A man from Missouri was transported the hospital in Shenandoah, Monday, following a single-vehicle, rollover accident at around 12:12-p.m.  The accident happened in the 1100 block of 310th Street (J-64), about 10 miles south of Shenandoah.

An investigation determined 38-year-old Travis Lee Kephart, of Westboro, MO., was driving a 2001 Dodge pickup eastbound on 310th street, when he lost control. The vehicle entered the north ditch, continued up a steep bank, struck several trees, and then rolled down the bank several times to the ditch where it came to rest on its wheels. Kephart was ejected from the vehicle during the accident. Kephart suffered undisclosed injuries.

The pickup sustained an estimated $3,500 damage and was considered a total loss. Charges are pending against Kephart.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Shenandoah Ambulance service, Shenandoah Fire  Department, Coin Fire and Rescue, and Page County Emergency Management.

Page County Sheriff’s Deputies, Tuesday, arrested 42-year-old Jon Dawson Roberts, of Imogene, following a traffic stop on an unregistered mini motorcycle pulling a trailer, just before 2-a.m.   The stop happened in Shenandoah at the intersection of Ferguson Road and North Center Street. Neither the motorcycle or trailer had any lights and the mini motorcycle did not have any registration.

Roberts faces charges that include driving while barred/Habitual Offender. He was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $2,000 bond, pending further court appearances.  Additional charges are pending. The Shenandoah Police Department assisted the Page County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

New Opportunities in Guthrie County, and Guthrie County ISU Extension & Outreach, are partnering with the USDA to bring Farmers to Families Food Boxes to Guthrie County on Thursday, April 15th, 2021. As part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program announced in 2020, the USDA is exercising authority under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to purchase and distribute agricultural products to those in need. These are 33-pound boxes full of fresh produce, protein, dairy, and milk and are available to anyone, no sign up required. Organizers intend to reach each town in Guthrie County to distribute boxes, distribution will begin at 2:30 pm and until supplies runs out.

Locations include:

• Bagley City Park
• Bayard City Park
• Casey City Park
• Guthrie City Park
• Jamaica City Park
• Menlo City Park
• Panora City Park
• Stuart City Park
• Yale City Park

For questions, please contact Rhonda Huggins with New Opportunities at 641.747.3845 or Krista Downing with Guthrie County ISU Extension at 641.747.2276.

Officials with the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office report the Sheriff’s K9 “Dart” will receive a bullet-and stab-protective vest, thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit Vested Interest in K9’s, Inc.  Darts vest is sponsored by Diane Schaaf of Raleigh, NC, and will be embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9’s, Inc.” Delivery is expected within eight-to 10 weeks.

Guthrie County K9 “Dart”

Vested Interest in K9’s is a 501(c)3 charity, whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the U-S. Since its inception VI in K9’s has provided more than 4,210 vests to K9’s in all 50 states, at a value of $6.9-million, and made possible through both private and corporate donations. To learn more, including how you can donate, go to www.vik9s.org.

The Harlan Police Department reports two arrests. Monday, officers arrested 54-year-old William James Ballard, of LeMars, on a charge of Driving While Revoked, and Careless Driving. And, on Sunday, 27-year-old Jose Cruz Gutierrez Villanuea, of Harlan, was arrested for OWI and Driving While Suspended.

Atlantic, IA — Officials with the Cass County Health System and Cass County Public Health said Tuesday they had received multiple reports this month, of phone-related Medicare and vaccine scams occurring in the region. Cass County Health System and Cass County Public Health employees will not call and ask for payment or health insurance information over the phone, including when scheduling COVID vaccine appointments.

Please be cautious about sharing personal information and financials over the phone. Some of the reports included that the phone numbers appear to be local. When in doubt, patients can always ask for the caller’s name and phone extension, and then call the main CCHS phone number at 712-243-3250 to verify this information.

DeWITT, Iowa (AP) — Police say human remains have been found in a pond in a rural area near DeWitt, about 20 miles north of Davenport where authorities have been investigating the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl since last summer. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, Davenport police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation held a joint news conference Tuesday to confirm that a body had been found Monday by two people fishing.

Officials have not identified the body and declined to speculate during the news conference on whether the remains could be those of the girl, Breasia Terrell. However, Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski acknowledged he had been contacted about the discovery of the remains because of his department’s investigation into the girl’s whereabouts.

Tuesday morning, members of the Council Bluffs Police Department, along with investigators from the State of Iowa’s Department of Revenue and the State’s Alcoholic Beverage Division, served search warrants on two Council Bluffs bars: Bier Fest, formerly known as Cube Ultra Lounge (162 W. Broadway) and Rodeo Saloon & BBQ (164 W. Broadway).

Authorities suspect the owner of these businesses, Frank Hoover, of committing tax fraud. Cindy Hoover, Frank’s wife, is the owner of Broadway Properties LLC, which owns the buildings in which the two bars operate. Since 2017, the Iowa Dept of Revenue has not received personal individual income tax filings for either Frank or Cindy Hoover, and no corporate filings for the Cube Ultra Lounge, Rodeo Saloon & BBQ or Broadway Properties. The investigation has also determined that Frank Hoover has under-reported more than $1.4 million dollars in sales revenue, to the State of Iowa, for the two bars, since January 2018.

An additional search warrant was served this morning at the Hoover’s personal residence, in the 300 block Perrin Place. After being questioned by investigators, both Frank and Cindy Hoover were arrested and booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail. Both were charged with On-Going Criminal Conduct (a Class B felony), along with various tax evasion and reporting violations.

This is an ongoing investigation, anyone having additional information or knowledge of the situation can call the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-328-4728. The Hoovers are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday, reported one person was injured during a single-vehicle accident that took place last Friday, March 19th. The driver of a 2010 Hyundai, 28-year-old Christian Ladron De Guevara, of Omaha, was injured in the crash and transported by ambulance to the UNMC in Omaha. Authorities says De Guevara was traveling south on 221st Street at around 9:50-p.m., when his vehicle went off the road and made contact with a culvert, causing the vehicle to flip and land on its top in a yard at 56014 221st Street. The vehicle caused damage to a fence surrounding the Glenwood Water tower.

Mills County authorities said also, 45-year old Ausencio Martin Rivera, of Omaha, was arrested Monday night at the Douglas County, Nebraska Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $5,000.

ANAMOSA – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, Tuesday, said that at approximately 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, multiple staff members were assaulted at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. A corrections department nurse and a correctional officer have died as a result of their injuries. Currently the department is collecting and confirming details of the assault. What the department can confirm is that an inmate attacked multiple staff members and inmates in the prison’s infirmary. Additional security staff arrived and restrained the inmate. Staff began attempting life-saving first aid on the injured until paramedics arrived.

The incident remains under a joint investigation by the Iowa Department of Corrections and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, part of the Iowa Department of Public Safety.  Names were being withheld, pending family notifications and investigation.