(UPDATE 10:13-a.m.) — Joslyn Shum has been located by the father, Matthew Shum as well as her location confirmed by the Page County Sheriff’s Office.  She has found to be in a Safe place at this time.  The Page County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating this incident.

(Original report at 10:04-a.m. follows…)

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports they received a missing person’s report this (Friday) morning, from Matthew Shum, of Yorktown. Shum told authorities that his 14 year old daughter, Joslyn Grace Shum, also of Yorktown, was missing. It is believed that Joslyn left the residence willingly with another family member in a white car.

Anyone with information about Joslyn Shum’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office @ 712-542-5193 or their local Law Enforcement Agency.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Four Midwestern farmers who cheated organic food customers are scheduled to be sentenced for the largest fraud scheme of its kind in U.S. history.
Federal prosecutors say the farmers are responsible for a seven-year scheme that tricked thousands of customers into paying premium prices for products that were marketed as organic but were not.

Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for the alleged leader of the scheme, Missouri farmer Randy Constant, and three Nebraska farmers who worked with Constant. All four have pleaded guilty to fraud charges. They admitted that they grew non-organic corn and soybeans, and a small amount of certified organic grains, and falsely marketed them all as organic. Most of the grains were sold as animal feed to companies that marketed organic meat and meat products.

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County, Thursday, arrested Gary Dean Williams Jr., at his residence in Coin. He was taken into custody on a Page County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Williams Jr. was being held in the Page County jail, on $5,000 bond.

And, a traffic stop on Highway 71 Thursday, near Shambaugh,  resulted in the arrest of 28-year old Dustin Paul Woodsmall, of Clarinda, on a charge of Driving while License Suspended, Denied, or Revoked. He was also cited for speeding. Woodsmall was transported to the Page County Jail and later released on bond.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 42-year old Jamin Ryan Walters, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 1:30 this (Friday) morning, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense – causing bodily injury. He was taken into custody after deputies responded to a reported physical disturbance between a man and a woman at a residence in the 25-thousand block of Highway 92. Walters was transported to the Pott. County Jail.

At around 8:45-p.m. Thursday, a deputy was called to the area of 275th Street and Cottonwood Road, near Treynor, for a reported incident of illegal dumping. Following an investigation, 31-year old Vitoria Joleigh Hopkinson was arrested for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked. A traffic stop just before 9-p.m. Thursday on an SUV in Pott. County, resulted in the arrest of 20-year old Kylie Kristine Gerhardt, for Driving While Barred – Habitual Offender.

Thursday evening, a traffic stop on a vehicle following too closely on eastbound Interstate near mile marker 20, resulted in the driver, 25-year old Billie Rae McGuire, being arrested for Possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/1st offense. An inmate at the Pott. County Jail was charged Thursday afternoon with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, for allegedly breaking a sprinkler head inside the jail. The damage was estimated to be between $300 and $700. 32-year old Joshua Robert Rau was charged and returned to his cell, where he was being held on a Burglary in the 3rd degree charge, vehicle-related.

And, 42-year old Shannon Marie Christ, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant Wednesday afternoon for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. She was in the jail on a previous 1st offense Domestic Abuse Assault charge.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. On Wednesday, deputies arrested 28-year old Bennie John Martella IV, of Atlantic, on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Martella was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance. And, following an investigation, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Wednesday, booked and released 63-year old Beverly Ann Wright, of Carson, on one charge of (Felony) Ongoing Criminal Conduct; three (Felony) counts of Theft 1st Degree; four (Felony) charges of Theft 2nd Degree; one (Felony) charge of Nonsupport of Dependent Adult; two charges of Theft 3rd Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor); one charge of Theft 4th Degree (Serious Misdemeanor); and one charge of Theft 5th Degree (Simple Misdemeanor).

On August 7th, 55-year old Ronnie Robert Larkin, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Sex Offender Registry Violation. Larkin was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond.

Visitors and the general public are being asked to stay away from Adventureland Park and Prairie Meadows Casino this (Friday) morning, due to what Altoona Police are calling an “Active situation.” KCCI-TV in Des Moines reports multiple police units have staged in the area of spectators and the Adventureland camp grounds. Prairie Meadows was under lock-down. A Police Sgt. said people need to stay away, but they provided no other details.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A piglet born at the Iowa State Fair has been touched by royalty. The 2019 pork queen for the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Gracie Greiner, kept her tiara atop her head as she reached inside a laboring sow Tuesday and removed the piglet at the fair’s Animal Learning Center. The 18-year-old lives a few miles outside Washington, a small eastern Iowa town, where her family breeds pigs to show at the county and state levels. She told The Des Moines Register that “helping pull pigs has come to be one of my favorite parts of the process.”

In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 photo provided by Sandy Greiner shows her granddaughter, Gracie Greiner, the 2019 pork queen of the Iowa Pork Producers Association pulling a piglet from a sow in labor while wearing her tiara at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. (Courtesy Sandy Greiner via AP)

This piglet was big and one of the last ones the sow delivered, which Greiner says meant the sow already was pretty tired. Her dad, Shaun Greiner, told The Associated Press on Friday that his daughter is about to start classes at Iowa State University in Ames and intends to major in animal science, with an eye toward going to veterinary school someday.

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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(Updated 11:30-a.m.) The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports there is a “Slight” risk for severe storms Saturday into Saturday night across the state and much of the region. Threats include hail and damaging winds over much of the state. There is a tornado threat across southwest Iowa. Locally heavy rain is anticipated at times as well.

Officials urge you to “Remain weather-ready Saturday into Saturday evening for the potential of storms in your area.” Monitor the latest forecast, and have a plan of action ready if severe weather threatens. Warmer temperatures are forecast by Monday and Tuesday.

CLERMONT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’ve found a home lab being used to make counterfeit cash in northeast Iowa. Fayette County deputies serving a search warrant at a Clermont residence say they found computers, printers, special paper and thousands of counterfeit bills in denominations of $5, $10, $20 and $50. They say they also found drug paraphernalia and prepaid credit cards.

Records say 33-year-old Jason Massman lives at the home and has been charged with ongoing criminal conduct, falsifying public documents and with other crimes. The sheriff’s office says counterfeit cash has shown up recently in several Fayette County communities.