The owners of a restaurant in Creston reported the business was damaged by vandalism over the weekend. Creston Police say a window at The Windrow Restaurant was broken sometime between Feb. 6th and 7th while the business was closed. The loss was estimated at $700.

In other news, 24-year old Trevor Forrest Kinkade, of Creston, was arrested just before 2-a.m. today (Monday), on a charge of OWI/1st offense. He was later released on $1,000 bond. Sunday morning, 46-year old Susan Rae Lemon, of Creston, was arrested on two Union County warrants for Theft in the 3rd Degree, and OWI/1st offense. Lemon was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on $3,000 bond.

Saturday, Creston Police arrested 50-year old Pablo Martinez, of Creston, for OWI/1st offense. He was later released on $1,000 bond. And on Friday afternoon, 21-year old Dakota Wesley Farris, of Creston, was arrested on two Marshall County warrants for Failure to Appear. He was later released on $2,000 bond.

A two-vehicle crash in Red Oak Sunday afternoon caused both drivers to be transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. According to Red Oak Police, 22-year old Amanda Huebner, of Red Oak, failed to yield to a 1993 GMC pickup driven by 43-year old Michael King, of Red Oak, as Huebner was leaving the intersection of 4th and Joy Streets, at around 3:40-p.m.

Huebner’s westbound 2003 Ford Windstar van was struck by King’s pickup on the driver’s side, causing $8,000 damage. Red Oak Rescue transported both drivers to the hospital. Huebner was cited for Failure to Yield, Operating a vehicle without registration, and Failure to provide proof of insurance.

A state representative from north central Iowa has proposed a one-hundred dollar fine for drivers caught dawdling in the left-hand lanes of Iowa’s highways and interstates. Representative Josh Byrnes, a Republican from Osage, says truckers tell him poky drivers in the passing lane are causing bottlenecks and that’s why he introduced the bill. “Really, just to raise awareness,” Byrnes says. But once word of his legislation got out on social media, Byrnes has been inundated with Facebook email on the subject.

“You know, one person comes forward and says, ‘This happened to me,'” Byrnes says. “It almost turns into a support group.” The bill Byrnes has proposed would require drivers in the passing lane on the highway to go no more than 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit. That means vehicles going less than 60 miles an hour in the left lane on Iowa’s interstates could be pulled over and ticketed, because the posted speed limit is 70. Byrnes isn’t hearing from people who are opposed to the concept to ticketing drivers who dillydally in the passing lane.

“I’ve got nothing but all these emails from people telling me their horror stories of the left-lane experiences they’ve had,” Byrnes says. Byrnes says this really isn’t an issue in rural Iowa, but it is a safety concern in congested areas of the state where there are more drivers using multi-lane highways. The bill isn’t likely to bcome law. The chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee says distracted driving is a bigger issue, as more motorists talk and text on their cell phones while driving. Under current Iowa law drivers are to maintain a “reasonable and proper” speed and can be fined for “impeding traffic.”

However, police and state troopers are allowed to use their own judgment as to what is the proper speed for driving in the passing lane. Vehicles and implements that are incapable of going at least 40 miles an hour are not allowed on the interstate.

(Radio Iowa)

A special election will take place Tuesday for residents in three southwest Iowa Counties. The election is being held in Iowa House District 23 to fill the legislative seat formerly held by Mark Costello, who won a special election Dec. 30th for Iowa Senate District 12, which was held by now U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. David Sieck, a Republican from Glenwood, and Steve Adams, a Democrat from Red Oak, are also in the race for the 23rd District.

The District includes Mills and Fremont counties, plus two-thirds of Montgomery County. Cities include Pacific Junction, Hamburg, Glenwood, Tabor, Sidney, Red Oak and Malvern. Adams and Sieck won their respective party nomination conventions last month.

Polls close at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With the election of Senator Joni Ernst last year, the state of Iowa finally shed its status for having never selected a female governor or member of Congress. On Friday the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University will kick off its fifth “Ready to Run” campaign training for women.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The amount Iowa counties borrow to repair their roads and bridges may be a key factor in the debate over whether to increase the state fuel tax. The Des Moines Register reports Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell and Howard counties all carry large road construction debts. Worth County carries the highest debt at $25.4 million. That translates into $3,366 per resident of the county.

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man is still recovering from the injuries he sustained in a serious fall while decorating Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City for Christmas. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports Mark Newcom fell roughly 35 feet when a lift he was using to hand garland and replace light bulbs tipped over on December 5th. Newcom is easing back into his daily routine of teaching at Waldorf College, and says he’s grateful for all the support he has received.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say no jackpot winner was selected in the latest $380 million Powerball drawing. The next drawing will be Wednesday after no one matched Saturday’s winning numbers.