New officers for the Washington G.E.M. 4H Club were installed at their meeting on Sunday, October 6th.  Following the meeting all 4H club members were invited to enjoy Fall Fest held on the Cass County Fairgrounds.  This week is National 4H week and anyone who is interested in joining 4H is encouraged to contact the Iowa State Extension Office at 712-243-1132.

Pictured: Lola Comes: President, Claire Comes: Secretary, Grant Petty: Reporter, Madelyn Anderson: Treasurer, Lauren Comes: Historian and Jake Oathoudt: Vice President. (Melanie Petty/photo)

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say an Iowa woman charged in a Chicago man’s slaying was furious that he’d refused to share a financial windfall with her. A Cook County judge denied bail Tuesday for 28-year-old Katara Channell, citing the evidence against her. The Davenport, Iowa, woman faces a first-degree murder charge in 38-year-old Kevin Tucker’s March killing.
Tucker was found fatally shot in the bathtub of a Chicago motel room he’d checked into with Channell, who was his long-running on-again, off-again girlfriend.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Jamie Santini says a witness told detectives that the day before the slaying Channell said she was furious that Tucker wouldn’t share a recent financial windfall and she planned to lure him to the motel, where a killer would be waiting.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports one of his officers was injured during a violent confrontation Tuesday night, following an attempt at around 9:30-p.m., to stop a bicycle being operated after dark with no lighting. The bicyclist — identified as 56-year old Kevin Duane Hoyt, of Clarinda — failed to obey the order to stop and fled from officers. Hoyt got-off of the bike and entered Ding’s Honk-n-Holler Liquor store at 900 East Washington Street.

A violent struggle occurred inside the business between Hoyt and the officers, and several thousand dollars of inventory was destroyed. One officer sustained injuries to his forehead and nose during the struggle and was taken to Clarinda Regional Health Center for treatment of his injuries. The officer was treated and released. The officer is expected to return to duty in two-three days.

Hoyt was charged with felony assault on a police officer, possession of methamphetamine, 4th degree destruction of property and interfering with official acts of a police officer. He was being held at the Page County Jail on $8,300 bail.

An investigation into an incident that took place in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street at around 4:30-a.m. today (Wednesday), in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of 39-year old Rose Amber Eppenbaugh, of Red Oak. The woman was arrested at around 8-a.m. on a charge of Aggravated Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond.

VINTON, Iowa (AP) — A man who exchanged gunshots with officers in eastern Iowa has been given 10 years in prison. Benton County District Court records say 45-year-old Lyle Fowler Jr. was sentenced last month. He’d pleaded guilty to assault on the officers and interference with official acts.

The Iowa Public Safety Department says Fowler shot toward officers sent to check his welfare on Sept. 7 last year. The two officers fired back, but no one was wounded. He put down his weapon and was taken into custody after the exchange.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 18-year old Reese Bryan Carver was arrested a little after 1-a.m. today (Wednesday). His arrest for OWI/1st offense, followed and investigation into a suspicious vehicle in the 11,000 block of Red Fox Ridge Road, in Council Bluffs.  Tuesday night, 54-year old William Dean McKnight, of Omaha, was arrested in the 700 block of W. Broadway, in Council Bluffs for Public Intoxication/3rd or subsequent offense.

Authorities say 47-year old Karl John Schmidt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Tuesday, after he turned himself-in on a Violation of Parole warrant. Four people were transported from the Douglas County, Nebraska Jail to the Pott. County Jail, Tuesday:  32-year old Nina Marie Camarillo, was wanted on a Pott. County warrant for Child Endangerment/Abandonment; 33-year old Katherine L. Woitaszewski was wanted on a warrant for Conspiracy to manufacture/deliver fake meth, unlawful possession of a prescription drug, and Drug Tax Stamp violation; 31-year old Nathan Lee Taylor was  wanted on a warrant for Burglary in the 2nd degree resulting in injury, and Violation of a No Contact or Protective Order; and, 25-year old Diamonique Lovejoy was wanted in Pott. County, for Violation of Probation.

Pottawattamie County Chief Deputy Rob Ambrose reports a man from Cass County was injured during a motorcycle accident on Highway 92, Tuesday afternoon. 40-year old James Mueller, of Griswold, was traveling west on Highway 92 at around 3-p.m., when an eastbound car driven by 40-year old Christopher Olsen, of Atlantic, swerved to miss an animal on the road and entered the westbound lane. Mueller locked-up the brakes on his 2006 Harley Davidson, causing the cycle to slide out of control.

Mueller reportedly suffered from a shoulder, and other possible injuries during the accident, that happened about 5-miles west of Griswold near 500th Street. He was transported by ambulance to Treynor, and then by helicopter to an undisclosed hospital. A report on his condition was not available. No citations have been issued.

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

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Fire crews from Anita and Wiota were dispatched to the scene of a semi in the median between westbound mile markers 73-and 74 off I-80, this morning. The call went out at around 7:20-a.m. Authorities said the semi was leaking a small amount of fuel from its left fuel tank, and smoke was possible coming from a part of the truck. No injuries have been reported, and additional information was not immediately available. Expect traffic to be traveling slower than normal through the area.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A driver has been given probation and suspended prison time for the crash death of another driver in Des Moines. Polk County District Court records say 35-year-old Grant Uhe was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and a suspended sentence of 10 years in prison. He’d pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by reckless driving.

Police say Uhe was driving more than 75 mph (121 kph) in a 30 mph (48 kph) zone on April 19 last year before his pickup truck crashed into a car driven by 19-year-old Tyler Wilcox. Police say Wilcox died later at a hospital.