Authorities in Montgomery County report two separate drug-related arrests, Sunday. At around 9:50-p.m., Red Oak Police arrested 37-year old Luke Daniel Rinehart, of Red Oak, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Violation of a No Contact Order. Rinehart was taken into custody in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

And, at around 5:15-p.m., Sunday, Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested 23-year old Adam L. Schmidt, of Lincoln, NE., for Possession of Marijuana. Schmidt was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A round of elections in Iowa this month will ask some public sector workers whether they want to keep their unions or dismantle them. The elections, beginning Tuesday, will be one of the biggest tests of labor strength in Iowa since a new law eliminated many collective bargaining rights for most public employees. Union leaders say the elections and the law aim to weaken workers’ rights and one official questioned logistics. The agency overseeing the elections says it will be fair.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The first of four finalists to be Iowa State University’s next president has been named. The Iowa Board of Regents says Sonny Ramaswamy will visit campus Monday to meet with faculty, staff and students. The next president will be chose on Oct. 23.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A bankruptcy petition filed by a California-based developer of a 12-story historic art deco building in downtown Sioux City has been dismissed. The Sioux City Journal reports the move paves the way for foreclosure proceedings on the Badgerow Building to resume. A federal judge in California on Wednesday granted Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust’s motion to dismiss the bankruptcy filing by Mako One Corp., of Carlsbad, California.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa. The Quad-City Times reports that 74-year-old Norma Jean Adams pleaded guilty Friday to commission of an unlawful activity. Prosecutors say Adams was using the name Norma LaMantia while serving as the executive director of the nonprofit association. A state audit found that she had misused at least $169,000 over a five-year period.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The first of four finalists to be Iowa State University’s next president has been named. The Iowa Board of Regents says Sonny Ramaswamy will visit campus Monday to meet with faculty, staff and students. Ramaswamy is currently director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in Washington D.C.

After all four finalists visit campus, the Regents will meet on Oct. 23 to choose the next president. Iowa State’s former President Steven Leath left to become the president of Auburn University.

Council Bluffs Police are investigating a shots fired incident. Authorities say that at around 8-a.m. today (Sunday), officers responded to several 911 calls of shots being fired in the 600 block of Stutsman. A white, possibly Chevy, pickup truck was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed.

Upon arrival officers located several vehicles and a residence that had sustained damage. Officers checked the area and made contact with residents to ascertain if there was anyone injured. As of this time no injuries have been reported to police in reference to this incident.

The area was closed off to traffic while Council Bluffs Crime Lab processed the scene and collected evidence.

Anyone with information in reference to the incident is urged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at (712) 328-4728 or you can call Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP (7867).

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A round of elections in Iowa this month will ask some public sector workers whether they want to keep their unions or dismantle them. The elections are scheduled over a two-week period beginning Tuesday. They will be one of the biggest tests of labor strength in Iowa since a new law eliminated many collective bargaining rights for most public sector employees.

The law includes a provision requiring workers to vote periodically on their union representation. It counts non-participants as votes against the union. Union leaders argue the elections and the law aim to weaken workers’ rights. The president of the largest public workers union also says he’s concerned about the logistics of the elections, which will be held online and by phone.

The head of the agency overseeing the elections says the process will be efficient, fair and transparent.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A bankruptcy petition filed by a California-based developer of a 12-story historic art deco building in downtown Sioux City has been dismissed. The Sioux City Journal reports the move paves the way for foreclosure proceedings on the Badgerow Building to resume.

A federal judge in California on Wednesday granted Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust’s motion to dismiss the bankruptcy filing by Mako One Corp., of Carlsbad, California.

The bank filed for foreclosure on the Badgerow Building in April, saying Mako, its managing partner Bruce DeBolt and two other limited liability companies defaulted on a $6 million bond agreement to help finance work to renovate the building. The bank said at the time that it was owed more than $4.4 million.

The Badgerow Building was built in 1933 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Police in Red Oak report 37-year old Daniel Bruce Clemons, Junior, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 6:15-p.m. Saturday, for Simple Assault. Clemons, Jr. was taken into custody at the intersection of Eastern and Summit Streets in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred in the 200 block of East Nuckols Street. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections in Davenport report 47-year old Christopher Barry Wheeler, who was convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree and Voluntary Absence in Scott County and Attempted Burglary and Forgery in Muscatine County, failed to report back to the Davenport Work Release/OWI Center as required, Saturday.

Wheeler is a 47-year-old white male, height 5’10”, and weighing 198 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on July 12, 2017.  Persons with information on Wheeler’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Christopher B. Wheeler

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:45 a.m. CDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa. The Quad-City Times reports that 74-year-old Norma Jean Adams pleaded guilty Friday to commission of an unlawful activity. Prosecutors say Adams was using the name Norma LaMantia while serving as the executive director of the nonprofit association. A state audit found that she had misused at least $169,000 over a five-year period.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man convicted in August of attempted murder for firing more than a dozen shots at a Woodbury County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison _ the maximum he could get. The Sioux City Journal reports that 25-year-old Melvin Spencer was sentenced Friday in Woodbury County District Court. Prosecutors say Spencer fired 16 shots at Deputy Mike Lenz on Feb. 26 after a vehicle chase. Lenz wasn’t hit, but at least five rounds struck his patrol vehicle.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — A Decorah man faces charges after authorities found dead feeder calves on his property. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 51-year-old Craig Scott Underbakke was arrested on charges of livestock neglect and seven counts of failure to dispose of livestock. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office investigated after receiving a report Tuesday about the conditions at Underbakke’s farm west of Burr Oak and found 24 dead feeder calves.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Barrel Drive-In in Clear Lake, known for its broasted chicken and homemade root beer, has closed after nearly six decades, and some of the local are voicing their displeasure. Julie Pals is a local photographer who snapped pictures of the diner’s iconic barrel being hauled away Sept. 29. She tells the Globe Gazette that she’s sad about the diner closing and had been hoping it could be saved.

(Radio Iowa) — The deadline is approaching to submit nominations for hometown heroes from Iowa and Nebraska who will be recognized during the Hawkeyes-vs-Huskers football game next month. Tammy Lee, executive director of the North and Western Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross, says it’s become an annual tradition, singling out valuable local leaders in both states.

Lee says, “We’re looking for people who have given of themselves either in a lifesaving act or through service to their communities, gifts to others, that have been unrecognized largely.” She encourages residents in both states to fill out the simple online form and nominate someone for the award.

“We want you to look around to your friends and neighbors and see who is deserving of recognition,” Lee says. “If they’re selected, one person from Iowa, one person from Nebraska, they will be honored at the Heroes Game on the 24th of November.” That game will be played in Lincoln this year. Some of the previous years’ honorees have been recognized for heroic, life-saving acts.

Lee says, “We also have recognized folks who have taken on a number of children in their community, that have taken on special projects, that over time maybe haven’t done anything that would seem significant in terms of a single event, but people recognize they’re genuinely good people and that their community is a better place for having them in it.”

The Iowa and Nebraska heroes will receive tickets to the game at Memorial Stadium and on-field recognition. They will also have their names and hometowns inscribed on the Hy-Vee Heroes Game trophy. The entry deadline is October 23rd. The winners will be made public on or around November 20th. Nominations can be made at: www.redcross.org/iowa