A Red Oak woman was arrested Monday afternoon on a warrant out of Missouri for Possession with the Intent to Deliver. Red Oak Police say 25-year old Katie Rose Carnes was taken into custody at around 1:30-p.m. Carnes was being held on $25,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail while awaiting an initial appearance, and extradition to Missouri.

And, a Red Oak woman was arrested Monday evening on 5th degree theft and trespassing charges. 58-year-old Cindy Jo Cassidy was was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $600 bond.

Governor Terry Branstad announced another component of the “Home Base Iowa” program Monday, which allows Iowa colleges and universities become certified to educate veterans in an effort to lure them to the state. Branstad says the schools must follow certain requirements to become a Certified Higher Academic Military Partner or CHAMP. “It will provide a series of on-campus veterans resources, demonstrate an understanding of the transitions that service members need to go through with practical solutions to help them make the change from military life to academic life, and demonstrate an awareness of the financial challenges that transitioning active service members may be experiencing,” Branstad explains.

Three schools, Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids have already become certified for the program. The governor says many more schools have expressed interest and are hoping to become certified.

General Altman

Iowa National Guard General Steve Altman says the addition of the certification program for colleges adds to what is already a good program. “I’d like to thank all the institutes of higher education for their efforts in making it really seamless for service members to bring their military transcripts to the state and get the maximum credit for it, allowing them to expedite their transition from schooling and getting degrees, to entering the workplace so much faster,” Altman says. He says CHAMP will get the attention of military members who are leaving the service.

“I believe that the education pillar will be a great boon for all of our service members and it will make Iowa the state of choice as they transition,” Altman says. Homebase Iowa program manager, Kathy Anderson, talks about the things the CHAMP program provides to former service members. “Early registration, all types of things, taking a look at their record to make sure their academic credit transfers,” Anderson says. “All of those things can be really important and really critical for that transition for the military member.” The governor says 495 veterans have been hired since Home Base Iowa was enacted in July. Anderson was asked if those are service members who would have returned to Iowa anyway. Anderson says she doesn’t have the exact breakdown of how many are Iowans, as she says employers don’t keep track of that.

“We are having veterans, transitioning military members, who could have considered going anywhere. And they’re seeing what we have to offer in Iowa now through so many of the facets of the Home Base Iowa Act,” according to Anderson. “But, now with the businesses making a committed effort to hire veterans — with five-thousand pledges to hire veterans. I would argue that we may be capturing Iowan’s back as well, but I would argue that that is a fantastic thing and that is something that we would certainly want.”

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CALAMUS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old has been killed after his vehicle collided with a semitrailer in eastern Iowa. The crash happened Monday afternoon on Highway 30 near Calamus. A car traveling east on the highway collided with the semitrailer, which was traveling west. The driver of the smaller vehicle, Connor A. Robinson, of Oceanside, California, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semitrailer, 57-year-old Anthony M. Zappa, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, was not hurt.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Dubuque say a plugged sanitary sewer pipe caused a sanitary sewer manhole to overflow untreated wastewater into the city’s storm sewer system. The state Department of Natural Resources says the city’s public works department was notified of the sewer back up Monday afternoon. Crews removed the blockage a short time later.

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge says a 17-year-old facing vehicular homicide charges in the deaths of two teenagers will be prosecuted as an adult. District Associate Judge Adria Kester says the 17-year-old does not have reasonable prospects of rehabilitation if he remains in juvenile court. The 17-year-old is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in Sac County Juvenile Court.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — James Taylor will appear at a rally for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley in Des Moines on Saturday. The singer-songwriter will perform at a rally headlined by former President Bill Clinton at the Brenton Skating Plaza. Taylor is famous for hits like “Fire and Rain” and “Shower the People.” Taylor is giving a concert at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday night.