(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council will meet twice this week, in Atlantic. On Tuesday, Nov. 1st, they will gather in a Special Session at 6:30-p.m. in their Chambers at City Hall, to hold a Public Hearing on a CDBG application for an Upper Story Housing Conversion Program. A Resolution following the hearing, says in-part:

1. The City of Atlantic has found a need for affordable housing in the City, and
2. The City proposes an upper story housing conversion project for which an application is being made and administered by SWIPCO in an amount not to exceed $550,000. The developer will contribute any local match in private and public funds to complete the project. The application must be submitted on behalf of a private building owner on or before Nov. 1, 2022.  The project will benefit low-to-moderate income residents.
3. SWIPCO will be hired to administer the services upon the CDBG award.

The Council will act on approving the application following the hearing. The Council’s second meeting will take place at the regular time, 5:30-p.m. on Wednesday, at City Hall.

(Shenandoah, Iowa) – A 16-year-old male from Shenandoah was injured during a single-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon, north of Shenandoah. The Page County Sheriff’s Office says that accident happened on A Avenue at around 3:44-p.m.

An investigation determined the 16-year-old (unidentified) male was the driver and only occupant of a 2009 Pontiac G6 owned by Stephanie Petersen of Shenandoah. The vehicle lost control on the gravel, entered the east ditch, flipped end over end, and reversed ends, prior to coming to rest. The male juvenile was transported to the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital by Shenandoah EMS service. The male juvenile was issued a citation for Failure to maintain control of vehicle.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Shenandoah Fire Department and the Shenandoah Ambulance Service

A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest on Monday of 54-year-old Richard James Linfor of Red Oak on an active Mills County Warrant for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense. Linfor was arrested at 12:30 p.m. in Red Oak. He was transferred to Mills County authorities and held on $1,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) – A former student at Clarke University in Dubuque is pleading guilty to a terrorism charge after making threats against the school this summer. On August 8th, Clarke University’s Dubuque campus was locked down for about four hours until 24-year-old Rashaud Colbert was arrested in a Chicago suburb. Authorities say he went on social media and threatened to shoot Clarke University’s president and attack campus buildings. A Clarke University profile posted online indicates Colbert majored in business administration and sports management and was preparing to graduate in the spring of 2021.

K-C-R-G is reporting Colbert is pleading guilty to a terrorism charge and will be sentenced December 5th. Court documents indicate prosecutors are recommending a deferred judgement of two to five years of probation.

Clarke University is a private Catholic college with an enrollment of about 12-hundred students.

Adair County (IA) Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two arrests. On Oct. 24th, Greenfield Police arrested 23-year-old Austin Emanuel Nash, of Greenfield, for OWI/1st offense. His arrest following an investigation into an accident that happened at around 4:45-a.m. in the Greenfield Casey’s Store parking lot. His Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) registered .245%. A second test at the Sheriff’s Office came back as .234% for intoxication. Nash was released later that same day, with a citation to appear in court.

And, late Saturday night, Adair County Deputies, following a traffic stop, arrested 30-year-old Larry Elwyn Welch, III, of Des Moines, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/marijuana – 1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Inside the vehicle, Deputies found a quart-size Ziplock bag filled with a substance believed to he marijuana, along with multiple THC cartridges for a vape pen. The vape pen was found in the center console, along with rolling papers, a rolling tray, and a marijuana grinder.

Welch was released a few hours later on a $1,300 bond.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports one arrest and an injury accident. Authorities say 39-year-old Harold Ezra Brown, II, of Malvern, was arrested Friday morning, for Driving Under Suspension ($300 bond).

And, an accident occurred Saturday night, resulting injuries to the vehicles’ occupants. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says a 2016 Kia driven by 30-year-old Shea Downing, of Pacific Junction, was traveling north in the right-hand lane of the 56000 block of 221^st Street, and traversing a left-hand curve, when Downing lost control.

The vehicle left the east side of the highway and struck three mailboxes/posts, two Century Link internet boxes, and one plastic yard box that were off of the roadway. The Kia came to a stop facing west in the east ditch, sustaining disabling damage.

All occupants were transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital by Glenwood Fire Department medics.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports an Adams County man was arrested Saturday on drug charges, in Clarinda. At around 12:28-a.m., Deputies initiated a traffic stop for a traffic infraction near 16^th Street (HWY 71) and Laperla St. in Clarinda.

During the traffic stop 53-year-old Darryn Lyn Dugan, of Nodaway, was arrested for Possession of a controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) 3^rd or subsequent offense (Class D Felony) and Operating while intoxicated (drug) 1^st Offense. Dugan was transported to the Page County Jail where he is being held on $5000.00 bond pending further court proceedings.

The Clarinda Police Department assisted the Page County Sheriff’s Office with the incident.

Dugan

A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports a Nebraska man was arrested Sunday for OWI/2nd offense. 39-year-old Bob B. Palmer, Jr. of Omaha, was arrested in the 1300 Block of 140^th Street. Palmer was transported to the Page County Jail where he was held on $2,000 bond, pending further court proceedings.

The Shenandoah Police Department assisted the Page County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

Palmer

A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Council Bluffs man, 39-year-old Theodore L. Snow, III, was sentenced Friday in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, to serve 130 months (10.8 years) in prison, following his plea of guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. Snow will be on supervised release for five years after his release from imprisonment.

On March 3, 2021, a Council Bluffs Police Officer stopped Snow’s car for numerous traffic violations. Snow consented to a search of the car. During the search, the officer located drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine, and shotgun shells, and located a loaded pistol in the waist band of Snow’s pants. Snow is prohibited from possessing firearms because of a prior felony conviction. Between the fall 2020 and spring 2021, Snow was distributing a large amount of methamphetamine in the Council Bluffs area.

The Council Bluffs Police Department, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

In May 2021, the Department of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.