Former Fairfield golf coach sentenced for DUI; more

Former Fairfield golf coach sentenced for DUI

FORT MADISON (AP) ? The former Fairfield High School golf coach who pleaded guilty to drunken driving while transporting the team to a tournament has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, but will receive credit for time already served.

The Des Moines Register reported that 59-year-old Susie Lynn Steinbeck, of Fairfield, was sentenced Tuesday in Lee County District Court for operating while intoxicated and child endangerment.

She was stopped by a private citizen on May 10 in southeast Iowa, when an Iowa Highway Patrolman arrived. Court records show she had a preliminary blood-alcohol level of 0.212 ? more than twice Iowa?s legal limit to drive.

Her attorney, Curtis Deal, of Keokuk, says Steinbeck is glad to put the matter behind her and move on with her life.

Steinbeck also was fined more than $1,800.

Fairfield school district officials placed Steinbeck on administrative leave from her extracurricular golf and swim coaching duties and her computer class teaching position. The school board accepted her resignation June 13.

Live Healthy Iowa offering new wellness program

AMES ? Live Healthy Iowa is beginning a new six-week program to promote a healthier lifestyle.

The Next Step is a friendly competition for adult Iowans. Teams of two to 10 people will track their step count with a pedometer from Sept. 8 to Oct. 20,

The Next Step was created to give Iowans another opportunity to team-up and make healthy choices. Organizers say the pedometer-based challenge encourages physical activity in a simple way that can be tracked indoors or out by all ages of people.

Taking The Next Step on the wellness journey starts with building a team of two to 10 people, choosing a team name and designating a team captain.

For $8, each participant will receive a pedometer, weekly emails and access to a personal tracking page, a daily journal, recipes, workouts and health information.

Registration is under way. To sign up, visit www.livehealthyiowa.org and click ?Sign Up Today.? By registering before Sept. 8, participants are eligible for prize drawings.

Businesses, communities or organizations planning to have multiple teams participate in the challengeshould request a Group Registration ID.

Missing couple?s truck found in Kansas City

DES MOINES (AP) ? A truck belonging to a missing Iowa couple whose home was destroyed by fire has been found in Kansas City, Mo.

A badly burned body was found inside couple?s home in Warren County. More tests are needed for identification.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says the truck was found on Sunday at an apartment complex. Officials don?t know who took the truck to Kansas City, and are still trying to find people who may have seen it between noon on Saturday and noon on Sunday.

Authorities are searching for 79-year-old James ?Bill? Wood and his 72-year-old wife, Kaidena. They were last seen at a local auction Saturday morning.

Fire destroyed their home late Saturday. The body was found in the debris.