DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Burlington man, Valentino Giovanni McCampbell, was
sentenced on Monday, October 4, 2021 by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose
to 64 months in prison for Drug User in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. McCampbell
was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $100 to
the Crime Victims’ Fund.
Law enforcement began investigating McCampbell, age 22, after he was observed at a
shooting range in Des Moines County while on state probation for firearms offenses. Following
one of McCampbell’s visits to the range in May 2020, law enforcement seized two firearms from
him and continued their investigation. In July 2020, law enforcement executed a search warrant
at McCampbell’s residence, where they seized a loaded .45 caliber Glock 30 handgun; a stolen,
loaded, Anderson Arms AR-15 rifle; numerous rounds of ammunition; marijuana; and drug
paraphernalia. McCampbell provided a urine sample, which was positive for THC. McCampbell
admitted being a daily user of marijuana, as well as selling marijuana to friends. On May 24,
2021, McCampbell pleaded guilty to this offense.
Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made
the announcement. The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case

On October 4, 2021, at approximately 3:41AM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 Grid of Oakland Mills Road for a male subject screaming/yelling.  After officers arrived in the area and started searching for the male subject, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a residence in the 1700 Grid of Oakland Mills Road reporting a male subject had broken into their home and barricaded himself in their restroom.

Officers responded and found that Matthew Ray Sanderson (37 years of age) of the Mount Pleasant had broken into the home by smashing through a glass door to the residence.  Officers found that Matthew had locked himself in the upstairs restroom.  After a short time of speaking with Matthew, he surrendered to officers willingly.  Matthew was identified as the male subject who had been on Oakland Mills Road yelling/screaming.  Matthew was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to the Henry County Jail.

Matthew was charged with Burglary in the Second Degree (C Felony), Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor), and Simulated Public Intoxication, First Offense (Simple Misdemeanor).

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Mt. Pleasant Police Department.

IowaWINs (Iowa Welcomes Immigrant Neighbors) will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, October 9, at 2:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church.  The meeting is open to the public and all supporters are welcome to attend.  (Masks will be required.)

The guest speaker for the meeting will be Erica Johnson, Founding Executive Director of Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice—located in Des Moines but working statewide.  Erica will share information about the mission and services of her organization.

Outgoing chair Tammy Shull will report on this year’s accomplishments and describe plans for the coming year.

One important business item for the annual meeting will be the installation of new officers on the Executive Board.  Officers for the coming years are Jeff Fager, President/Chair; Sam Riepe, Vice President; Bob Mueller, Secretary; Martha Wiley, IowaWINs Treasurer; and Tammy Shull, Nutrimos Treasurer.  Nutrimos is a branch of IowaWINs that is a sustaining ministry for immigrants and for the continuing work of IowaWINs. The Executive Board will also include the following At-Large members: David Suarez and Ed Kropa

ABOUT IowaWINS

IowaWINs (Iowa Welcomes Immigrant Neighbors) was originally established in the fall of 2015 in Mt. Pleasant in response to the global refugee crisis. Since its formation, the Commission expanded the Vision and Mission to include immigrants living in our community.  The Commission is open to all community members.

IowaWINs VISION:

Our communities will be inclusive and hospitable, welcoming people from across the world who chose to live, work, study and seek happiness here.

The purpose of IowaWINs is to establish a connection between immigrant families and other Mount Pleasant and Southeast Iowa neighbors.

In order to achieve that vision, the MISSION of IowaWINs is to:

• Develop relationships and partnerships within our communities and beyond to develop and implement solutions to common problems that immigrant residents face.
• Support the self-development of people in the immigrant community through connecting groups seeking to take initiative with resources.
• Build inclusive and hospitable relationships, providing educational, cultural, and service opportunities for all members of the community.
• Support children and people who came to the US as children in seeking to establish legal status in the US through assistance with application and legal fees to the degree possible with resources available.
• Advocate on behalf of immigrant rights to Iowa residents, government officials, office seekers and those developing public policy.

Anyone interested in joining this effort should contact Jeff Fager at jfager1104@gmail.com, 319-208-4610.

This is a community and First Presbyterian Church commission. All are welcome. Pastor is Trey Hegar, (319) 986-5851, firstpresbymtp@gmail.com

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November.

“This past week, western Iowa experienced above-average rainfall, which slowed fieldwork. However, the entire state saw a return to summer-like weather as temperatures felt more like late August as opposed to early fall,” said Secretary Naig. “Overall, final October outlooks show the possibility of warmer and wetter conditions and minimal chances of an early frost.”

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report

Harvest made good progress even with variable precipitation late in the week, allowing Iowa’s farmers 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 3, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting hay, soybeans and corn.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 13 percent very short, 32 percent short, 53 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 17 percent very short, 36 percent short, 46 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.

Eighty-seven percent of the corn crop has reached maturity, six days ahead of normal. Corn harvest for grain reached 19 percent statewide, eight days ahead of the 5-year average. Moisture content of field corn being harvested for grain fell to 20 percent. Iowa’s corn condition rated 60 percent good to excellent.

Soybeans dropping leaves or beyond reached 92 percent, eight days ahead of normal. Producers harvested over 20 percent of Iowa’s soybean crop during the week ending October 3, with the total harvested reaching 40 percent, ten days ahead of the five-year average. Farmers in central and east central Iowa have now harvested half of their soybean crop. Soybean condition was rated 64 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition rated 27 percent good to excellent. Spotty precipitation helped keep some pastures green for cattle to continue grazing, but water for livestock continues to be an issue.