The Creston Police Department reports two arrests: 38-year old Benjaman Hunsucker, of Creston, was arrested today (Monday) at around 2:37-a.m.  He was taken into custody on a charge of Violation of a Protection Order. Hunsucker was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing. And, Friday morning, 26-year old Austin Jones, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Burglary 1st Degree. Jones was released from the Union County Jail on a $25,000 bond.

The CAM School Board will meet in a regular session 6:30-p.m. today (Monday), in Anita. The meeting takes place in the CAM High School Superintendent’s Office. On the agenda, in addition to any personnel matters, is discussion and/or action on: approving an Athletic Trainer Agreement; Approving a 2006 School Bus Bid; an Elementary Vocal Sharing Agreement with Nodaway Valley, and various Board Policies/updates with regard to Public Emergencies and School Bus Safety instructions.

The CAM School Board will also hear an update on the District’s Return to Learn plan, and High School handbook-graduation requirements.

(Radio Iowa) — As grade school leaders debate how classes will be held this fall, higher education will continue in eastern Iowa with a mix of in-person and virtual classes. Don Doucette, chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, expects about one-third of students to take classes face-to-face.  “We’re also offering courses on campus, especially those that require on-campus hands-on training, laboratories, things like that, but others as well,” Doucette says. “We know that some students learn and need to learn with in-person instruction.”

Students at the community college campuses in Clinton, Muscatine and Scott counties will be asked to follow C-D-C recommendations for COVID-19.  “Our classrooms have been socially distanced with reduced capacity in all of those classes, all kinds of plexiglass shields for front-line staff, disinfectants and hand sanitizer all over the place,” Doucette says. “Everybody picks up a wipe on the way into a class and wipes down their desk.” Craig DeVrieze, at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, says classes will start a week early on August 17th, and they’ll be in the hybrid format. “Half of the students will take a class on a Monday in-person and then the other half will be observing online. Then, the following day, they will switch places,” DeVrieze says. “That will help us achieve the social distancing that we need in order to stay safe.”

Students at Saint Ambrose, where the school mascot is the Fighting Bees, are being asked to commit to the “Bee Safe, Bee Responsible” promise, to follow C-D-C guidelines.  “We make available to students an opportunity to learn strictly online, to stay home and take advantage of as many of our online offerings as they can,” DeVrieze says. “We hope the students who don’t feel like they want to come on campus will take advantage of that and work to complete their degree.”

Doucette and DeVrieze say enrollments at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges and Saint Ambrose are steady to slightly higher compared to a year ago.

Red Oak Fire firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire a little after 10-a.m., Sunday. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, crews were dispatched to 111 East Joy Street, and once inside, found a fire in the first floor kitchen area. While they worked to quickly knock down the flames, other firefighters searched the house and were able to rescue a dog, who was unharmed. Two residents got out of the house and were evaluated at the scene, but refused transport to the hospital.

Chief Bruce said the fire originated in an over-the-range microwave. He said also the home was still able to be occupied, even though it sustained moderate fire and smoke damage in the kitchen, and minor smoke damage to the rest of the house. Firefighters from Stanton and Elliott, as well as the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Communications, Red Oak Police and MidAmerican Energy all assisted at the scene.

Police in Red Oak cited a Red Oak juvenile early this morning. The male juvenile – who was not identified because of his age – was cited at around 1:20-a.m., for Minor in use of tobacco/vapor product, Possession of Stolen property, and Interference with official acts. The male was cited into juvenile court and then released to a parent.

Two juveniles and an adult face Felony Burglary, Theft and misdemeanor Criminal Mischief charges associated with a burglary in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, Officers were notified at around 6:41-p.m. Sunday, of a possible burglary at the White Oak gas station at 710 N. Broadway, in Red Oak. A passerby said they had seen three people inside the building, and that the front door window was broken.

Officers located three individuals at 3rd and Corning Streets who matched the description given by the witness. After an investigation, Officers arrested 28-year old Nathan Allen Dishong, of Red Oak. A 14-year old male and a 10-year old male were taken into custody. Each was charged with Burglary (A Class-D Felony), Theft in the 4th Degree ( a serious misdemeanor), and Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree (an Aggravated misdemeanor).

Dishong was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond. The 14-year old male was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs, and the 10-year old male was released to a parent.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 11:50-p.m. Saturday, of 35-year old Karmyn Kay Watson, of Creston. Watson was taken into custody on two Union County warrants, following a traffic stop at Union Avenue and Highway 34. She was being held without bond in the Adams County Jail.