(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports two arrests over the past few days, and two vehicle vandalism incidents. Authorities say at around 5:25-p.m., Sunday, 26-year-old Bridget Ashley Brooks, of Creston, was arrested at her residence. She faces several charges, including: Escape From Custody; Disorderly Conduct; Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, and Interference with Official Acts. Brooks was transported to Adams County Jail, where she was being held without bond, until seen by judge.

And a little before 7-p.m., Friday, 22-year old Anthony James Parmenter, of Creston, was arrested at his residence for Failure to Appear on a prior warrant. Parmenter was taken to Union County Jail, and later released after posting a $1,000 cash bond.

Two men from Afton reported to Police Friday, that their vehicles had been damaged in Creston. One man told Police his vehicle had been broken into in the 1100 block of Manor Drive, in Creston. He said cash and medication was taken. The loss was estimated loss at $42. Another man reported that his vehicle had been vandalized at 709 E. Fremont St., in Creston. The incident took place sometime between midnight and 7-am., and resulted in the theft of the driver’s side door from a silver 1997 Dodge Ram 2500. The loss was estimated at $400.

(Nodaway, Iowa) – Iowa District 11 Republican Senate Representative Tom Shipley says he’s running for re-election in 2022. Shipley – who is quarantined at home after testing positive for COVID-19 – says he has “a couple, three days left” in quarantine. He said he had some of the symptoms.

He says “He’s hopeful [about his recovery].”

Having the virus hasn’t stopped him from spreading the word about his plans to run for a third-term in office.

If he wins, it would mark the beginning of his third term in office, but it would be in District 9 under the bipartisan redistricting proposal Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law last week. The new maps become effective starting with the 2022 elections.

The 11th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southwestern Iowa, and is currently composed of Adams, Cass, Pottawattamie, and Union Counties.When the new map takes effect next year, Shipley will represent Cass, Montgomery, Adams, Page, Taylor, Ringgold, and about two-thirds of Union Counties. Looking back on what’s taken place in the legislature since he began his second term in office, Shipley says the legalization of industrial hemp production in Iowa is something he’s proud to have played a role in.

Iowa currently has an expanded medical marijuana program for CBD Oil, which is something Shipley also worked on.

Iowa won’t be following other states like Colorado, Washington, and Oregon, in legalizing recreational marijuana, though. Even if it meant it could decrease any future, potential budget deficit.

The latest report from Iowa’s revenue predictors showed the State ended the 2021 fiscal year with a surplus of $1.24 billion, the largest surplus in Iowa’s history. An increase of 11-percent compared to the previous year.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Members of the Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular weekly meeting 9-a.m. Tuesday, in their courthouse Boardroom. The session will begin with a canvass of the Nov. 2, 2021 City/School Election. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman notes “When a jurisdiction is in more than one county, a second canvass will be conducted in the ‘control’ county on Nov. 15th or 16th, to combine the results with those from other counties.”

The Supervisors are also set to receive the Cass County Library Association’s (CCLA) Annual Report, followed by a report from Cass County Veteran’s Affairs Executive Director Mitch Holmes, covering the quarter ending 9-30-2021.

Afterward, Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken is expected to give his regular weekly Secondary Roads Dept. update. The Board may then act on approving a job classification change for a Secondary Roads employee (from Operator 1 to Operator 3), and, in a separate matter, act on a Resolution providing for the amendment of the Articles of Agreement which formed the Workforce Development Chief Elected Officials (CEO) consortium.

(Griswold) The Griswold Community School District’s annual Veterans Day Appreciation Program will take place 7-p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11^th, in the Griswold Middle School/High School Auditorium. Guest speaker for the event is United States Navy Commander Senior Chief Yeoman, Philip Demson.

Chief Demson is a native of Omaha currently serving as the Flag Writer for the U.S. Strategic Command. He recently assumed the duties as the Navy Element’s Collateral Duty Command senior chief. The Chief has over 20-years of military experience and several awards, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and various unit and campaign awards.

In this Naval Oceanography Facebook post from Feb., 2012, Master Chief Aerographer’s Mate Keith Edwards, command master chief, Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, pins the Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare pin on Yeoman Philip Demson, flag writer, Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Feb. 3rd, Stennis Space Center, Miss. U.S. Navy photo by Kelly LeGuillon

The Griswold School District is preparing to send cards to persons currently serving in the military. You may submit the names of servicemen and women to Hannah Biebaum at 712-778-2152 or hbierbaum@griswoldschools.org.

(Des Moines, IA) — A two-time former director of the Iowa Department of Human Services has died. Charles Palmer’s death was announced Sunday. Former Governor Terry Branstad named Palmer the director of DHS twice.  The first was in 1989 when he served as director of DHS until 1999, and again in 2011. Before serving as director, Palmer was the Department’s administrator of the Division of Mental Health.  He retired from the Department in 2017.

Current D-H-S Director Kelly Garcia remembered him as “a great public servant, leader, and friend.” Garcia said also, “I’m grateful and thankful for his kind words of encouragement and partnership over the past two years, I was fortunate to have known him. He had a tremendous passion for those we serve and for supporting the team at DHS. His work and passion continued up to his passing. He will be deeply missed.”