Floyd Valley Healthcare Auxiliary Holiday Goodie Sale Raises $2,500
(Le Mars) — Floyd Valley Healthcare Auxiliary is reporting the recent Holiday Goodie Sale raised $2,500 with just the pick-up orders. Ruth Farley says nearly $2,000 was raised in the hospital gift shop during the day of the goodie sale. She says the money raised, does not include the pre-order sales of the cookie dough that the Auxiliary also sold. The money raised will go to help purchase a smart IV pump for the hospital.
Sioux City Reports Data Information Was Subject To Being Compromised
(Sioux City) — If you paid a parking ticket in Sioux City or paid a city utility bill in late summer, your personal data may be at risk. City Attorney Nicole Dubois says a piece of malicious code was inserted into the website for paying bills to the City of Sioux City and electronic transactions between August 26th and September 18th may have been
affected.
The website that was hacked is managed and operated by a third-party vendor.
Sioux City officials say more than 35-hundred accounts are potentially affected by the data breach. Dubois says all affected individuals will soon receive a letter from the City of Sioux City with credit monitoring information.
The City of Sioux City had already switched to a different vendor’s website for paying bills electronically when the data breach was reported by the previous vendor.
Northern District Of Federal Courts Being More Aggressive On Gun-related Cases
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Federal authorities in Iowa are placing a new priority on prosecuting violent crime and firearm offenses. The Sioux City Journal reports that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa is handling an increasing number of cases that would typically be considered state-level offenses. U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan says it’s a deliberate effort to crack down on violent offenders. Deegan says that, in some cases, firearms offenses carry longer federal prison sentences than
similar charges in the state legal system.. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in northern Iowa prosecuted 189 defendants in gun cases in fiscal year 2019, compared to 90 defendants in 2016.
Senator Cory Booker Campaigns In Sioux Center
(Sioux Center) — New Jersey Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker made a campaign stop in Sioux Center on Saturday morning.
Booker, who failed to meet the qualifications to participate in the latest presidential debate says he’s benefited from not being in the debate. Booker says there are more reasons to be united than to be divided during
this election. He says it will take a team effort, and motivation by the people to make real changes within Washington’s policies.
21-Year Old Drowns At Cedar Rapids Over Weekend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say one of three people who fell into a pond near Cedar Rapids’ Mohawk Park has drowned. Rescue workers were sent to the park around 5:45 p.m. Sunday. A city news release says a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy got themselves out of the water. They
tried to get their 21-year-old male companion out but couldn’t, so they went to shore and called 911. The man’s body was found in the water about 120 yards from shore around two hours later. The two boys were taken to a hospital for treatment. The names of those involved haven’t been released.
Woman And Her Dog Are Killed In Wrong-Way Auto Accident
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a central Iowa woman and her dog were killed while driving the wrong way down a state highway. Authorities say 58-year-old Kim Pfantz, of State Center, was driving with her dog eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 30 in Marshalltown around 8 p.m.
Saturday. Pfantz collided with another vehicle. She and her dog were both pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Both people involved were wearing seat belts. The crash is under investigation.
Republican Governors Caught In The Middle Over Refugee Program
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – An executive order by President Donald Trump giving governors the right to refuse to accept refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They’re caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and Christian evangelicals who want to welcome them. More than 30 governors have confirmed they will keep accepting
refugees so far, but about a dozen Republican governors have stayed silent on the issue. Trump’s order requires governors to publicly say they’ll accept refugees or they cannot come to their states, even if cities and counties welcome them. No state has announced plans to shut out refugees entirely.
