• 1 pound pork sausage
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 4 cups diced potatoes
• 2 cups diced carrots
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley or dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
•  2 to 3 cups corn
• 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
• 1/2 pound Velveeta or processed cheese

In a soup kettle or Dutch oven over medium heat, brown the sausage and onion.  Slowly add the potatoes, carrots, water, parsley, basil, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Add remaining ingredients, cook 5 to 10 minutes longer or until heated through.  You can replace whole milk for the evaporated milk, if you prefer.

The Creston Police department announced two separate arrests on Monday.

At 11:25am Officers arrested 32-year-old Frances Burton of Prescott in the 100 block of South Jarvis Street on a Ringgold County Warrant for Faulure to Appear on the original charge of Failure to Pay Child Support.  She was transported to the custody of the Ringgold County Jail.

At 12:36pm Officers arrested 31-year-old Cassy Holcomb at the Law Enforcement Center and charged her with Violation of a Protection Order. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.

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Adair Police Chief Matthew Heinz has released information regarding an incident that led to a standoff on Sunday, September 20th.

On Sunday the Adair Police Department received a report of a man firing several shots from a firearm inside a residence while his wife and two children were present. The wife and children made it safely out of the home before Chief Matthew Heinz arrived on scene.

Upon initial contact with the man he refused to come out and speak to Officers and barricaded himself inside the residence. He told officers he was armed and it would be “bad” if officers came to get him. The subject did fire a shot into the air outside of the residence during the standoff.

After nearly three hours the man admitted during a phone conversation with another individual that he made a mistake and walked up the long driveway towards the officers with his hands up.

The man was identified as 35-year-old Cory Gregersen of Adair and he was taken into custody without further incident.  Gregersen was charged with Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, and booked into the Guthrie County Jail.

Several residents living near the incident were evacuated from their homes. They were allowed to return at around 8:00 p.m. Sunday.

The Adair Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Iowa State Patrol and the Adair, Cass and Guthrie County Sheriff’s Offices.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State lawmaker Rob Hogg says he’ll announce his Democratic bid for Senate during a three-day tour of the state this week.

The 48-year-old state senator from Cedar Rapids announced Monday that he’ll begin an announcement tour Tuesday in Callender, a central Iowa community of about 350 people. He expects to visit 12 Iowa cities to talk about his plan to run against longtime Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.

In a news release, Hogg says he’s announcing in Callender to show support for “small towns and rural Iowa.”

Hogg, an attorney, is serving his third term in the Iowa Senate, where he is chairman of the Government Oversight Committee. He previously served in the Iowa House.

Grassley – who recently celebrated his 82nd birthday – will seek a seventh term next year.

As part of Hogg’s Tour he will make stops in Creston, Council Blufss, and Atlantic on Thursday, September 24

• Ottumwa – 9:00 a.m., Ottumwa Public Library, Mary Lemon Room, 102 West 4th Street, in Ottumwa (lower floor of library).
• Creston – Noon, Southwestern Community College, Performing Arts Building – Multipurpose Room (Room 124), 1501 W. Townline Street, in Creston.
• Council Bluffs – 3:00 p.m., Council Bluffs Public Library, Meeting Room D, 400 Willow Avenue, in Council Bluffs.
• Atlantic – 5:00 p.m., Atlantic Public Library, Meeting Room A, 507 Poplar Street, in Atlantic.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
TOLEDO, Iowa (AP) – Jury selection is beginning in Tama County District Court for the first-degree murder trial of a man charged with killing his wife. Potential jurors arrived Monday at the courthouse in Toledo for the trial of Dustin Jefferson. Jefferson would face a mandatory life sentence with no possibility of parole if convicted.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State lawmaker Rob Hogg says he’ll announce his Democratic bid for Senate during a three-day tour of the state this week. The state senator from Cedar Rapids says he’ll begin an announcement tour Tuesday in Callender. He expects to visit 12 Iowa cities to talk about his plan to run against longtime Republican Senator Chuck Grassley.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – The owner of two Dubuque gasoline stations is using solar panels to power his businesses. Dozens of panels are helping power the gas stations and convenience stores owned by Waseem Serwar. The owner of a solar power installation company in Dubuque says the panels are among the first installed at gas stations in Iowa.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa – On Sunday, September 20, 2015, at approximately 2:50 AM, the Missouri Valley Police Department received a 911 call regarding a stabbing that had just taken place at the Shell gas station located at 103 Willow Rd, just off of I-29, in Missouri Valley.

The victim, Dustin Swanson, 27, was transported by private vehicle to Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital and later life flighted to University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.  Swanson, who suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso, was in surgery most of the morning and is currently in stable condition.

The suspect, Tyler Jenkins, 30, of Logan, Iowa, later surrendered to authorities and was booked into the Harrison County Jail and charged with Willful Injury.

Several Agencies are working the investigation including the Missouri Valley Police Department, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, the Harrison County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

Other charges are being considered and may be forthcoming.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports today (Monday) at approximately 11:35AM personnel from the Page County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Thomas Lee Knipe of Tabor on a valid Fremont County District court bench warrant for Probation Revocation. The arrest took place at the Page County Courthouse. Knipe was unable to post the $2500.00 Cash bond. He was transported to the Page County Jail for processing before he was turned over to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office for transport to the Fremont County Jail for holding.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety say Monday, a western Iowa man was arrested following an investigation into a stabbing. At around 2:50-a.m,. Sunday the Missouri Valley Police Department received a 911 call regarding a stabbing that had just taken place at the Shell gas station located at 103 Willow Rd, just off of I-29, in Missouri Valley. The victim, 27-year old Dustin Swanson, was transported by private vehicle to Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital and later life flighted to University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.  Swanson, who suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso, was in surgery most of the morning and is currently in stable condition.

Stabbing suspect, Tyler Jenkins.

The suspect, 30-year old Tyler Jenkins, of Logan, later surrendered to authorities and was booked into the Harrison County Jail and charged with Willful Injury.

Several Agencies are working the investigation including the Missouri Valley Police Department, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, the Harrison County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

Other charges are being considered and may be forthcoming.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company has been awarded the first license by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a bird flu vaccine. Ames-based Harrisvaccines says the conditional license authorizes it to continue testing the vaccine’s effectiveness and stand ready if the USDA gives order to begin manufacturing. The company was licensed to make pig virus vaccines last year and in 2012.

Company Vice President Joel Harris said Monday that testing with the USDA shows the virus to be 95 percent effective in adult hens and 93 percent effective in day-old chicks with one dose. Harrisvaccines creates vaccines using genetic code — a string of 1,500 letters in specific sequence — eliminating the need to handle live virus. Harris says that allows the vaccine to be updated quickly if the virus mutates.