Baxter RVTV committee looking for donations to make the event unforgettable
By Jamee A. Pierson Jasper County Tribune
WHO 13’s RVTV is headed to Baxter and the community is coming together to put on a great event. Committee members organizing the event are looking for a little help to make it the best stop the RVTV crew has seen.
“Donations are needed to get both essential items and wish list items to make this event happen,” committee member Amanda Moorman said. “We welcome donations towards our want/need list or to our familyfriendly event in general.”
Some of the items included on the lists are kybos, tents, trash services, inflatable rides, entertainment and
more. The committee is also looking for business sponsors and participants to help fill out the event and show what they have to offer.”
“We would love to have the businesses join us on Main Street,” Moorman said. “Bring a pop-up tent, host your favorite game day activity/game and bring your own setup all while promoting your business.”
RVTV, a traveling event held during the week leading up to the Iowa vs Iowa State football game, will be in Baxter on Sept. 5. Events are planned for 3:30 to 10:30 p.m. that day.
“WHO Channel 13 chose to stop in Baxter this year for the first time in history,” Moorman said. “They
Jasper County extends temporary law enforcement services for Baxter
Town of almost 1,000 people has been without a police chief since February
By Christopher Braunschweig Jasper County Tribune
It has been five months since the City of Baxter’s police chief resigned, which prompted city leaders to request temporary law enforcement services from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. During the July 23 county board of supervisors meeting, those services were extended until the end of the year.
Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty presented the updated contract to the board of su-
pervisors. According to a draft of the contract included in the supervisors agenda, the sheriff’s office agreed to provide law enforcement services for $3,000 per month. Halferty said the contract was agreeable to both parties.
“However, because of my staffing levels, I cannot put a full-time deputy up there right now until we get additional staff hired,” Halferty said. “I talked with the mayor, Doug Bishop, and we verbally agreed through the month of July to continue the original
service contract.”
Services will continue on with the updated contract on Aug. 1 and persist until Dec. 31. It is noted in the contract that services will not automatically renew, meaning that if the board wants to continue providing law enforcement services to Baxter it will need to be voted on in a public meeting.
Either the City of Baxter or the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office can terminate the contract earlier by providing written notice prior to the first day
Reserve deputies to be compensated more for special events
Supervisors increase minimum hourly rate from $25 per hour to $35 per hour
By Christopher Braunschweig Jasper County Tribune
In order to keep pay for reserve deputies at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office in line with other agencies, the board of supervisors on July 23 agreed to increase the minimum hourly rate for the primarily volunteer positions during
events. Sheriff John Halferty said the office has lost a number of its reserves but it is working to recruit more.
“We’re going to add additional reserves and have them start going through the training process,” Halferty said to supervisors, noting it would likely
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Christopher Braunschweig/Jasper County Tribune Local law enforcement host a ceremony for National Police Week on May 16 outside the Jasper County Courthouse. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office requested the board of supervisors to increase the rate for reserve deputies during special events.
of the month. The contract will then terminate at the end of the month following the notice. Halferty also requested one change be made to the contract. It was stated that the law enforcement coverage contract is a short-term solution with the City of Baxter until it could hire a new police chief within the next four months of the contract being signed. Halferty said by removing this clause it does not mean the city cannot change its mind and hire someone to fill that position.
Providing a full-time staff member from the county sheriff’s office to cover all law enforcement services in Baxter is a possibility, but it is a costly solution. For instance, if someone were to cover the city for 40 hours a week, Halferty estimated it would cost about $150,000 per year. As stated in the contract, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office would respond to and handle emergency and non-emergency calls for service, inves -
PATRIOTIC PARADE!
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WHO 13 Chief Meteorologist Ed Wilson talks with some students at the RVTV stop in Monroe in 2022. RVTV will be in Baxter on Sept. 5 for the 2024 CyHawk game.
Christopher Braunschweig/Jasper County Tribune Wait, is that a second Independence Day parade? Nope! It’s the Jasper County Fair Parade celebrating this year’s theme of Stars, Stripes and County Fair Nights on July 22 in downtown Colfax. Several floats featured a red, white and blue color scheme, as well as other patriotic iconography. Paradegoers had reserved their seats in front of stores and homes hours
Jasper County Fair celebrates parade in red, white and blue fashion in downtown Colfax
Colfax Historical Society
The meeting of Colfax Historical Society was called to order at 7 p.m. July 15 by vice president Larry Daft and he thanked everyone for attending. Members present were: Karen Russell, Aaron Bartholmey, Steve and Cindy L. Van Dusseldorp, Stanley Daft, Larry and Charlet Daft, Joyce Jessen, Peggy Dvorak, Doug Wilson, Chris Smith and facility manager Tranquillity Smith. Minutes of the June 17 were read. Treasurer’s report was presented. Facility manager gave her report and said she has great events coming up. Also, has issues that need to be discussed at our next meeting.
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Aaron will be helping Joyce, Peggy, Deb and Cindy L. with learning the Past Perfect Program and will work out the dates and times they will meet.
Michael Huston, who is extremely knowledgeable about many aspects of the Civil War will be coming to Colfax Historical Society building on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 2 pm. for a presentation. Refreshments will be served.
Larry D. is tentatively setting Saturday, Dec. 14 for Christmas Party, games and refreshments. There will be more discussion on this item before it is finalized.
Doug Wilson will be fixing the leak in our roof when he gets time. We will be open the second
Saturday of the month on Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The volunteers will be Larry H. and Peggy from 10 a.m. to noon and from noon until 2 p.m. will be Charlet and Joyce. Admission is free.
We will have the museum open on Sundays now from 2 to 4 pm and ending on Sunday, Sept. 3. The next Sunday open is Sunday, Aug. 4 with Joyce and Rachel Wilty volunteering to be there. The following Sunday, Aug. 11 will be Charlet and Larry. The next Sunday, Aug. 18 will be Karen and Cindy L . It will also be admission free.
Next meeting will be on Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. It is open to anyone who would like to attend.
Celebrate Bison Day at NSNWR
Mark your calendar for this free, fun, family-friendly event, Bison Day, at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 Bring your friends and family and join us to celebrate and learn about bison and the tallgrass prairie. Many bison and prairie themed activities will be available, including a variety of crafts such as making a wildlife charm necklace; face painting; viewing a live hawk and owl display; playing a ring toss game; taking group photos at our bison photo booth area; making and taking prairie seeds in a peat pot; and going on a bison trivia themed self-guided walk on the 1/2-mile Overlook Loop Trail. Drive the Prairie Wildlife Drive fivemile loop to look for bison and elk, including 13 bison calves. Free loaner binoculars will be available. Pack
a lunch and or snack to eat in the indoor/outdoor eating areas. No food will be for sale.
For additional information, contact nancy_ corona@fws.gov or call 515-994-3400.
Cover crop fact sheets explain options available to Iowa farmers
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service are collaborating on a series of cover crop fact sheets for Iowa farmers interested in adopting the practice or trying new cover crops to achieve specific goals on their operation.
Thousands of Iowa farmers plant cover crops annually to help reduce soil erosion, increase soil organic matter, suppress weeds, minimize soil compaction, scavenge excess nutrients or provide supplemental livestock grazing. A large percentage of Iowa farmers use cereal rye, oats, wheat, radishes and turnips. However, there are many other cover crop options available.
The collection of fact sheets includes legumes like hairy vetch and cowpeas, broadleaves like flax and buckwheat, grasses such as millets and triticale, and brassicas like camelina and rapeseed.
“We feel these fact sheets are a good introduction to cover crops for producers
who haven’t tried them yet,” said Mark Licht, associate professor and cropping systems specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.
“There are also species that a more seasoned cover crop user might be interested in learning more about.”
More than 25 fact sheets are currently available on the Iowa NRCS website, with 33 fact sheets expected by the end of August and the potential to add additional species as interest develops. Each fact sheet includes sections on identifying features, cultural traits, planting information and performance ratings, and pictures that highlight various features and growth patterns.
“The collaboration between ISU Extension and Outreach and NRCS on the fact sheets is important,” said Iowa NRCS state soil health specialist Hillary Olson. “We are on the same page in the belief that all Iowa crop producers can find a way to make cover crops work on their farms. We feel these fact sheets will be a valuable learning tool for producers.”
As families plan for the upcoming school year, State Treasurer Roby Smith is reminding Iowans how the College Savings Iowa 529 plan can be used to achieve a variety of education savings goals, including K-12. “College Savings Iowa continues to expand the mindset that 529 plans can only be used for traditional two- and fouryear college,” Smith said. “For families that want to put money aside to pay for K-12 tuition at a public or private school, while also receiving all the tax benefits 529 plans provide, College Savings Iowa could be the answer. Up to $10,000 per year per student can be withdrawn from a College Savings Iowa account to pay for tuition expenses in connection with enrollment at a K-12 institution. “We’re here to help support families in their education savings journey, whatever that may be for them and their student,” continued Smith. “It’s what College Savings Iowa is all about.”
In addition to K-12 tuition, money invested in College Savings Iowa can
be used to pay for tuition; room and board; computers; textbooks and other qualified education expenses at any eligible higher education institution in the U.S. or abroad. This includes colleges, universities, trade schools and apprenticeship programs. Additionally, up to $10,000 can be used for repayment on any qualified education loan of the Beneficiary or a sibling of the Beneficiary.
As a 529 plan, College Savings Iowa also offers tax advantages such as tax-deferred earnings and tax-free qualified withdrawals. Plus, there is an added tax benefit of deducting up to $5,500 in contributions per Beneficiary account from 2024 Iowa income taxes.
To learn more about the Plan, visit CollegeSavingsIowa.com or call (888) 672-9116. Connect with College Savings Iowa on Facebook, Instagram and X to stay informed on current events and updates. For additional details about the Plan, read the Program Description.
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The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge is hosting Bison Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3. The day will include crafts, hikes and a bison trivia themed self-guided walk. This family event is free.
Communities gather for the annual Jasper County Fair Parade
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can’t wait to see what fun Baxter can have with our own community tailgate.”
To help the public with what is needed for the event, costs have been shared for each list item. They include $225, $350 and $600 each for three inflatable rides, $800 for a large inflatable TV screen and $500 to bring Cy, Iowa State’s mascot, to town. For businesses or community members who want to host an activity or game, a tent spot is $250.
“Businesses will have shout outs throughout the event on both social media and during WHO 13’s live broadcasts,” Moorman said.
To donate, send information to the Baxter Chamber of Commerce at PO Box 189, Baxter, IA 50028 attn: Baxter RVTV or venmo @Baxter-Chamber by Aug. 5.
“Join us as we have the ultimate game day celebration right here in Baxter,” Moorman said. “Bring the kids, bring the family, there will be so much fun for all.”
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occur sometime in the fall. “As a reminder, for the reserves a majority of their hours are volunteer, or if they work special events that is on their own time.”
Halferty proposed the county increase the minimum hourly rate from $25 per hour to $35 per hour to be more in line with what other counties are paying. Oftentimes reserve deputies are responding to or working alcohol-related events, and Halferty said those can be challenging. He felt the increase was justified.
Vendors and organizers of special events that need reserve deputies would be the entities paying the sheriff’s office this specific rate. The board of supervisors had no problems approving the increase. Supervisor Denny Stevenson said it is fairly cheap compared to what other vendors have to pay for reserve presence.
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traffic complaints and accidents and crimes, enforce traffic violations and perform routine and special patrols as requested by Baxter’s mayor or city council.
All nuisance complaints, municipal infractions, animal complaints and special events, sporting events and street dances will, also be covered by the sheriff’s office. In the event a natural disaster or major crime investigation were to occur, the sheriff’s office may request additional compensation to cover costs.
Bishop told supervisors the City of Baxter is thankful for the sheriff’s office providing law enforcement services. It is also saving the city money.
“It’s a tremendous cost savings to coordinate the sheriff’s office and the
county to provide law enforcement,” he said. “If we aren’t able to fulfill this, this agreement we have with the sheriff’s office providing a full-time deputy, we’re going to have to go back out and probably pay premium price to somebody to be our chief.”
For small towns like Baxter, Bishop suggested that cost savings is going to be even more important thanks to the limitations placed on city levies by House File 718. He estimates by 2028 or 2029 small towns across Iowa are going to be in real trouble. It will be “catastrophic” if something doesn’t give, Bishop said.
Former Baxter Police Chief Bill Daggett announced his resignation in February. It was at a time when a number of city employees also resigned, including city clerk Katie Wilson, EMS director Randi Gliem and utility clerk Erin Suttek. Council members had also stepped down from their posts, prompting a special election.
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The sheriff’s office will be providing law enforcement services to the City of Baxter until December.
Carol Remick’s Belted Galloways
You might know, Carol’s husband, Joe, was gone, the temperatures outside were soaring, and Carol was home alone when her first three Belted Galloways (Belties) calved. She was excited, nervous and very unsure of her abilities in this situation. But she knew she had to assist them – somehow. Fortunately, her son Carson was available to help, and the calves arrived with no complications. Two new Beltie calves were born on July 9; and one on July 10. The first calf was a heifer. Carol named her Liberty Belle after the 4th of July. The bull calves are yet to be named. She prefers them to have strong names, like Independence, Revolution, or even Revere, after Paul Revere.
What are Belted Galloway cattle?
The Belted Galloway is a traditional Scottish breed of beef cattle, originating from the Galloway region of Scotland. This smaller, stocky breed are most often black, like Carol’s, but other colors, can occur. “Oreo Cows,” as many call them, have a distinctive broad white belt around their mid-section. This makes them unique and somewhat of a
novelty in our area. Belties are known
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for their lean beef, efficient grazing, and quiet temperament — except for when they calve! Belties have a very strong maternal instinct.
How did Carol Remick get involved with Belties? She and her husband Joe farm west of Salem, on the beltway (get it?) between Salem and Hillsboro. Their three childrenSpenser, Morgan, and Carson - all went to Central College in Pella, so there were many trips in that direction. As y’all may have observed, just east of Fairfield on Highway 34, there is a farm on the south side of the highway that has Belties. Carol always admired the cute black-and-white cattle as she sped by. She happened to mention them to Joe. Well, that Christmas of 2018, Joe said he had a surprise for her. She wea-
How Biden’s last few months could be his most effective
By Thomas L. Knapp
Following Joe Biden’s July 21 withdrawal from a seemingly doomed re-election campaign, Democrats instantly re-focused on picking/backing a new candidate (at the moment, vice-president Kamala Harris seems well on her way to nailing the nomination down), while Republicans took up the cry “if he’s unable to run, he’s unable to serve, and should resign or be removed.”
I’m not seeing much speculation — yet — from either camp on the equally interesting subject of what Joe Biden’s final six months in office might look like.
There’s an old, apparently incorrect but highly applicable, western saying that the Chinese word for “crisis” embodies the written characters representing “danger” and “opportunity.”
The “danger” part of the Biden equation is easy to see: To the extent that his Democratic successor gets blamed for his mistakes, anything he does could potentially damage that successor’s prospects in November.
But what if Biden doesn’t believe Harris (or some other prospective nominee) can win the election anyway? What if he believes he’s a true “lame duck?”
If that’s the case, he doesn’t need to give a [word that rhymes with “duck”], does he? He can do as he pleases without facing much in the way of consequences.
The overbearing 21st century power of the imperial presidency, combined with extreme unlikelihood that a Democratic cabinet would invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him, or a a split Senate convict him upon impeachment, leaves him sitting pretty to do things he couldn’t do if he was worried about his re-election (or his chosen successor’s election).
On the trivial end, he could, for example, pardon his son Hunter, recently convicted on (wholly unconstitutional) federal gun charges. Heck, he could probably sell pardons and other executive branch favors to the highest bidders without worrying much about how that looked.
He could also do more consequential things.
For example, in his meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, he could put his foot down: No immediate and unconditional Gaza ceasefire, no more US weapons (and the usual welfare checks might get lost in the mail, too).
He could pick up the phone and tell Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy something similar: Open real peace talks with Moscow or the weapons shipments stop.
He could re-commit the US, fully and unconditionally, to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aka the “Iran Nuclear Deal.”
He could end the US embargo on Cuba and fully normalize diplomatic relations with its regime.
Of course, he could go in the opposite direction, dragging the US into all-out wars with any or all of several adversaries. But based on his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan instead of nullifying his predecessor’s deal with the Taliban, I suspect there may be a “peace president” trapped in the body of America’s current “war president.”
In fact, the Afghanistan withdrawal had me thinking, at the time, that he INTENDED to be a one-term president with a “peacemaker” legacy. Now he has multiple opportunities to be exactly that ... if that’s what he wants.
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seled the secret out of him. He had made plans to purchase Belties for her. They went to Bloomington, IL and bought four registered Belties, three were heifers, and one was bred. They had their first baby Beltie in 2019.
So, Carol was born a muck-boot farm girl, right? Nope. She’s a tried-and-true city girl from Burlington who married a farmer 40 years ago. But she eats challenges for breakfast, after choring, of course. She also credits making an investment in herself by hiring a personal trainer. She does strength training twice a week, for what she calls “functional fitness,” enabling her to lift heavy gates, carry buckets of water, wrangle baby calves, and face down Marcee, aka “Salty Girl” (their most aggressive cow) when she gets vocal and rambunctious.
The Remick’s now have six Beltie heifers. For their first breeding cycle, they used artificial insemination. On the second go-around, however, AI failed. What to do? Finding a registered Beltie bull was the solution. But a Beltie bull that would fit into their herd was scarce as hens’ teeth. Carol didn’t want to go all the way to Texas, Colorado, or farther for a bull. Lo-and-behold, they were able to locate a one-year-old, Beltie bull at Sperry, Iowa. They brought registered Highland Oaks Farm King Hercules home, and he went right to
work. He is now a proud father, passing on his wide white belt, thick black coat, and calm temperament. Carol claims his calves weigh 50 – 55 lbs when born; at least that’s what her son Carson estimated as he carried one of the calves from the pasture to the barn. Hercules had been raised as a county fair show animal and had lots of attention. He is quite gentle, affectionate, and Carol loves him.
The heat and humidity have been hard on the baby Belties as well as the mamas. Joe and Carol set up a little child’s pool outside the barn, and Carol has been hand bathing one of the weaker babies. They have also been bottle feeding it electrolytes. Will that child’s pool still be used by the Remick’s grandchildren? Not likely, but that’s life on the beltway.
What is Carol’s goal with her herd of Belted Galloways? As a “farmer,” she doesn’t want to go in the hole feeding animals. For now, she plans to continue the breed with registered cattle, make a little cash selling the offspring, and enjoy the novelty and nature of her small herd on their beltway farm. And she wants to have fun. Check!
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Chick-Fil-A is running a child labor summer camp
“Summertime, and the living is easy, fish are jumping, and”… wait a minute, what is this?
It’s a summer camp for kids — but with a disturbing corporate twist. Some outlets of Chick-fil-A, the fast food chicken chain, are now promoting a summer camp where children as young as 5 can learn “how to be a Chick-fil-A worker.”
Isn’t this fun? The corporation says that while the chickadees won’t actually be doing the work of regular employees, they will learn how to “take orders, deliver orders, make drinks, and be a hostess.”
Of course, the little campers don’t get paid — indeed their families must pay to let the company give them an early dose of the good ol’ American work ethic and a “be-
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The transition
It has begun — the transition. We are beginning slowly. It has been, for four years now, Biden’s fault. Just generalized fault. According to our erstwhile representative, Ms. Marionette Miller-Meeks it is now Biden-Harris’s fault. The fault is expanding. It now includes the vice-president, previously ignored totally, now gaining fault points. Most surely before the election it will be Harris only. Why blame a lame duck.
The new fault is the lack of after school child labor at fast food establishments. Apparently our governor and Ms. Miller Meeks think our kids should have longer after school work hours than the feds think appropriate and our local businesses are suffering because of it. They could hire legal or illegal immigrants to solve the problem, but Oh No! Not that. Rather we would rather have our children
hind-the-scenes look” inside the hierarchical corporate order. You can’t start ‘em too young on these life lessons! The kiddos do get compensated, sort of, with their very own Chick-fil-A nametag and t-shirt.
Okay, this is not the Dickensian dystopia of 19th century England… but is that our modern standard? There is nothing wrong with kids working. But 5-year-olds?
When I was a pre-teen, I helped out with my father’s small business and on my Aunt Eula’s farm.
learning how to flip hamburgers and turn out ice cream treats to other adolescents with money to burn. Money may be needed to buy another pair of sneakers. What could be more important?
But we do need to commend our congresswoman once again in identifying a problem. Biden and Harris are impeding our kids from earning money and learning the trade of flipping burgers or making tacos. It is federal bureaucrats who are causing the conflict and fining small businesses when they violate the laws passed by Congress and enforced by the Bureau of Labor. It needs to stop. She or Reynolds should get on the phone and find somebody to talk to about this.
Our local governor and legislature do have it right, though. Kids need to work so that small businesses, such as MacDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, Hardee’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Jimmy John’s, et al, can make a decent
I wasn’t learning how to be indoctrinated into the corporate culture of low-wage franchises. Rather, I was learning to help the family and how to contribute to the larger community. My reward was not merely a token stipend, but a recognition that I belonged – that I had a role and was valued as part of that community. People didn’t need a corporate name tag to know who I was.
There’s so much more that an $11 billion nationwide giant like Chick-fil-A could do for the communities that provide its profits. Can’t they think of anything less selfish than promoting a fast-food future for children?
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profit. What can be more important than a kid putting in hours at work after being at school all day? They don’t even have to know how to make change any longer. It’s a snap. And they don’t need to participate in extra-curricular activities either. Those activities don’t add much to a kid’s education; work is better. Why go to band practice or theater or speech practice after school when work is to be had. We need to keep our priorities straight in this country. Of course, football practice might be an exception.
In any event, the transition has begun. Whatever the issues are, whatever problems exist, it is now the fault of Biden and Harris. It really is surprising that we have missed this connection for the last four years; soon it will be just Harris, though, who we blame for whatever and deservedly so.
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41-year-old
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man killed in head-on crash in Jasper County
Sheriff’s office said 62-year-old Monroe man survived with minor injuries
By Christopher Braunschweig Jasper County Tribune
A 41-year-old Des Moines area man is dead after his vehicle collided head on with another vehicle just before noon on July 24 along Jasper County Highway S-74 South, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Authorities also said the accident remains under investigation. Michael Croy was driving northbound near the 5100 block of the county road when, for unknown reasons, his vehicle went left of center and struck an incoming vehicle driven by Karl Peters, 62, of Monroe, who was traveling southbound. Dispatchers were notified of
the accident at 11:29 a.m. Peters’ vehicle ended up in the west ditch. Croy’s vehicle was still on the roadway. Croy was pronounced dead at the scene. Peters sustained minor injuries from the accident. Iowa State Patrol was contacted to assist the sheriff’s office by providing a technical accident investigator.
In addition to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the Newton Police Department, Jasper County Emergency Paramedics and Jasper County Emergency Management Agency staff responded to the accident. Jasper County Roads Department assisted with closing the roadway during the investigation.
Jasper County Jail to charge a little extra to hold out-of-county inmates
Supervisors authorize rate increase and additional fees for high profile individuals
By Christopher Braunschweig Jasper County Tribune
Jasper County will not be charging more money to house out-of-county inmates at the jail. Sheriff John Halferty said at the July 23 board of supervisors meeting that the Jasper County Jail is actually holding fewer local inmates, so, to him, the increase is justified. He also mentioned it would keep the county
competitive. “In order to compete but also stay up with current costs, we’re requesting our inmate holding from $55 a day to $60 a day,” Halferty said. “And we’re also adding what I call a potential high maintenance or high profile inmate at $75 a day, and that’s consistent with what Polk and other counties are charging.” According to the resolution included in the supervisors agenda,
high profile inmates who need additional care, supervision or special holding circumstances are defined as those with major felonies or cases and/or individuals with mental health or substance abuse conditions and behaviors.
On any given day the Jasper County Jail is holding 30 to 35 inmates from Polk County, Halferty added. Which would mean the county would bring in $1,800 in daily revenue with the new rate as opposed to $1,650 a day with the previous rate holding only 30 inmates. This would be an increase of $150.
Community Calendar
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SATURDAY • Poweshiek Partners 4-H club meets at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month in the C-M Elementary lunchroom
SUNDAY • Colfax Historical Society Museum is open from 2 to 4 p.m. every Sunday through Labor Day.
MONDAY • BEDCO meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Monday of month
• Colfax Cub Scouts Pack 345 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of month in the C-M High School Cafetorium
• Colfax Planning & Zoning meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of month at the library
TUESDAY
• Colfax Farmers Market is open from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Mineral Springs Park
• Mingo Library Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month (public meeting)
WEDNESDAY
• Hominy Ridge 4-H Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of month in the Baxter School Cafeteria
• Colfax Public Library Board of Trustees meets at 5 p.m. the first Wednesday of month in the downstairs meeting room.
• MEDCO meets the first Wednesday of month
• Baxter City Library Board meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of month at the Baxter Library
THURSDAY
• Baxter Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. second Thursday of month, March to December, at the Baxter Community Building
Supervisors approve use of courthouse lawn for RVTV festivities in Newton
Community will host a tailgate party as part of WHO 13’s annual Cy-Hawk tour
By Christopher Braunschweig Jasper County Tribune
In about a month-and-a-half, the annual WHO 13 RVTV Tour will make its way to Newton in preparation of the Iowa-Iowa State Cy-Hawk game, and when it does the Jasper County Courthouse will be ready for it. The board of supervisors on July 23 authorized the use of the courthouse lawn for community festivities.
Erin Yeager, executive director of Newton Main Street, told supervisors that when RVTV arrives to the downtown then organizers will block off much of the town square for a public tailgate party. Food trucks and live music will also be available and the high school will hold a pep assembly in the square, too. It was announced in May that RVTV would make two stops in Jasper Coun-
HOWARD ST. CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ)
Pastor Tom Burns
Howard & Locust St., Colfax Office - 674-3746 Church Cell - 971-0569
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Adult & Wired
Word Adult Sunday school classes; 10 a.m. Fellowship
Time;10:30 a.m. Worship, in person or online via YouTube
MONDAY - Tom’s day off
TUESDAY - 9:30 a.m. Coffee
Time/Fellowship; 2 p.m. Easy Yoga
WEDNESDAY - 3:30 p.m. After school elementary youth; 6:10 ChiRho and CYF youth supper/ youth group
THIRD SUNDAY of month
- Marathon Sunday includes elders, board, potluck and food pantry
FIRST MONDAY of monthWIC appointments
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Rev. Michael Omundson
SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Church
church schedule
ty on its way to the Cy-Hawk game. The trip starts in Perry on Sept. 2 and continues each day to Mitchellville and Oskaloosa, and then to Baxter on Sept. 5 and Newton on Sept. 6. RVTV has been going strong since 1995.
“They go from different communities across Iowa and head to Iowa City for the big rivalry game,” Yeager said. “They will be coming from Baxter to Newton, and they will roll into town about noon. But we will have the big tailgating party down here. They’ll will arrive in the downtown about 1 o’clock.”
Yeager added that some activities will require the use of the courthouse lawn but will not damage it. She said it is a similar set up to Thunder Nites, which are also held in the town square once a month for three months out of the summer. Yeager expected some yard games will be set up on the lawn, too.
Church Schedules
service; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school (communion first Sunday) METZ COMMUNITY CHURCH
3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton Pastor David Rex 641-521-4354
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:10 a.m. Worship Last Saturday of month - 8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Colfax Minister, Pastor Cody Dyer Church Office 674-4165
302 E. Howard St., Colfax Fr. Ron Hodges 515-674-3711
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Mass
DAILY MASS - 8 a.m.
MINGO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Phil Dicks 515-689-4926
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship service (Sunday school not meeting at this time)
ASHTON CHAPEL
8887 W. 122nd St. N., Mingo Pastors: Larry Craig & Mark Eddy
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. Worship
BETHANY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter 641-227-3402
Pastor Chris Hayward
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday School (Sunday after Labor Day to second Sunday in May); 10 a.m. Sunday Worship. First Sunday communion. All are welcome. baxterbethanyucc.org
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH BAXTER
Mike Mclintock, Pastor SUNDAY - 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Awanas
WEDNESDAYS - 1st & 3rd6:30 p.m. Mens Bible Study 2nd & 4th - 6:30 p.m. Men’s and Womens Bible Study
THURSDAYS 10 a.m. - Womens Bible Study
BAXTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 218 S. Main, Baxter
Pastor Ben Spera Church: 641-227-3382
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
WEDNESDAY - 6 p.m. Bible Study
THIRD THURSDAY of month - 6:30 p.m. Theology on Tap at Bea’s Place on Main Street Check us out on Facebook and baxtercongregational.com
CORNERSTONE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
1000 E. 12th St., Newton Rev. Josh Farver, pastor Phone 641-792-4650
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m. Worship
WEDNESDAY - 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study; Youth Group
Capitol II Theatre in Newton SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Livestream Worship Service
Christopher Braunschweig/Jasper County Tribune
The Jasper County Board of Supervisors will allow the WHO 13 RVTV Tour to use the courthouse lawn on its stop in Newton Sept. 6 during the annual trip to the Iowa-Iowa State Cy-Hawk game.
JASPER COUNTY FAIR 2024
4-H and FFA kids stay busy throughout the fair preparing and showing animals, entering static exhibits and participating in fair fun and games
