DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court is upholding the search of a high school football player’s equipment bag that uncovered a loaded handgun and drugs. The court ruled Friday that Dunkerton High School officials had grounds to search Mar’yo Lindsey Jr.’s bag in 2013, rejecting arguments that it violated his constitutional rights.

The case arose when Lindsey got injured on the field during a road game. Before going to the hospital, Lindsey told school officials to make sure that a specific student got his bag and that nobody else should take it.

That raised their suspicions. The superintendent later searched the bag after putting it on the floor and hearing a “clunk” that he believed was a gun. He found marijuana and a loaded long-barreled handgun in a backpack inside the bag.

DENISON, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa police chief who’d been disciplined for lewd and offensive computer images has lost his job.

Denison Mayor Dan Leinen said Thursday that he’d asked for Chief John Emswiler’s resignation, which Emswiler submitted earlier in the day. Leinen says he’d sought Emswiler’s exit for personnel reasons he wouldn’t describe. The mayor denied reports that they were connected to the images found on the chief’s computer.

A former Denison officer had reported that Emswiler had pictures of his staff on his computer and that Emswiler would use editing software to put “their heads on different stuff.” The city attorney said the chief was disciplined and that the city considered the matter closed.

A public phone listing for Emswiler couldn’t be found Friday.

Relay for Life returns to the Atlantic High School Track tonight.  The Festivities get under way with the Survivor dinner at the Atlantic High School Commons, registration starting at 4:30pm, meal at 5:00pm.  Then Relay will kick off at 6:00pm on the track with the survivor lap.  Lots of other entertainment, food, and education will be available throughout the night.

One stop you won’t want to miss at Relay is the Smart Shoppe. Located under the TV Store red tents on the North end of the infield, the Smart Shoppe is full of family-friendly activities, healthy food samples and information for the whole family.

“We have a great variety of information and activities under the tent this year, be sure to stop in and see us at Relay”, says Kate Olson, Smart Shoppe Chair and Program Coordinator and ISU Extension in Cass County. “We open after the survivors lap at 6 PM, and will be there until 8.”

According to Olson, a variety of local groups will be set up in the Smart Shoppe.

Cass County Health Systems Outpatient Clinic will have a photo booth with fun props, where Relay participants can take a fun photo to help “Picture a Cure”. The will also have information on their services and fun giveaways for the kids.

Cass County Extension will be featuring information on upcoming healthy living programs, as well as resources for a healthy lifestyle. You can also pick up a free snack, made from recipes on their Spend Smart, Eat Smart website. Chose from healthy trail mix or a frozen fruit salad. All snack ingredients were donated by your Atlantic Hy Vee Food store.

Information and giveaways on programs such as Quitline Iowa, Well Woman, Care For Yourself and others will also be available for folks to pick up in the Smart Shoppe.

In addition, the Smart Shoppe will again be hosting the people’s choice judging, and silent auction for decorated Angel Food Cakes, also donated by Atlantic Hy Vee. Teams and other relay supporters will have decorated cakes on hand, in a variety of themes, for participants to view and enjoy, as well as bid on. All proceeds from the silent auction will be matched by the local Royal Neighbors group.

Ice cold water bottles, donated by Atlantic Coca Cola bottling, will also be available to help Relay-ers cool down, and can be picked up at the Smart Shoppe tent.

The Glenwood Police Department reports one arrest on Thursday.  20-year-old Kameron Myers of Glenwood was arrested on a Mills County Warrant for Driving Under Suspension.  Myers was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $500 cash or surety bond.

A Red Oak woman was arrested Friday morning at 6:43am for trespassing.  Officers were called to 610 N 1st Street in Red Oak for a report of an unwanted person on the property.  After speaking with the victim she stated that the defendant was up next to her house plucking the flowers from her rose bushes.  Officers then arrested 86-year-old Lois Marilyn Nelson of Red Oak for Simple Trespass.  The homeowner has an active no trespass notice on Nelson from previous incidents.

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Creston Police report two arrests and one reported vehicle theft on Thursday.

At 2:14pm officers arrested 55-year-old Kimberly Lynn Reed at her residence at 1102 Higbee Street in Creston on a charge of Simple Assault. She was later released from the Ringgold County Jail on $300 bond. At that same residence 17-year-old Mariah Lynn Reed was referred to Juvenile Authorities on the charge of Simple Assault.

Also at 4:16pm Quality Glass Company of Creston reported that a vehicle owned by Tyler Aaron Kelley of Creston was stolen from their parking lot at 601 E Taylor Street. The loss was estimated at $5,000.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors met at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22nd with all members present. The board approved permits to display fireworks during the meeting.  One approval went to the Jeffrey Andersen family for display of fireworks on July 3rd. The other approval went to the Atlantic Jaycees for fireworks display on July 4th.

The Supervisors also approved County budget expenditure appropriations and transfers for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 to June 20, 2017.

The Board also heard from County Engineer Charles Marker on current road projects.

The Board’s next meeting will be held Thursday, June 30th at 8:30am in the boardroom at the Cass County Courthouse.   Their agenda is listed below:

8:30 Call meeting to order

Approve Agenda

Approve Prior Meeting Minutes

Report: Cass Co. Attorney

ACTION: Fireworks display permits (CODE OF IOWA, Chapter 727)

ACTION: Review FY2016 expense appropriations and amend if necessary

ACTION: Receive certifications from county officers for base salaries of their deputies and certify base salaries of deputies to the county auditor

ACTION: Determine the compensation of ‘other employees’

Report: Cass Co. Engineer – Secondary Roads Update

Report: Cass Co. Mental Health/Disabilities Services & General Assistance

Report: Cass Co. Engineer – Secondary Roads Update

Report: Cass Co. Mental Health/Disabilities Services & General Assistance

UNSCHEDULED: Time for those without an appointment to address the Board

(Limit 5 minutes)

Committee Meeting Reports: As attended

Reports Filed-

ACTION: Approve claims

Adjournment

Food Preservation Basics Course Coming Up June 28

Pre-Registration Requested by Monday

Local residents interested in food preservation are invited to Food Preservation 101, a two-hour overview of general food preservation principles. The class includes current recommendations for canning, freezing and drying, display of equipment and utensils and sources for safe and tested food preservation information.  The course will be held Tuesday, June 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Cass County Extension office in Atlantic. Fee for the course is $5 per person, and includes all materials, recipes, etc. Pre-registration is requested by Monday, June 27 by calling 712-243-1132 or emailing xcass@iastate.edu.

Cass County Extension also offers pressure canner dial gauge testing by appointment.  Dial gauge pressure canners should be tested annually for accuracy. Dial gauges will also be tested at the end of the Food Preservation 101 program on June 28 for any participants interested.

One of two women wanted by Council Bluffs Police after a theft and crash incident on Monday has turned herself in. On Thursday at 10:15pm Michelle Lynn Kuhl reported to Pottawattamie County Corrections and turned herself in to Council Bluffs Police. She was then booked into Corrections for several warrants related to the Monday incident.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of 52-year old Michelle Kuhl and 27-year old Amanda Wilson, both of Council Bluffs on Tuesday. The nature of the charges have still not been publicly released. Both women fled with a child from a Council Bluffs hospital they were transported to, before police arrived. They had been taken to the facility following an accident that took place late Monday evening, after one of the women allegedly took a package off the front porch of a residence, sometime before 9-p.m., Monday. When the homeowner confronted the suspect, she jumped into an SUV occupied by a female driver and the child. The SUV was struck broadside at the intersection of 25th and Avenue E by a Chrysler Minivan. The impact flipped the SUV flipped onto its top.

The warrants for Amanda K. Wilson are still active. As with any wanted party, the public is asked not to contact these parties and notify local law enforcement if they are sighted. Anyone with information on the location of Wilson is asked to call Council Bluffs Crime Stoppers at 712‐328‐STOP (712‐328‐7867).