The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), reports 28-year old Joshua Tyler Herron appeared at the Sheriff’s Office late Monday morning, to turn himself-in. Herron was wanted on a Pott. County warrant for Violation of Probation. He was transported to the Pott. County Jail and turned over to Jail staff. And, Sheriff’s Deputies responded Monday night to a residence where the rear door had been kicked-in.

The resident told deputies there was damage to the door, and identified the possible suspect as 31-year old Myles Dustin Longcor, of Henderson. The damage to the door was documented and the victim was provided with a case number. A search for Longcor was unsuccessful. And, two men wanted on warrants were transported by deputies Monday from the Monona County Jail to the Pott. County Jail, to address their warrants for Escape from Custody and Violation of Probation, respectively.

Members of the CAM School District’s Board of Education will meet in a special session 8-a.m. Wednesday in the CAM High School Media Center. During the brief session, the Board will present the CAM District’s opening offer to CAMEA (the CAM Education Assoc.). During their meeting last week, CAMEA presented its initial 2019-2020 Master Contract proposal, which included a 4% increase on salary, with a one year contract.  The initial proposal also included a request to keep the employee handbook language the same as it is currently.

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• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon instant minced onion
• 8 oz. package cream cheese (soft)
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 8 oz. noodles or spaghetti
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup dairy sour cream
• 1/3 cup diced onion

Pan fry beef in large skillet and cook until pink color disappears.  Pour off drippings.  Add salt, onion and tomato sauce.  Cook about 1 minute and remove from heat.  Cook noodles according to directions and drain.  Mix together cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, green pepper and onion.  Add cooked noodles and stir to blend.  Pour into greased 3 quart casserole and top with meat mixture.  Sprinkle parsley flakes over top if desired.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until bubbly.  Makes 8 servings.

(Sharon Smith)

Police in Creston report 26-year old Johnathan Dakotah Davor Vert, of Creston, was arrested late Monday night. Vert was taken into custody at around 11:53-p.m., for Public Intoxication. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. Authorities said also, Central Iowa Furniture, in Creston, reported Monday that sometime between Saturday and Sunday, the building was egged. The damage was estimated at $10.

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MANLY, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a northern Iowa dog breeding operation has been charged with animal neglect. Worth County court records say 66-year-old Barbara Kavars, of Manly, is charged with 17 counts. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for her. Court records say Kavars was holding Samoyed dogs in inhumane conditions when officials raided her operation on Nov. 12 and visited at other times. The records say the 17 dogs had fur matted by feces, skin conditions leading to fur loss, painful wounds, intestinal parasites and other maladies.

The records also say the dogs’ kennels lacked food and had water containers that were filled with ice. Kavars denied any wrongdoing and told officials she didn’t think the dogs needed additional care.

(Radio Iowa) — As temperatures gradually rise in Iowa during in springtime, so do gasoline prices. Rose White, spokeswoman for Triple-A-Iowa, says motorists across the state are shelling out more to fill the tank than they did a month ago. “Iowa motorists are paying an average of $2.56 a gallon, which is three-cents higher compared to the state average reported a year ago,” White says. “During the past month, the average price for a gallon of unleaded fuel in Iowa has increased 28-cents a gallon.”

With winter behind us, Iowans are driving more and that’s driving up demand — and prices at the pump.”We do see crude oil prices climb higher and often that is because many of the refineries are curbing production because they do have seasonal maintenance checks,” White says, “but we also see the higher demand as we start approaching the summer travel months.”Sometimes it pays to shop around for gas, as the price varies about 15-cents a gallon from one end of the state to the other. “Some of the lowest prices in the state right now can be found in Council Bluffs, where the average is currently $2.52 a gallon,” White says. “Some of the highest prices can be found in Dubuque where the average there is currently $2.67.”

The statewide average of two-56 a gallon is five cents cheaper than the national average. Triple-A says the nation’s least expensive markets are Utah and Alabama at $2.34, while the highest state average is in California where motorists are paying $3.43 a gallon.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Indiana man took a plea deal on the day jury selection was to begin for his Iowa murder trial. Webster County District Court records say 26-year-old Phillip Williams, of Lafayette, Indiana, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder, desecration of a corpse and being an accessory after the fact. He’d originally pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder, which carries a life sentence.

The records say Williams’ plea deal calls for a 32-year sentence. Sentencing is set for April 22. Prosecutors say Williams and 27-year-old Mackenzie Knigge killed 26-year-old Jessica Gomez, of Fort Dodge, in August 2017. Gomez’s burned body was found in a field near Clare. Knigge’s trial is scheduled to begin June 10.

(Radio Iowa) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is warning that flood concerns are rising in northwest and north central Iowa. “This is not just a southwest Iowa situation,” Naig said. “It’s bad there, but folks need to be preparing and try to take precautions.” Until the waters recede, it’s hard to assess the condition of cropland. It’s likely sand will be left behind in many places, along with other debris. “That can really impact folks for longer than one growing season,” Naig said.

Another hurdle for the looming 2019 spring planting season is large farm equipment cannot travel on rural gravel roads that are in such soggy shape. “Be hopeful that drier conditions will prevail and we’ll end up with a largely normal spring planting season over most of the state,” Naig says, “but hard to imagine that those folks impacted by flooding today are going to have anything close to a normal growing season.”

Naig is advising farmers in the current flood zone to contact their local U-S-D-A service center to talk through what federal assistance or loans may be available. “Everybody’s situation is just a little bit different,” Naig said. “How you’ve marketed your grain, what your insurance coverage is and so it’s hard to say with a broad brush just how every individual producer would be impacted.”

Crop insurance does not cover the grain once it’s been harvested. Some farmers who have an “umbrella” policy to cover all sorts of losses might be able to make a claim for spoiled grain in storage. Grain bins have been damaged by the flooding, plus corn or soybeans inside a bin that’s been swamped may be swelling and cause more damage to the structure.