The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests. Saturday afternoon. 34-year old Justine Banks, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant for Child Endangerment, and Domestic Abuse Assault. Early Friday morning, 41-year old Kevin Raimund Kaspar, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance. Late Thursday night, 57-year old Robert Ryan Pond, of Council Bluffs, was arrested in Mills County for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Thursday afternoon, 22-year old Mallory Claire Carver, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. And Thursday morning, 61-year old Wilbur Quinton Steede, of Omaha, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Probation Violation.

An Iowa congresswoman has announced her engagement to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s political director in Iowa. Rep. Abby Finkenauer posted the news Sunday on her campaign Twitter page, saying she’d said “YES to forever” with Daniel Wasta. She retweeted Wasta’s post that it will take “a lifetime to fully express just how much she means to me.”
The tweets didn’t mention a wedding date.

Finkenauer, a Democrat, was elected in November to her first term representing northeast Iowa’s District 1. Wasta is an Iowa native who’s worked on several state and legislative campaigns.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced another opportunity for consumers to dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs, during the next DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 26, 2019, from 10 am to 2 pm. On Saturday, thousands of collection sites will be available across the country to accept unneeded and expired prescription drugs, including controlled substances, for safe and legal disposal. Since 2010, DEA has held 17 National Take-Back Days, and has collected and disposed of a total of 5,908.2 tons (11.8 million pounds) of these medications.

In addition to take-back day programs, there are many permanent disposal kiosks located throughout the country that can be used to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs at any time during the year. The NABP’s Drug Disposal Locator Tool, which is available on NABP’s new consumer website, www.safe.pharmacy, is continuously updated with new locations. By entering a zip code or city and state, consumers can find the nearest disposal sites on a map. More than 8,000 disposal sites nationwide can be found within the system.

Drop-off locations include Atlantic, and the following communities within 100 miles of Atlantic: Audubon, Red Oak, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Sidney, and Mt. Ayr.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has announced her office will be holding traveling office hours in every county in Iowa throughout October and November to provide assistance with casework for constituents. *Please Note: Senator Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours* Representatives from Senator Ernst’s office will be available in all 99 counties across the state to assist Iowans with casework involving Social Security, veterans’ benefits, military affairs, passports, immigration issues and other federal programs and to hear their concerns on policy issues important to them on behalf of the Senator.

Those who are seeking help with a federal agency but are unable to attend the traveling office hours, can contact one of the Senator’s offices directly, or submit a casework request online at www.Ernst.Senate.Gov.

A complete list of all upcoming area dates and locations can be found below (in alphabetical order).

• Adair County – Friday, October 25, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adair County Courthouse Board of Supervisors Office, 400 Public Square Greenfield, IA
• Adams County – Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Corning Public Library, 603 9th Street Corning, IA
• Audubon County – Tuesday, October 29, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Audubon Public Library, 401 North Park Place Audubon, IA
• Carroll County – Wednesday, October 23, 2019 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Manning Public Library, 310 Main Street, Manning, IA
• Cass County – Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Atlantic Public Library, Meeting Room B, 507 Poplar Street, Atlantic, IA
• Crawford County – Wednesday, October 23, 2019 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Denison Norelius Community Library, 1403 1st Avenue South, Denison, IA
• Dallas County – Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Dallas County Courthouse, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 801 Court Street, Adel, IA
• Fremont County – Thursday, October 24, 2019 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sidney City Hall, 604 Clay Street, Sidney, IA
• Guthrie County – Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Guthrie County Courthouse Public Meeting Room, 200 North 5th Street, Guthrie Center, IA
• Harrison County – Tuesday, October 29, 2019 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Missouri Valley Public Library Fireside Room, 420 East Huron Street, Missouri Valley, IA
• Madison County -Tuesday, November 5, 2019 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Madison County Annex Public Meeting Room, 201 W Court Avenue, Winterset, IA
• Mills County – Tuesday, October 22, 20193:00 PM – 4:00 PM Glenwood City Hall, 5 North Vine Street, Glenwood, IA
• Monona County – Tuesday, October 22, 2019 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Onawa Public Library, 707 Iowa Avenue, Onawa, IA
• Montgomery County – Tuesday, October 22, 2019 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Montgomery County Extension Office, 400 Bridge Street, Ste 2, Red Oak, IA
• Page County – Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Clarinda Public Library, 100 East Garfield Street, Clarinda, IA
• Pottawattamie County – Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Walnut City Hall, 229 Antique City Drive, Walnut, IA
• Ringgold County – Thursday, October 24, 2019 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Ringgold County Courthouse Conference Room, 109 W Madison Street, Mount Ayr, IA
• Shelby County – Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Harlan Public Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan, IA
• Taylor County – Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Bedford Public Library, 507 Jefferson Street, Bedford, IA
• Union County – Wednesday, November 6, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Union County Courthouse, 300 N Pine Street, Creston, IA

In an update to our previous reports, Glenwood Police said early today (Monday), both people missing from Glenwood, have been found safe. 14-year old Michael Johnson Jr. was reported missing since Tuesday. Officials announced Johnson had been found, Sunday. 15-year old Brooklyn Handley, who went missing on October 17th, 2019, was also reported found, Sunday. The Glenwood Police Department thanks everyone for who offered their assistance in locating both individuals, or who shared social media posts in an effort to bring both home safely.

NEWELL, Iowa (AP) — A new arson charge has been filed against a volunteer firefighter already facing trial in northwest Iowa. Buena Vista County court records say 25-year-old Brent Mack is charged with arson and burglary.  Mack is accused of setting a fire on Sept. 13, 2017, that gutted three buildings in downtown Newell, where he lives.

Mack is awaiting trial next month in Sac County, where he and two accomplices are accused of setting a corncrib fire Aug. 19, a little more than a mile north of Nemaha. No one was injured in either blaze.

Two people were arrested on separate OWI charges over the past few days, in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office says at around 10:20-p.m. Saturday, a Deputy on patrol on Highway 92, noticed a Ford Mustang pulled off onto the shoulder at mile marker 10. Following a check on the driver, 44-year old Jose Maginang Poyaoan was taken into custody for OWI/1st Offense. And, at around 8-p.m. Friday, a Deputy on patrol near Underwood located a Chevy HHR parked in the roadway in the 22,000 block of Mahogany Road. A check on the driver resulted in the arrest of 37-year old Meranda A. Dexter, for OWI/1st Offense.

The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office reports also, a few inmates at other jail facilities were transported to the Pott. County Jail to address warrants/charges in Pottawattamie County. They include:

• 37-year old Justin Lee Conant, who was transported from the Harrison County Jail on a warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense.
• 72-year old Edward O. Stevens, who was transported from the Sarpy County, NE. Jail, on a warrant for Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee.
• and, 49-year old John David Stone, of Braddyville, was transported from the Page County Jail to the Pott. County Jail, on a warrant for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender.

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Police in Creston report a man wanted on a Union County warrant was arrested Friday morning. 37-year old Charles Keeton, of Creston, was taken into custody on a warrant for Violation of Pre-trial release, on original charges of Murder in the 2nd Degree and Dominion/Control of a Firearm or Offensive weapon by a felon. Keeton was being held in the Union County Jail until making his initial court appearance. Keeton is alleged to have shot Christy Hribal during the early morning hours of June 19th, during her visit to a residence in Creston. Hribal was airlifted from the scene to a Des Moines hospital, where she later died.

Creston Police said also, 44-year old Hyvis Orleana Thatcher, of Creston, was arrested Sunday afternoon, on two Union County warrants for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia & Theft in the 5th Degree, along with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine – 1st offense. Thatcher was being held for Union County, in the Adams County Jail, where her bond totals $1,300.  And, 24-year old Avery Ibbotson, of Creston, was arrested Sunday morning, for Driving While Suspended. He was later released on a $300 bond.

Creston Police received a report Friday afternoon, from a woman who said that sometime late Thursday night or early Friday morning, someone broke into her shed in the 300 block of E. Irving Street. Two cans of gas valued at $50, were stolen. Saturday afternoon, a Creston woman reported someone cut the fuel line on the 2009 Chevy Colbalt, while it was parked in a lot near her residence in the 100 block of Manor Drive. The incident, which happened sometime between 6:30-p.m. Friday and 12:20-p.m. Saturday, resulted in a loss of about $400.

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