The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 33-year old George W. Poorker, of Emerson, was arrested at around 5:15-a.m. today (Wednesday). Poorker was taken into custody for Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, and Interference with Official Acts. His bond was set at $3,000.

And, at around 4:55-p.m. Tuesday, 24-year old Joshua Michael Parker, of Glenwood, was arrested for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa agency that promotes affordable housing has suspended the use of credit cards that were issued to employees outside the state’s normal program. The move by the Iowa Finance Authority comes as the agency faces multiple investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and questionable financial practices by its former director, Dave Jamison. Documents released under the open records law show that 21 employees of the agency had been issued Visa credit cards through Wells Fargo to cover travel, meeting and other expenses.

The agency’s board last week authorized an outside firm to review its budgeting and financial practices, including credit card spending. The state auditor is also investigating. Interim director Carolann Jensen said Wednesday that she doesn’t know why the cards were issued outside the state’s purchasing card program, which uses U.S. Bank.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two men were arrested on separate charges, Tuesday. A little after 10-p.m., Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck, south of Clarinda. The vehicle was pulled over for a traffic infraction. Upon further investigation, the driver, 47-year old David Allen Holste, of rural Clarinda, was arrested for Driving while license is barred. Holste was transported to the Page County Jail where he posted a $2,000 bond, and was released pending further court proceedings.

And, at around 8:30-a.m. Tuesday, Page County Deputies arrested 39-year old Timothy Blaine Clark, of Tarkio, MO. Clark was arrested on a Missouri warrant for Failure to appear on Narcotic charges. He was transported to the Page County Jail and held without bond on the warrant, while awaiting extrication to Missouri on the Felony charges. Charges in Iowa are currently pending.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Officials are continuing their flooding preparations for the swollen Mississippi River as it flows down the east side of Iowa. The river is expected to crest Thursday more than 2 feet (less than a meter) above flood stage at Camanche and nearly 3 feet above flood stage Friday at the Rock Island, Illinois, monitoring station opposite Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that Davenport city workers have been erecting barriers and placing sandbags in expectation of what forecasters say will be moderate flooding. Water already has covered parts of LeClaire Park in downtown Davenport.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A defense attorney says Iowa prosecutors have decided not to challenge a court decision overturning the conviction of a retired Catholic priest accused of invading the privacy of students in a western Iowa High School bathroom. The Iowa Appeals Court last week overturned the Rev. Paul Monahan’s conviction on five counts of invasion of privacy. Monahan’s attorney, Dan McGinn, told The Daily Nonpareil that he was informed Friday, that the Iowa attorney general’s office wouldn’t pursue a further review. The office spokesman, Lynn Hicks, said Wednesday that the case didn’t meet criteria for an appeal.

The Iowa Sex Offender Registry no longer lists Monahan, who’d been ordered to register as part of his sentence.The Appeals Court said in its decision that the students had no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public bathroom at Treynor High School.

Red Oak Police say no injuries were reported when a Red Oak Fire Department truck transporting a person to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, struck a cement pillar near the hospital garage. Officials say 60-year old Terrence Berigan, of Elliott, was driving the 2016 Ford F-550 owned by the City of Red Oak, when he took a turn too sharp on the entrance drive, and struck the cement post that was in-place to protect the hospital garage from getting hit. The accident happened at around 2-p.m., Tuesday. Damage to the pillar was estimated at $50. The truck sustained about $5,000 damage. No citations were issued.

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CENTERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — State and local officers are investigating the death of man whose body was found by firefighters in southern Iowa’s Appanoose County. A Centerville Police Department news release sent Tuesday night says the body of 51-year-old Timothy Pasa was found Saturday in a fire-damaged Centerville house. One firefighter was injured battling the blaze but was released from a hospital Sunday morning.
The cause of Pasa’s death hasn’t been released. Investigators also are trying to determine how the fire started.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the name of a motorcyclist who died Monday in a traffic accident. The accident happened a little after 5 o’clock Monday evening on Highway 61 near Blue Grass. Deputies say 66-year-old James Stowe of Davenport collided with a turning SUV. He was thrown from his motorcycle and died at the scene. The other driver, a 73-year-old woman from Blue Grass, was not hurt. The accident remains under investigation.

(Radio Iowa)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — A June 25 hearing is scheduled for a judge to rule on whether a man killed his wife, who disappeared nearly 18 years ago in southeast Iowa. Closing arguments were held Monday in Henry County District Court in the nonjury trial of 58-year-old Michael Syperda. He was charged in December with first-degree murder in the disappearance of Elizabeth Syperda.

She was 22 when she disappeared in July 2000 in Mount Pleasant. Her body was never found. Court records say the couple had been estranged before her disappearance, because she was leaving him for a woman.
Prosecutors say Michael Syperda threatened and stalked his wife. His attorney says there is no evidence linking him to her disappearance or death, if indeed she’s been killed.

Michael Syperda didn’t testify at the trial.