Indiana Man Faces Felony Charges After Fairgrounds Stabbing
Felony charges have been filed against an Indiana man accused of stabbing another man at the Dallas County Fairgrounds earlier this week.
On the eve of the fair’s official start, the Dallas County Sheriff’s office reports that 43 year-old Paul Joesph Boruch of South Bend, Indiana stabbed 43 year-old Richard Daniel Edmunds of West Branch, Iowa twice in the back.
Both men were taken to Mercy Hospital early Tuesday to be treated for injuries that were not believed to be life threatening. Boruch has since been booked into the Dallas County jail and is facing charges of Going Armed with Intent and Willful Injury.
He’s currently being held on a $10,000 cash only bond.
Authorities say the incident was an isolated one between two carnival employees and alcohol may have been a factor in the fight. The fair board says those involved have been removed from the fair and they don’t anticipate future issues.
Raccoon Valley Radio will continue to bring you more information as it becomes official.
Raccoon River Valley on Track to Hit Normal Monthly Rainfall Totals
The rate of precipitation falling in the Raccoon River Valley has slowed down this past week but we’re still on track to hit the normal monthly amount for July.
According to the National Weather Service, Perry received 1.19 inches of rain this past week for a total of 2.39 inches so far this month.
Jefferson received 1.12 inches for just over two and a quarter inches in July and one inch fell in Guthrie Center with just over two inches received so far this month.
All three local weather reporting areas typically see between 4.42 and 4.86 inches of rain in July.
Sweet Corn Festival Schedule Announced
The Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce has released the schedule for this year’s Sweet Corn Festival.
The annual sweet corn shucking event takes place from 5:30-8pm Friday, August 8th. Also that night is the inaugural Sweet Corn Princess Contest at 6:00.
Festival entertainment kicks off at 11am Saturday in downtown Adel where The Sons of Gladys Kravitz will start the day with some live music.
Following the band, the Adel Tumbling Club, Let’s Dance of Adel, the Adel Dance Club and 34th Army Band Sidewinders will perform that afternoon.
The beer garden opens at 6pm and the night will wrap up with Gimmik and the Big Show Dueling Pianos.
Anyone who is still interested in becoming a vendor should call the Chamber office at 993-5472.
State to Track Perry’s Energy Savings
The City of Perry works with the state of Iowa on projects quite often, currently they’re participating in the Iowa Energy Bank program, taking advantage of a low interest loan to replace downtown lighting and HVAC systems.
City Administrator Butch Niebuhr says now they’re looking to participate in a program where the state will be taking a look at the City’s energy usage.
“So we’re going to do some baselining or bench marking of some of our buildings and other electric meters. It’s going to give the state of Iowa a chance to take a look, and I think they’ve got 20 different communities doing it now but Perry will be another community and we’ll be turning stuff into them in the next week or two. They’ll have access to our billing, they’ll be able to contact Aliant Energy and MidAmerican on the gas side. They’ll be able to have access to our bills so they can track our building and some of our meters at like our airport, the disposal plant and other things” says Niebuhr.
Niebuhr says the goal is to see how much Perry is saving, what they’re doing and what is working well.
“They’ll be able to share that with other communities in the state of Iowa on what works. You know, what’s the low hanging fruit, how can you save your city funds and then where does the funding come from? Where do you get the money to be able to do that.”
He says their current agreement with the state gives them access to a one percent interest loan, which will be paid off through energy savings with the new and more efficient LED lights downtown.
Young Professionals of Perry Schedule Next Social for July 17th
Perry’s new young professionals group is hosting another social event next week and everyone is invited to come check it out.
This month’s event takes place at the Carnegie Library Museum on Thursday the 17th.
The group will recap last week’s 4th of July efforts with the Bucket Brigade and hospitality tent and talk about future events, including the inaugural Oktoberfest tentatively planned for this fall.
Co-chair Bob Wilson says it’s a relaxed and fun atmosphere of people just getting together to collaborate and have a good time.
Snus Hill Winery will also be on hand sampling their products and talking about their business.
It starts at 6:30pm and is open to anyone over the age of 21.