The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office today (Thursday) released a report on arrests spanning from August 18th through Sept. 1st.  In an update to our initial report on August 23rd: 32-year-old Korey Dean Augustine, of Council Bluffs, was arrested early that day, following a multi-county pursuit for failure to stop for a traffic violation.  Augustine was eventually apprehended and brought back to the Shelby County Jail without incident, where he was charged with eluding, reckless driving, driving under suspension, and interference with official acts.   He was held pending initial appearance then held under a $5,000 cash bond.

In other news….

• 35-year-old Hanna Rae Schoemann was taken into custody Sept. 1st, following an execution of a search warrant at her residence in Harlan.  Upon further investigation, Schoemann was charged with child endangerment, prohibited acts, 3 counts of possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.    Schoemann was transferred to the jail where she was held under $7300 cash or surety bond, and released the follow morning and given a future court date for after posting the required bond.
• On Aug. 31st, 46-year-old Michael Joseph Stessman, of Defiance, was taken into custody on a failure to appear bench warrant, and furthermore apprehended and charged with eluding, careless driving, speed, and failure to obey stop sign and driving while license revoked.    Stessman is currently held in the Shelby County Jail under two separate $5000 cash only bonds.
• Shelby County Deputies on Aug. 29th, arrested 46-year-old Amy Jo Jensen, of Harlan, following a traffic stop along Highway 59 in Shelby County.  Upon further investigation, Jensen was charged with Operating while intoxicated 2nd offense, possession of controlled substance, prohibited acts, possession of drug paraphernalia, and cited for lane violation and littering.    Jensen was transferred to jail without incident and released the following morning after posting the required bond.
• On the 28th, Deputies arrested Todd Alan Salmons, of Avoca, for driving while license revoked or denied following a traffic stop on his motorcycle on Highway 59.   Salmons was taken into custody and charged with failure to have interlock device on vehicle.  He was released later that evening after posting the required bond.
• The the 27th, Shelby County Deputies arrested 19-year-old Chance Deshon Marley Manley, for a failure to appear warrant issued out of Shelby County District Court for probation revocation hearing.   Manley is being held on $2000 cash only bond.
• 51-year-old David Dean Anderson, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody following a traffic stop along Durant Street in Harlan on Aug. 26th.  Deputies charged Anderson with driving while barred and he was taken into custody without incident and transported to jail and released the following morning on his own recognizance.
• On Aug. 20th, 35-year-old Hanna Rae Schoemann, of Harlan, was arrested on a failure to appear district court warrant for failure to show for debtor’s exam court case involving the defendant Schoeman and Myrtue Medical Center.   The defendant was brought to jail without incident and released a short time later after posting the required $300 cash bond.; And, 40-year-old Ronald James Traynham, of Omaha NE, was arrested at a residence in Shelby County following a district court warrant being issued for failure to appear for pre-trail conference in a child endangerment case in Shelby County.  Traynham was being held under a $2,000 cash only bond and awaiting future court date.
• And finally, on Aug. 18th, Shelby County Deputies arrested 26-year-old Jack Ryan Benisvy, of Wall Lake, after a traffic stop for speeding in Shelby.   Benisvy was taken into custody after investigation and charged with possession of controlled substance 1st offense, possession of drug paraphernalia, prohibited acts, and speeding. He was transferred to jail without incident and released the following morning under his own recognizance.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Public Health is shifting from weekly to Monday, Wednesday and Friday updates of Covid related information on hospitalizations, testing data and deaths of Iowans from Covid. Kelly Garcia is the agency’s acting director.

Garcia calls it a refresh. The dashboard highlights how many hospital patients with Covid have not been vaccinated. Today’s number — 90 percent of all Iowa hospital patients with the virus have not gotten a Covid shot. In July, the department had shifted to reporting this kind of information once a week.

The information about Covid-related hospitalizations that will be posted tomorrow (Friday) and three times a week thereafter will be raw data. It will be confirmed by public health department staff and a weekly report will be posted in a different spot on the state website. As of last night, 524 patients in Iowa hospitals had Covid. The latest information on Covid cases statewide shows that in the past week, 22 percent of the Iowans who got a positive result from a Covid test were under the age of 18.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans are being urged to donate toward relief efforts as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the East Coast overnight, killing at least nine more people. Sue Thesenga, spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, says the powerful storm left destruction from New Orleans all the way to New York and New Jersey. “Your gift is a commitment to helping people in need and every single donation matters right now,” Thesenga says. “Financial donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters like Ida.”

Just as many out-of-state volunteers poured into Iowa last August after the derecho to offer assistance, Iowans are now urged to help our neighbors who’ve also been hit by Mother Nature’s fury. “People can help others who have been affected by Hurricane Ida by visiting redcross.org,” Thesenga says, “or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or you can text the word ‘IDA’ to 90999 and that allows you to make a $10 donation.”

Volunteers from Iowa and around the country are already in the impacted areas across the South and Southeast providing safe shelter, meals and comfort to those in need.

(Radio Iowa) – A body was discovered near a southeast Iowa water park Wednesday afternoon. Marvin Hertz of Des Moines says he was taking a break from his job as a non-emergency medical transporter and walking around the lagoon next to the Beach Ottumwa at 12:30 when he saw what he thought was a person in the water on the opposite side. When Hertz got closer, he saw a deceased white male face down in the water near the bank. Lieutenant Jason Bell of the Ottumwa Police Department says there was no apparent trauma to the body.

The remains will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office where a cause of death will be determined. The identity of the deceased individual has not been disclosed.

Police in Creston arrested a woman at her home, Wednesday evening. Authorities say 41-year-old Angel Marie Richards was taken into custody at around 7:21-p.m. in the 300 block of N. Walnut Street, and charged with Simple Assault. She was released at the scene with a citation and summons to appear in court.