(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports six arrests took place over the past week:

• 37-year-old Stephanie Nicole LeMaster, of Macedonia, was arrested Sept. 24th for Possession of Controlled Substance, Accommodation-Marijuana and Possession of Controlled Substance (Bond $3,000).
• 60-year-old Hilario Villalobos Velazquez, of Omaha, NE, was arrested Sept. 27th for OWI/1st offense (Bond $1,000).
• There were two arrests on Sept. 28th in Mills County: 26-year-old Jeremy Jacob McCoy, of Tabor, and, 23-year-old Colton Jay Hale, of Red Oak, were each arrested for OWI/1st offense. Their bonds were set at $1,000 each.
• On Sept. 29th, Mills County Deputies arrested 47-year-old Gabbriel Diaz-Baeza, of Omaha, NE, for OWI/1st offense. His bond was also set at $1,000.
• And, on Sept. 29th, 55-year-old Stacy Aleen Newman, of Pacific Junction, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault with the Intent/1st offense; Reckless use of a Firearm; Criminal Mischief – 5th Degree, and Obstruction of Emergency Communication. Newman was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

(Radio Iowa) – State climatologist Justin Glisan confirms September is at the top of the record list after recording just seven-tenths of an inch of precipitation.

He says it was a warm one as well.

Glisan says the early outlook for October doesn’t show much change from September.

He says it doesn’t look like we will make up the lost precipitation from September anytime soon.

The State Fire Marshal’s website shows burn bans in 16 counties due to the dry conditions.

(Radio Iowa) – The deadline is later this month for grocery stores and small food processors in rural Iowa to apply for large state grants to help make themselves more marketable to consumers. Cynthia Farmer, senior policy associate at the Center for Rural Affairs, says the grants are for up to 25-thousand dollars each, which could be especially beneficial for small-town groceries.

Farmer says rural grocery stores are the backbone of many Iowa communities, but they’re facing a host of significant challenges. Those include supply chain troubles, food price inflation, and competition from big box super-stores in nearby towns.

The Rural Innovation Grant Program is being offered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and applications have to be submitted by October 25th. Farmer says a 50-percent cash match is required to take part, so for a rural grocer to get a 25-thousand dollar grant, they’ll have to put up at least 12-thousand-500.

The program has 200-thousand dollars allotted. To qualify, applicants must be located and incorporated or authorized to do business in Iowa, operate in a community of 20,000 or fewer people, and not be in a community contiguous to a city with a population of 40,000 or greater.

(More info. at iowaeda.com/center-for-rural-revitalization/rural-innovation-grant)

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reminds the citizens of Clarinda, and those planning to visit the community, that there will be No Parking on certain city streets this Saturday, Oct. 5th, due to the Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree Parade. The following streets will be closed in Clarinda on Oct. 5th, from 7:30-a.m. until Noon:

• The 100 through 800 block of W. Main Street
• The 100 block of E. Main Street
• The 100 block of N. 15th Street
• The 100 block of E. Washington Street
• The 100 through 300 block of W. Washington Street
• 24th Street (Cardinal Drive) from Garfield Street to State Street (*SCHOOL BUS PARKING*)

The Clarinda Police Department appreciates the cooperation of all citizens in removing their vehicles from the parade route. Vehicles that are not removed will be towed at the registered owner’s expense.

(Radio Iowa) – Le Mars police says the shooting death of a man Monday was a homicide. Officers responding to s shots fired call found 21-year-old Miguel Martinez in an apartment around 2:30 a-m. Le Mars police chief Kevin Vande Vegte says it appears the shooting was not a random act.

Vande Vegte says they could use some help in finding the shooter.

Anyone with info can call the police department at 712-546-4113.