The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a search warrant executed last week at a residence in Walnut resulted in an arrest. Deputies searched a home at 708 Pacific Street Sept. 14th and located marijuana and methamphetamine consistent with the delivery and sales of a controlled substance. 39-year old Daniel Patrick Campbell, of Walnut, was subsequently arrested for Possession of Meth and Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver. He was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail, where his bond was set at $50,000. A preliminary hearing in his case was set for Sept. 23rd.

SIDNEY, Iowa (AP) – A city official in southwest Iowa accused of falsifying drinking water quality tests for years has quit his post. The Sidney City Council last week approved Mark Travis’ resignation as city administrator. It is effective Sept. 30. He’d been placed on paid administrative leave in July.

Travis has pleaded not guilty to charges of felonious misconduct in office and falsifying required water quality information. Fremont County authorities say Travis falsified monthly operation reports given to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources from 2009 to 2015. His trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 11.

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Officials with the Creston Police Department say a man who resides in the 900 block of W. Jefferson Street in Creston, reported Friday afternoon someone slashed two  driver’s side tires on his vehicle, while it was parked near his home. The incident, which happened sometime between 1-p.m. and 4-p.m. Friday, resulted in a loss of about $180.

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At least three area school district Boards of Education will hold their regular, separate monthly meetings this evening. The Griswold School Board meeting gets underway at 5:30-p.m. in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building. On their agenda is the second reading of series 403, 410, and 705 Board Policies, and information with regard to the Facilities Committee, followed by approval of the 2016-17 School Improvement Committee and other, administrative matters.

In Anita, the CAM School Board meeting begins at 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Media Center, and includes the annual election of School Board officers and other administrative matters for the 2016-17 school year. The CAM Board will also discuss Anita Parking lot improvements for Henningsen Construction, the Massena Bus lane for PCS Contractors, and act on contracts for Lexi Winther (para-educator), as well as Nicholas Hodges (Middle School A.D.).

And in Audubon, the School Board will meet at 7-p.m. in their Board Room at the High School. On their agenda, is the election of officers and related administrative matters, approval of a Building and Grounds Equipment request, admittance of a Foreign Exchange Student, and a review of preliminary enrollment numbers as well as the preliminary PPEL/SAVE plan.

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to meet with egg producers and industry leaders this Wednesday (9/21) to discuss issues with raising cage free eggs. The demand for cage free eggs is rising, but Vilsack questions whether consumers realize what it takes to make that possible. United Egg Producers President Chad Gregory says around 90 percent of egg farms currently produce eggs through conventional methods. “To switch that 90 percent over to cage free, we’re looking at $45 per bird. So, a one million bird egg farm – which is about average these days – would cost $45 million dollars,” Gregory says.

Around 160 companies have committed to selling cage free eggs, according to Gregory. Given what they need to meet demand, he says it’s a significant investment. “The food companies and retailers who have made these announcements so far, they have collectively buy around 200 million birds on an annual basis. So you take those 200 million birds, times $45.00 per bird, and you get somewhere around 8 to 10 billion dollars,” Gregory says.

Switching to cage free doesn’t happen overnight, Gregory adds, and companies will need to make huge investments in time and resources to meet the goal of supplying only cage free eggs. Iowa is the nation’s top egg producer, with roughly 60 million laying hens producing nearly 15 billion eggs per year.

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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:10 a.m. CDT

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Glenwood Police arrest a 27-year-old Ohio man as a suspect in shooting death of an 18-year-old woman in western Iowa. Police say the woman was shot outside the assisted living center where she worked. The victim and the suspect knew each other.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The space used to treat patients at a now-closed state mental health institute in southwest Iowa is reopening under new management. The Iowa Department of Corrections is expected to sign a contract this month with a company to lease four wards at the facility once known as Clarinda Mental Health Institute. Zion Recovery Services offers substance abuse treatment. The three-year contract could complicate any effort to reopen the space as a state-run mental health facility.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls Police Department raises $30,000 in donations to buy body cameras for the rest of its officers. The donations will help the department equip all its officers with the cameras instead of trying to share 15 cameras between shifts and officers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities arrest man after he hit two men with his truck and crashed into a concession stand at a baseball complex near Des Moines. One victim was in hospitalized in critical condition afterward.

Authorities in Mills County say one person is dead and another was taken into custody following a shooting Saturday night, in Glenwood. During a press conference Sunday afternoon, officials said 18-year old Kathryn Weber was found shot outside of the Linwood Estates assisted living center, where she worked, when police were called at around 6:30-p.m. Saturday. The Mills County Attorney’s office says officers found Weber bleeding and lying on the ground when they arrived. She wasn’t responsive and died before she could be taken to a hospital.

Following an investigation, 27-year old Mark Alan Troutman, of Sylvania, OH, was arrested at the Western Inn in Glenwood, just before 8-p.m.  Troutman faces a  felony 1st degree murder charge in connection with the incident. He was being held in the Mills County Jail on $5 million bond.

Investigators say anyone with further information about the incident should call the Glenwood Police Department at 712-527-4844.  Glenwood Police, officials with the Iowa DCI and Mills County Attorney’s Office assisted in the death investigation.

Shooting suspect Mark Troutman

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The space used to treat patients at a now-closed state mental health institute in southwest Iowa is reopening under new management. The Iowa Department of Corrections is expected to sign a contract this month with a company to lease four wards at the facility once known as Clarinda Mental Health Institute. Zion Recovery Services, which offers substance abuse treatment, wants to expand its residential services.

The three-year contract could complicate any effort to reopen the space as a state-run mental health facility. The Iowa Supreme Court is in the midst of reviewing a lawsuit that challenges Gov. Terry Branstad’s decision last year to close the institute along with a facility in Mount Pleasant. Attorneys for plaintiffs in the lawsuit want the closed centers to reopen.