press, the patrol reversed course Friday and released a heavily redacted copy of Karp’s two-page termination letter under the open records law.
The document shows Karp was accused of violating the state’s violence-free workplace policy and engaging in “unbecoming conduct.” The letter says Karp interacted with employees in and out of the patrol in ways that were “intimidating, threatening and unwelcome” and that those actions reflected unfavorably and impaired department operations.
The department blacked out nearly half of the letter, claiming it contains confidential personnel information.

 

 

Hot Temperatures Causes Highways To Buckle

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Iowa roads officials say high outdoor temperatures are to blame for the buckling of a large section of pavement along Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids.
Television station KCRG says the Iowa Department of Transportation was called around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after pavement on the inside lane of northbound I-380 heaved upward.
Some employees said it was the largest pavement heave they’ve ever seen. Officials estimate the pavement buckled about 14 inches in the center of the heave.
The Iowa State Patrol says five vehicles drove over the buckled pavement before troopers could shut down the lane. Officials say there was no visible damage to any of the vehicles and no injuries were reported.

 

 

McDonald’s To Stop Selling Salads Due To Parasite Causing Illness

CHICAGO (AP) – McDonald’s is stopping the sale of salads at 3,000 restaurants after people became sick from a parasite causing intestinal illness.
The Chicago-based fast-food chain said Friday it’s acting “out of an abundance of caution” until switching to another supplier. Health officials in Illinois and Iowa say they’ve identified roughly 100 combined cases of cyclosporiasis apparently linked to consuming McDonald’s salads. The illness is caused by the Cyclospora parasite.
McDonald’s is removing the lettuce blend from identified restaurants and distribution centers. At least one of the affected restaurants is in each of the following states: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri.
The most common symptom is watery diarrhea. Other symptoms could include appetite loss, intestinal pain, nausea and fatigue.