The Mills County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday (today), said 48-year old Eugene Bredberg, of Council Bluffs, was arrested early Monday morning on warrants out of Mills and Montgomery Counties. he faces charges that include two counts possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, No Valid Driver’s license; Warrant for Failure to Appear on a charge of Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, and on a Montgomery County warrant for two counts of a Controlled Substance Violation. His total bond was set at $28,800.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines are investigating a shooting that injured three teenage boys, leaving one of them hospitalized. Police say the shooting happened after 12 a.m. Tuesday in a residential area several blocks south of Prospect Park. Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek says one teen was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. He says the two other teens suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Police have not released the victims’ names. Police have not announced any arrests, but say the shooting was not random.

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will conduct a regular meeting 9-a.m. Wednesday, in Greenfield. The meeting takes place in the courtroom at the courthouse, and electronically (via Dial-In 605-313-6157, Access Code 526272# ). During their session, the Board will hear from Adair County Treasurer Mandy Wallace, with regard to City of Orient abandoned properties, and Maranatha Full Gospel Tax Abatements.

In other business, Ryan Berven, with Group Benefit Partners, will discuss a Health Insurance Third Party Administrator, and the ICAP Accident Policy. Tiffany Johnson with Adair County Health System, will discuss a letter of support for a new ambulance grant application.

County Engineer Nick Kauffman will present for the Board Chair signature, an Iowa DOT funded agreement for an N-34 Richland Bridge Project, as well as a final voucher for a hot melt paving project.

The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard, Tuesday (today) indicated (as of 10-a.m.), there were 580 new cases of COVID-19 since 10-a.m. Monday, for a total of 100,632. There are three more positive case of the virus in Cass County, for a total of 238. Across the KJAN listening area, there are: 19 more positive cases in Pottawattamie County; nine more in Harrison County; five more in Montgomery County; 4 new cases in Guthrie and Shelby Counties. Other, smaller increases in positive COVID cases were noted in Adair, Audubon, Madison and Union Counties.

There have been 17 more deaths statewide since 10-a.m. Monday, for a total of 1,481. The IDPH says of the reported deaths, 995 were related to a pre-existing medical condition. There have been a total of 867,592 Iowans tested for COVID-19 to-date, with 765,384 total Negative results. There have been 2,859 results received since 10-a.m. Monday, with 2,522 of those Negative, and 334 Positive. Officials say 11.6% of persons tested had a positive test result.  Iowans who have recovered from the virus number 78,038. State data shows there are 16 counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days. Public schools in eight area Counties…Taylor, Harrison, Fremont, Carroll, Page, Guthrie, Crawford and Montgomery, are among those counties eligible to apply for a waiver to provide 100% virtual learning. Sioux, Taylor, Harrison, Fremont, Lyon and Carroll counties report a positivity rate greater than 20%.

Hospitalizations are up from 449 on Monday to 463 today. The IDPH says: 114 patients with COVID-19 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (compared to 109 previously); 62 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to a hospital (compared to 53 Monday); and 44 patients are on a ventilator (compared to 39 Monday). Western/Southwest Iowa hospitals report 26 people hospitalized (2 more than Monday), 10 are in an ICU (2 more than yesterday), five were admitted to a hospital (compared to 1 Monday), and no one was on a ventilator.

There are four more Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks in Iowa, for a total of 58. There are 1,255 positive cases of COVID among patients and staff at those facilities, and there have been 747 deaths since the outbreak began. The IDPH reports 682 persons recovered from the virus at LTC’s.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,

• Cass, 238 cases {+3}; 196 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 100 {+1}; 60; 1
• Adams, 55; 32; 0
• Audubon, 117 {+1}; 47; 1
• Guthrie, 341 {+4); 204; 13
• Harrison County, 463 {+9}; 195; 5
• Madison County, 313 {+3}; 205; 2
• Mills County, 292; 153; 1
• Montgomery, 139 {+5}; 105; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,673 {+19}; 2,001; 43
• Shelby County, 314 {+4}; 280; 1
• Union County,  190 {+1}; 126; 3