(Radio Iowa) — Clear Lake police are asking for the public’s help in finding heirlooms from fallen rocker Ritchie Valens’ family reporting missing after the Winter Dance Party festivities last week. The Clear Lake Police Department on Sunday responded to the theft report of two picture collages and one movie poster belonging to the Valens family. The items were reportedly taken from the Best Western Motor Lodge in Clear Lake on Saturday from a conference room during a family luncheon.

The return of the items is a primary concern for the family, saying they are precious heirlooms, with the actual value still being determined. If anyone has any information about this case, they are asked to contact the Clear Lake Police Department

The Atlantic Fire Department was called at around 8:10-a.m., to assist firefighters from Brayton, who are battling a residential structure fire. The blaze was at 3144 Goldfinch Place, northwest of Brayton. No other details are currently available.

LITTLETON, Iowa (AP) — A project that will remove a dam from the Wapsipinicon River in eastern Iowa may create hazardous ice conditions for snowmobilers and ice anglers upstream. The Iowa Natural Resources Department says work is expected to begin Monday on the Littleton Dam in Buchanan County. Rock rapids are being emplaced so the water will pool to about the same level provided by the low-head dam.

Officials say water under the ice upstream will drop as the dam is removed, leaving several feet of empty space beneath. What appears to be stable ice could collapse unpredictably. The low-head dam presented a danger over the years. Nine people have died near the dam since it was built in 1934.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest Thursday night, of 29-year old Jennifer Ann Self. The Creston woman was arrested on a charge of Theft in the 2nd Degree, and was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond. Authorities said also, a Creston woman residing in the 300 block of N. Sycamore Street reported Thursday morning, that sometime between 3:40-and 5-p.m. Wednesday, someone took a wedding ring out of her vehicle while she was at work. The loss was estimated at $100.

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ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed for a man accused of killing his grandmother in western Iowa. Monona County District Court records say a judge Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the new trial starting date for 21-year-old Eliot Stowe. The trial had been scheduled to begin this coming Tuesday. Stowe has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. He’s accused of fatally beating 66-year-old Cheryl Stowe at the home they shared in rural Castana. Her body was found June 27 about a mile and a half from the home.

His attorney has filed notice to the court that Stowe will use an insanity defense .