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Registered sex offender arrested in northeast Iowa for working as carnival ride operator

July 28, 2010 By
Tom Seago

Tom Seago

A registered sex offender from northeast Iowa was arrested Tuesday when a sheriff’s deputy saw him operating carnival games and rides at the Fayette County Fair. Sheriff Marty Fisher says Tom Seago, 49, of Eldorado is now in the Fayette County Jail. “One of my deputies was patrolling the fairgrounds, knew (Seago) from prior violations and went ahead and arrested him for violation of the sex offender registry act,” Fisher said.

Working at a county fair with children present is a violation of the sex offender registry law. Seago was wearing a uniform provided by the carnival company. Sheriff Fisher says it doesn’t appear Seago had worked with the carnival in any other towns.

Fisher says the investigation indicates Seago was hired the day before the start of the Fayette County Fair. Fisher says his deputies continue to investigate Seago’s employer, but have not yet filed any charges against the carnival company.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts

I-JOBS jobs: about 7,000 last month

July 28, 2010 By

A new report from the governor’s staff concludes about  7,000 people were working construction projects in June that were bankrolled by the state’s “I-JOBS” program.

Governor Chet Culver, a Democrat, proposed the program in early 2009 and he suggested up to 30,000 jobs would be created as a result. Culver promised to release a report this past February on how many jobs had been created, but Culver chief of staff Jim Larew says that’s still not done.

“We’re going to be doing monthly snapshots to get a sense of how many people are directly on the ground in one capacity or another with a job created by I-JOBS,” Larew says.  “And then secondly we’re going to be doing a comprehensive review…where people can go to a right to a web page and find which job project are we talking about, what is the status of that, is it completed today — that kind of thing.”

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Class 1A: Jordan Harris, Akron-Westfield

July 28, 2010 By

The senior pitcher was 3-0 on the mound and also batted .615 as the Westerners won the state title. Harris tossed a complete game two hitter with six strikeouts and was also three-of-four at the plate in a victory over Newell-Fonda in the championship game. She finished with four stolen bases in three games and scored five runs.

Filed Under: INS Player of the Week, Sports

Class 2A: Nicole Fisher, BCLUW (Conrad)

July 28, 2010 By

The senior catcher batted .556 with a home run, four RBI and scored four runs as the Comets won a second straight title. Fisher homered in an opening round win over Hinton and also was two-of-three at the plate and scored two runs in a victory over Wayne of Corydon in the championship round.

Filed Under: INS Player of the Week, Sports

Class 3A: Jordan Gronewold, Carlisle

July 28, 2010 By

The senior pitcher won three games in leading the Wildcats to a state title. In 21 innings of work Gronewold gave up only three runs and struck out 11 batters. Gronewold tossed a complete game four-hitter in a win over Keokuk in the championship game. She also helped her own cause at the plate by driving in a pair of runs.

Filed Under: INS Player of the Week, Sports

Class 4A: Laney Abrahamson, West Des Moines Valley

July 28, 2010 By

The sophomore left fielder batted .400 in leading the Tigers to the state championship. Abrahamson doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs in a semifinal round victory over North Scott. She also doubled and drove in two runs in a victory over top ranked Des Moines East in the championship contest.

Filed Under: INS Player of the Week, Sports

Class 3A semifinals ahead

July 28, 2010 By

Friday’s Class 3A semifinal round match-ups are set at the state high school baseball tournament in Des Moines.

Consecutive doubles by Kellen Glover and Jacob Cunningham pushed across the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the fourth as Knoxville rallied to down Independence 5-3. The top-seeded Panthers improve to 25-9 and next up will take on Charles City.

The Comets scored three runs in the top of the tenth inning then held off Storm Lake for a 4-3 win. Storm Lake’s Aaron Krier sent the game into extra innings with a home run in the bottom of the seventh, the first round-tripper of the tournament.

Central DeWitt and eighth-ranked Glenwood collide in the other 3A semifinal.

Central DeWitt scored five runs in the top of the third to take command in a 7-3 victory over Carlisle. Brandon Jasper had three hits and drove in three runs for the Sabers.

Glenwood pounded out 15 hits in an 11-2 win over Algona. Kyle Wheeler had four hits for the Rams who scored four runs in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth to break the game open.

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