A trial in the case of a Griswold woman charged with vehicle homicide is set to begin in less than three-months. 45-year-old Christine A. Riedemann was charged with Vehicular Homicide and Possession of Marijuana, following an investigation into an accident last June near Atlantic, that claimed the life of 44-year old Katrina L. Christensen, of Atlantic. According to court records, Riedemann has waived her right to a speedy trial and will appear before a jury August 23^rd.

Reidemann was allegedly the driver of an SUV that went out of control the evening of June 4^th, 2010, as the it was traveling west on Highland Road. The vehicle entered a ditch, hit a utility pole and overturned.

Two separate blood-alcohol tests each indicated Riedemann was above the legal limit to drive. She was also found to have allegedly been in possession of marijuana.

A former western Iowa resident, now living in Joplin, Missouri, is asking people to pray for the victims of last Sunday’s tornado. The EF5 twister left a six mile path of destruction and has now claimed 132 lives. Jeff Wehr, a former resident of Westphalia and a Harlan High School graduate, has been living in Joplin for four years. Wehr, his wife and three sons all survived the storm. However, the family knew the middle son – Josh – was located in the path of the tornado. Wehr says they didn’t hear from him for five hours after the storm passed.

“It turns out, he came across one of the buildings that was flattened and he saw two girls trying to crawl out from underneath it. So, he stopped and he drove them to the emergency room,” Wehr said. “He turned right around and went back. He was just shuttling people, as he found them, back and forth.” Wehr’s entire family was eventually reunited on the north side of town, at their home, which was not damaged. The tornado ripped through the middle section of Joplin. Wehr says if people are unable to help Joplin residents with cash donation, they can still help with their prayers.

“To me, personally, that’s the most important thing are the prayers,” Wehr said. “I know so many people want to do things, but they don’t know what they can do. I just tell them, ‘pray for us.’ Pray for all of those victims who are going to be going through this for a long time.” Officials announced this morning (Friday) that 232 people remain unaccounted for five days after the deadliest tornado in the U.S. in 64 years.

(Radio Iowa)

The Atlantic Police Department reports today (Friday), the arrest Thursday of 21-year old Vicente Vasquez, of Marne. Vasquez was taken into custody on a Cass County Sheriff’s warrant for Violation of probation.

The man was booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Department says a Corning man was arrested early this (Friday) morning, on a Simple Assault charge. 37-year old Aaron Anderson was taken into custody just after 1-a.m., after deputies were called to Lake Binder on the edge of town.

Officials say a female camping at the lake was allegedly assaulted by Anderson, who was arrested and brought to the Adams County Jail, where he was being held pending an appearance before the magistrate.

And, authorities in Adams County are investigating an incident which occurred at around 8:30-p.m. Thursday at the K-C-C- Motel on the southeast side of Corning. Officials say two men were allegedly fighting. One of the men gave deputies several different names and date of birth. He being held in the Adams County Jail while authorities were trying to determine his true identity.

Authorities in Montgomery County say one person was arrested Thursday evening on an alcohol-related charge. 22-year old Travis L. Treat, of Red Oak, was located at his home at around 8:20-p.m., and taken into custody without incident, on a charge of Providing Alcohol to Minors, a Serious Misdemeanor offense.

Treat was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 cash bond.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports the agency has entered into a voluntary, enforceable agreement known as a “Consent Order,” with a Pottawattamie County livestock producer.
Cyclone Cattle, L.L.C. has agreed to maintain its open feedlot 36488 Beechnut Road, in Carson, in accordance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and pay $3,500 penalty for past water quality violations which allegedly occurred in March, 2010.  $2,000 of the penalty will be paid to Pottawattamie County Conservation Board for environmental projects in the county. The penalty has been paid.
The DNR has also reached “Consent agreements” with two western Iowa individuals.
In Harrison County, Walter H. Marshall, Jr., of Missouri Valley, has agreed to make a payment of $260, which satisfies the administrative penalty obligation of order. And, in Mills County, Kenneth Knight Sr. has agreed to pay a $500 penalty for open dumping and open burning violations which allegedly occurred in January 2009 and March, 2010.

A consent amendment is issued in settlement of a previous administrative order or to amend a pre-existing consent order. A consent amendment indicates that the DNR has voluntarily entered into a legally enforceable agreement with the other party.