(Clarinda, Iowa) – Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, arrested a man at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC). Officials say 37-year-old Seth William Rogers was arrested on two Page County Warrants for Violation of Probation. Rogers was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $20,300 bond, pending further court proceedings.

Rogers

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests occurred on the 20th of May, and there were two accidents on that same date. Authorities say 46-year-old Patrick Lee Amburn, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for Assault w/intent to inflict serious injury. Amburn was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail. And, 34-year-old Myles Dustin Longcor, of Henderson, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. His bond was set at $300.

No injuries were reported following an accident Friday morning in Mills County. Officials say 21-year-old Lathon Sutton, of Glenwood, was traveling west on Eastman Road at around 9:18-a.m., Friday, and claims another vehicle was coming in his direction, in the middle of the road. Sutton swerved and lost control of his 2006 Pontiac. The vehicle came to rest in the south damage. Damage was estimated at $2,000.

The second accident happened at around 2-p.m. Friday, at the Interstate 29/Highway 34 on ramp west. The Sheriff’s Office says a 2015 Mercedes-Benz driven by 57-year-old Matthew Newkirk, of Chesterfield, VA., was traveling southbound on I-29 near mile marker 35, when a 1998 Peterbilt semi driven by 69-year-old Larry Oberhauser, of Lake Anders, SD, attempted to merge into the car’s lane. In doing so, the vehicles made contact. No injuries were reported.

(Radio Iowa) – Authorities say one person is in custody after hitting three pedestrians on a biking and walking path that connects Iowa and Illinois. Police in Bettendorf and Moline say an SUV drove onto the new bike/pedestrian trail that’s attached to the Interstate 74 bridge in the Quad Cities early Sunday. One of the three people who were hit has died while the other two were reportedly hospitalized in life-threatening condition. No names were released.

The driver is facing a list of charges including reckless homicide and aggravated DUI causing death. The I-74 bridge fully opened to traffic in December while the path was dedicated just last week.

(Bedford, Iowa) – The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports today (5/23), the arrest on May 10th, of 27-year-old Jesus Alvarez-Diaz, from Council Bluffs. Alverez-Diaz was arrested in the 100 block of south Walnut Street in Lenox, on charges that include: Going armed with intent; 1st Degree harassment; Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon; Assault; disorderly conduct; public intoxication, and interference with official acts. Alvarez is being held in the Taylor County Jail on $10,300 bond.

Des Moines, Iowa — A man who served more time than any other Iowan as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War died this weekend. Naval aviator Larry Spencer was 82. Commander Spencer grew up in Earlham. He joined the Navy in 1963.

During a reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, Spencer was captured. He spent nearly seven years as a prisoner.

Larry Spencer

During his Naval service, Commander Spencer was awarded many military honors including: two Silver Stars, Legion of Merit with Combat “V”, four Bronze Stars, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with six strike flights, two Purple Hearts and the Prisoner of War Medal. He was a member and past officer of the Military Officers Assn. of America and Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Funeral services for Larry Spencer will be held next Tuesday at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. Read his full obituary HERE.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report two separate arrests took place early Saturday morning. At around 2:14-a.m., 36-year-old Dulce Estrella Pantoja, of Lenox, was arrested on an Assault charge. She was cited and released from the scene. And, and around 5:43-a.m., 18-year-old Colby Wayne Burg, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. He was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

(Emerson, Iowa) – A traffic stop east of Emerson at around 1:25-a.m. today (Monday), in Montgomery County, resulted in the arrest of three people on drug and/or other charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies stopped a vehicle on Highway 34 and Boxelder Avenue. During an investigation, 60-year-old John Henry Doyle, of Omaha, on a felony warrant for domestic assault a felony warrant for theft. Doyle was being held in the Montgomery County Jail while awaiting extradition to Nebraska.

Deputies also arrested 51-year-old Buffie Lynn Kackley, of Omaha, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription pills, a serious misdemeanor. Her bond was set at $1,000. And, 29-year-old Jesse Robert Schleip, of Red Oak, was arrested during the same traffic stop, for Possession with the Intent to Deliver/Methamphetamine, a Class-B Felony. His bond was set at $50,000.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by Red Oak Police and the Montgomery County Communications Center.

(Radio Iowa) – The stock market has seen dramatic downturns in the last few weeks. Clarion financial planner, Jim Tausz says there are a lot of factors involved — but one stands out. “We are seeing a lot of inflation. Inflation is the biggest thing happening right now. And that is caused by food prices and gas prices, which by the way, aren’t even in the basic information that you get from the government saying, you know, what inflation factor is,”Tausz says. He says the inflation figure is much higher with those things included.”We probably have inflation in the neighborhood of anywhere between 13 and 15 percent.. Stocks don’t like that. We’re gonna see a continued downtrend, because we’re seeing interest rates also go up,” he explains.

Tausz says increasing gas production would be a big help. “The two big things that would really change things and turn things around really fast — one of them without a doubt is you got to open up production, gas and oil production,” He says. “you have to do it because we’ve got to take care of also the Western world, and I’m talking about NATO.” He says we’ve got to – in his opinion – get inflation under control. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to try and do that — and he says interest rates will come back down eventually. But it could take some time. “And I think we’re going to see this for some time to come,” Tausz says.

He says one strategy would have been to get out of the stock market and put funds in insured money markets in your brokerage account. Then get back in when things turn around — the old buy low, sell high strategy.