Charlie Comfort
08/15/2018 - 12:25pm
Sigourney, Iowa- Investigators and news media again convened in Montezuma on August 13 for the third press conference held on the Mollie Tibbetts investigation. Mitch Mortvedt, assistant announced at the press conference that the DCI has launched findingmollie.iowa.gov. Mortvedt acknowledged that investigators are now considering the fact that foul play may have been involved in...
Sigourney, Iowa,- Jonathan Walker has been sentenced by Judge Shawn Showers to five years in prison. Walker was charged in March with stabbing a What Cheer man 17 times. Prosecutors had initially requested that he receive a suspended prison sentence, however they amended the initial plea deal to request that he be sent to a halfway house for six...
Sigourney, Iowa- Finding a job is arguably one of the most stressful and hardest tasks that any human may go through. The excitement of graduating from college wears off very quickly when the realization sets in that there are many bills to pay. For some, however, the challenge of finding a job can be much harder based on disabilities that they...
What Cheer, Iowa- What Cheer, Iowa- Serious allegations of misconduct among members of the What Cheer City Council were raised at their regular meeting on July 10. At issue was the actions of the Council at their June meeting. City Clerk Melanie Vermillion was not at June’s meeting, due to a previously approved absence. City Council minutes from...
Delta, Iowa- A large fire in Delta on July 2 destroyed a vacant home. Firefighters were called to the home during overnight hours in reference to the fire. According to Sigourney Fire Chief Bill Halleran, the cause of the fire is officially labeled as undetermined, however based on evidence collected at the scene and witness interviews, there was...
Sigourney, Iowa- The girlfriend of a Keokuk County man currently awaiting sentencing for stabbing a What Cheer man 17 times has been arrested and charged for her role in the crime. Jamie Lynn Flack was arrested on July 4 on an outstanding warrant for attempted murder. Court documents indicate that a warrant for Flack’s arrest was issued on...
