(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer released a report on arrests, Saturday:

1/20/2023 Benjamin Michael Johnson (38) of Shenandoah Iowa, arrested at the Fremont County Jail on a valid Page County warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond is $10,000.00 cash or surety.
1/23/2023 Christopher Dean Howard (49) of Shenandoah Iowa, arrested at the Woodbury County Jail on a valid Page County warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond is $10,000.00 cash or surety.
2/1/2023 David Duane James (38) of Maryville Missouri, arrested at the Nodaway County Jail on a valid Page County warrant for Violation of Probation. No bond until seen by a Judge.
2/3/2023 Juvenile (15) arrested on a valid Page County Juvenile pickup order. Juvenile transported to the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs Iowa.
2/10/2023 Taylor Danielle Banks (33) of Clarinda Iowa, arrested at the Page County Jail on a valid Page County warrant for Assault and Criminal Mischief. Bond is $1,000.00 cash or surety.
2/12/2023 Chad Michael Thomas Cody (37) of Shenandoah Iowa, arrested at 200th Street and F ave. Chad was arrested for driving while suspended. Bond is $491.25 cash or surety.
2/12/2023 Nathaniel Gene Teeters (47) of Bedford Iowa, arrested at Highway #71 and 140th Street. Nathaniel was arrested for driving while barred a habitual offender. Bond is $2,000.00 cash or surety.

Two people were injured during a car versus semi accident on Highway 34 in Mills County on Friday morning. The accident occurred at approximately 6:37 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 34 and 195th Street.

A 2008 Honda Civic driven by 59-year-old Felix Ngala of Bellevue, NE was westbound on Highway 34 at the 5 mile-marker and lost control and slid across the median into the eastbound lanes. A 2022 MACK TT semi drivin by 63-year-old David Scroggins of Red Oak was eastbound. The Honda struck the Semi and came to rest upright, facing north in the left eastbound lane. The Semi came to rest upright, facing east in the south ditch. Both Ngala and a passenger, 46-year-old Yensa Elizabeth of Bellevue, were injured during the crash. Ngala was taken by Glenwood Rescue to Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha and Elizabeth was transported by Silver City Rescue to the same hospital.

Both Ngala and Elizabeth were wearing their seat belts during the crash. No further details are known at this time.

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans are considering legislation to restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids and teens. Grassley spoke with reporters today (Thursday) shortly before the House Government Oversight Committee held a hearing to ask questions of doctors who provide gender-affirming care. Grassley says he wants to see the results of the hearing.

During the hearing, the co-director of the L-G-B-T-Q-plus clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals, Katie Imborek (Em-bore-ick) says care for transgender minors follows guidelines from leading medical institutions. It is done under the supervision of a team of medical professionals – and always with parental consent. She was asked how her patients would be affected if there were laws preventing treatment, Imborek says she feels there could be devastating consequences.

Advocates for LGBTQ Iowans point out that gender-affirming care is supported by all major American medical organizations. They say restricting such care would be dangerous because it would exacerbate the mental health crisis among Iowa’s transgender youth.

A bill that would prohibit religious discrimination against adoption agencies has advanced in the Iowa Senate. The conservative Christian groups that support the bill say it’s needed to protect those who run adoption agencies from having to violate their own religious beliefs. That would include being able to deny adoption or foster placements to same-sex couples. Becky Strope-Boggus of Des Moines says her adopted daughter was abused by her father and was very afraid of all men.

Other L-G-B-T-Q parents at the subcommittee hearing Thursday said there’s a shortage of foster parents in Iowa, and the state should be welcoming to all potential foster families.

The president of the Board of Regents addressed concerns this week about the proposal to move the governance of the state’s deaf, blind and visually impaired students to the Iowa Department of Education. Mike Richards said that it is part of the effort to streamline government and bring all K through 12 students within one department.

Richards says the Board of Regents wants what’s best for these students.

Richards says more information will be coming as the state government reorganization moves forward.

Richards also said the search for a new superintendent for the special schools will be put on hold until the reorganization process is complete. He made his comments at Wednesday’s board meeting.

The Red Oak Police Department reports two arrests took place on Friday evening.

At approximately 6:16 p.m. Officers arrested 52-year-old Richard Bryan Jenkins of Red Oak for Assault with Intent to Inflict Serious Injury. Jenkins was arrested at 100 North Broadway and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

Later on Friday evening at 9:28 p.m. Red Oak Police arrested 22-year-old Zachary Lee Miller of Council Bluffs on an active Red Oak Police Department Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Miller was arrested at 1310 North Broadway Street and transported to the Montgomery County Jail. He was booked in and held on $300 bond.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Friday at approximately 4:12 p.m. of 67-year-old Kenny Bowers of Elliott following an incident that had occurred in the 500 block of Main Street in Elliott. Bowers was charged with Reckless use of a Firearm. He was booked in to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

A Pacific Junction woman was injured during an accident on Friday evening on Interstate 29. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at 5:35 p.m. on I-29 southbound at the 35-mile-marker.

A 2006 Chrysler Pacifica driven by Sharon Kay Stewart of Pacific Junction was southbound on I-29 when she suffered an unknown medical condition, causing the vehicle to enter the median and strike the cable barrier in several spots. The van traveled in the median for approximately 1 mile before coming to rest. A witness removed Stewart from the Vehicle and initiated life saving measures until Glenwood Rescue took over upon arrival. Stewart was then taken by Glenwood Rescue to Mercy Medical Center.

No further details were given at this time.