The August session of “Healthy U” in Atlantic, will be held Monday, August 26, 2019, at the Cass County Health System. The program, “Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery,” will be presented by Keith Lodhia, MD, MS.

Dr. Keith Lodhia (CCHS photo)

Dr. Lodhia offers neurological care at the CCHS Specialty Clinic and is affiliated with MD West ONE. He practices general neurosurgery encompassing the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves with an emphasis in spinal surgery, having particular expertise in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Dr. Lodhia is board certified by The American Board of Neurological Surgery, and his areas of research include spinal surgery, tumors of the spine, and brain hemorrhages.

Healthy U will be offered at noon on Monday, August 26th. Healthy U is a free educational series at Cass County Health System held monthly in Conference Room 2. The public is invited and welcome to attend, but reservations are required as a meal is provided for all attendees. Call 712-243-7479 to reserve your seat.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a traffic stop on a pickup truck at the Wings Truck Stop in Avoca, resulted in the arrest of a man on drug charges. A passenger in the truck, 22-year old Brandon William Henderson, of Audubon, was arrested at around 10:20-p.m. Tuesday, for Possession of Marijuana/1st offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,300.

A traffic stop in Shelby at around 9-a.m. Tuesday, resulted in the arrest of 37-year old Jacob Aaron Carden, of Ames. Carden was arrested after the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office took a call from the Casey’s Store in Minden, with regard to a man attempting to pass a fake $50 bill. The man left the store prior to deputies’ arrival. Deputies located the suspect vehicle at the Corn Stalk Gas Station off the Shelby Exit. An investigation resulted in Carden being charged with Carrying a weapon in a vehicle, Forgery by altering, Theft in the 5th Degree, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. His bond was set at $8,300 altogether. A passenger in the vehicle, 45-year old Everardo Capetillo, was charged with Theft in the 5th, Forgery, Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and transport of a weapon in a vehicle. There no listing of him on the jail roster this (Wednesday) morning.

And, 44-year old Mari Lynn Boner, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 6:45-p.m. Tuesday, after she allegedly stole items from the West Broadway Hy-Vee Store, in Council Bluffs. Boner was charged with Possession of drug paraphernalia, Possession of a controlled substance/marijuana – 1st offense, Theft in the 5th Degree, and Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug. Her bond was set at $1,600 altogether.

There were also nine prisoners transferred from other correctional facilities to the Pott. County Jail, in response to various warrants for their arrests.

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

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Police in Red Oak this (Wednesday) morning, arrested 56-year old James Scott Malmquist, of Red Oak. He was taken into custody at around 6-a.m. in the 200 block of 3rd Street, for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. Malmquist was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Winnebago Tribal Council member has been given probation for his role in the theft of funds from the Nebraska-based tribe’s casino in Iowa. The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that Travis Mallory was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha to three years of probation. He’d pleaded guilty in March to one count of theft of funds belonging to an Indian gaming establishment.

Mallory is one of nine former council members who were accused of a conspiracy to siphon more than $327,000 from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa. Charges against two of them were dismissed. An FBI investigation determined that while on the tribal council, the members had given themselves raises and bonuses totaling $327,500 directly from the casino without approving them at council meetings.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down southwest of Dubuque. The service says the twister struck around 10:05 p.m. Monday less than a mile from Dubuque, west of the airport, and lifted after churning only a few hundred yards. No injuries have been reported. The service says the EF1 tornado had winds of around 100 mph. It damaged corn, trees and the roofs of two houses.

The Creston Police Dept. reports a Polk County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a Union County warrant. 49-year old Dennis Speed, of Des Moines, was arrested on the warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. Speed was released from the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is continuing her outreach to rural voters with the Wednesday release of a plan for revitalizing less-populated areas of the nation.
The plan is largely an outline of principles and goals, and it includes a broad focus on agriculture reform and investments in rural health care, childcare and small rural businesses. It encompasses some of Klobuchar’s policies or bills she’s worked on as senator — including her proposal to expand student loan forgiveness to farmers and other in-demand occupations, and her plan to invest in rural broadband.

Klobuchar will pitch her policy to Iowans today (Wednesday), when she kicks off four days of campaigning with a visit to a family farm.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Ames resident has been accused of showing pornography to girls under the age of 13 while he worked at the Ames Boys and Girls Club. Story County court records say 18-year-old Bobby Chase is charged with two misdemeanor counts of showing obscene materials to minors. Jail records show he remained in custody Wednesday. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney who could comment for him.

The court documents say Chase used his phone Monday to show two girls at the club a few seconds of a naked female on a porn website. Erika Peterson is chief executive officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Story County, and she says Chase has been fired. He was hired in June as a youth development professional.

Police say Peterson shared the allegations against Chase after a parent of one of the girls reported the incident to Peterson.