F.M. residents file complaint about IDOT stop. FORT MADISON -- Carl and Jane Schneider thought their trip home to Fort Madison from a two-week vacation would be pleasant. Then they would relax in their living room and talk about the fun time they had driving in their recreational vehicle and look at pictures they took. They were wrong. Carl, 66, who operated Blue Grass Dairy for many years and whose family has lived for four generations in town, and Jane, 59, said instead they had to deal with an afterthought of being treated like criminals during what they described as an unnecessary and "scary" traffic stop. [continues 999 words]
Beauty Queen Warns of Beastly Impact of Drugs on Youth MERINO - Her carriage - an OH-58 helicopter. Her entourage - the U.S. Army National Guard and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Her audience - pupils at Merino Elementary School. Miss Colorado USA 2007 Keena Bonella on Wednesday proved that not only does she have beauty and brains but also the desire to use her new-found fame in educating young minds. Her mission: The knowledge that right choices can lead to many positive things in life. [continues 698 words]
The heart of war on illegal drugs in the eastern Colorado plains was in danger because of to lack of funding. That all ended Friday with an announcement late in a congressional hearing held here. Late in the Congressional Field Hearing on Meth Abuse in Northern Colorado, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., said she has secured a direct appropriation funding for the Eastern Colorado Plains Drug Task Force for 2007. The Amount, Musgrave said could be as much as $250,000 - similar to the amount awarded to local law enforcement from Weld and Larimer counties last year. [continues 737 words]
Sheriff's Office Plans Anti-Drug Offensive Aimed At Youth The war on terror fills newspaper headlines across the nation, but a different kind of war looms in mainstream America which affect rural communities the worst - the war on drugs. Law enforcement agencies in rural communities find themselves fighting an ongoing battle, utilizing most of their resources in battling a drug which can be made in any kitchen. A drug with immense abuse potential, methamphetamine - known on the street as speed, meth, crank, crystal-meth, and glass - is a central nervous system stimulant of the amphetamine family. Like cocaine, it is a powerful upper that produces alertness, and elation, along with a variety of adverse reactions. The effects of methamphetamine, however, are much longer lasting then the effects of cocaine, yet the cost is much the same. For that reason, methamphetamine is sometimes called the "poor man's cocaine." [continues 552 words]
The 32nd Judicial District Attorney's office announced the dismissal of drug charges against 16 individuals who were arrested in Fisher County as a result of a year-long undercover investigation. The dismissal, according to a statement from District Attorney Mark Edwards, was done after the discovery of a confidential informant allegedly fabricating information to authorities, which led to the arrest of one of the defendants. Fisher County Sheriff Mickey Counts identified the informant as 35-year-old Tommy Lamont Williams, originally of Sweetwater. Counts said Williams currently lives in Rotan. [continues 285 words]
