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Friday Afternoon News, November 9th

Iowa Greyhound Racing Made Money But Officials Worry

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – Wagering soared at the Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque this year, but the state’s only dog track still faces a host of problems that leave its future in doubt.
The Telegraph Herald reports that about $6.7 million was wagered for races at the park in 2018, an increase of nearly 45 percent from last year.
Brian Carpenter is the park’s director of racing and general
manager. He attributed the increase to scheduling changes that moved races to start when other tracks weren’t racing.
Carpenter says that despite the increase, the park only finished in the black because of subsidies from Iowa casinos, which will continue through 2022.
Carpenter says he’s also concerned of the potential long-term
impacts of Florida’s decision to ban greyhound racing. He says it could cause a downturn in greyhound breeding.

 

 

Guthrie County Jail Is Overcrowded

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa (AP) – A sheriff says some criminals are walking free because his jail in central Iowa has no room to hold them.
Des Moines station KCCI reports that Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright renewed calls Thursday for a new jail. He says there are more than 30 arrest warrants out for criminal suspects in his county, but the jail has been over capacity for the past year.
There’s room for 10 inmates. Arganbright says holding inmates
elsewhere is expensive: roughly $60 a day, plus transportation.
He also says the jail’s square footage doesn’t meet Iowa code, and mold in the jail presents a health hazard for inmates and staff.
County officials have hired an engineering firm for a needs
assessment.

 

 

Illinois Man Claims Lottery Prize From Iowa Ticket

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – An Illinois man has claimed the $1 million prize he won the same day someone else won $1.54 billion in the Mega Millions lottery game.
Iowa Lottery officials say 73-year-old Bob Hollenback, of Milan,
Illinois, bought the ticket at a Hy-Vee gas station in Davenport. He said Thursday he already had a ticket for the Oct. 23 drawing, but something told him to go ahead and buy another.
It matched the first five numbers drawn but missed on the Mega Ball number. Another ticket bought in South Carolina matched all the numbers for the jackpot.
He and his wife, Jeanne, say they plan to share the winnings with family, take a trip and buy some land.