The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund has once again donated funds to both Washington Elementary and Schuler Elementary libraries.  Fund spokesperson and Trevor’s mom, Melanie Petty, said “Reading is one of the best things you can do with your child when they are young.  Once they are able to read on their own, encourage them to read a little every day.  Trevor loved to read and we feel blessed that we can help out our libraries by putting new books into their circulation to keep the kids motivated to read.”

Pictured: Grant Petty and Janice Dickerson (photo submitted)

Information about the 10th Annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament will be available very soon.  The tournament which is always held the second Saturday in August is the funds only fundraiser for the year.  Please consider taking part this year by golfing, purchasing merchandise or coming to the club house and bidding on one of our many silent auction items.  It is a great day and all monies raised are given back to the community.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), released a report detailing recent arrests. On Saturday, deputies arrested 28-year old Cody Robert Cordell, of New Market, on felony charges that include Possession with Intent to Deliver Amphetamine (B Felony); Theft 1^st Degree (C Felony); Drug Tax Stamp Violations (D Felony); and a simple misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge. Cordell was taken to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office where he remains held on $40,000 bond.

Last Friday, deputies in Cass County arrested 54-year old Scott Timothy Brown, of Grant, for Possession of Marijuana 3^rd/Subsequent offense; OWI 1^st Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Brown was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $3,000 bond.

On April 25th, 64-year old Garry Wayne Cook, of Atlantic, was arrested on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for felony Theft in the 2^nd Degree. Cook was taken to the Cass County Jail where he bonded later that day on $5,000 bond.

And, on April 24th, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 20-year old Austin Daniel Malloy, of Walnut, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Malloy was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day by order of court.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa man has been given three life sentences after admitting in court that he fatally shot his parents and sister. Twenty-two-year-old Chase Nicholson pleaded guilty Monday in Polk County District Court in Des Moines to killing 58-year-old Mark Nicholson 56-year-old Charla Nicholson and 24-year-old Tawni Nicholson.

Their bodies and the shotgun used to kill them were found in the family home in Bondurant on April 6 last year. Nicholson surrendered the next day in Neosho, Missouri. He said at his court hearing that he had been hearing voices in his head that day telling him to shoot his parents and sister but not himself.

Chase Nicholson initially pleaded not guilty. His attorneys were planning to use an insanity defense.

DES MOINES – Now that spring has sprung, the State Historical Society of Iowa’s “Iowa History 101” mobile museum is on the road again, resuming its three-year mission to visit all 99 Iowa counties by the end of next year. Launched in 2017, the 300-square-foot museum is housed in a bright-blue, custom-built Winnebago that travels the state’s highways and back roads to share stories from Iowa’s past. It visits schools, libraries, local museums, community festivals, county fairs and other gathering places to show Iowans multi-media presentations and artifacts from the historical society’s collection. State Historical Society of Iowa Administrator Susan Kloewer said “The mobile museum shares some of the essential stories that every Iowan should know about who we are and what we’ve achieved since Iowa became a state more than 170 years ago. It’s one of the best ways we can share the history of Iowa with people in their own communities.”

Like a visit to a grandparents’ attic, the mobile museum unpacks stories of Iowa’s past with nearly 50 artifacts, including: a battered miner’s cap worn by Carl Coghlan, a Marion County coal miner; a 1917 prototype of the state flag designed by Dixie Cornell Gebhardt of Knoxville; a pen Gov. William Harding used to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote; a basketball jersey Lynne Lorenzen wore during her glory days at Ventura High School; an Olympic medal from sprinter Natasha Kaiser-Brown of Des Moines, and a patch from a spacesuit worn by astronaut Peggy Whitson of Beaconsfield.

As a bonus, Mike Wolfe, the creator and star of the hit television series “American Pickers,” lent his voice and video talents to the mobile museum’s multimedia elements. A native of Le Claire, Wolfe has a long-standing interest in history and a knack for using artifacts to unlock its stories. The idea for the mobile museum emerged in 2014 from a series of community conversations organized by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which oversees the State Historical Society. Iowans who care deeply about history made it clear they wanted new ways to access the State Historical Museum’s resources.

Last year, the mobile museum kicked off its three-year mission by traveling more than 8,000 miles to 45 towns in 36 Iowa counties, serving more than 24,000 Iowans. This year, it is scheduled to visit the following communities:

·  Elk Horn, June 22-24

·  Harlan, July 12-15

·  Le Mars, Sept. 23

More information is available at iowaculture.gov or 515-281-5111.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A former Council Bluffs city employee is scheduled to be sentenced in September for his child pornography convictions. Federal court records say Jamin Fletcher was found guilty April 20 of receiving and distributing child pornography. He was acquitted of advertising child pornography. His sentencing is set for Sept. 19 in U.S. District Court in Council Bluffs. Authorities say Fletcher was an accounting clerk for the city from 2008 to 2017.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has released a report on arrests and warrants served. Officials say 40-year old Moreice Putnam Stewart, of Omaha, was served with a Nebraska warrant at the Pott. County Jail, for being a fugitive from justice. Stewart was then returned to the custody of jail staff. On Saturday, a Pott. County Deputy was called to the 2600 block of Old Lincoln Highway, to check on the welfare of an adult male walking southbound. He ended up arresting 42-year old James Anthony Miller, of Council Bluffs, for Disorderly Conduct, by blocking a street. Also arrested Saturday, was 25-year old Austin Charles Harmon, of Crescent. Harmon was arrested on a Pott. County warrant for Failure to Appear (in court). He was brought to the jail in Council Bluffs.

Sunday morning, 25-year old Ladarius James Moye, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pott. County Jail for allegedly breaking a shower head in the jail. The damage was estimated at $400. Moye was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree and returned to the custody of jail staff. A traffic stop Sunday on Interstate 80 for a vehicle with a possibly intoxicated driver, resulted in the arrest of 34-year old Koka Konya Shebe, of Bellevue, NE, for OWI/1st offense, and driving while suspended. A passenger in the vehicle, 25-year old Martha N. James, of Omaha, was arrested on a warrant out of Des Moines, for Assault Causing Bodily Injury, and Criminal Trespass w/injury or damage greater than $200.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque mobile home park owner accused of bypassing water meters to save thousands of dollars has been sentenced to two years of probation. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that Michael Friederick paid the city $110,000 in restitution before sentencing. He’d entered an Alford plea to a charge of theft. In an Alford plea, a defendant doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a jury to reach a guilty verdict. Friederick also was given a suspended jail sentence of 180 days.

Court records say city officials suspect Friederick opened a valve that let water bypass meters into lines for his Table Mound Mobile Home Park. The officials estimate more than 21.5 million gallons were taken.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two separate arrests, both of which occurred last Friday. At around 11:40-p.m. a traffic stop on Highway 59, about five-miles north of Shenandoah, resulted in the arrest of 44-year old Derek Jason Ellis, of rural Emerson. Ellis was arrested for Driving under suspension. His bond was set at $566. And, at around 7:15-p.m., Friday, a traffic stop on 140th Street in Page County, about 5-miles east of Essex, resulted in the arrest of 45-year old Tina Ann McClain, of Essex. She was taken into custody for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. McClain was transported to the Page County Jail, posted a $300 bond, and was released pending further court appearances.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 9:50-p.m. Sunday, of 44-year old Luke Alan Johnson, of Greenfield. Johnson was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation. Johnson was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, a woman from Lorimor, reported on March 19th, that sometime that day someone damaged two doors to her residence and took food from her refrigerator. On April 24th, she provided authorities with a list of missing items, which included: Two PlayStation 4’s and 4 games; A Visio 60” flat screen TV; two mountain bikes; A DeWalt tool kit; Snap-On tools; An HP Laptop; dry goods and canned goods; and miscellaneous food from a freezer. The value of items taken and damage to doors was estimated at $10,000.

Another woman from Lorimor reported on April 21st, that sometime between the 18th through the 21st, someone entered here residence and took approximately 30 pairs of jeans, a vacuum cleaner, and numerous tools. The loss was estimated at $3,400.