The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests on Sunday, of two men from Glenwood. 30-year old Brian Mitchell Adams was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance. And, 45-year old David Monroe Reeves was arrested for Failure to Maintain Control, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability. Bond for both men was set at $1,000 each.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous recent arrests. Early this (Monday) morning, a Deputy patrolling on Interstate 80 near the 22 mile marker, observed a vehicle ahead of him with no lights on the entire rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was also displaying paper registration plates. During the course of a traffic stop, the 24-year old female driver was identified as having a protection order in place with a passenger of the vehicle. After confirmation of the order, the passenger, 24-year old Albert Finley, of Omaha, was arrested for violation of a protection order.

At around 11:30-p.m. Sunday, a Pott. County Deputy dispatched to the 20 mile marker of I-80 for an unknown injury accident involving a 2011 Dodge Caliber, arrested 39 year old Edgar Gerardo Badillo, of Council Bluffs, for OWI/1st offense. Earlier that same evening, a Deputy on patrol was dispatched to the area of Highway 59 and Cottonwood Road for a check location call. Dispatch advised Mills County took a report of stolen license plates on a vehicle and the vehicle was in the area. Upon arrival, the vehicle was on location and was unoccupied. The license plates, which had come from a vehicle in Macedonia, were removed from the vehicle and placed into evidence. 33-year old Nicholas John Horgdal, of Emerson, was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree.

On December 8th, Pott. County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 21,000 block of Greenview Road for a disturbance. Upon arrival and further investigation it was determined that an assault had occurred and the offender, 25-year old Philip Michael Richard Moffat, of Council Bluffs, was placed under arrest for the incident involving his 25-year old girlfriend, from Council Bluffs. Moffatt was transported to Pott. County Corrections.

At around 11:10-p.m. Friday, 21-year old Austin Daniel Malloy, of Walnut, was operating a motor vehicle at Highway 92 and 480th Street and was stopped for failing to dim his bright lights and littering. Malloy showed signs of being impaired and had a barred driving status at the time of contact and was placed under arrest for OWI 2nd, and driving while barred. At around 8:50-p.m., Friday, a traffic stop at Highway 59 and Cottonwood Road resulted in the arrest for Driving While Barred, of  33-year old Nicholas John Horgdal, from Emerson. At around Noon, Friday, 29-year old Phillip Michael Manriquez,  of Omaha, turned himself-in to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Manriquez was turned over to Corrections staff and booked into the jail without incident.

At around 7:15-a.m. Friday, a Deputy was dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Eagle Circle, in Underwood for a verbal disturbance. When authorities arrived on location, they found 63-year old Michael James Hunter, of Underwood, at the residence. Hunter was found to be the suspect in a Domestic Assault that occurred Dec. 6th. He was arrested on the charge of Simple Domestic Assault, and taken to the Pott. County Jail. A couple of hours later, an inventory of Hunter’s property at the jail, revealed there were two small bags with 1.1-grams of a white substance, that was found in the zippered part of his wallet. The substance was believed to be methamphetamine. Hunter was subsequently charged with Possession of Contraband in a Jail Facility.

East Pottawattamie County 4-H’ers held a Gingerbread House Decorating Contest yesterday (Sunday), at the Oakland Community Center. The event was for youth in grades K-12. 16 teams made up of 1-5 youth worked together to create and decorate their gingerbread houses.  6 teams of kindergarten –3rd graders were given a pre-assembled gingerbread house to decorate, while 4th – 12th graders were given the pre- baked gingerbread house ready to assemble and decorate.

Graden Keiser and Grant Bane decorating their gingerbread house.

Madison Baldwin and McKenna Sick working on building and decorating their gingerbread house.

All teams were provided with frosting and candy decorations and were given the option to bring in their own additional tools and candy decorations.  Teams were given an hour and half to work together to complete their houses.  All completed gingerbread house photos were taken and are posted on the East Pottawattamie County 4-H Facebook page, where voting will take place throughout the week.  The gingerbread house in each age group (Clover Kids, Juniors, Intermediates, Seniors) with the most Facebook “likes” by 12pm noon on Thursday, December 13, 2019 will win a prize.  Winners will be announced Thursday afternoon.

You’re asked to stop by the East Pott. 4-H Facebook page and like all your favorite houses.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports that at a little before 9-p.m. Saturday, officers arrested on numerous charges, 45-year old Jess Scott Larson, of rural Clarinda. Larson faces charges that include: felony possession of methamphetamine; introduction of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) on the premises of a correctional facility (The Page County Jail), and theft in the fifth degree by exercising control over stolen property.

Larson was taken into custody at 16^th at Boundary Streets, following a shoplifting complaint officers were investigating, after being summoned to the Hy-Vee Food Store. He was arrested without incident and was  being held at the Page County Jail on $10,300 bond.

Reports concerning the incident have been submitted to the office of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.

Two, school bond elections will take place in the KJAN listening area, Tuesday. Voters in Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, and Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties, will decide the fate of an $11.5-million bond issue for Iowa Western Community College. The funds would be used to replace steam lines at IWCC’s main campus, in Council Bluffs.  The polls will be open from noon to 8:00 p.m.

And, patrons of the Harlan Community School District will head to the polls from 7-a.m. until 8-p.m., to decide the fate of a $28.5-million bond referendum. There are four propositions on the ballot:

• Proposition A: A General Obligation bond which would fund facility updates.
• Proposition B – Authorizing an increase in the tax levy by $4.05 per thousand dollars of taxable property value, of which the district will contribute 80-cents per $4.05, leaving a net tax impact of $3.25 per thousand.
• Proposition C – asks for voter approval to extend the PPEL (Physical Plant and Equipment Levy).
• Proposition D – Seeks to extend the Instructional Support Levy (ISL).

The latter two propositions have no added tax effect, and are renewals of those levies. Proposition A would impact for homeowners’ property taxes. A homeowner with property assessed at $100,000 would pay $13.75/month, while persons owning agricultural property would pay $3.97/acre.

School officials say the Harlan Intermediate and High School facilities are between 40- and 50-years old, and are in need of major renovations that include security and system updates at the Intermediate and High School. It also would provide more Classrooms/Hands-on space; Auditorium updates; STEM/Science spaces, and updates to the Weight Room, at the Harlan High School. The bond would fund over 180-thousand square feet of renovations at a cost of 50-percent less than a new building.

Safety and Security, Educational Enhancements, and Systems Upgrades are the three main priorities identified as a result of multiple work sessions, and community meetings.

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A woman who tried to smuggle more than five-grams of methamphetamine into the Clarinda Correctional Facility last August, has entered a plea of guilty to the charge. According to a criminal complaint, 30-year-old Linda Whitlatch, of Carlisle, attempted to leave in a garbage can, a box of Pop Tarts with meth inside. A criminal complaint says she intended to deliver it to an inmate.

Whitlatch entered a guilty plea last week to felony charges that include conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine, furnishing a controlled substance at a detention facility, and failure to affix drug tax stamp. According to her plea deal, she could spend up to 15 years in prison.

DORCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man found pinned under a tractor has died in northeast Iowa. The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office reports that the accident occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday near Dorchester. First responders found the man under a tire of the tractor. The man’s name and other details have not been released.

Police in Creston report three arrests over the past few days. Sunday evening, 53-year old Tamera Wofford, of Blockton, was arrested in Creston for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct. Wofford was being held for Union County in the Adams County Jail. Her bond was set at $600. Saturday evening, 38-year old Aaron Riepe, of Afton, was arrested in Creston for OWI/2nd offense and driving while suspended. He was later released on a $2,000 bond.

On Friday, 37-year old Robert Girard, of Lenox, was arrested in Creston on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was later released on a $300 bond. Girard was also arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree, he was cited for the offense and released.

And, the Union County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday, a man from Adel reported that a trail camera had been taken from his land off of 150th Street in Union County. The camera valued at $100 has since been returned to the property.

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