DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With summer heat already ratcheting up in Iowa, organizations in the state are preparing to help keep low-income families cool. In Des Moines, IMPACT Community Action Partnership and the Des Moines Fire Department are collecting new fans to distribute to low-income families within the city who do not have working fans or air conditioning in their homes. Donations of new fans or new window air conditioners are accepted at city fire stations during normal business hours.

In Cedar Rapids, the Salvation Army will begin taking phone calls on Tuesday to schedule an appointment to receive a box fan. Those seeking a fan must not have received one from The Salvation Army in the past and must show an Iowa-issued ID. There is a limit of one fan per household.

Cumberland Firefighters were called to a reported anhydrous leak just before 7-a.m. today at the 21st Century Co-Op. Assistant Fire Chief Brad Penton has informed KJAN that the leak was from a valve left open on a tank, and the situation was under control. Penton added that, “There are times that these tanks will vent due to temperature changes but this was not the case.” More than likely, he said, “Someone was stealing some and didn’t get the valve shut completely off.”

Firefighters from Cumberland were dispatched just before 7-a.m. today to the 21st Century Co-Op, with regard to an anhydrous leak from a tank. No other details are currently available.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that around 4-a.m. today (Saturday), deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in Sidney with 22-year old Kristen Gleason, of Sidney. During the stop Gleason was found to be operating a motor vehicle while suspended. She was transported to the Fremont County Jail and held, pending an initial appearance before a magistrate. 

Red Oak Police report two men were arrested on separate charges Friday evening. 24-year old Jesse Dean Uhlmann, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 7:40-p.m., on a warrant for Failure to Appear on Possession of Controlled Substance charges. Uhlmann was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash-only bond. And, at around 7:05-p.m., Red Oak Police arrested 31-year old Cody Allen Keith Tunnell, of Red Oak, for OWI/2nd offense, Eluding and Driving While Suspended. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.

A single-vehicle accident Friday night in Montgomery County resulted in an arrest. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 61-year old Sherry Ann Franzen, of Elliott, was driving a 2006 GMC Envoy westbound in the 500 block of Main Street in Elliott at around 9:20-p.m., when the vehicle left the road to the south, jumped a curb and struck a road sign. The SUV then crossed back over Main Street to the north, jumped another curb and continued west through two residential yards before striking a campaign election sign. The vehicle re-entered the street and continued west to the 300 block of Main Street, where it was parked. Deputies arrested Franzen for OWI/1st offense and transported her to the Montgomery County Jail, where he bond was set at $1,000.