Police in Glenwood report one arrest from over the weekend. 37-year old Health Holmes, of Pacific Junction, was arrested Sunday for Violation of a No Contact Order. He posted a $300 bond, and was released.

BOONE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in central Iowa say a man has died and about two dozen people were evacuated from an apartment building after a fire broke out. The Des Moines Register reports that the fire was reported Sunday evening in Boone. Members of the Boone Fire Department arrived to find flames coming from a fifth-floor unit on the south side of the six-story building. Authorities say firefighters found 66-year-old Steven Michael Crise inside the burning unit. Crise was declared dead at the scene.

Officials say about 24 people were evacuated from the building, along with several pets. No other injuries were reported. The fire is being investigated by the Boone Fire Department, Boone police and the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who haven’t blown their New Year’s resolutions about weight loss yet have a new temptation, as Girl Scout Cookie season has arrived. Samie Swinton, spokeswoman for the Girls Scouts of Greater Iowa, says sales of the tasty treats teach the girls valuable lessons and they won’t be deterred by the pandemic. “We know life is different these days and the cookie program is still something that is so valuable for our Girl Scouts to participate in and learn all the business skills that they do,” Swinton says. “There are different options for them to continue to sell this year but stay safe while doing it.”

To buy cookies, Iowans shouldn’t wait for a youngster to ring their doorbell this year. They can simply go to the website — www.girlscoutsiowa.org/findcookies — enter their ZIP code and place their order online. “Girls can drop it off right at their doorstep and have a contact-free option,” Swinton says. “It can also just get shipped to their doorstep. We have virtual booths where troops can participate together and have their link out all week long and then do a drive-through pickup the day of the booth sale.”

Swinton says all of the money raised by cookie sales remains in Iowa. “One-hundred percent of the proceeds stay local, right here in our council,” she says. “It helps support the troops to do all of the different activities that they want to do, service projects that directly help their community, as well as help fund our mission of volunteer training and the camps that they go to.”

Girl Scout Cookies can also be ordered through the Grub Hub site in Ankeny, Ames, Des Moines and Sioux City. Online orders must be placed by March 28th. There are nine varieties of cookies this year. The new flavor is called “Toast-Yay!” and is inspired by the flavors of French toast.

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s ready to educate her fellow Republicans who are expressing reluctance about one of her legislative priorities.  “It’s early in the session,” she says. “It’s part of the process and we’re ready to go.” The governor’s plan to expand charter schools and give parents state money for private school expenses HAS cleared the Iowa Senate with the minimum number of Republican votes required — but three Republicans voted against it.

House Speaker Pat Grassley of New Hartford says the House moves at a different pace and there are differences of opinion among House Republicans on what parental choice should look like. “People may want to do more, may want to do less, whatever that looks like,” Grassley says, “so I wouldn’t say it’s a sticking point, it’s just a piece that we have to work through.” Reynolds says shifting more state money to private schools is the right thing to do. “Especially after what we’ve seen take place and the impact that the pandemic has had on our students over this past year,” Reynolds says, “so we are going to continue to educate and update and reach out to legislators to help answer any questions that they may have and to bring them on board.”

House Republicans already have separated out one part of the governor’s education package — to get rid of transfer restrictions in five Iowa districts and let all students enroll in another public district. The House passed a stand-alone bill on that topic last week.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Feb. 1st, of 48-year old Julie Lynn Lamb, of Council Bluffs. Lamb was arrested on an Adair County warrant for Child Endangerment without injury. Her bond at the Adair County Jail was set at $2,000.  On Feb. 1st also, 34-year old David Spencer Reeves, of Earlham, was arrested by Stuart Police, on multiple charges, including: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 counts); Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or subsequent offense – Meth (2 counts); Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense (2 counts); 2 counts of False Imprisonment, and two counts Harassment in the 1st Degree.

Reeves was also arrested Feb. 4th at the Adair County Jail, for Violation of a No Contact Order, after he repeatedly tried to contact the protected female party. His cash/surety bond was set at $10,000.

On Feb. 3rd, Stuart Police arrested 32-year old Tyrone Anthony Morris, of Stuart, for Domestic Assault with a weapon (a hammer)/1st offense, and Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. He was released later that same day on a $2,000 cash-surety bond.