Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report the arrest early this (Monday) morning, of a woman in Treynor. A Deputy responding at around 12-a.m. to a disturbance call on Lamar Drive, in Treynor, arrested 27-year old Meagan Ashley Marie Conner, of Treynor, for Domestic Abuse Assault causing injury/1st offense. On Friday:

• Pott. County Jail inmate, 37-year old Maurice T. Bass, Sr., was presented with a warrant for Violation of Probation.
• 38-year old Seth R. Carmel, of Omaha, who was visiting an inmate at the jail, was arrested Friday on a Nebraska warrant for being a Fugitive from Justice.
• A Sheriff’s Deputy called to a residence in the 200 block of N. Central Street, Friday afternoon, arrested 43-year old Kathy Gerhardt, on a warrant for Violation of Probation.
• 48-year old Kenneth O. Rutherford, of Council Bluffs, who was being held in the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC), was transferred to the Pott. County Jail, Friday morning, where he was wanted on a warrant for Driving While Barred ($2,000 bond), and on a hold for another facility.
• 37-year old Trinidad Barradas-Melandres, of Omaha, was transported from the OCC to the Pott. County Jail, Friday, to address a warrant for Indecent Contact with a Child ($2,000 bond), and to be held for another facility.
• Friday morning, 28-year old Anthony Ernest Robinson, Jr., turned himself-in to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, to address a warrant for Violation of Probation.
• 38-year old Robert Michael Uyeda, of Missouri Valley was transported to the Pott. County Jail, Friday, by Harrison County Deputies. He was wanted on a warrant for Contempt of Court.
• And, 31-year old Crystal M. Donovan, of Omaha, was transported from the Douglas County, NE. Jail to Pott. County, Friday, to address a warrant for Violation of Probation.

(Radio Iowa) — Police in Waterloo are investigating the suspicious death of a teenager. On Sunday morning, officers were called to a residential street where they found an unresponsive male lying face down on the sidewalk. The victim has been identified as 16-year-old Tayshaun Jenkins. Initial reports indicated it was a hit-and-run accident. Investigators say no other information about Jenkins’ death is being released until they receive the autopsy results.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa safety agency has proposed fining a Dubuque manufacturer nearly $26,000 over the workplace death of a Wisconsin man. The Telegraph Herald reports that the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued a citation to A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co. Each of the hazards cited carry fines of nearly $13,000.

Authorities say 46-year-old Dennis Hall died Dec. 6 after becoming trapped in equipment at the plant. OSHA investigators say Hall “fell through the unguarded floor hole to a moving conveyor and was transported into other mechanical hazards resulting in fatal injuries.” He’d worked for McDonald for five years and lived in Potosi, Wisconsin.

The company makes water works brass, plumbing valves, pumps and water systems, and high-pressure gas valves and meter bars.

The Creston Police Department reports there were two arrests over the past few days and three incidents of vandalism. At around 8-p.m. Friday, 28-year old Matthew Edwin Thomas, of Creston, was arrested at his residence for Simple Assault. And, at around 3:40-a.m. today (Monday), 20-year old Austin Brian Lanny Benge, of Orient, was arrested in Creston for Driving Under Suspension. Both men were released on bond.

And, there were three reports of vehicles sustaining broken windows in Creston over the weekend. The incidents, which happened sometime Friday or Saturday, caused a total of $700 damage. The incidents took place in the 500 and 100 blocks of W. Montgomery Street, along with the 100 block of Manor Drive.

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 63-year-old care program supervisor has been accused of sexually abusing a client in Davenport. Scott County court records say Bruce Enger is charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. The records say the alleged victim has been a client of REM Iowa for six years.

REM Iowa serves adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Enger’s responsibilities including supervising the residence in which the alleged victim lived.

(Radio Iowa) — This is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and the man who runs the state Gambling Treatment Program says it’s a good time to take a close look at the issue. Eric Pruess, says the number of problem gamblers remains small, but they shouldn’t be overlooked.

Eric Preuss

“Many Iowans are impacted by problem gambling and they continue to gamble because they just don’t know. They don’t know why they have a problem, they don’t know what problem gambling is, or where to get help. Problem gambling should not go unnoticed,” he says.

Pruess says the most recent studies show how prevalent gambling is in Iowa. He says nearly nine in ten adult Iowans have gambled in their lifetime, seven in 10 gambled in the last 12 months, and about four in ten gambled in the last 30 days.  Pruess says everyone needs to know help is out there. “The good news is that prevention is effective, treatment works and recovery is possible,” according to Pruess. “As of January first 2019, I-D-P-H now contracts with 19 local agencies to provide problem gambling treatment, prevention and recovery support services in 19 service regions that encompass all 999 counties in Iowa.”

He says the results of treatment are encouraging. He says 66 percent reported dissatisfaction with life when starting treatment, and that dropped to 24 percent at discharge. While 50 percent reported being late in paying bills at admission to treatment — which fell to 25 percent when they were released. Pruess says the creation “Your Life Iowa” gives people struggling with addiction a place to go. “Help and information is available 24-seven 365 via phone, text and on-line chat,” Pruess says. He says it is also the home to 1-800-BETTSOFF.org for those who need help with problem gambling.

He says they have had more than 65-thousand visits in the last year, with most of the page visits being for problem gambling. Pruess says there are a variety of way they can help and he encourages anyone with concerns to visit the website.