DES MOINES, IA – Democrat Presidential candidate John Delaney will campaign in Iowa from the 20th to the 21st of August. Candidate Delaney will be meeting with Audubon County Democrats in Exira on Tuesday, August 20th, for a “Picnic & Policy” session. The picnic is open to the public. His schedule calls for him to hold the event from 5-until 6-p.m., at Legion Park, in Exira (199 S. Florence St.).

Later that same evening Candidate Delaney will meet with Cass County Democrats at their monthly meeting in the basement of the Cass County Courthouse. The event runs from 7-until 8-p.m., and is also open to the public.

The Atlantic Police Department reports four, recent arrests. On Monday (Aug. 12th), 29-year old Norrin Bishop, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on Cass County warrants for Prostitution, and Pandering for Prostitution. On Aug. 9th, 42-year old James Almudarris, of Winnetka, CA., was arrested for Theft in the 4th degree (Shoplifting), stemming from an incident on Aug. 1st, Theft in the 5th degree (Shoplifting), and Operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. That same day, 55-year old Veronica Perez, of Lancaster, CA., was arrested for Operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

And, on August 8th, 43-year old Eric Grayling, of West Salem, IL., was arrested for OWI. All four subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

(UPDATE 12:30-p.m): Adventureland has re-opened) ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — The search for a robber has caused officials to delay the opening of a suburban Des Moines amusement park and evacuate a nearby hotel. Altoona police say the robber was armed but didn’t fire any shots as he held up Spectators Sports Bar & Grill around 7:35 a.m. Friday. Officers evacuated the bar and the Adventureland Inn to conduct a room-to-room search. Hotel guests were allowed back into their rooms about two hours later.

No arrests have been reported. Adventureland delayed its opening but was expected to resume normal operations by early this afternoon at the latest.

The Altoona Police Department reports a robbery took place at around 7:35-a.m. today (Friday), at Spectators Sports Bar. The suspect, at last OFFICIAL report, was not in custody. The suspect is a black male, 5-feet 5-inches tall, wearing white button up shirt, blue pants, brown shoes, & dark hat. Authorities say he displayed a black handgun. Stay away from the area of Adventureland and Prairie Meadows. If you see the suspect, do not approach, call 911.

Earlier reports that the suspect was apprehended in the parking lot of a Target Store were not correct. That was a shoplifting arrest, according to the police department.

Spectators Bar robbery suspect (Altoona PD photos)

The Cass County Auditor’s Office is reminding persons who wish to run for School Board or City Office in Cass County towns, that Monday, August 26th is the first day to file nomination papers for those offices. Please remember that you file papers for City Offices with the Auditor. All papers for School Offices are filed with your respective school district.

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School District Offices (Click to enlarge the list)

Here are the offices/Board seats to appear on the Nov. 5th ballot:

(UPDATE 10:13-a.m.) — Joslyn Shum has been located by the father, Matthew Shum as well as her location confirmed by the Page County Sheriff’s Office.  She has found to be in a Safe place at this time.  The Page County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating this incident.

(Original report at 10:04-a.m. follows…)

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports they received a missing person’s report this (Friday) morning, from Matthew Shum, of Yorktown. Shum told authorities that his 14 year old daughter, Joslyn Grace Shum, also of Yorktown, was missing. It is believed that Joslyn left the residence willingly with another family member in a white car.

Anyone with information about Joslyn Shum’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office @ 712-542-5193 or their local Law Enforcement Agency.

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These are recent photos…..

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Four Midwestern farmers who cheated organic food customers are scheduled to be sentenced for the largest fraud scheme of its kind in U.S. history.
Federal prosecutors say the farmers are responsible for a seven-year scheme that tricked thousands of customers into paying premium prices for products that were marketed as organic but were not.

Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for the alleged leader of the scheme, Missouri farmer Randy Constant, and three Nebraska farmers who worked with Constant. All four have pleaded guilty to fraud charges. They admitted that they grew non-organic corn and soybeans, and a small amount of certified organic grains, and falsely marketed them all as organic. Most of the grains were sold as animal feed to companies that marketed organic meat and meat products.

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County, Thursday, arrested Gary Dean Williams Jr., at his residence in Coin. He was taken into custody on a Page County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Williams Jr. was being held in the Page County jail, on $5,000 bond.

And, a traffic stop on Highway 71 Thursday, near Shambaugh,  resulted in the arrest of 28-year old Dustin Paul Woodsmall, of Clarinda, on a charge of Driving while License Suspended, Denied, or Revoked. He was also cited for speeding. Woodsmall was transported to the Page County Jail and later released on bond.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 42-year old Jamin Ryan Walters, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 1:30 this (Friday) morning, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense – causing bodily injury. He was taken into custody after deputies responded to a reported physical disturbance between a man and a woman at a residence in the 25-thousand block of Highway 92. Walters was transported to the Pott. County Jail.

At around 8:45-p.m. Thursday, a deputy was called to the area of 275th Street and Cottonwood Road, near Treynor, for a reported incident of illegal dumping. Following an investigation, 31-year old Vitoria Joleigh Hopkinson was arrested for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked. A traffic stop just before 9-p.m. Thursday on an SUV in Pott. County, resulted in the arrest of 20-year old Kylie Kristine Gerhardt, for Driving While Barred – Habitual Offender.

Thursday evening, a traffic stop on a vehicle following too closely on eastbound Interstate near mile marker 20, resulted in the driver, 25-year old Billie Rae McGuire, being arrested for Possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/1st offense. An inmate at the Pott. County Jail was charged Thursday afternoon with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, for allegedly breaking a sprinkler head inside the jail. The damage was estimated to be between $300 and $700. 32-year old Joshua Robert Rau was charged and returned to his cell, where he was being held on a Burglary in the 3rd degree charge, vehicle-related.

And, 42-year old Shannon Marie Christ, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant Wednesday afternoon for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. She was in the jail on a previous 1st offense Domestic Abuse Assault charge.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. On Wednesday, deputies arrested 28-year old Bennie John Martella IV, of Atlantic, on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Martella was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance. And, following an investigation, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Wednesday, booked and released 63-year old Beverly Ann Wright, of Carson, on one charge of (Felony) Ongoing Criminal Conduct; three (Felony) counts of Theft 1st Degree; four (Felony) charges of Theft 2nd Degree; one (Felony) charge of Nonsupport of Dependent Adult; two charges of Theft 3rd Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor); one charge of Theft 4th Degree (Serious Misdemeanor); and one charge of Theft 5th Degree (Simple Misdemeanor).

On August 7th, 55-year old Ronnie Robert Larkin, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Sex Offender Registry Violation. Larkin was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond.