Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Tuesday, released a report on an Officer-involved shooting in Creston. The incident began at around 11:55-p.m. Monday, when the Union County Dispatch Center received a 911 call in reference to a report of a male subject with a gun sitting on a bench in McKinley Park, in Creston. The Creston Police Department and the Union County Sheriff’s office responded to McKinley Park.

Upon arriving in the area, law enforcement members located a male subject on a bench in McKinley Park.  Law Enforcement officers confronted the male subject and tried speaking with the male subject for several minutes.  The male subject advanced on law enforcement officers who ordered the male subject to stop and show his hands.  The male subject refused to obey the orders of the officers and then advanced quickly on the officers.  An officer with the Creston Police Department engaged the subject and fired his weapon striking the male subject.  The subject was given medical aid immediately but later died from his injuries.

The body has been transported to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be conducted tomorrow (Wed., August 15th). The officer involved in this incident has been placed on paid administrative leave per Creston Police Department Policy until the completion of the investigation.

The Creston Police Department is being assisted in the investigation by Agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Crime Scene Team from the DCI Criminalistics Laboratory. No additional information will be released at this time.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A pet rescue organization has been finding and treating unwanted dogs that have been dumped in a central Iowa forest.

AHeinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport CEO Amy Heinz says her organization discovered last week that dogs were routinely dumped in the forest, abandoned by people who no longer wanted them.

The Des Moines Register reports that the organization was able to trap seven dogs over the weekend, but 20 more are still gathered in packs in the forest.

Several of the dogs have fresh wounds. Heinz says they are being treated for ticks and Lyme Disease. She declined to release the name of the forest out of fear people will try looking for the dogs.

Abandoning pets is illegal in Iowa and is considered a simple misdemeanor under state code.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office and multiple other agencies are searching for a missing person. The individual went missing at approximately 10-p.m. Monday, and was traveling in an unknown direction from the 1400 Block of Poplar in northern Adams County.

The individual is an elderly female wearing a blue nightgown and shoes. If you have any information or see anything, please call dispatch at 641-322-4444, or 911 right away.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reported on Tuesday that they are investigating the death of an 11-month-old boy in Bagley.

On Friday, August 10th at approximately 8:19pm the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about an unresponsive 11-month-old boy at 300 1st Avenue in Bagley. The mother, Seaira Briceno, said that she had been giving her son a bath and left him unattended for a short time. She then found him unresponsive in the tub. CPR performed on the boy was unsuccessful.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the incident.

The Atlantic Police Department released a report Tuesday on old arrests.

On Saturday, August 4th 36-year-old David Richman of Atlantic was arrested for Public Intoxication 3rd Offense. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.

On Friday, August 3rd 34-year-old Justin Case of Council Bluffs was arrested for OWI. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Wednesday, August 1st 29-year-old Justin Patton of Liberal, KS was arrested for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and on a Cass County Warrant for Violation of Probation. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Sunday, July 29th 63-year-old Douglas Burmeister of Hancock was arrested for OWI. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Saturday, July 28th 42-year-old Amanda Bashor of Atlantic was arrested for Child Endangerment and Interference with Official Acts. Also arrested that day was 25-year-old Mychia-Haley Blackburn of Griswold for OWI. Both were booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Wednesday, July 25th 37-year-old Sonya Mills of Atlantic was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Monday, July 23rd 32-year-old Prudence Page of Atlantic was arrested on a Cass County Warrant for Unauthorized use of a Credit Card. She was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Sunday, July 22nd 34-year-old Gwynne Sorensen of Atlantic was arrested for OWI. She was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

On Thursday, July 19th 31-year-old Jared Joyce of Atlantic was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office released their weekly arrest report on Tuesday morning.

Most recently on Saturday, August 11th Iowa State Patrol Officers arrested 31-year-old Jonathan Ashley Womble of Ankeny on two charges after stopping him on I-80 Westbound near the 87 mile-marker. Womble was charged with Driving on the Wrong Side of a Two Way Highway and OWI First Offense. Womble was reported earlier all over the road and had exited the interstate and re-entered heading westbound in the eastbound lanes. The vehicle wrecked into the cable barriers facing west in the eastbound median when Womble was located. He claimed he had lost control of the vehicle and was texting while driving. Womble was taken to the Adair County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

On August 10th at 6:40pm 27-year-old Joshua Lee Jones of Creston was arrested by Greenfield Police on an outside warrant.

On August 9th at 8:28pm 20-year-old Morgan Sebastian Lukenbill of Adair was arrested by Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies on a valid arrest warrant.

On August 8th at 9:31pm 31-year-old Anrew Clark Moffitt of Greenfield was arrested by Greenfield Police for Forgery.

On August 6th three arrests were reported. At 9:52pm Gage Lloyd Ralph Koder of Casey was arrested by Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. At 9:48pm 24-year-old Cameron James Stark of Casey was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. At 12:34pm 22-year-old Cody Allen Vanotterloo of Clive was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies on a valid arrest warrant.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the annual Federal Recreational Trails program funding cycle. Applications are due by October 1. This year, additional funding is available for trail maintenance and paving projects that will be able to be let by October 30, 2019. Such projects would include but are not limited to overlays, paving of granular trails, and minor rehabilitation to non-historic bridges. These projects should not include significant grading, installation of new culverts, or other significant ground disturbance. Ongoing trail maintenance such as mowing, sweeping, and general repair are considered trail operating costs and are not eligible projects for this program.

All applications received will be reviewed according to the standard program criteria:
• The degree of innovative trail sharing to accommodate motorized and non-motorized use.
• The number of compatible user groups allowed on the facility.
• The facilitation of access for use by persons with disabilities, older citizens, economically disadvantaged and other special groups.
• The development of trail linkages.
• The creation of opportunities for new partnerships.
• The furtherance of goals of Iowa’s SCORP, Iowa Trails 2000, or a regional/county/municipal plan.
• The usage of grant funds to leverage other investments (in services and materials, as well as dollars).
• The level of citizen involvement in the project’s concept and implementation.
• The degree to which the project ties in to other trails, natural, cultural, or recreational areas.
• The level of public/private partnerships for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the project.
• The degree the project will result in the cleanup of an area.

Applications totaling the $1.3 million annual appropriation for the program will be selected for award based on these criteria. Up to $2.0 million in additional program funds will be available for award to trail maintenance and paving project applications submitted in this funding cycle. This additional funding will be awarded according to the following priorities:
• Likelihood of the project to meet federal requirements without excessive delay, and
• Construction contract let by October 30, 2019.

All applications must meet the eligibility requirements for the Federal Recreational Trail program, be submitted by an eligible applicant, and, if awarded, meet all other federal program requirements through the development of the project including compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Buy America requirements for iron or steel incorporated into the project, etc. The maximum federal share for any project is up to 80 percent of total eligible project costs. This is a cost reimbursement program.

For more information, please review the program guidance on the Iowa DOT website at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/grant-programs/federal-and-state-recreational-trails or email or call Yvonne Diller at yvonne.diller@iowadot.us or 515-239-1252.

The Adair County Board of Supervisors are set to meet for a regular session on Wednesday morning at 9:00am in the boardroom at the Adair County Courthouse.

On their agenda is a manure management update. They will hear a report from County Engineer Nick Kauffman with regards to a new hire approval for bridge crew, discussion of cell phone policy, and report of maintenance and activities.

The board is also set to hear from EMA Director Bob Kempf with a discussion on part-time employees.

Finally the board will hear from Karen Seley with discussion on the wind farm project.

(Radio Iowa) — The first part of a three-part farm aid package is scheduled to be rolled out by the U-S-D-A in about three weeks. Bill Northey, the agency’s Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services, says more details will be out soon on what’s being called a market facilitation program.

“That is looking to get stood up right after Labor Day,” Northey says. “Right now, the target is September 4th of Labor Day. As we get a little closer, we’ll get some more information, but in the next couple of weeks there’ll be more information coming out so that folks will be ready for sign-up.” Northey, a former Iowa Ag Secretary, says the delay on the program’s details is because they’re still working on the rule-making part of the process.

“We’ll have a rule that will come out. It will actually be noticed in the federal register before that time,” Northey says. “That’s one of the reasons we’re not able to share what the final rules are because we’re in the process of that. That should all be done so that folks will be able to go in and actively get signed up that first week in September.” Northey says they’re trying to make it so producers can certify their production numbers as simply as possible.

“Once we announce rates and the method for the producer to be able to determine whether they want to participate or not, that’s going to be as simple as we can as well,” he says. “We’re going to have more information on farmers.gov — that’s a website that we’re getting more information to.” Northey also encourages farmers and ranchers to visit that site for more details on the tariff aid package.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A December sentencing has been scheduled for an Iowa man accused of selling fraudulent life insurance policies and keeping the money.
Prosecutors say a jury last week found 59-year-old Roger Goodwin guilty of seven counts of mail fraud. His sentencing is set for Dec. 19 in U.S. District Court in Des Moines.

Prosecutors say that between 2013 and August 2016, Goodwin recommended life insurance or annuity contracts to several clients and then deposited their checks in his bank account.

Authorities say the Windsor Heights, Iowa, man used part of the money for his personal expenses and some of it to repay other clients or make payments to insurance companies on behalf of other clients.