The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Friday afternoon, said that at around 11:12-p.m. Thursday, the Mills County K9 Unit was called to assist in locating possible suspects involved in a shooting that took place at 506 Locust Street in Glenwood. A short time later, the suspect vehicle was located by law enforcement and multiple suspects bailed on foot, from the vehicle. In an earlier report, authorities said officers found one juvenile victim with a gunshot wound at the aforementioned residence on Locust Street. The minor was sent to a hospital via medical helicopter with undisclosed injuries.

Over the next several hours, multiple K9 teams were deployed in the area where the suspects bailed out, and were successful in tracking and locating items of evidence along the way. Two juveniles were taken into custody for questioning. The incident remains under investigation.

The Mills County K9 Unit was assisted at the scene by the Fremont, Montgomery, Shelby County and Council Bluffs Dept. K9 units, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa State Patrol.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Police in suburban Des Moines say two people have died in a motorcycle crash in Ankeny. Police say the crash happened late Thursday night, when the motorcycle collided with a car at a city intersection. Two people on the motorcycle — 40-year-old Shaun Gumm and 35-year-old Amanda Gordon, both of Des Moines — died from their injuries. Police say the 44-year-old driver of the car and a passenger with her were not hurt in the crash.

(Radio Iowa) – The head of the Office of Drug Control Policy and Prevention says his office is trying to gauge the impact of the coronavirus on drug use and treatment. Director Dale Woolery says he has heard some talk of problems. “Anecdotally we hear that with the social distancing and the stay-at-home recommendations in some cases — there is a concern that some of that isolation and other factors that are related could be a breeding ground for more substance use, substance use disorder and mental health issues,” according to Woolery.

Woolery isn’t ready to draw any conclusions yet. “It’s too early to know if it is substantiated with the data or that we have empirical evidence. But, I do hear it anecdotally and there are some indications. I think even the C-D-C has started making reference to this,” Woolery says. He says his agency is keeping an eye on the situation. “We’re actually scanning data and doing interviews to try and see what correlations there may or may not be if we can tell, between the pandemic and substance abuse disorder in Iowa,” he says, “and I know others are looking at that too. I think it’s just probably a little too early to have any definitive takeaways on that.”

Woolery says the drug abuse treatments have changed with the restrictions brought on by the pandemic. “You have a lot more therapy and substance use disorder treatment being provided via telehealth. There again — I think the jury is mainly out on how effective is that — and how does that compare with in-person treatment,” Woolery says. He says the treatment is just one of the areas where people have had to use workarounds to find a way to deliver the services during the outbreak. “The workarounds may not be as good in some cases. In other cases they may actually be better and make it easier to attend or to access something,” Woolery says. “The effectiveness though is something I think is going to take a while to kind of figure out. How effective is the tele-whatever compared to the in-person whatever.”

Woolery says their reviews and the reviews of the data by others should give some batter answers on these questions down the road.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors met this (Friday) morning for their weekly session in Atlantic.  Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reports during their meeting, the Board adopted a Resolution to award a bridge replacement contract to A.M. Cohron & Son Inc., in the amount of $664,562, as part of the Cass County Five-year construction plan.  Bridge #433 is located on Olive Street (Cass County Road N-16), over a creek, from Chicago Road North one-half mile. The Engineer noted it will be necessary to temporarily close certain roadways along the project route to facilitate construction.

The Board also moved to authorize Board Chair Baier to electronically sign the contracts and bonds on behalf of Cass County, through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Doc Express system, and authorized the County Engineer to administer the terms of the contract and temporarily close certain project roadways as necessary to facilitate construction. In other business, County Veteran Affairs Executive Director Mitch Holmes gave report of 4th quarter FY20 activity. Holmes reports during the quarter, 128 veterans were assisted: Federal VA benefits and/or local general assistance.

The Supervisors discussed a clarification amendment to the contract with Cass County ISU extension for meal delivery services regarding length of contract, and agreed to amend the contract  by striking the wording: “Cass County agrees to provide the Contractor with up to $3,648 for eight weeks ($22.80/hour in reimbursement for services to not exceed $456/week),” and inserting: “Cass County agrees to provide the Contractor with a maximum of $3,648; billable monthly at a rate of $22.80/hour in reimbursement for services, not to exceed $456/week, until funds are depleted or the program is no longer needed.”

Sheriff’s Deputies in Pottawattamie County, Thursday afternoon, served a Council Bluffs man with a warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness – without intent. 34-year old Joseph Brian Samuelson was already being held in the Pott. County Jail on other charges, when the warrant was served. He remained in the jail Friday (this) morning.

A management company based in Elkhorn, NE., is hosting a series of events at 12 of their McDonald’s locations in Nebraska and Iowa, through August 12th, as a way to say “Thank You” to teachers for all they do. Marla Snyder, the Marketing Director for Leonard Management tells KJAN News the idea to give teachers a free “Classroom Kit,” was the brainchild of company founder, Steve Leonard.

After Steve brought Marla the idea, she took it to the next stage. That includes assembling the kits for teachers as they get ready to start their school year.

(Each kit contains pencils, dry erase markers, Post-It Notes, paper, hand sanitizer, tissue, permanent markers and other items.)

Those items are all contained in a reusable plastic bag. Leonard Management staff will be on-hand at the Atlantic McDonald’s store (1510 E. 7th St.) from 1-until 4-p.m. Monday, August 3rd, to provide teachers with a free Classroom Kit filled with school supplies. Across the 12 McDonald’s restaurants the company owns, they’re donating a total of $20,000 to provide classroom supplies.

Marla Snyder says teachers can still sign up for the giveaway, but space is limited.

( To claim your Classroom kit, you’ll need a current badge or proof of school/teacher certificate, when checking-in.)

Sign-up for your teacher time slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4da8ad22a0fe3-teacher5

Sheriff’s Deputies in Cass County, Monday, arrested a man from Casey on a Felony, Atlantic Police Dept. warrant. 27-year old Tyler Eugene Worthington, was wanted for Willful Injury (a Class-C Felony). Worthington was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $10,000 bond.

Police in Glenwood responded to a shooting incident at 506 S. Locust Street, Thursday night. Authorities say, upon Officers’ arrival, one victim, who was identified as a minor, was located and flown to the hospital by LifeFlight. Two suspects who were also minors, were apprehended on unrelated charges, while another remains at-large. The incident remains under investigation, and authorities are releasing no other information at this time.

The Iowa DCI and Mills County Sheriff’s Office are assisting Glenwood Police in their investigation. Anyone with specific information pertaining to the incident, is asked to call the Glenwood Police Dept. at 712-527-4844.

ORIENT – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Orient Lake in Adair County can view a presentation on the Iowa DNR’s YouTube channel. Orient Lake is on the state’s list of impaired waters for high levels of algae, turbidity, and pH. The current study, or DNR water quality improvement plan, shows how these problems are caused by too much phosphorus in the lake. The problems impact recreation on the lake and aquatic life.

The plan explores the amounts and sources of phosphorus entering the lake and offers potential solutions to reduce those levels and work toward fixing the problem. The document is designed as a guide for local resource agencies, partners, stakeholders and residents to improve the lake. The presentation is available now at youtube.com/iowadnr through Aug. 31. The full document can be downloaded on the Iowa DNR’s website at the following: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/WaterQuality/WatershedImprovement/WatershedResearchData/WaterImprovementPlans/PublicMeetingsPlans.aspx.

Public comments on the plan must be submitted by Aug. 31 to the following:

E-mail: jeff.berckes@dnr.iowa.gov or Mail: Jeff Berckes, care of Iowa DNR, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. Ninth St., Des Moines, Iowa 50319.

After gathering Iowans’ comments, the DNR will forward the final plan, also called by its technical name of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval.

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

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