PUBLIC NOTICE

HENRY COUNTY IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR PARKING LOT SNOW REMOVAL AT

SITE #1:   THE HENRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 E WASHINGTON ST and ACROSS THE STREET AT OLD LEC

    SITE #2:  THE HENRY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING,

            205 W MADISON ST BACK PARKING LOT ONLY (Jackson street)

SITE #3:  THE HENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING, 106 N JACKSON ST

SITE #4:  THE HENRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER, 900 W WASHINGTON ST

SITE #1 COMPLETED BY 6:00 AM; SITE #2 & #3 COMPLETED BY 6:30 AM; SITE #4 COMPLETED BY 7:00 AM

SALT AND SAND ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS

BIDS ARE TO BE IN WRITING AND COVER THE SEASON OF 2023/2024 AND 2024/2025

BIDS SHOULD BE IN THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE BY NOVEMBER 3. 2023

PLEASE CALL THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE FOR DETAILS AT:  319-385-0756

There was a multiple vehicle accident in the 3400 Block of Avenue Q in Ft. Madison on Wednesday. Just after 2pm, a deputy with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an accident involving a Fort Madison Police Department Vehicle.

The deputy observed a FMPD Vehicle disabled with right front-end damage, and a red Ford with damage to the left rear. After speaking with both individuals, the driver of the Ford was identified as Manuel Salazar. He had told the deputy that he pulled out of his parking spot and started driving eastbound but put the car into reverse to speak with his friend, and subsequently wrecked into the squad car.

The FMPD vehicle was towed from the scene and the Ford was pulled off the roadway and left on scene. No airbags were deployed and no injuries were reported. Manuel Salazar was cited for unsafe backing.

If you live in the Saunderson Heights area of Burlington, you may have noticed a heat wave of sorts. This is not due to some astronomical phenomena, but rather garbage cans and their contents lit on fire. A Burlington man has been arrested after three suspicious garbage can fires arose in this area.

The first incident was reported at approximately 3:18pm on September 27, 2023, in the alley between the 100 block of South Gunnison and the 100 block of South Marshall. A garbage can had been damaged by a fire within it.

The second incident occurred at approximately 11:45am on October 8^th. A garbage can belonging to 127 S. Woodlawn was damaged after a fire started within.

The third incident occurred the morning of October 9^th at approximately 7:26am. A fire was lit in a garbage can at 1406 Market which caused damage to the can.

During the investigation into all three fires, surveillance video was obtained which recorded video of the individual setting the fires. The suspect was the same man in all 3 videos, and he was identified as Larry Gilbert Sr.

Gilbert Sr. was located and interviewed regarding the fires. After the interview, detectives applied for arrest warrants charging Gilbert Sr. for setting the fires. He was then arrested on October 17^th, on warrants regarding the fires.

Larry Joe Gilbert Sr., 73, of Burlington was charged with three counts of Reckless Use of Fire, an aggravated misdemeanor, and three counts of Criminal Mischief – 5th degree, a simple misdemeanor.

The Burlington Police Department was assisted in this investigation by the Burlington Fire Department.

The Burlington Police Department was made aware of individuals capturing child pornography on the internet within the Burlington, Des Moines County area. As a result of the investigation, on October 18, 2023, Burlington Police Detectives arrested Richard Keith Bolander Jr. for 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

This investigation is ongoing and additional charges are anticipated.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Justice has been served after Burlington Police Officers arrested a woman who struck and killed a man with her car in 2021.

Megan Marie Kalar, 36 years old, was arrested after an investigation was completed into a fatality accident that occurred just after 9:00pm on February 26^th, 2021. A blind man, Jacob Sexton, was walking home using a red and white cane and GPS on his phone, when he was struck by Kalar’s vehicle. He was transported to the University of Iowa Hospital and pronounced deceased at that time.

Officers spoke with Kalar at the time of the accident and noted signs of intoxication. After telling officers that she had not been drinking, she submitted to a breath test. The results of the test proved that Kalar’s blood alcohol content was over the legal limit.

Officers obtained a search warrant to obtain a blood sample from Kalar. This blood sample was sent to the Department of Criminal Investigation laboratory, where it was determined that the blood alcohol content was over the legal limit to drive a vehicle.

Kalar was charged with Homicide By Vehicle – Operating Under The Influence, a Class B felony, and Homicide By Vehicle – Reckless Driving, a Class C felony.