The Creston Police Department reports 24-year old James Cox, of Orient, was arrested in Creston, Monday afternoon. Cox was taken into custody on an Adams County warrant for a Controlled Substance Violation. Cox was turned over to the Adams County Sheriff’s Department.

And, a Creston woman reported Saturday afternoon, that sometime between 2-p.m. Sept. 5th and Noon, Saturday, someone took two concrete lion statues, a statue of a boy and a drill, from 205 N. Chestnut Street. The loss was estimated at $620.

(Radio Iowa) — Iowans are remembering the terrorist attacks 17 years ago today (Tuesday) which claimed the lives of nearly three-thousand people in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D-C. Craig Morris, commander of American Legion Post number-88 in Shenandoah, says their Patriot Day events will start out with what’s called the Four Fives. “Which is a striking of the bells, which happens when a firefighter loses his life in the line of duty,” Morris says. “The mayor will present a wreath. We’ll be playing taps. We’ll say the Pledge of Allegiance. We’re just going to be there to remember and to pay tribute to all of our first responders.”

Morris was working in an auto manufacturing plant in Michigan the day of the Nine Eleven attacks.  “We were told that planes were hitting buildings,” Morris says. “Being prior military, I didn’t know if we were under a military attack. Being in Michigan, everybody was panicking, running to the (gas) pumps. It put everybody in quite a panic.” Today’s ceremony is important, he says, in order to remind everyone of the events on that fateful day.  “Those terrorists, they wanted to inflict as much fear into our country,” Morris says. “I still see a lot of that happening today with the hatred. I hope this country hasn’t fallen asleep, because I really believe it can happen again.”

The events are also a tribute, he says, a thank you to every law officer, firefighter and paramedic who’s on the job. “Our first responders need to know that we’re behind them,” he says. “That’s not an easy job to do. We as a nation, we really do need to stay together, united together, and this is a great way to do that.” Shenandoah’s events will begin at 12:10 p-m at the Bogart Park veterans memorial. One guest speaker is Kim Leininger, whose nephew died in the World Trade Center attacks.

In honor of the Atlantic Sesquicentennial, officials with the First Whitney Bank and Trust in Atlantic, will unveil a monument dedicated to the City’s Founder. A ceremony for the bronze statue of Franklin Whitney will take place at about 6-p.m., across from the bank at 3^rd and Chestnut Streets. The statue was created by Scott Smith and Troy Muller, with the First Century Art Guild in Kimballton.

The unveiling is part of a ceremony take thats place from 5-until 7-p.m. The statue is a gift to the City as part of the City’s 150^th Anniversary celebration.

VINTON, Iowa (AP) — A Vinton man who authorities say fired a gun toward officers has been charged with three crimes. The Iowa Public Safety Department says 43-year-old Lyle Fowler on Friday shot toward officers sent to check his welfare. The two officers fired back, but no one was wounded in the exchange. The department says the officers were Sgt. Benjamin Parmater and Patrol Officer Katlyn Schimerowski of the Vinton Police Department.

Benton County court records say Fowler is charged with two counts of armed assault on a peace officer, two counts of interference with official acts and two counts of going armed with intent. Fowler’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18.

(Radio Iowa) — A few hours after his cordial reception at SWIPCO in Atlantic, Monday, Senator Chuck Grassley’s town hall meeting in Osceola late Monday afternoon was a prime example of the country’s partisan divide. Grassley was asked about tariffs, taxes, criminal justice reform and monopolies, but Grassley’s role in confirming President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee was the main flash point. The meeting was the final stop in Grassley’s “hold-an-event-in-each-Iowa-county” tour for 2018. He told reporters most didn’t have the same kind of verbal fireworks.

“Obviously, this isn’t a very typical meeting compared to the meetings i have, even other open town meetings. Maybe it was because it was a small room,” Grassley says. “…Most of them, people just want to discuss things.” Grassley, a witness to other moments of national upheaval, predicted this fevered debate will fade — at some point. “Everything heals with time,” Grassley told reporters. “Even death heals with time.”

Grassley had a “blizzard” at Dairy Queen afterwards to mark his 38th consecutive year of completing a “full Grassley.” A tour the involves a stop in each of Iowa’s 99 counties has become known in political circles as the “full Grassley.”

(Radio Iowa) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell issued a joint statement last (Monday) night to announce they’ve agreed to debate one another three times on live television in October. The first televised debate between the two candidates will be held October 10th in Des Moines. The second will be October 17th in Sioux City and the third will be in Davenport on October 21st. The two candidates — in their joint statement — said the agreement means “Iowans across the state will have access to a vigorous debate about the future of Iowa.”

Jake Porter, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for governor, tweeted last night that he will host his own events to discuss “real solutions” and he’ll let Hubbell and Reynolds — who he called “the two children” — fight somewhere else.

Patrons of a few area school districts have the chance to head to the polls today to decide the fate of bond issues or PPEL renewals. The Audubon Community School Board is asking registered district voters to renew the district’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) for another ten years. This levy, which the board is proposing to leave at its current rate of $.67 per thousand valuation. Those PPEL funds can only be used for specific purposes as stated by Iowa Law, including, but not limited to: Student Security (Security cameras, secure entrances, playground upgrades); Building Maintenance; Transportation Equipment; Technology and Energy Savings.

By using PPEL funds to maintain facilities and equipment school officials say the Audubon Community School District has been able to hold the line on the General Fund levy, making it one of the lowest levies in the area. This has also allowed the school board to focus General Fund dollars on the District’s main goal of providing a first-rate education to Audubon students. If you have any questions concerning the PPEL fund levy, please feel free to contact the Superintendent’s office at 712-563-2607. Voting will open at 12:00 p.m. and will close at 8:00 p.m. at the Agri-hall at the Audubon Fairgrounds.

Voters in the Treynor School District will decide the fate of an $11.5 million bond issue for a wide range of projects. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Treynor Community Center. If approved by the necessary 60% supermajority, the referendum would cover a long list of proposed improvements, including classrooms at the high school for increased enrollment, a new fine arts complex at the high school–including a new auditorium plus new vocal and band areas–renovation of the existing auditorium into a new wrestling area–including locker rooms and storage, renovation of the district’s weight room, and updated sprinkler and HVAC systems. Also covered: a new drop-off location at Treynor Elementary School, as well as a new transportation facility near the back of the building. School officials say passage of the bond issue would equate to a property tax increase for the district’s patrons. Plans call for all projects to be finished in the time for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. In April, voters rejected the PPEL by 54% of the vote.

And, Council Bluffs Community School District residents will have the opportunity to go the polls today, to vote on whether the district should issue  $37-million in General Obligation Bonds, to fund improvements and renovation at the District’s two middle schools, Kirn and Wilson. Renovations will address areas of concern identified during a year-long facility audit by a committee of teachers, parents, administrators and representatives of an architectural firm. If the bond is approved, the architects will develop detailed plans and specifications. The renovation of each building is estimated to be in the $14-$17 million range.  If the costs are less than $37 million, the school district will not borrow the full amount allowed, which will decrease the amount of the tax rate. This measure would not allow the school district to borrow more than $37 million. The District’s website say the total levy is currently $17.24 per thousand valuation, and would increase by 49 cents per thousand on the taxable value of property if the bond is approved. That amounts to an annual property tax increase of $31 for an appraised home value of $120,000.