Family United Action Network Sets Up Legislative Forum
(Hinton) — A new organization, called Families United Action Network, or FAUN, has been created with the goal to inform people of family law reform.
Roseanne Plante is an attorney from Hinton and says she got involved with the non-profit organization about a year ago. Plante explains the mission of the Family United Action Network.
Plante says on Saturday, September 21st FAUN will unveil its legislative priorities during a forum to be held at Denison.
Plante says the organization is seeking feedback from those people that have gone through the court system with family-related incidents.
The attorney says several of Iowa’s state legislators have been invited to attend the forum scheduled for Saturday.
Plante says the Families United Action Network has been active since 2015, but they have already had some success with legislation that has been introduced in the state legislature.
Orange City Tulip Festival Court Announced
Orange City, Iowa — Orange City’s 2020 Tulip Court was elected on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
Tulip Court members for the 80th annual Tulip Festival include: Julia Howe, daughter of Sean and Kristyn Howe, Madisyn Mulder, daughter of Scott and Jill Mulder, Sophie Swart, daughter of John and Mary Swart, BreElle Van Zee, daughter of Tim and Sara Van Zee, and Aubyn Zwart, daughter of Brad and Shawn Zwart.
A Queen’s Tea and Pageant will be held on November 11 to crown the 2020 Tulip Queen. The Queen and Court will serve as ambassadors for Orange City’s 80th annual Tulip Festival, set for May 14-16, 2020.
Missouri River Continues To Rise
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The Missouri River continues to rise and flood mostly rural land in Nebraska and Iowa, but Interstate 29 remains open near Omaha.
Iowa Transportation Department officials expect to have to close parts of I-29 at some point during this week’s flooding. The river is expected to crest Friday morning near Omaha.
The highway remained open Thursday morning although several on-ramps were closed in southwest Iowa.
The lower Missouri River is flooding in Nebraska and Iowa this week because exceptionally heavy rains fell last week in Montana, North and South Dakota and Nebraska.
Officials don’t expect the floodwaters to cause significant damage to communities. But many levees remain damaged from severe flooding in the spring.
The floodwaters broke through two levees Wednesday in a rural area northeast of Omaha.
Trial Continues On Husband Accused Of Killing Wife With Corn Rake
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – The field manager of an Iowa hog farm has testified that a woman with whom he was having an affair told him last year she was deathly afraid of her husband – a man now accused of using a corn rake to kill her.
Jerry Frasher testified Wednesday in the trial of Todd Mullis. Mullis is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Amy Mullis on Nov. 10 at the farm about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Dubuque.
A prosecutor has said Todd Mullis was irate over the affair and fearful that he’d lose their farm if she divorced him.
The Telegraph Herald reports that Frasher said he told Amy Mullis they had to cool things after Todd Mullis confronted him about text messages Frasher exchanged with Amy.
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