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Glenwood man arrested on a Terrorism charge

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 63-year old Thomas Eddie Sawyer, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 11:30-p.m. Saturday after the sheriff’s office receive information a man was making threats to physically harm local law enforcement. A search warrant was executed at around 11:18-p.m. Saturday at 914 Green Street in Glenwood, during which Sawyer was arrested for Terroristic threats. Authorities also seized multiple firearms from the residence. Sawyer was transported to the Mills County Sheriff’s Office and held on a $5,000 bond. The Mills County K9 Unit and Glenwood Police assisted with the incident.

Friday afternoon, 23-year old Basil Percy Foote, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Failure To Appear in court, for failure to provide proof of insurance/accident related, or other Violation. His bond was set at $1,000. Foote was arrested again just before 5-a.m. Sunday, for Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $300.

On Sunday, 25-year old Jonathan Thomas Carriger, of Bellevue, NE., was arrested following a traffic stop for speeding, at Highway 34 and 207th Street, for Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, No Valid Driver’s License and Speeding. The charges were assessed after the Mills County K9 Unit searched the vehicle and located meth as well as drug paraphernalia. Carriger’s bond was set at $1,300.

Today (Monday), 53-year old Walter Keith Grice, of Ware Shoals, SC, was arrested in Mills County for Possession of Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $1,000.

Tonight’s Cardinals-Cubs Game is Postponed

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April 16th, 2018 by Jim Field

The opener of a three game series between National League Central Division rivals the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs has been postponed tonight due to the forecast for inclement weather throughout the day and wind chills in the 20’s this evening in Chicago.

Tonight’s game will be made-up on Saturday, July 21 as the first game of a split doubleheader at Wrigley Field.  The make-up game will be played at 12:05 pm CDT and will be followed by the regularly scheduled night game at 6:15 pm.

We will have the other games of this series on KJAN, with Tuesday’s game time at 7:05 pm and Wednesday afternoon game at 1:20 pm.

Taylor County man arrested in Page County on Carroll Co. warrant

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Taylor County was arrested this (Monday) morning, on a warrant out of Carroll County. 28-year old Cody Robert Cordell, of New Market, was arrested at the Page County Courthouse at around 11-a.m., on a warrant for Possession of a controlled substance – Methamphetamine. Cordell was unable to post the $5,000 bond. He was transported to the Page County Jail and was awaiting transportation to Carroll County.

Cody R. Cordell

Drake Gets Commitment from Grad Transfer Norton

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April 16th, 2018 by Jim Field

Alabama-Birmingham guard Nick Norton has announced on Twitter that he is transferring to Drake for his senior season.

Norton averaged 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this past season playing in Conference USA.

As a graduate transfer, Norton is immediately eligible and will not be required to sit out a year.

Norton will help fill some holes for first year coach Darrian DeVries.

Jury convicts Mason City man of injuring infant daughter

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Cerro Gordo County jury has convicted a Mason City man of injuring his infant daughter. Station KIMT reports that 28-year-old Jeremy Rose was found guilty Monday of child endangerment resulting in serious injury. Rose was arrested after officers and medics were called the night of June 22 to help the baby, who was having difficulty breathing. Prosecutors say he’d violently shaken the tiny girl.

Cardinals Activate Luke Gregerson & Jedd Gyorko From DL

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April 16th, 2018 by Jim Field

ST. LOUIS, MO – April 16, 2018 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s game that they have activated both right-handed pitcher Luke Gregerson  (left hamstring strain) and infielder Jedd Gyorko (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day disabled list.  Right-handed pitcher Mike Mayers and infielder Yairo Muñoz were optioned to Memphis (AAA) following  yesterday’s game.

Gregerson, who began the season on the disabled list, will be making his Cardinals’ debut with his first game appearance after having been signed as a free-agent last December.   Gregerson appeared in four games for Palm Beach (A) during his injury rehabilitation assignment, the most recent on April 13, and worked 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing four hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

Gyorko appeared in three games with the Cardinals to begin the season, batting .500 (3-for-6) with one RBI.   He was placed on the 10-day disabled list on April 3.

Mayers earned a 3.0 inning save in the Cardinals win last Thursday (April 12) at Cincinnati after having been recalled that same day from Memphis.

Muñoz, a rookie, appeared in 11 games after having made the team out of Spring Training.

Stanley works to boost efficiency

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley is working on becoming more efficient next season. As a sophomore, Stanley had 26 touchdown passes and eight interceptions in leading the Hawkeyes to an 8-5 record. He is hoping to boost a completion percentage that finished at just under 56 percent.

Stanley is the established starter but he has been approaching spring drills as if he is competing for the job.

The Hawkeyes close out spring drills on Friday night.

(Learfield Sports)

Audubon man arrested on prescription drug charge

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports 32-year old Seth Alexander Oleson, of Audubon, was arrested April 10th. Oleson was taken into custody for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs.  He was transported to the Audubon County Jail, posted bond and was released.

Requiring lodging facilitators to pay sales tax on rentals

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Much of the tax policy debate at the statehouse has focused on tax cuts, but there are tax increases under consideration — including a tax increase in the travel industry that’s included in Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposal. Christopher Rants is a lobbyist who represents an online travel association known as Travel Tech. “There is a definition of a lodging facilitator and a new definition of what the sales price is for lodging,” he says. “Both of these pieces seek to change the relationship between a customer and either a hotel or a person who may be leasing or renting out their home, maybe it’s through VRBO, HomeAway or something like that.”

V-R-B-O stands for “Vacation Rentals By Owner.” According to Rants, the way the new definition is written, the state sales tax must be paid by the “lodging facilitator” — even though that person, maybe a realtor, or an entity Facebook — may not be taking the payment for the rental. “If you’ve ever been up at the (Great) Lakes and you see the little pamphlet that’s put out that lists all the places that are for rent this summer, they’re now a lodging facilitator,” Rants says. “If it’s a social network that somebody puts their house up for rent at the lake for the summer, they put it on a social network — the social network is now the lodging facilitator or it can be someone who does this for a living, like a travel agent. The travel agent is now the lodging facilitator.”

People who book through Air-B-N-B are to pay the Iowa sales tax as well as any city lodging taxes as part of their on-line reservation.

(Radio Iowa)

Pott. County Sheriff’s report (4/16) – Griswold man arrested on alcohol charges

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April 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report , 18-year old Jacob Christian Steffen, of Griswold, was arrested at around 3:15-a.m. Sunday, after a deputy responded to a request for a welfare check in the vicinity of 490th and Chestnut Road. Steffen was charged with Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, Contributing Alcohol to the delinquency of a Minor, and Interference with Official Acts. A 17-year old female from Elliott was cited at the scene for consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was released at the scene to the custody of her mother.

A traffic stop Sunday, in Pott. County, resulted in the arrest of 30-year old Jeromy Heath Clark, of Council Bluffs. Clark was taken into custody at around 2-a.m., for Driving While Barred. An inmate in the Pott. County Jail was served with warrant from Douglas County, NE. 30-year old Chance Edward Thomas, of Council Bluffs, was read the warrant for being a Fugitive from Justice Friday, and then returned to the custody of Corrections staff. A woman who refused to leave the Ember’s Restaurant in Avoca, Friday evening, was arrested for Criminal Trespass and Interference with Official Acts.

And, 24-year old Monica Phiri, of Colorado Springs, CO., was taken into custody at around 7:35-p.m., and transported to the Pott. County Jail.