“PRAISE FEST” SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
(Le Mars) — Christian music will be heard on Sunday from the Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Le Mars as the church will present its 15th annual “Praise Band Fest.” Miriam Hector attends the host church and also serves as the church’s organist and pianist. But, on Sunday afternoon, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Hector, and others, will participate in the celebration of singing and playing of music. She says three groups will perform as part of the “Praise Band Fest.”
Hector says the Praise Band Fest will feature contemporary Christian music from some well-known popular artists.
Hector says the event has free admission, but with a free-will offering. She says this year’s proceeds will go to help disabled citizens in other nations.
Hector says it will prove to be an enjoyable afternoon, and people will recognize many of the singers from Le Mars. Following the music, Hector says a light meal will then be
served.
Praise Band Fest will be held at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church located at the corner of 4th Avenue S.E. and 7th Street S.E.
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SIOUX CITY WESTSIDE TRAFFIC STOP ENDS WITH TWO PEOPLE IN CUSTODY
THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP ON SIOUX CITY’S WESTSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A SIOUX CITY OFFICER INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP AT 6TH AND CASSELMAN AROUND 2:15PM.
POLICE SAY THE VEHICLE PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND A MALE SUSPECT REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH THE OFFICER.
THAT SUSPECT, 49-YEAR-OLD SHAWN DENNEY OF SIOUX CITY, WAS APPREHENDED BY THE OFFICER WITH HELP FROM A POLICE K-9.
DENNEY WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING BITTEN BY THE K-9 OFFICER DURING THE ARREST.
HE IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND INTERFERENCE WITH OFFICIAL ACTS.
A FEMALE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE, 24-YEAR-OLD MARIA MILDA OF YANKTON, WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND FOR AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT.
THE DRIVER, 20-YEAR-OLD MEGAN PETERS OF SGT. BLUFF, WAS CITED FOR HAVING AN OBSTRUCTED WINDSHIELD.
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MAN WHO PUT WORKERS AT RISK OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE SENTENCED
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Federal prosecutors for Iowa say a contractor who put workers at risk of exposure to asbestos has been sentenced to two years’ probation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 61-year-old Steven Weaver, of Algona, was sentenced Wednesday in Sioux City’s federal courthouse after pleading guilty in October to one count of violating clean air work practice standards.
Prosecutors say Weaver admitted he was an experienced contractor and building inspector who failed to thoroughly inspect for asbestos before beginning a renovation of a former Kossuth County Home he had bought in 2013.
When the Environmental Protection Agency discovered piping in the basement contained asbestos, it instructed Weaver to report to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. But Weaver didn’t and continued the renovation in late 2014.
Weaver was also fined $10,000 and ordered to pay nearly $1,600 in legal costs.
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JURY CONVICTS MAN IN KILLING OF HUNTER IN SOUTHERN IOWA
CENTERVILLE, Iowa (AP) – A jury has convicted a man in the killing of a hunter in south-central Iowa.
The Appanoose County jury found Ethan Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Curtis Ross.
Jurors reached the verdict Friday afternoon, hours after telling a judge they were deadlocked in their deliberations. The judge instructed them to continue trying to reach a unanimous verdict.
Authorities say Ross was shot 10 times with a high-powered rifle on Nov. 24, 2017, stabbed more than 26 times and his neck, abdomen and legs gashed open. A sheriff’s deputy found Ross’ naked body in a creek on public hunting grounds in Appanoose County.
Davis’ attorney Ken Duker said during his closing arguments Thursday that there were too many unanswered questions in the case. He acknowledged that Davis’ rifle killed Ross but said, “The question is: Who pulled the trigger?”
Davis, of Promise City, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
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OMAHA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An Omaha man has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography for filming himself raping a 13-year-old child.
Federal prosecutors for Nebraska say in a news release that 38-year-old Steven Carlson entered the plea Friday to one count of production of child pornography. He faces decades in prison when he’s sentenced on May 10.
Prosecutors say as part of the plea, Carlson admitted that in May 2016, he filmed himself forcibly abusing a 13-year-old nonverbal child. Officials say a search warrant executed on Carlson’s home resulted in the discovery of hundreds of images of child pornography involving minors as young as infants.
