An official with the University of Iowa says a meeting will be held this Wednesday morning in Oakland, with regard to flood protection efforts in the area. Richard Lewis, Senior Research Writer at the U-of-I, says watershed management authorities will be formally creating flood-protection and water quality plans for the East Nishnabotna and West Nishnabotna River watersheds. Planning groups will meet 9-a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 14th) at the Oakland Community Center (614 Dr. VanZee Road), in Oakland.

More details about the meeting can be found here: http://bit.ly/2cH6lvS

Lewis says the meeting is a key step in moving the flood protection planning forward. It comes after the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa announced last June at meetings in Sidney and Glenwood, that it had obtained $96.9-million to address issues associated with the devastating and dangerous floods Iowa communities experience year-after-year.

Nine watersheds across Iowa will serve as project sites, including the East and West Nishnabotna Rivers.

In his weekly report on arrests and incidents, Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, today (Monday), said 27-year old Geoffrey Scott Avey, of Casey, was arrested early Friday morning on drug charges. An Adair County Deputy conducted a traffic stop just south of Stuart on a pickup truck. The driver, identified as Avey, was given a warning for a couple of traffic violations, but was arrested following a consent search of the vehicle, after the deputy found a pipe with a white crystallized substance inside. The substance was later confirmed to be meth. Avey was charged with Possession of Drug paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. He was released from custody later in the day Friday, on $1,000 bond.

Sheriff Vandewater reports also, 62-year old Scott Terrill Remington, of Greenfield, was sentenced last week to 2-years in prison for Violation of Probation in connection to an OWI/2nd offense conviction in Cass County. And, 41-year old Joseph Michael Greathouse, of Massena, was sentenced last week to 5-years in prison at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, after pleading guilty to Theft in the 2nd degree. Greathouse must also pay fines amounting to $825 plus court costs and submit a DNA sample.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 52-year old Daniel Wayne Wilharm, of Afton, was arrested Saturday afternoon. Wilharm was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Centero n a Union County warrant for unauthorized use of a credit card.  He was later released on $5,000 bond.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, a Lorimor resident reported Friday morning, tha sometime over the past week, someone got into his shed and taken a chainsaw and splitting maul.  The loss was estimated at $350.

A chase that began with a traffic stop late Sunday night on Interstate 80 in Cass County, ended about 35-minutes later with one person taken into custody, and another still being sought. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Dave Rosenberg, with District 3 in Council Bluffs, told KJAN News the incident began at around 9:55-p.m., when a Trooper tried to stop a car occupied by two males near the 67 mile marker (about three-miles east of Wiota), for speeding and no tail lights.

The car took off and lead the Trooper along I-80 in both directions. Several law enforcement agencies assisted in the pursuit, including Deputies from Cass, Adair, and Guthrie Counties, along with Stuart Police. The chase ended near White Pole Road and Baker Street on the west side of Casey, after a Guthrie County Deputy laid down stop sticks at around 10:30-p.m.

A passenger in the vehicle, 19 year-old Demetric Thomas, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested and charged with interference with official acts. The driver escaped on foot. He faces multiple traffic charges, with other charges pending conclusion of the investigation. There is no physical description of the driver available, but authorities  urge area residents to be alert and call 9-1-1 if they notice anything suspicious.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (6.5MB)

Subscribe: RSS

The Creston Police Department reports a person was arrested Sunday afternoon on a Union County warrant. 24-year old Casey Welcher, of Creston, was arrested for Violation of Probation Original Charge of Driving While Barred. Welcher was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2000 bond.

Creston Police say they also received two recent reports of theft. On Friday, a resident of the 1500 block of N. Lincoln Street reported that sometime that same day someone cut a padlock on her storage shed at 505 N Elm, and stole a set of Nexen Radian High Performance tires and 22” painted black Boss rims. The loss was estimated at $600.

And, Thursday evening, a resident of the 600 block of Wyoming Avenue in Creston, told police that sometime between 9-p.m. Sept. 6th and 5:15-p.m. Sept. 8th,  someone stole 2 tires and rims from a trailer at his residence. The loss was estimated at $200.

The area’s top news at 7:05-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (4.0MB)

Subscribe: RSS

LECLAIRE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say two people were killed when their motorcycles collided with a sport utility vehicle in eastern Iowa’s Scott County. The crashes were reported a little after 10:20 p.m. Sunday on the west side of LeClaire, on U.S. Highway 67. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and struck two motorcycles. They were struck by a third motorcycle traveling close behind.

The Sheriff’s Office says the drivers of the first two motorcycles were killed instantly. The third motorcycle driver was treated at the scene, and the SUV driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

The names of those involved haven’t been released.

A semi driver plowed his rig through a used car lot in northwest Iowa over the weekend. The accident happened in Merrill at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday. Authorities say the semi was southbound on U.S. Highway 75 and missed the curve coming into Merrill. Police believe the truck driver may have fallen asleep. Sixteen vehicles on the Liberty Used Auto Sales lot were damaged. Many were totaled.

Police say the semi pushed a couple of cars into the sales office and the building was damaged, too. The truck driver was not injured. He’s from Minnesota, but authorities haven’t released his name. There’s no estimate yet of the damage at the used car lot.

(Radio Iowa)

(Updated from Red Oak Police 6:54-a.m.)

Red Oak Police, Sunday night arrested a woman for felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver/Methamphetamine. Authorities say 57-year old Mary Helen Adams, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 400 block of N. 3rd Street at around 11:30-p.m.  Adams was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 cash bond.