A traffic stop just before 1-a.m. last Wednesday on Adams County, resulted in a Lenox man being charged and cited. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office report 18-year old Colton Lawrence Vieux, of Lenox, was stopped for speeding 88 mph in a 55 mph zone. During an investigation, an Adams County Deputy located alcoholic beverages inside the vehicle, with one opened and in the driver’s side door jamb.

The Deputy conducted a Field Sobriety Test on Vieux, who showed signs of impairment. He was transported to the Adams County Jail and consented to a test which indicated his Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was .052. Vieux was booked into the Adams County Jail and held to see the magistrate. He faces a charge of OWI/1st offense, and citations for Minor In Possession (MIP) of alcohol/2nd offense, and speeding. A passenger in the vehicle, Jessica Elizabeth Anderson, of Lenox, was also cited for MIP/2nd offense. She was released on the citation.

(Radio Iowa) Gunfire sent Davenport shoppers scattering on the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year. Davenport police say two groups of people were arguing just before noon Sunday at NorthPark Mall when one person pulled a gun and fired at least two shots. No one was reported hit and everyone involved and nearby fled. Police and Scott County Sheriff’s deputies responded, shut down a section of the mall and found multiple shell casings. No arrests were made and NorthPark, once the largest mall in Iowa, has fully reopened.

(Corrected spelling on Barnes’ name) The Creston Police Department Monday (Today), reported three arrests. Sunday evening, 21-year old Jeffrey Arnold and 23-year old Tylea Barnes, both of Creston, were arrested at the Creston Wal-Mart, for 5th Degree Theft. Both were cited and released on a Summons to Appear in Court. And, Saturday night, 29-year old Jessica Schalpia, of Creston, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. She was being held in the Clarke County Jail, while awaiting a bond hearing.

(Iowa News Service) DES MOINES, Iowa — Non-profits are navigating a path of financial stress and uncertainty amid the pandemic and the economic crisis it’s causing. In Iowa, a key health organization said it’s seeing the effect and making changes. The American Heart Association (AHA) division that serves greater Des Moines is expanding a key fundraising initiative to run year-round. David Stark, president of UnityPoint Health and an AHA board member, said money that’s still coming is prompting a shift in priorities. He noted there’s a lot of focus right now on short-term research looking at the effects of the coronavirus. “[For example], the impact of high blood pressure as it relates to susceptibility for coronavirus,” Stark outlined. “So very specific, very focused effort on hypertension.”

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Some short-term research is being done in Iowa, and Stark said that means donations can have a local impact. Hypertension awareness is part of the group’s annual “Heart Ball” campaign, which now runs an entire year to maximize donor potential. A report released this fall by the Charities Aid Foundation of America showed 9 in 10 nonprofits worldwide are being squeezed by the crisis.  Stark explained other priorities, such as childhood obesity outreach, are on the back burner for now, in part because safely connecting with students in schools isn’t possible.

Bob Montgomery, vice president and general manager of OnMedia, chairs the Heart Ball campaign and works with other local non-profits. He said there’s been consistent declines in contributions.  “It’s interesting really because what I have seen in most of these is that the number of supporters if you will – people who make donations and support the cause – is actually up for most folks,” Montgomery observed. “But the size of those donations is down and in some cases, considerably.”

He added they hope by making this year’s Heart Ball a 12-month campaign, they can attract enough support so there won’t be a drastic reduction of outreach and research done in Iowa. The actual event, the Ball, has also been pushed back from February to June.