Sigourney, IOWA — The family of Sgt. Eric John Stein, 54-3, has finalized funeral arrangements for the 11 year veteran of the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office. Visitation & Funeral Visitation for 39 year old Sgt. Stein will be held Friday, April 8, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Sigourney Jr/Sr High School. […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 243: An act relating to instruments used to update the county transfer books and index maintained by the county auditor. House File 271: An act relating to criminal defendants and inmates by modifying bail restrictions placed on criminal defendants […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Arlen J. Ciechanowski as the new director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. Ciechanowski, 58, replaces outgoing director Penny Westfall, who stepped down from the position last month. “I am pleased that Arlen has accepted this position,” said Branstad. “Arlen has a long, distinguished career in […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today will sign Executive Order number 72, which rescinds the Iowa “RICE” rule. The RICE rule was enacted by the Environmental Protection Commission and forces back-up diesel generators to be retrofitted with very expensive new parts, even though the engines are rarely used. “Lieutenant Governor Reynolds and I […]
Sigourney, IOWA — After a short exchange of fire at 18327 249th St., Sigourney, Iowa, 38 year old Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Stein was shot and killed. Shortly before noon on Monday, April 4, 2011, three deputies with the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office went to the 249th Street address, to talk to 53 year old Jeff […]
Representative Betty De Boef would like to send her deepest sympathy to the family of the brave Deputy Sheriff who gave his life by doing his job protecting us all today in the shoot- out in our county. All the members of our Sheriff’s department as well as the other law officers involved were steller […]
Officers from many municipalities, including City, County and State assets, arrived to assist those officers in need of help. Trooper Marlow stated that shortly before 3 p.m. the situation was resolved upon the death of the suspect. Trooper Marlow went on to assure residents that all is now safe and that the situation is secure. […]
Food prices are rising here in the United States and around the world. Searching for scapegoats, many pundits, professors and policymakers are pointing their fingers at the Corn Belt. Ethanol is grabbing ever-increasing shares of the nation’s grain production, making food scarcer and costlier. Or so we’re told. Iowa farmers have long suspected that there’s […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill announced today that it has purchased Tate & Lyle’s corn wet mill ethanol plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “We believe that a highly efficient, well-located corn wet mill ethanol plant fits well into our bio-product portfolio,” said Alan Willits, president of Cargill Corn Milling North America. “We see an opportunity in Fort […]
The first proposed Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Plan to be submitted to the Iowa General Assembly will be the topic of four public hearings to be held in Council Bluffs, Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines the first week of April. The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, created pursuant to law, will hold the public […]
