The Mills Count Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Friday of 56-year-old Tami Sue Bailey of Nebraska City, NE on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Bailey was arrested at 10:00 a.m. Friday and booked into the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Guthrie County Department of Public Health announced today (Friday) another two deaths associated
with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guthrie County. One individual was 48 with underlying
medical conditions and one individual was older than 80. The total number of deaths as of today
is seven.

“We want to extend our deepest condolences to the individual’s family,” stated Guthrie County
Public Health Director, Jotham Arber. “We are all in this fight together. Guthrie County Public
Health and all of our partners continue to work to limit the spread and impact of COVID-19 in our
communities.”

All residents should:
■ Wear cloth face coverings in public settings where social distancing measures and other
hygiene practices are difficult to maintain.
■ Stay at least 6 feet away from others to minimize exposure.
■ Anyone who is high risk for more severe COVID-19 illness should continue to stay home.
■ Stay home when even mildly ill (the kind of illness that normally wouldn’t prevent you
from your everyday activities)
■ Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow/upper arm.
■ Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit the county webpage at
www.adairguthriecountycovid.org.

Two individuals died in a single vehicle accident in Montgomery County on Thursday. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officials report the accident happened at 3:10 p.m. on 200th Street, approximately a 1/2 mile west of A Avenue. Upon arrival Deputies found a vehicle in the north ditch fully engulfed in flames. Once the vehicle was extinguished it was discovered that there were two deceased individuals inside the vehicle.

It was determined that the vehicle was traveling westbound and left the roadway into the north ditch and struck trees in the ditch. The two individuals have been transported to the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny for positive identification.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County EMA, Red Oak Fire and Rescue, and Emerson Fire and Rescue.

The Glenwood Police Department reports the arrest on Thursday of 36-year-old Cindy Swanson of Glenwood on a Mills County warrant. Swanson was booked into the Mills County Jail and held on no bond until seen by a Magistrate.

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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce. The $957 fine was for a minor record-keeping violation. Inspection records show the outbreak at the Iowa Premium Beef Plant in Tama in April resulted in 338 of the plant’s 850 workers testing positive for the virus. That’s 80 more than the state previously acknowledged. The plant is owned by Kansas City-based National Beef. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on June 1 that it had launched inspections at the Tama plant and four other meatpacking plants where thousands of workers had tested positive.

By DAVID PITT Associated Press
Dozens of students in Iowa schools were quarantined after both staff and students tested positive for the coronavirus. Virus cases surged Thursday by more than 1,300 across the state in the last 24 hours. Superintendent for the Hartwick-Ladora-Victor Community School District says kindergarten through sixth grade students are in quarantined after a staff member tested positive Tuesday. High school students in North Scott switched to online instruction since Friday after nearly a quarter of students were absent.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released details on arrests dating back to September 17th.

9-23-20 – 44-year-old Charlie Raymond Bird of Hancock was arrested by Pott County authorities on an active warrant for failure to appear for initial court appearance in Shelby County Magistrate Court.   Bird was released on 8/29 with a promise to appear and failed to make said appearance.    Bird was seen the later that evening and plead guilty to the charges and assessed a fine and released from jail.

9-22-20 – Two people arrested following a traffic stop along the 1100 block of Highway M16. 29-year-old Dale John Kraft of Bellevue NE was arrested for felon in possession of firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, no seat belt, no proof of insurance, and speeding citation.     Kraft was held in jail without bonding pending appearance before magistrate, where he was released later after posting a required $5,000 surety bond.     The passenger, 24-year-old Isabella Lucille James from Omaha, NE was also arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.  James was released the following morning on her own recognizance.

9-21-20 – 40-year-old Jason Michael Parker of Avoca turned himself into authorities on an active warrant from earlier investigation regarding a complaint filed with the Sheriff’s Office.  Parker was charged with Domestic Abuse assault and attempted burglary 2^nd and held in jail under no bond pending appearance before the magistrate.    Parker was released the following day on his own recognizance.

9-21-20 – 45-year-old Scott Allen Hall of Belmond IA, and 47-year-old Jennifer Ann Hall of Belmond were arrested on active warrants out of Shelby County for controlled substance violation, failure to affix drug tax stamp, prohibited acts penalties:    Scott Hall is being held in jail under a $25,000 cash or surety while Jennifer Hall is being held under $5,000 cash or surety bond pending future court date.

9-20-20 – 35-year-old Alexander Patrick Pederson of Irwin was arrested following a traffic stop along the 1700 block of Highway M47.   Irwin was charged with Prohibited Acts, Possession of Controlled substance marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to maintain control.    Pederson was transported to the jail without incident and held under a $3300 cash or surety bond and was released the following morning on his own recognizance and given a future court date.

9-19-20 – 31-year-old Dustin Allen Delgado of Irwin was arrested following a traffic stop the 1400 block of Highway M47.   Delgado was charged with driving while barred – habitual offender and transported to the jail without incident.    Delgado was original held under $2000 cash or surety bond, and after appearance with Magistrate required to post $1000 cash or surety bond.   Delgado was given a future court date and released after posting the requirement surety bond.

9-17-20- Two people were arrested after a traffic stop along County Road M-16 and 750^th St in Shelby County.  Upon further investigation, 54-year-old Loni Sue Anderson of Shelby and 50-year-old James Patrick Heffernan of Dunlap were arrested for being in violation of a contact order against each other.    Furthermore, Heffernan was charged with possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.    Both parties were transferred to the jail without incident, and Anderson was released the following morning on her own recognizance.   Heffernan was held in jail under a $5000 cash or surety bond, and a warrant for failure to serve previous jail time mittimus.   He was released later after posting required cash bond and serving jail time from previous charge.

9-17-20 – 56-year-old Rafael Limon-Mora of Denison was arrested from the Iowa State Patrol and being charged with driving while barred habitual offender.   Limon-Mora was brought to the jail and held under $2000 cash or surety bond and released the following morning on his own recognizance.

9-17-20 – 36-year-old Jesse James Bauer of Fountain CO was arrested following a traffic stop along the 400 block of Highway M47.    Bauer was charged with prohibited acts, possession of controlled substance marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and speeding citation.   Bauer was transported to the jail without incident and held under $3300 cash or surety bond, and was then released on his own recognizance, the following morning.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office released details on a couple of accidents that occurred in the past two days.

On Wednesday, September 23rd an accident occurred on Highway 59 at 11:16 a.m. A 2006 Chevy truck driven by 69-year-old Judith Oshel of Creston was traveling southbound on Highway 59 at a slow rate of speed. A number of cars were passing Oshel and a 1994 Peterbilt Semi pulling a tanker trailer driven by 66-year-old Dean Feser of Castana began to pass. Oshel then attempted to turn left into a driveway and failed to signal until Feser was already passing. Oshel turned into the side of the semi, causing both vehicles to enter the east ditch. No injuries were reported and Oshel was cited for Failure to Signal.

On Thursday, September 24th at 12:40 a.m. Mills County Deputies responded to an accident at Hilman Road and Highway 34. A 2018 Mitsubishi driven by 41-year-old Steven Niemet was traveling westbound on Highway 34 near Hilman Avenue when it collided with a tire in the roadway. A 2007 Peterbilt Semi driven by 59-year-old Paul Reinick of Lincoln, NE was pulled over on the side of the roadway after losing two tires that were not properly installed on the trailer. No injuries occurred in the accident. The second tire lost by Reinick was found in the median.