A woman was taken into custody early Monday morning, following an accident late Sunday night, in Bayard. According to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, 25-year old Ashley Faith Andrews, of Bayard, faces charges that include Failure to Maintain Control, Driving While License Suspended, Denied, Cancelled or Revoked, Open container as a driver, and Failure to provide proof of insurance. Authorities say Andrews was driving a 2003 Ford Expedition, and as she was turning from an alley onto westbound 3rd Street at around 11:55-p.m., lost control of the SUV.

The vehicle struck the front of a legally parked 2007 Nissan Sentra. The impact pushed the Nissan into a legally parked 2018 Honda Civic Sport. The SUV then turned south and struck a house at 304 3rd Street. An investigation determined after the SUV struck the house, it apparently backed-up to the west, and hit a fence When Deputies arrived, Andrews was sitting in a garage at a residence nearby.  Inside the SUV, Deputies found an open 12-ounce alcoholic beverage in the center console, about half-full, and a 15-pack of beer with five cans missing.

The SUV (registered to Kelsey Klingeberg) sustained significant front-end damage, amounting to about $10,000. The Nissan sustained $4,000 damage, while damage to the Honda was estimated at $2,000. A fence owned by Michael Jacquard, of Bayard, sustained $1,000 damage and the house at 205 3rd Street, owned by Donald Olesen, sustained $50,000 damage.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors met last week during a regular session. According to the minutes provided by Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman:

• County Engineer Trent Wolken reviewed current road maintenance projects including clearing brush in road ditches.
• Postponed from Nov. 10, the board discussed the issue of use of personal cell phones for County business by employees whose job duties include the frequent need for a cell phone.  Supervisor Mark O’Brien said he wanted the board to re-consider the amount of allowance as well as who is eligible.  After considerable discussion, the issue was tabled until January.
• Sunderman notes also, SWIPCO (the Southwest Iowa Planning Council) has secured a $400,000 EDA (Economic Development Administration) CARES grant for Covid-19 economic recovery planning; and $500,000 in RLF (Revolving Loan Funds) to be targeted at Covid recovery.
• Sunderman said SWIPCO has submitted a Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting prospective partners, including CADCO, to submit proposals to assist SWIPCO with implementing its Covid-19 pandemic recovery scope of work as laid out in its grant administration with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).  SWIPCO anticipates expending $20,000 per county (6 counties) by June 30, 2021, and an additional $10,000, per county by June 30, 2022.  CADCO asked the board to consider writing a letter of support for CADCO as the Cass County partner.  The Board’s consensus was to provide a letter of support for CADCO.

Stephanie Mae McNutt

Council Bluffs Police, Monday (Today) are asking for your help in locating a woman wanted for Violation of Probation. Stephanie Mae McNutt was last seen in the Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro Area. She is described as being white, 5-feet 6-inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds. McNutt has brown hair and hazel eyes. If you know the immediate location of the woman, call 9-1-1 or Crimestoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).

Atlantic, Iowa – Cass County Health System’s Senior Life Solutions, an intensive outpatient group therapy program for seniors, successfully made the transition to providing services remotely due to COVID-19 safety precautions. Senior Life Solutions began offering teletherapy to its patients on June 1st allowing them to receive the care they need while remaining safe and secure at home. Teletherapy services are provided via telephone or computer by a licensed mental health counselor. After an initial assessment, Senior Life Solutions individualizes a care plan for each patient where they meet up to three times per week in an encouraging, supportive setting.

Modern Woodmen donates $1,000 to CCHS FoundationSenior Solutions. (Photo submitted)

All Senior Life Solutions services are confidential and HIPAA compliant. Karmen Roland, Senior Life Solutions Program Director said, “Our new teletherapy services allow our patients to continue to reap the benefits of group and individual therapy but from the safety of their homes. During a group session, we all dial in on the phone or log in from a computer at the same time, and each patient has the opportunity to form a bond and sometimes even friendship with other members in the group who are experiencing similar life changes.”

“We are also grateful for the wonderful community support,” Roland said.  She added, “Because of the generous donation from Dave Schwab at Modern Woodmen, we were able to purchase HD Fire Tablets for patients to check out. Not having the right technology at home was a significant problem for some of our patients, and this donation helps them overcome that barrier.”

Senior Life Solutions is managed by a national behavioral healthcare management company, Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC), and was able to move so quickly to a remote environment as a result of PMC’s previous investment in telehealth services. Senior Life Solutions has incorporated telehealth into its care model for more than a decade. Other Senior Life Solutions staff includes a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed social workers, and a registered nurse, dedicated to the emotional well-being of the seniors in the community. Individuals may benefit from the program if they are experiencing symptoms of age-related depression or anxiety, dealing with difficult life transitions, a recent health diagnosis, or the loss of a loved one.

Roland said “It is wonderful being part of a program that improves the quality of life for such a vulnerable population in our community, and emotional health services are needed more than ever during these difficult times.” Referrals to the program can be made by anyone, including a patient’s physician, family member, self-referral, or another healthcare professional. For more information, call 712-250-8100 or visit casshealth.org.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reminds residents of his community, that “With a potential winter storm approaching our area on Tuesday,” citizens of Clarinda should remember a snow ordinance will be issued when there is accumulating of snow amounting to two-inches or more.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers (photo from the P-D’s Facebook page)

The ordinance says: “No person shall park any motor vehicle or other apparatus upon any street of the city that will obstruct the removal of snow (when there has been an accumulation of two (2) inches or more). Any vehicle left parked on any street in violation of this ordinance may be impounded, and the registered owner of the vehicle will be subject to a $30.00 parking fine, and payment of all applicable towing and storage fee before the vehicle is released.”

The parking ban remains in effect until the snow ceases to fall and the streets have been plowed from curb to curb.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests and one recent accident. Authorities say 21-year-old Phillip Currin, of Corning, was arrested at around 2:40-a.m. Sunday, for OWI/1st offense. He was taken into custody following an investigation into an accident, whereby Currin was westbound on Highway 34 at mile marker 63, when he lost control of his vehicle, which rolled into the south ditch. Corning Fire Department personnel assisted Adams County Deputies at the scene.

At around 4-p.m. Sunday, Adams County Dispatch received a report a vehicle had struck a cow on the road near the Adams/Taylor County line. The driver, 19-year-old Ryan Maeder, from Corning, was not injured, and the cow was able to walk-off under its own power.

Late last Thursday morning, Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 34 at Ginko Avenue. Upon further investigation, 39-year-old Cory L. Sanford, of Osceola, was arrested for Driving While Barred, and Speeding. He was transported to the Adams County Jail. And, just before 1-a.m. Wednesday, 26-year-old Kevin Anthony Harden, of Des Moines, was arrested following a traffic stop on Highway 25, in Adams County. Harden was pulled over for having no front headlight. He was subsequently arrested on a Union County warrant for Theft.

Harden was transported to the Adams/Union County line and turned over to Union County Sheriff’s Deputies.

WALCOTT, Iowa (AP) — In an update to our reports on Sunday, the Iowa State Patrol has identified the two people who died and a person who was injured during a wrong-way, head-on crash on I-80 eastbound in eastern Iowa. The accident happened late Saturday on Interstate 80 near Walcott. The Iowa State Patrol said a 1999 Chrysler Concorde was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it struck an Infiniti QX60. The driver of the Concorde, 30-year-old Amanda Lin Countryman of Compton, Illinois, was killed, along with 28-year-old Connor Reisenbigler of New York City.

The driver of the Infiniti, 27-year-old John Martin Keane of the Bronx, New York, was hospitalized but his condition was not released. The patrol says the accident remains under investigation.

The Creston Police Department reports three weekend arrests. At around 5:40-a.m. Saturday, 36-year-old Alexander King, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Revoked. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $1000 bond. At around 11:36-p.m. Saturday, 26-year-old Patrick IIams, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Domestic Abuse Assault – Injury or Mental Illness. He was additionally charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana 1st Offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine 1st Offense. IIams was being held in the Union County Jail on $3,000 bond.

And, a little after 2-p.m. Sunday, 20-year-old Kayden Witt, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant for Arson in the 1st Degree. He is being held in the Union County Jail awaiting bond.