Sunday Storms Hit Sioux County
(Orange City) — The past weekend saw some much needed rain, but also some storm damage, especially in Sioux County where downed trees and structural roof damage had occurred as a result of a storm that passed through the area late Sunday afternoon. Nate Huizenga is a deputy with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and tells of the damage as a result of the storm.
Huizenga says there were some reports of pea-sized hail in the area of the storm, but most of the damage was the result of strong winds. The Sioux County Sheriff’s deputy says officials have not yet calculated the dollar estimate from the storm damage.
Huizenga says the area did receive a nice rain shower from the storm system.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s deputy says he was not aware of any crop damage as a result of the Sunday storm.
(photos courtesy Sioux County Sheriff’s Office)
Local Business Used As Backdrop For Filming Of A Movie
(Le Mars) — Lights…camera…action. A downtown Le Mars business served as the backdrop for an upcoming movie. Filming was being conducted Sunday afternoon for a romantic comedy set to premier later this year. Dr. Michael G. White is a film professor at Wayne State College at Wayne Nebraska. He talks about the film project.
White was filming inside Claussen’s Mens Wear and he explains how Claussens location was chosen.
White hope to have the premier of the movie sometime later this autumn.
In another local connection, one of the leads in the movie is Lindsay Bower of Orange City.
Cornavirus Pandemic Is Slowing Return Of Baseball, Softball In Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) — Cases of COVID-19 are slowing the return of high school baseball and softball in Iowa. Just days after practice was allowed to start, players from three baseball teams tested positive. That forced them and several other players into quarantine. Softball players from two more teams are in quarantine after coming into contact with an infected person.
Iowa is the only state that has allowed high school sports activities and other states are watching closely.
Fort Dodge Teenager Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder
(Pleasant Valley, IA) — A Fort Dodge teenager has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for a shooting last August in Pleasant Valley.
Seventeen-year-old Isiah Mosley is being charged as an adult with four felonies. Juvenile court records indicate Mosley has had brushes with the law dating back to when he was just seven years old. He made an initial appearance in Webster County Magistrate Court last weekend. Mosely is charged with attempted murder, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and several other offenses.
Mahaska County Death Investigation Opened
(Oskaloosa, IA) — Authorities in Mahaska County have opened a death investigation after the discovery of a man’s body in Oskaloosa last week.
Officers were called to make a welfare check Thursday night and they found the body of 23-year-old Andrew Barnhart. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation because Barnhart was a member of the Oskaloosa Police Department. The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny will perform the autopsy.
20-Year-Old Cedar Rapids Man Charged In Weekend Shooting
(Cedar Rapids, IA) — A 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man faces five counts of attempted murder after a weekend shooting. Dondre’ Davon Lee was arrested Sunday morning. Witnesses tell police Lee fired shots at five people inside an apartment complex, hitting a 43-year-old man in the arm. Lee’s name is
the only one police have released. Investigators say Lee was stabbed earlier the same day and his 34-year-old mother, Dominique, was arrested and charged with domestic assault causing bodily injury. Both mother and son are being held in the Linn County Jail.
