SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a northwestern Illinois police officer fired a gunshot that wounded an Iowa man following an attempted traffic stop. Police say the shooting happened Sunday night in Silvis, Illinois, just east of Moline in the Quad Cities area. The Rock Island County Integrity Task Force says a 24-year-old man from Davenport, Iowa, was shot in the leg when the officer fired at the fleeing vehicle. Officials say police in nearby Colona, Illinois, spotted the vehicle, which soon crashed.

Police say the man was arrested and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police says the Iowa man was wanted on an federal arrest warrant that was issued last month. The task force says it is investigating the shooting’s circumstances.

Three people were arrested over the weekend, in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 41-year old Edward Allan Blough, of Henderson, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for Driving While Barred. His arrest took place following a traffic stop at 230th and Highway 92. 31-year old Travis Wayne Cole, of Council Bluffs, was arrested also arrested Sunday afternoon following a traffic stop. Cole was taken into custody for Driving While Barred. And, Saturday night, 29-year old Christopher James Westcott, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Serious Domestic Assault with injury, following an incident involving his 24-year old ex-wife. The woman suffered apparent, minor injuries during the incident.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed a harassment charge filed against a former Libertarian candidate for an Iowa House seat. Polk County court records say the charge against 39-year-old Chad Brewbaker, of Clive, was dismissed Wednesday. Prosecutors requested the dismissal after their request for a trial delay was rejected. Police said in the criminal complaint that Brewbaker repeatedly ignored requests to stop all communication with a woman.

Brewbaker received about 2 percent of the votes Nov. 6 in the race for the 43rd District seat. It was won by Democrat Jennifer Konfrst.

Two people were arrested on separate over the past few days, in Creston. Authorities say at around 10-a.m. Friday, 28-year old Alex Cunningham, of Creston, was arrested on three Union County Warrants for:

• Failure to Comply with Pretrial Release Conditions on the original charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd offense, Criminal Mischief 4th Degree,; Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, and four counts of Harassment 1st Degree.
• He was also arrested for Failure to Comply with Pretrial Release Conditions on the original charges of Interference with Official Acts, Disorderly Conduct and Violation of No Contact/Protective Order, and
• Failure to Comply with Pretrial Release Conditions on the original charge of Operating While Under the Influence 2nd Offense.

Cunningham was being held in the Union County Jail on $11,900 bond.  And, at around 9:35-p.m. Saturday, 51-year old Mariellen Malena, of Charles City, was arrested in Creston for OWI/2nd Offense. Malena was released later released from the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

Creston Police said also, officials with the Gibson Memorial Library, in Creston, reported that sometime between 1-pm Dec. 19th and 4-p.m. Dec. 22nd, a 2017 I-pad Air was stolen from the building, including the charger and charging cable. The loss was estimated at $800. And, a woman in Creston reported over the weekend, that during the hours of 12-pm and 4-pm, Saturday,  someone stole seven rings from her display stand located in the Community Center building at her complex. The loss was estimated at $35.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines suburb is renting out the light color display on the city water tower. The Des Moines Register reports that Altoona charges people $50 an hour for the display. They make selections from the LED lighting colors and some limited effects. Officials say it’s a unique way to mark birthdays, the sex of a newborn or wins by sports teams. The tower is visible throughout the city and can be seen from Interstate 80.

Altoona regularly lights the tower with colors marking special occasions and causes such as cancer awareness, holidays and sporting events. The city lists the causes behind the colors on its online calendar .

The Adair Casey and Guthrie Center board of directors and search consultants met recently to screen eight semi-finalists for the shared superintendent position. Superintendent Steve Smith reports three finalists have been invited to the district for formal interviews with the board of directors and district stakeholders on January 23, 2019. Based on their application materials, references and initial interviews the following finalists have been selected:

• Shane Christensen: Mr. Christensen currently serves as a junior high principal in the West Des Moines School District. His prior experience includes teaching, coaching and serving as an assistant principal. Shane graduated from Guthrie Center High School. He has led various successful initiatives in his current role, some of which include project-based learning and district safety planning. He models instructional leadership utilizing the Student Administrative Manager (SAM) model. He is working towards earning his doctorate degree with anticipated completion in May 2019.
• Darren Hanna: Mr. Hanna currently serves as the Director of Elementary Education for Waterloo Schools in Waterloo, IA. His prior experience includes serving as a teacher, middle school principal and director of instruction and technology for Mount Pleasant Schools in Mount Pleasant, IA. Student achievement scores have improved considerably under Darren’s leadership. He is also engaged in the larger community serving on the steering board for the Cedar Valley Readers group and YMCA Academy.
• Dennis McClain: Mr. McClain currently serves as the Superintendent and Elementary Principal for Clay Central Everly Schools. He has served in this role for the past six years where he has created positive change while working through challenging financial events. His prior experience includes serving as the K-12 principal at Stanton and as lead teacher for Clarinda Academy. Dennis is highly active in his community where he supports the local county fair and is active in his church and helped to develop a nature learning center.

Staff from the district, parents, students, and community members will be contacted soon to serve on the formal interview teams. The feedback from the interview teams will advise the school board’s decision to offer a contract to the successful candidate. The new superintendent will begin his duties on July 1, 2019.