(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man from Nebraska was arrested Saturday evening in Red Oak, following a traffic stop. Authorities say 29-year-old Steven Michael Shipley, of Omaha, was arrested at around 5:36-p.m., after it was determined he was driving on a suspended license through the State of Iowa. Steven Shipley was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on bond amounting to slightly more than $491.

RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today (Saturday) announced her Small Business of the Week: Simply Blooming of Tama County. Ernst visited Simply Blooming today to deliver the award in-person.

“Simply Blooming helps their customers mark some of life’s most special occasions with beautiful arrangements and one-of-a-kind floral designs. It’s an honor to celebrate the recent expansion of their new storefront and to highlight the stories of dedicated female small business owners across Iowa, like Lisa,” said Ranking Member Ernst.

Founded in 2006 by Lisa Eikamp, Simply Blooming has become a staple in the Traer community. The broad portfolio of floral designs and offerings continues to grow with specialties in prom corsages, wedding bouquets, and sympathy flowers. This year has been momentous for the business with the opening of the second storefront in Vinton, seventeen years after the opening of their first location.

(Cumberland, Iowa) – A motorcycle accident late Friday night in Cass County, claimed the life of a Cumberland man. The crash wasn’t discovered until about 8:15-a.m. Saturday (today). The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 10-p.m. on 710th Street at Pella Road, northeast of Cumberland. A 2005 Harley Davidson operated by 40-year-old Andrew John Grieshaber, was traveling south on 710th, went out of control on the gravel road.

The motorcycle overturned several times and came to rest on its right side, facing north, in the northbound lane of travel. Grieshaber was ejected from the machine as it overturned. He came to rest north north of the final resting point of the motorcycle.

Grieshaber died at the scene. He was last scene at around 9:10-p.m. May 5th, at 880th Street and Highway 92.

(Anita, Iowa) – A regular monthly meeting of the CAM School District’s Board of Education will be held beginning at 6:30-p.m. Monday (May 8, 2023), in the CAM High School Superintendent’s Office. The session begins with a Public Hearing on the proposed 2022-23 Budget Amendment, as previously published.

Once the hearing adjourns, the CAM School Board will hold their regular meeting, the agenda for which follows with special highlights added in bold:

1 Call to Order
2 Welcome Visitors
3 Agenda Changes
4 Approval of Agenda
5 Consent Agenda
5.1 Approval of Minutes, Bills, Financial Statements
5.2 Open Enrollment
5.3 Resignations
5.4 Contracts
5.5 Fundraisers
5.6 Volunteers
6 Communications
6.1 Public input on non-agenda items
6.2 Correspondence
7 Administrative Reports
8 Discussion/Action items:
8.1 Discuss the Recommendation from the Facilities Committee and
Approve the Resolution of the Closure of an Attendance Center
8.2 Approval of Board Policies 300 Series
8.3 Approval of FY22/23 Budget Amendment
8.4 Approval of Master Social Worker and E-rate Agreements with
Green Hills AEA
8.5 Approval of the District Career & Academic Planning plan
8.6 Approval of the replacement bid for walk-in cooler and freezer
8.7 Approval of the bid for storm drain repair.
9 Board Reports
10 Adjournment

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Board of Education for the Atlantic Community School District, will hold an Exempt Session (Closed meeting) beginning at 8-a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023. The meeting takes place at the District Office, located in the Achievement Center.

The exempt session is being held for the purpose of discussing strategy matters relating to employment conditions of employees not covered by the Collective Bargaining Law, as allowed under the Code of Iowa.

No Board action will be taken during the meeting.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – A nurse practitioner charged with sexually abusing a teen is now connected to two more schools. Both Grand View University and Iowa Falls Alden Schools say Carl Markley performed sports physicals for their students. In an e-mail Friday to current and past Grand View students, President Rachelle Keck said…

“It has recently come to our attention that Carl Markley, a GV alumnus and nurse practitioner, has been arrested in Ames on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, among other charges. Over the last few years, he has performed physicals at Grand View and a number of other schools. This is the first we have heard of these allegations and wanted to share what we know so far.

We have been in communication with the Ames Police Department and the Story County prosecutor’s office. Details are still emerging, but we want to bring this to your attention. If you are aware of any relevant information about this individual, or were affected, we encourage you to contact the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5533. You can also submit anonymous information via Central Iowa Crimestoppers. ”

Ames police have arrested Carl Markley twice in the last week. Officers now say more than 70 tips have come in about him. They don’t know how many of them are potential victims. Markley faces charges of sexual exploitation, human trafficking, pimping and prostitution.

Since his first arrest, Ames and Gilbert school districts told parents that Markley performed athletic physicals for some students.

(Elk Horn, Iowa) – A head-on crash at around 2:25-a.m. Saturday (today), south of Elk Horn, resulted in serious injuries to both drivers. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 1999 Chevy C2500 pickup driven by 48-year-old Jesse Lee Archibald, of Elk Horn, was traveling south of Highway 173, when the vehicle crossed the center line of the road and collided with a northbound 2011 Ford Fusion, driven by 22-year-old Gracee Dora Rose Deakins, of Kimballton.

Both drivers were transported by Elk Horn Rescue to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. The Patrol says both drivers were wearing their seat belts.

The crash remains under investigation. Shelby and Audubon County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the scene.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check at 12:08 a.m. Saturday morning in Elliott. After investigation Deputies arrested 35-year-old Rachel Marie Flathers of Elliott for 3 counts of Child Endangerment- aggravated misdemeanors, and Interference with Official Acts – a simple misdemeanor. Flathers was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.