The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports a few recent arrests. At around 7-a.m. Saturday, 25-year old Phillip John Matzen, of Kirkman, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault with Injury ( Aggravated Misdemeanor), after deputies were called to the 100 block of Main Street in Earling, for a disturbance called into the 911 Center. Matzen was brought to the Shelby County Jail where he was held without bond until making an appearance before a magistrate. He was released later that morning.

At around 3-a.m. Friday, Shelby County Deputies arrested 35-year old Michael Allen Hager, of Persia, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. The charges were the result of a traffic stop on Highway 44 near Shelby County Road M16. Hager was being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $1,000 cash/surety bond. Also arrested at the same time and place, was 47-year old Darrell Dean Sholley, of Des Moines. He was charged with felony Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Sholley was being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $5,000 cash/surety bond.

(In an update to our earlier reports) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, late Monday afternoon, identified the man injured in a tractor accident Sunday evening. Officials say at around 7:37 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an individual who had been run over by a tractor. 70-year old Gary Nick Bruneau, of rural Atlantic, was transported to a city hospital via Lifenet helicopter.

Fire and Rescue Crews from Cumberland and Massena, along with Medivac Ambulance, responded to the scene Sunday night, near 67595 650th, southwest of Cumberland. According to dispatch reports, the tractor’s rear wheels ran over Bruneau’s hips.

No other details on how the accident occurred, are currently available.

University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld is following the lead of his counterpart at Iowa state University and calling for an increase of around seven percent (7.08) in tuition in each of the next five years. The U-I was the last of the three state-supported schools to make their presentation to the Board of Regents Tuition Task Force.

“It is quite clear that our ability to compete is based on our ability to chase and complete our strategic plan,” Harreld says. “In order to implement that strategic plant — resources will be required — and tuition must be part of that equation.” Harreld says salaries at the school have fallen behind their peers due to a cut in state funding and that is going to hurt the quality of the education offered.

“It has resulted in significant talent loss. Over 90 per year over the last two years, 90 faculty members over the last two years have left us. It is a trend we must fix and we will,” Harreld says. He says the tuition paid by in-state students is at the bottom of their peer group and near the bottom for students from out-of-state. The proposed increases would add three-thousand-50 dollars onto the base tuition for an undergraduate student by the end of the five-year period. Harreld says the U-I cannot continue forward with its plan to improve student success without the proper funding.

“We are not at a point in which a choice will need to be made about what quality of an institution we want to be and how we will support the success of our students,” Harreld says. “Increasing tuition is never easy. It’s not something that anyone ever wants to do — particularly because of the impact and the burden it places on the students and their families.”

Harreld says the proposed increases are based on state funding staying the same and the student population staying around its current level. “We certainly understand the challenges related to increasing tuition. That’s why we are committed to maintaining our focus on first-generation students and increasing our need and merit-based student aid,” Harreld says. “A careful balance between an increase in tuition and appropriate scholarship will help mitigate the impact on those who might be struggling with the cost.”

Iowa State University interim president Ben Allen proposed a similar seven-percent increase in tuition last week. While the University of Northern Iowa president says, tuition would have to increase six-point-seven percent, followed by increases of five-point-two percent, three-point-seven percent and three-point-one percent if state support stayed the same.

(Radio Iowa)

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold six town meetings in Iowa August 23, August 24, August 29, August 30 and August 31 as part of his annual 99 county meetings. The six open town meetings are in addition to question-and-answer sessions at local businesses, high schools and service clubs in two dozen counties.

Grassley will be in Ringgold County on August 23, Taylor County on August 24, O’Brien County on August 29, Osceola County on August 30 and Monona and Shelby counties on August 31.

Grassley is in his 37th year of holding meetings in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. Grassley has held at least one meeting in every county, every year since he was first elected to serve in the U.S. Senate. He takes and answers questions on any subject raised.

Details for the upcoming meetings follow:

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Ringgold County Town Meeting: 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Ringgold County Courthouse (109 West Madison), Mount Ayr.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Taylor County Town Meeting: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., City Hall (625 Court Avenue), Bedford.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Monona County Town Meeting: 10 to 11 a.m., Mapleton Community Center (511 Main Street), Mapleton.

Shelby County Town Meeting: 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., Harlan Community Library (718 Court Street), Harlan.

A traffic stop on Highway 71 near Hamlin at around 3-a.m. Sunday, resulted in the arrest of a Missouri woman on drug charges. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office says  19-year old Courtney Cheyenne Loges, of Oak Grove, Missouri, faces charges that include Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Speeding. Loges was transported to the Audubon County Jail, posted bond and was released. She is scheduled to appear in court on August 31st.

And, an Audubon man faces a trio of charges following a traffic stop at around 3-a.m. Sunday, in Brayton. 38-year old Jason Malloy was charged with Driving While Revoked, having an Expired Registration and Open Container. Malloy also had an outstanding Audubon County warrant for Revocation of Probation. He was transported to the Audubon County Jail, posted bond and was released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A vigil “against hate” has been scheduled in Des Moines in response to a white supremacist rally in Virginia last weekend that resulted in deadly violence. The “Shine the Light Against Hate” vigil will be held Monday night at Cowles Commons in downtown Des Moines. At least 100 people plan to attend. Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, a self-described progressive group, is promoting the vigil, which will include speakers and music.

Similar events have been held around the country since Saturday, after a group of white nationalists protested in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the city’s decision to remove a Confederate monument. A man is suspected of ramming a car into a crowd of peaceful counter-protesters, killing a 32-year-old woman. A state police helicopter crashed into the woods, killing two troopers onboard.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports six people were arrested on separate charges from Aug. 10th through the 13th. At around 4-a.m. Sunday (Aug. 13th), 28-year old Jared Greg Mullennax, of Glenwood, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, Failure to Provide Proof of Insurance and Improper Use of Lanes. He was taken into custody following a traffic stop on Interstate 29, and held on a $1,000 bond.

At around 6:30-p.m. Sunday, 41-year old Jessica Brooks, of Logan, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, for Violation of Probation. Her bond was set at $6,000.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Mills County arrested 38-year old Gina Marie Henopp, of Omaha, at around 1:15-a.m. Saturday, following a traffic stop on I-29, for Interference with Official Acts. Bond was set at $300. A few minutes earlier, 39-year old Tyrice Marcell Baldwin, of Omaha, was arrested at the same location, for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $1,000.

Early Friday morning, 36-year old Bradley Jabe Ferris, of Logan, was arrested on I-29 for Driving While Barred and No SR-22 insurance. His bond was set at $2,000. And, last Thursday, 62-year old Craig Lee Hancock, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at Country Estates, on a warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $21,000.

A Shelby County man was sentenced last Friday to 10-years in prison for receipt of child pornography. The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 22-year old Colton James Klein, of Harlan, must also serve ten years of supervised release following his incarceration.

Klein pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography on March 16, 2017, based on information developed by a multi-jurisdiction law enforcement investigation beginning in August of 2015. The investigation showed that Klein was using several Facebook accounts, along with other social media sites, to obtain sexually explicit images of minor females. After obtaining the images, Klein distributed some of the images to others linked to his social media networks.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Red Oak Iowa Police Department, La Vista Nebraska Police Department, Olathe Kansas Police Department, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.