Four people, including three juveniles, were arrested in Red Oak, Sunday evening. Red Oak Police report 18-year-old Odin Alexander Vincent Hathaway, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 5:18-p.m. at a location on Riverview Road, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond. Three juveniles were arrested on the same charge. They were cited and released to their parents or guardians.

Odin Hathaway

(Percival, Iowa) – A collision on Interstate 29 Sunday morning in Fremont County resulted in four people being transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), in Omaha. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash south of the Percival exit occurred at around 1:20-a.m., when a southbound 2018 Honda Civic left the road for reasons unknown, crossed the median, and traveled a short distance in the northbound lane before striking a 2010 GMC Yukon head-on.

The Civic came to rest in the median, facing westbound, while the SUV came to rest on the east shoulder, facing southwest. The driver of the Honda, 19-year-old Mateo Zaragoza, of Overland Park, Kansas, the driver of the Yukon, 40-year-old Rebecca Harris, of Lincoln, NE, were transported by Hamburg Rescue and LifeNet helicopter to the hospital.

Two others in Harris vehicle were injured in the crash: 39-year-old Melvin Harris, of Lincoln, NE., and a 14-year old juvenile. The juvenile went to the UNMC by Riverton Rescue, while Melvin Harris was transported by Tabor Rescue. All of the injured, with the exception of Melvin Harris, were wearing their seat belts.

The accident remains under investigation. In addition to the aforementioned rescue units and helicopter, the Patrol was assisted at the scene by Nebraska City Rescue, Glenwood Rescue and Pacific Junction Rescue. Fremont and Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies also assisted at the crash site.

(DeSoto, Iowa) – A single-vehicle rollover accident in Dallas County, Sunday afternoon, claimed the life of one man and resulted in injuries to another. Both were from Earlham. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 1980 Chevy Corvette driven by 19-year-old Samuel Wayne Kasap, entered westbound Interstate 80 from the DeSoto on-ramp at around 1:17-p.m, and accelerated to a high rate of speed.

The car went out of control about a one-mile west of the exit, and rolled into the median as well as the cable barrier. The vehicle came to rest in the eastbound lanes. Neither of the occupants were wearing a seat belt, and both were ejected.

Samuel Kasap died at the scene. His passenger, 24-year-old Maximilian Vincent Kasap, was injured and transported by Dallas County Rescue to Mercy Hospital, in Des Moines. The accident remains under investigation.

Just two hours later and a few miles the east, a minivan slammed into the back of a semitruck. The semitruck was stopped because of the first crash. The driver of the minivan died. Investigators have not released that person’s name.

Fort Dodge, Iowa/KCCI — Police in Fort Dodge report a teenage girl was shot and wounded Saturday night. Authorities were called to the 1000 block of North 26th Street at about 10:53 p.m. on reports of a loud party. The caller said about 40 individuals were at the residence. As police were responding to the call, another caller reported shots were fired at the same house. Upon arrival, many individuals were seen fleeing the area. Officers went to the back yard of the residence where they found a 15-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the upper chest.

The initial investigation revealed an unknown suspect fired multiple shots, striking the girl. The girl was taken by Life Flight to a Des Moines hospital. Her condition was unknown as of Sunday afternoon. The Fort Dodge Police Department is continuing to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call 515-573-7788.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Two people were arrested on Theft charges Sunday afternoon, in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Department, 36-year-old Beth Renee Perdue and 39-year-old Joseph Aaron Nelson, both of Red Oak, were taken into custody in a residence in the 200 block of Oakwood Avenen, at around 1-p.m. They were transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond each, for Theft in the 5th Degree.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet in a regular session 9-a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12th, in their Board Room at the Courthouse. Action items on their agenda include:

• Approval of a Bond Counsel Engagement Agreement with Ahlers Cooney.
• Action on a Resolution fixing the date for a public hearing meeting on “the proposition to authorize a Loan Agreement and the issuance of Notes to evidence the obligations of the County…not to exceed $3,500,000 General Obligation Loan Notes.”

The Board will receive a report from Cass County Conservation Department Director Micah Lee, for the quarter ending 9/30/2021. The will also receive a regular report from County Engineer Trent Wolken, and continue with discussions pertaining to the County residential care facility (Willow Heights) and county farm ground. During their meeting last week, Board Chair Steve Baier said that issues may cause a prospect interested in the County residential care facility building to withdraw. Supervisor John Hartkopf said the MHDS Region will help with search for a new tenant and otherwise investing in keeping the facility maintained through at least the remainder of FY22.

Their final item of business is to discuss and take possible action on: America Rescue Plan funding, with regard to the use of those funds, etc.

(Anita, Iowa) – The CAM School District’s Board of Education is set to meet Monday, Oct. 11th, in Anita. The meeting takes place in the CAM High School Superintendent’s Office, beginning at 6:30-p.m. Consent/Action items on their agenda include:

• Open enrollments
• Resignations
• Contracts
• Fundraisers
• Volunteers

Discussion and possible action items include:

• A facility update
• Approval of Snow Removal Bids
• Approval of an SBRC (School Budget Review Committee) Modified Supplemental Amount Application and Supplemental Aid for the 2020-21 Special Education Program Deficit – $179,634.27.
• Approval of 500 series Board Policies, and
• Approval for the Board to enter into a closed session to review or discuss student records which are required by state and federal law, to be kept confidential.

Police in Red Oak arrested a man early this (Sunday) morning on a simple misdemeanor charge. Authorities say 42-year-old Michael Edward Irvine, Jr., of Red Oak, was arrested for Public Intoxication at around 2-a.m. in the 1000 block of E. Corning Street, in Red Oak. Irvine, Jr. was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.

Des Moines, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump held his first rally in Iowa since he left office. KCCI reports thousands of people streamed into the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday to hear former President Donald Trump speak. Saturday was Trump’s first time back in Iowa since before the 2020 presidential election. Several top Republicans spoke before the crowd throughout the day, including Congresswomen Marianette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson, Senator Charles Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds.

The Des Moines Register reports Trump, who spoke for more than 90 minutes, rattled off a long list of campaign-style promises and joked about a potential new slogan, but stopped short of announcing a reelection bid. And in front of thousands of whipped-up supporters, he endorsed both U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, which has for decades launched the presidential nominating contests for both major political parties.

He repeated claims that the 2020 election was “rigged,” and continued to cast doubt on the results, including in Arizona which just concluded a review of the state’s largest county’s votes and found no evidence of a stolen election.

People came from across the country for the Save America Rally. In the hours leading up to the speakers, people in the crowd were able to watch the Iowa vs. Penn State game on large screens placed throughout the area by former President Trump’s team.