(Anita, Iowa) – Members of the CAM Community School District’s Board of Education will meet 6:30-p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, in the CAM High School Superintendent’s Office. During their session, the Retiring Board will discuss and act on approving Open Enrollments, Resignations, Contracts and other, administrative matters. The Board will then adjourn, and the Organizational Board will be called to order.

During that portion of the meeting, they will Elect a Board President, Vice-President and Board Secretary/Treasurer. Each of those persons will take the Oath of [their respective] Office. The Reorganized Board will then establish the meeting date, time and location of future, regular meetings and other necessary matters.

During the discuss/action part of their agenda, the New Board will act on approving:

• An SBRC request for a Modified Supplement Amount of $101,900 – Open Enrollment Out.
• An SBRC request for a Modified Supplement Amount of $94,881 – At-Risk Dropout Prevention.
• A timeline to Consider Closing an Attendance Center, and
• the appointment of a Facilities Committee for an Attendance Center Study.
• The Board will also act on a Resolution authorizing the retention of boundaries for Director Districts,
• the approval of Board Polices,
• and a Review of the FY21 Auditor Report.

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the arrest on Friday, of a man wanted on a warrant. 37-year-old Nathaniel Fengel, of Riverton, Iowa, was taken into custody on an active Fremont County warrant. Fengel faces seven counts of Harassment in the 1st Degree, each of which is an Aggravated Misdemeanor. He was released after posting a $10,000 cash bond.

His arrest followed a report on Sept. 29, 2022, of suspected harassment. A search warrant was conducted in early October and as a result of the investigation. Authorities allege Fengel disseminated photographs or film of another person in a state of nudity without their consent.

Nathaniel Fengel

Separately, on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen 2021 Dodge Ram Rebel that was taken from inside a farm building near Bartlett, Iowa. The vehicle was valued at over $58,000. The following day, Dec. 6th, the vehicle was located near Modale, Iowa, after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. Authorities advised the driver fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival. The vehicle was a total loss.

On Thursday, Dec. 8th, Officers with the Omaha Police Department arrested 45-year-old Sherry Young, of Shenandoah, Iowa, on an active Fremont County warrant on this case. Today (Saturday), Young was transported to the Fremont County Jail. She is charged with Burglary 2nd Degree and Theft 1st Degree, with additional charges pending. Young is being held on a $20,000 cash bond.

Sherry Young

Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office, Saturday (Dec. 10) issued a report on arrests conducted from November 26, 2022 through December 9, 2022. Those arrested are as follows:

• 11/24/2022 David Duane James (37) arrested Highway #71 and 230th Street. Arrested on an active felony warrant out of Nodaway County Missouri for failure to appear on an order of support. There is no bond on this warrant.
• 11/30/2022 Ricky Dean Peterson (45) arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested on an active Page County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of air or blood. There is no bond on this warrant.
• 12/02/2022 Terry Lee Williams (51) arrested at 501 North 15th Street in Clarinda Iowa. Arrested on an active warrant for Parole Violations. There is no bond on this warrant.
• 12/05/2022 Monique Jasmine Miller (21) arrested at Highway #71 and 290th Street. Arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond is $1,000.00 cash or surety.
• 12/05/2022 Samuel Wade Walker (48) arrested at the Page County Courthouse. He was arrested on an active warrant for violation of a no contact order. Bond is $300.00 cash or surety.
• 12/05/2022 Dylan Joseph Hanson (26) arrested at the Montgomery County Jail. Arrested on an active Page County warrant for Theft in the 1st Degree. Bon is $10,000.00 cash or surety.
• 12/08/2022 Michael Leo Pickens (48) arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested on an active Federal Warrant for narcotics. There is no bond on this warrant.

“A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”

There was also one accident noted in the Sheriff’s report:

12/02/2022 – Todd William Bashaw was traveling east on 190th Street in his John Deere combine. Ryan James Leporte was traveling west on 190th street. Bashaw and Leporte collided causing damage to Leporte’s vehicle.