Two Plymouth County Residents Receive Free Gas For Their Good Deeds
(Undated) — Two people from Plymouth County have been rewarded with free gasoline for their good deeds. Liz Less of Akron and Mark Juhl of Remsen were nominated through the Cenex’s Tanks of Thanks program. Both will receive a $50 gift card that can be redeemed at any Cenex retail location. The “Tanks of Thanks” program encourages people performing good deeds within their communities, and rewards those making the places we live a little bit better. To date, “Tanks of Thanks” has rewarded nearly 480 Iowa residents with free gas and has recognized more than 15,700 people across the country. Liz Less is a photographer, known for her ability to capture memorable moments. When a friend was told their child would only live a short time after birth, Less offered to take pictures of the parents and their child, free of charge. On the day of the child’s birth, Less was there, camera in hand, to capture the emotional day.
· Mark Juhl and his wife are very involved in helping men who have been recently released from prison. Juhl has led a team that is dedicated to helping these men get a second chance at life. Together, Juhl and his wife open their home for temporary housing, and provide transportation to job interviews, recovery meetings and church functions.
Warm Weather Allows Barges To Navigate Mississippi River
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – Warm weather has benefited barge companies in the Dubuque area as they have been able to efficiently operate in the Mississippi River’s ice-free water.
Gary Kilburg, assistant lockmaster at Lock and Dam No. 11, says the absence of ice on the river is allowing barge traffic to pass through the lock with greater efficiency than usual.
Companies are taking advantage of the opportunity to use the river longer than usual.
Newt Marine’s general manager, Marcus Murphy, said that about 98 percent of the company’s business is dependent on river traffic. He said that weather conditions in November and early December will allow the company to continue assisting barges at least one week later this year compared to last year.
Murphy says consistent water levels have helped as well.
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Woman’s Body Found In Farm Pond
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a southern Iowa farm pond.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a hunter found the decomposed body Wednesday in a pond in Union County, near the border with Madison County. The body was a woman in her 30s.
The body underwent an autopsy at the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny. Authorities say they won’t release the cause of death because they’re continuing to investigate the death.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Union County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death.
Shooting Of Council Bluffs Woman Being Investigated
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Police are investigating the shooting of a woman at Big Lake Park on the north side of Council Bluffs.
Officers were dispatched to the park around 6:40 p.m. Saturday. They found the woman near the parking lot.
She reported that she’d gone for a short walk on the park’s trail and was resting on a bench when the other woman approached. The armed woman ordered her to get on the ground, made a vulgar comment and then shot her in her left thigh.
The wounded woman says her assailant didn’t demand any valuables or money before running off. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
No arrests have been reported.
Iowa DNR Investigating Two Separate Hunting Accidents
(Des Moines) — Iowa authorities say two men have been wounded during separate deer hunting accidents.
The Iowa Natural Resources Department says in a news release that a 47-year-old Winfield man was stuck in the abdomen Sunday afternoon by a deer slug believed to have been fired by another member of his hunting party northeast of Winfield. The department says Walter Freeman was flown to an Iowa City hospital for treatment.
The department says 28-year-old Travis Myers, of Dundee, was struck by a deer slug in his right shoulder Sunday morning while hunting about a mile northeast of Backbone State Park in Delaware County. The slug was believed to have been fired by another hunter in an 11-member party.
Myers was treated at a Manchester hospital and released.
Both shootings are being investigated.
