(Radio Iowa) – One person was killed in a house fire over the weekend in Estherville. Estherville Fire Chief Travis Sheridan says shortly after 7:20 AM Saturday, firefighters were called to 219 South 8th Street after a passerby reported smoke coming from the roof. Sheridan says when a fire officer and the Estherville Police Department arrived on scene, they tried to make entry into the home. There was low heavy smoke coming out of the ground floor entry door at that time.

Sheridan says when firefighters arrived on scene they quickly deployed the aerial truck to ventilate the roof and entry teams made advancement into the home. He says it took firefighters around 30 minutes before they were able to locate a 61-year-old male victim, due to the heavy smoke. The name of the victim has not been released.

(Radio Iowa) – A $10,000 donation from former Governor Terry Branstad’s charity is part of the fundraising that’s led to the opening of a fireproof, climate-controlled vault in the Forest City Mansion Museum. Branstad was at the museum Sunday for the vault’s dedication.

“It’s a great homecoming for me,” Branstad said, “a lot of wonderful memories about Forest City representing this area in the legislature (and) of course as lieutenant governor and governor and all the wonderful people, the great teachers I had coaches and just wonderful people of this area.”

Branstad grew up on a farm near Leland and graduated from Forest City High School in 1965. There’s a Branstad room in the museum, “with a lot of the paraphernalia from my time as governor that I’ve been proud to donate,” Branstad said.

Branstad has also donated items from his time as U.S. Ambassador to China. The museum’s new vault will house area newspapers dating back to 1871 as well as other documents and historical items.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports three arrests took place Sunday (June 25):

• 37-year-old Sarah Page, of Plattsmouth, NE, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. She posted a $300 bond and was released.
• 35-year-old Sasha Avila, of Austin, TX, was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug. Avila posted a $1,000 bond and was released.
• 29-year-old Katelyn Dawson, of Pflugerville, TX, for Possession of a Prescription Drug. Dawson posted a $1,000 bond, and was released.

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report four people were arrested Sunday, and one person was arrested today (Monday, 6/26). Two people were taken into custody at around 11:30-a.m. Sunday, in the 300 block of S. Walnut Street, in Creston: 38-year-old Jennifer Lyn Ham, of Lorimor, and 44-year-old Brady Gale Richert, of Creston, were both arrested for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order. Ham was later was released on her Own Recognizance, after seeing the magistrate. Richert was being held without bond, in the Union County Jail.

Sunday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 35-year-old Julian Albert Rex Allison, of Creston, for Public Intoxication 1st Offense. Allison was taken to the Union County Jail and held on a $300 cash or surety bond. And, 32-year-old Trevor Forrest Kincade (no known address) was arrested at McKinley Pool, in Creston. Kincade was charged with Public Intoxication 1st Offense. He was later released on a $300 cash or surety bond.

On Monday (today), 21-year-old Jaden Justus Loe, of Lenox, was arrested at Caseys West on Highway 34, in Creston. Loe was charged with OWI 1st Offense and Carry Weapon while Intoxicated. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

Creston Police said also, a woman residing in the 500 block of N. Stone Street reported on June 21st, that someone had stolen her John Deere Lawn Mower Model Z225. The loss was estimated $2,675.00

(Atlantic, Iowa) –  Marne Fire Chief Josh Krause just happened to be in Atlantic at the right place and at the right time, early Friday morning. His quick actions and those of an unidentified nurse, helped to save the life of a man suffering from a medical emergency. The incident happened at the intersection of 7th and Olive Streets in Atlantic. Dispatch reports at the time indicated an unresponsive male driver was in an SUV.

According to sources familiar with the incident Josh Krause just happened to roll up to the stop light at the same time the man went unresponsive. Krause pulled the subject out of the vehicle and frantically began performing CPR. The technique was used multiple times by Krause and a nurse who was also on the scene. The individual with the medical emergency survived, and was transported by Cass EMS to Cass Health in Atlantic.