The driver of a cement truck suffered only minor injuries after rolling it onto its side Wednesday. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office reports the accident occurred at approximately 11:23 a.m. on U Avenue near 185
th Street, north of Grand Junction. Twenty-seven-year-old Norman Taylor of Ames was northbound on U Avenue in a 2015 Mack cement truck when he lost control. He sideswiped a southbound 2013 Ford Edge, driven by 67-year-old Nancy Carhill of Jefferson, striking the driver’s side mirror. The Mack truck then rolled onto its side and slid onto the shoulder of the southbound lane. Taylor was transported to the Greene County Medical Center by Greene County Emergency Medical Services for treatment of his injuries. The Mack truck was totaled in the accident. The Ford Edge had an estimated $500 in damage. The accident remains under investigation. Grand Junction Fire and Rescue also assisted at the scene.
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REEDSVILLE A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson for his alleged involvement in causing a fire that burned down the “Biden barn” in the early morning hours of March 6 in Brown Township.
One 15-year-old has also been taken into custody for involvement.
Michael Rogers Kauffman, of Yeagertown, is being charged with felonies arson of a historic resource, possession of an explosive material, two counts of criminal mischief and misdemeanor and recklessly endangering another person.
According to a report from Mifflin County Regional Police Department, the juvenile was turned over to Mifflin County Probation officers and transported to the youth detention center in Centre County. The juvenile also faces numerous felony counts of arson and related charges.
Twenty-four local fire and rescue departments have received $750 each as part of a January allocation from Landus Cooperative to 66 departments at a total of $49,500. This money is used to update and improve equipment and services, facilitating emergency response in local communities and surrounding areas through the Landus Core Grant program established in 2019. “Landus is committed to contributing to the vitality of our rural Iowa communities,” says President and CEO, Matt Carstens. “Our core grant program is one tool that we use to help do just that. Fire and rescue workers are essential to the health and safety of our farmer-owners, employees and community members and we are proud to do our part to support them.” The annual grant amount reflects an increase of 10 percent over last year’s $45,000. A listing of area departments receiving grants is included below.