The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports two men being held in the Pott. County Jail, were presented with additional warrants, Monday. 32-year old Troy Maurice Taylor, of Council Bluffs, who was being held in the jail on Forgery, 2 counts of ID Theft and 3 counts of Altering a written instrument, was presented with a warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $7,000. And, 22-year old Christopher D’Sean Thomas, of Council Bluffs, who was being held on nearly two dozen other charges, was presented with a warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree.  Bond was set at $5,727. Both men were returned to the custody of Corrections staff after having their warrants read to them.

And, 39-year old Richard Joseph Polak was transported Monday from the Washington County (IA) Jail to the Pott. County Jail, where he was wanted on a warrant for Collecting or attempting to collect, fraudulent winnings.

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• 3 1/2 cups rhubarb stalks cut into 1/2″ pieces (trim away and discard leaves and trim ends)
• 2 cups strawberries, stemmed and sliced
• 3/4 cup to 1 cup sugar (depending upon how tart/sweet you like your pie)
• 4 tablespoons of quick cooking (minute) tapioca
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 double crust pie dough recipe for a 9″ pie (or your favorite pie crust recipe)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Toss rhubarb and strawberries with sugar, tapioca, salt and zest in a large bowl and gently combine.  Let sit for 10 minutes.

3. Roll out 1 pastry dough disk, line pie dish, trim to 1/2″ from edge, fill with strawberry/rhubarb filling.

4. Roll out the second dough disk, place on top of filling, trim the edges to an inch from the edge of the pie dish, crimp and score.

5. Place pie on the middle rack and place baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any juices that might spill over.  Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake an additional 40-50 minutes.  The pie is done when the crust is nicely browned and the filling is thick and bubbly.  Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.  Serve warm or cold.  If you do cool to room temperature, the juices will have more time to thicken.

Creston Police took a report of vehicle vandalism, Monday, and arrested a woman on a Theft charge. A man residing in the 500 block of N. Division Street, in Creston, reported to police someone had shot his vehicle with what appeared to have been paintballs. The incident, which happened Sunday night or early Monday morning, caused about $150 damage.

And, authorities say 41-year old Cari Langille, of Creston, was arrested Monday afternoon for Theft in the 5th Degree. She was cited at the scene and released on a promise to appear in court.

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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mason City’s mayor says a Minnesota tomato grower is proposing to build a hydroponic facility in a Mason City industrial park. Mayor Bill Schickel announced Monday that Owatonna, Minnesota-based Bushel Boy is planning a $35 million project that would occupy about 80 acres and could bring 50 new jobs to Mason City.

The city would have to pay about $223,000 for its 20 percent share of the cost to build a two-lane road for the facility. The state would pay the rest of the cost if a development grant is approved. The city also would have to extend water and sewer lines to the site.

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County, Monday, released a report on arrests. Just before 3-a.m. Saturday, 24-year old Kenneth Wayne Gerner, of Bellevue, NE., was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Bond $1,000). Friday night, 20-year old Destiny Skie Zaner, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and cited for having no valid driver’s license (Bond $300). Early Friday morning, 39-year old Brian James Johnson, of Des Moines, was arrested at the Mills County Jail for Forgery and Driving under suspension (Bond $5,300).

Thursday morning, 20-year old Chase Zachary Stewart, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a Mills County warrant for Probation Violation (Bond $5,000). And, Thursday night, 43-year old Ian Leigh McClinton, of Omaha, was arrested on I-29 for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense, and no valid driver’s license (Bond $1,300).

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines City Council intends to consider banning high-capacity magazines and trigger devices that make guns even more deadly. The council unanimously backed a motion Monday to have ordinances prepared for banning the magazines and trigger activators such as bump stocks. Stocks such as those used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting let semi-automatic guns fire nearly as fast as fully automatic machine guns.

Council Josh Mandelbaum made the motion, and he says the council doesn’t intend to come “after every gun in town.” He says city leaders do intend, however, to “protect our citizens from mass shootings.”

The federal government already has banned bump stocks. Several states and cities have banned high-capacity magazines such as those used last week by a man who killed 12 people at a municipal building in Virginia.

(Radio Iowa) — The U.S. House has approved a 19 BILLION dollar disaster relief package that includes flood aid for Iowans and the president’s likely to sign it into law yet this week. The bill passed the U.S. Senate late last month, but three House Republicans blocked a procedural move last week to send the bill to the president. They argued it added to the deficit and failed to provide money to federal agencies that manage migrants at the southern border.

Fifty-eight House Republicans voted against the aid package last (Monday) night, but it passed with the support of 354 House members, including all four Iowans.  Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines says it’s a “crucial bill” that provides money to help Iowans “rebuild and recover.”

Senator Chuck Grassley says the bill includes financial help for farmers who lost stored grain to flooding. First district Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque says Iowa flood victims “desperately need” this help from the federal government.

Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City says while he’s pleased the bill passed, he said it was “despicable” for Republicans to block its advance last week.

(Radio Iowa) — A Creighton University economics professor predicts many Nebraska sports fan will start trekking to Iowa for game days because the state’s casinos will soon start taking bets on sporting events.  “It will move them over to Council Bluffs, there’s no doubt about that.”

Ernie Goss is co-author of a 2007 book titled “Governing Fortune: Casino Gambling in America.” Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for states to legalize betting on sports. Officials say some time this summer, the rules will be in place and gamblers will be able to wager on sports inside one of the 19 casinos in Iowa.

They’ll also be able to sign up at one of the casinos for a sports betting app — letting them place bets from anywhere in Iowa. “Is it a wise move? It’s an inevitable move,” Goss says. “And we’re going to more and more to where we’re going to have parties at our houses where you don’t even have to go to the bar, you can sit in your house and bet at the same time.”

Goss made his comments during a weekend appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program. Goss has consistently argued casinos profit off habitual gamblers and that the industry’s benefit to the economy is “an illusion.” Goss released a report five years ago indicating states with casinos had lower economic growth than states that did not legalize casino gambling.