(Glenwood, IA) – The Glenwood Police Department reports two separate arrests took place Saturday. 38-year-old William Ross Cavalieri, Jr., of Glenwood, was arrested at around 5:30-p.m. Saturday, for Failure to Appear. Bond was set at $2,000. And, 41-year-old Brandon John Cutaia, of Omaha, was arrested at around 11:20-p.m. Saturday in Glenwood, for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

(Radio Iowa) – A lawyer who spent most of his career in Arizona and retired in Iowa four years ago says he plans to seek one of Iowa’s U.S. Senate seats in 2026. Richard Sherzan of Coralville says the government needs to work with businesses, laborers, and colleges to meet America’s 21st century needs.

“We Americans need to create and develop a new, under the U.S. Constitution, a new formal, long-term public-private economic partnership that can compete and win against China particularly, in the 21st century,” Sherzan said. Sherzan calls it a “New West” agenda and he says it will compete against President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. Sherzan says public-private partnerships have helped the U.S. during previous times of crisis.

“The American democratic government intervened to provide the leadership and direction that were needed to realize and to reach goals that were required for the security and prosperity of the American people,” Sherzan said, “and that’s the kind of time we’re in now.” Sherzan, who is 78, is a Vietnam veteran who grew up in Des Moines and got his law degree from Drake University. He worked on Arizona Senator Morris Udall’s 1976 Iowa Caucus campaign and won one term in the Iowa House in 1978. While living in Arizona, Sherzan indicated he’d run for the U.S. Senate twice, but withdrew before the Arizona Democratic Party’s U-S Senate Primaries in 2016 and 2018.

There are five other Democrats campaigning in Iowa for the seat currently held by Republican Joni Ernst, who is not seeking reelection in 2026.

Atlantic, IA— Cass Health is hosting a presentation by volunteers with SHIIP, the Senior Health Insurance Information Program. “Medicare: What to Expect in 2026” will be held on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 2 pm in Cass Health Conference Room #2.

SHIIP Volunteers Marla Anstey, Mary Brasfield, and Sheryl Miller will present and be on hand to answer questions. Their presentation will cover what SHIIP provides, expected updates and important information about Medicare for 2026, tips for preventing fraud, annual reminders, and prescription coverage plans.

SHIIP is a service of the State of Iowa. SHIIP services are free, confidential, and unbiased. SHIIP counselors are trained by the state and do not sell or promote any insurance companies, policies, or agents. Cass Health is a local sponsor for SHIIP in Cass County.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend; no reservations are needed for this free presentation.

To make an appointment to speak one-on-one with a local SHIIP volunteer, please call 712-243-7555.

(Radio Iowa) – Public libraries across the state are scrambling to find new vendors after one of the nation’s largest suppliers of books to public libraries abruptly ended distribution. Iowa City Public Library director Anne Mangano says North Carolina-based Baker & Taylor had a contract with the State of Iowa that negotiated discounts. “They offered the better discounts, they offered those services at a price point that we could afford, we’re probably going to have to spend more money on that, which means our book budget is gonna be stretched.”

Mangano says 84 percent of the library’s book collections were purchased through that company. The library is now relying on its secondary vendor as it explores its options.  “Overall, our selection might be a little bit smaller,” she says. “We might not be buying the amount of copies that we were in the past to fulfill holds and demand. And it comes at a time when library budgets have already been strained.”

Baker & Taylor will end operations by the end of the year due to financial issues. The company had partnered with more than five-thousand libraries worldwide.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Department reports a Polk County man was arrested last week following an incident in Stuart. Authorities say law enforcement responded at around 9:15-p.m. on Oct. 6th to the area of the 200 block of southwest 6th Street in Stuart, after neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming and glass shattering. When officer Daniel Irving arrived on the scene, he made contact with a man later identified as 35-year-old Casey James Johnston, of Des Moines, outside of the residence, covered in blood, out of breath and sweaty. Johnston explained he was out of breath because he had just gotten into an altercation with his father inside the residence. He said also, he had been trying to get his possessions out of the house and leave, but claimed his father was not allowing his to do so. He admitted to kicking in a glass exterior door and to pushing his father.

Upon further investigation, Johnston’s father confirmed there was a physical altercation. Casey Johnston’s girlfriend told police she had been pushed to the ground while holding their 11-month old baby in her arms.

Casey Johnston was subsequently arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense, and Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury. He was released the following night on a $5,300 cash or surety bond.