The Creston Police Department reports two people were arrested on separate drug-related charges over the weekend. Sunday afternoon, 27-year old Brady Salberg, of Lucas, was arrested in Creston for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $2,000. And, Friday morning, 24-year old Jessica Larkin, of Creston was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, as well as Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was later released on a $1,300 bond.

A woman from Oakville was arrested Friday afternoon in Creston. 27-year old June Quigley was arrested on a Washington County warrant for Violation of Probation. Quigley was released to Washington County authorities.

Late Friday morning, 31-year old Waymond Foster, Sr., of Afton, was arrested for Violation of Protective Order. He was later released on a $300 bond. And, a resident of the 600 block of N. Maple Street in Creston reported to police Friday afternoon, that sometime between 3-p.m. Thursday and 5:30-a.m. Friday, someone broke-off the driver’s side mirror on his vehicle, which was parked behind his residence. The damage was estimated at $100.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman injured in a Cedar Rapids apartment fire has died. A Cedar Rapids news release says 43-year-old Sharon Garnett died Saturday afternoon at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Firefighters sent to battle the blaze Friday afternoon had found Garnett in her bedroom. Authorities say a medical condition made it difficult for Garnett to escape.
Investigators think the fire started atop the stove in the kitchen.

(Radio Iowa) — A fire Sunday morning at the Hamilton County Maintenance Shed in Webster City destroyed thousands of dollars worth of equipment and leaves the county short of available snowplows. Webster City firefighters were called out at 5:15 a-m Sunday and were joined by firefighters from Duncombe, Stanhope and Woolstock as they worked at the scene for much of the day Sunday.

Hamilton County Maintenance Shed fire (Radio IA)

Hamilton County Engineer Nikki Stinn inspected the damage Sunday morning. She says the heating and air conditioning and half the building was lost along with two plow trucks, seven pickups, and a lot of other equipment.
Stinn says the two plow trucks are worth around 200-thousand dollars each and the seven pickups are worth around 30-thousand each. They are still figuring out the cost of the lost building and other equipment.

Stinn says the fire leaves them short of equipment if there is any winter weather — but they will adjust. “If we have to we’ll start our guys a little earlier and a few of them will have to make bigger rounds,” according to Stinn. “We generally do have just a spare truck or two — so we’ll be able to kind of pull equipment together and get everything covered if we do have some weather happening.” She says they could use road graders that normally work on gravel on the paved streets if they need to plow snow. “We will get it covered if we have events — it just might be a hair slower than normal,” Stinn says.

The State Fire Marshal has been called to help the Webster City fire department find the cause of the fire. No one was injured in the fire.

Police in Red Oak report 42-year old Nichole Suzanne Brayton, of Red Oak, was arrested just before 6-p.m. Sunday. Brayton was taken into custody in the 1000 block of E. Coolbaugh Street, for Domestic Abuse Asssault. She was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an initial court appearance.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrats in Iowa have re-elected Troy Price as chairman of the state party. It’s Price’s second term as state party chairman. Before first being elected last year, Price was part of several Democratic campaigns in Iowa, including those of former President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Des Moines say rescue crews have pulled the body of a man from the Des Moines River. Television station KCCI reports that the man’s body was found late Saturday afternoon after an hours-long search.

OSCEOLA, Iowa (AP) — The Clarke County prosecutor has again been arrested. Television station KCCI says outgoing Clark County Attorney Michelle Rivera was arrested Friday on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. Rivera, who lost her re-election bid in November, was arrested in October on suspicion of being drunk on the job in a Clark County courtroom.

WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — The chief operating officer for Waukee Community School District in central Iowa has turned himself in on charges related to improper spending at the district. Waukee police say 50-year-old Eric Rose turned himself at 7 a.m. Saturday. He’s charged with two counts of solicitation to commit a felony and one count of felonious misconduct in office. He was freed on $15,000 bond.