The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports nine people were arrested between last Friday and Christmas Day:

At around 9:40-p.m. on Dec. 25th, 57-year old Brian Lee Hanson, of Emerson, was arrested for Reckless use of Firearm. His bond was set at $300. Separately, 29-year old Bryce Franklin Simmons, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested for OWI/1st offense ( Bond: $1,000).

Three arrests took place in Mills County on Dec. 24th: 32-year old Frank B. Cates, of Clarinda, was arrested for Driving while Barred (Bond: $2,000); 23-year old Jeffery Steven Whitt, of Villisca, was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possessing Contraband and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Bond $5,300); and, 24-year old Seancody Lee Anderson, of Monroe, WI., was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance (Bond: $1,000).

At around 12:50-a.m. Saturday, 42-year old Chad Allen Fulton, of Malvern, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense, and Open Container (Bond $2,000).  And, there were three arrests Friday in Mills County:  51-year Darren Keith Brooks, of Pacific Junction, was arrested for Violation of Protection Order and Domestic Abuse Assault (No Bond); 54-year old Andrew Klusaw, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a Warrant for Violation of Probation (Bond $5,000); and, 51-year old Stephen Curtis Courtney, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Friday on a Warrant for Theft 1st and Ongoing Criminal Conduct (Bond $35,000).

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer, Wednesday (today), released a report on arrests dating back to Nov. 30th. Most recently, on Sunday, 27-year old Cassandra Preston Burcham-Hoagland, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on warrants for Violation of Probation and Failure to Appear. On Dec. 21st, 25-year old Joseph Ray Perkins of Audubon, was arrested by Audubon Police, for Domestic Abuse -3rd offense, Criminal Mischief -4th degree and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. On Dec. 20th, 30-year old Jay Robert Edwin Pedrin, of Audubon, was arrested for Domestic Abuse.

On Dec. 19th, 24-year old Kaz Ryan Cozad, of Audubon, was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation. On Dec. 16th, 79-year old James Lionel Wheeler, of Audubon, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. On Dec. 9th, 50-year old Paul Dana Kay, of Santee, California, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. On Dec. 5th, 40-year old Joshua Robert Sanders, of Audubon, was arrested for Domestic Abuse. And, on Nov. 30th, 19-year old Dakota Rain Toepfer, of Audubon, was arrested by Audubon Police on a Theft charge.

Police in Glenwood, Monday, arrested 43-year old Harold Seberger, of Oakland. Seberger was taken into custody for being a Fugitive from Justice. His cash or surety bond was set at $5,000. And, a Mills County Sheriff’s car was damaged when the vehicle struck a deer at around 6:50-p.m., Dec. 18th. Deputy Denise Jens, of Glenwood, was driving her assigned 2014 Dodge Charger patrol vehicle when she struck the deer on Highway 34. Damage to the cruiser was estimated at $3,000. There were no injuries reported.

(Radio Iowa) — Business leaders across the state are forecasting a solid start to the New Year for Iowa’s economy. Mike Ralston, president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, says the latest survey of the group’s past and current board members finds almost all of them plan to invest in equipment or facility expansions during the first quarter of 2019. “Sales are up, revenues are up, and hiring is up,” Ralston said. “All those things combine to make our folks feel pretty optimistic about the coming year.”

Mike Ralston

Nearly three-quarters of the business leaders surveyed say they expect increased sales during the year and almost all of them plan to make capital expenditures. According to Ralston, the state’s shortage of skilled workers tops their list of concerns, as it has for many years. But a new worry has emerged recently. “Just in the last six months or so, another issue that has been identified is the increase in material costs and that relates to trade,” Ralston said. “So, there is some concern about trade and tariffs.”

More than half of those surveyed anticipate hiring more workers in early 2019. The Iowa ABI was founded in 1903 and has 15-hundred (1,500) members.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A judge has granted a trial delay for an Illinois resident accused of killing a man in southeast Iowa last year. Des Moines County court records say 29-year-old Antoine Spann, of Dalton, Illinois, was scheduled to go on trial Jan. 8 . He’s pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony for the death of 26-year-old Demarcus “Peanut” Chew. Chew was shot to death Sept. 10, 2017, in a car outside the home of his mother in Burlington.

The Hawk Eye reports the delay was granted last week. Spann’s attorneys had said more time was needed to obtain depositions from the more than 70 witnesses who might testify. The new trial starting date will be set after the judge and lawyers confer with the case coordinator.

A woman wanted on a felony warrant for Assault Causing Serious Injury, was brought to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office Monday afternoon. A bail bondsman transported 22-year old Shae Gabriel Gomez, of Council Bluffs to the Sheriff’s parking lot. Once the warrant was confirmed, Gomez was placed under arrest and transported to Pott. County Corrections. 35-year old Carrie Dawn Williams, of Des Moines, was arrested at around 1:50-a.m. Christmas Day, after the vehicle she was in broke down at mile marker 48 on Interstate 80. A routine records check showed Williams had a warrant out of Madison County for being a Fugitive from Justice. Williams was brought to the Pott. County Jail and held pending extradition to Madison County.

And, Tuesday afternoon, 51-year old Julie Ann Frieze, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on felony charges for Theft in the 1st Degree and Dependent Adult Abuse by Exploitation. Frieze was taken into custody after a deputy was dispatched to 757 North Highway Street, to check on a wanted party. A caller to Pott. County Communications said Julie Frieze was on location and had a valid warrant. The caller had previously been told to call 911 if Frieze showed up at the address. When the Deputy made contact with Frieze, she stated she had done anything wrong. After a brief discussion though, the woman was placed under arrest and transported to the Pott. County Jail.